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Destinations
One Year After Maui's Wildfires, Meet the Locals Ensuring Travel Helps the Island Heal
Early one Saturday morning in April, I find myself beneath a dense tree canopy in Maui's Honōkowai Valley. The air is still. Sparrows and mynahs chirp cheerfully. A wild pig, one of thousands that roam the mountain ranges of the Hawaiian Islands, darts in front of me. It's hard to…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Sun, Style And Spectacle: The ELLE Travel Guide To The Hidden Gems Of Miami, Las Vegas And Dallas
From Miami’s sun-drenched shores to high-octane Las Vegas via the vibrant music scene of Dallas, this trio of cities is just waiting to be explored. Scratch the surface of these dynamic destinations and be rewarded with see-and-be-seen gastronomic hot spots, vintage shopping…
— ELLE
Europe’s Travel Strikes: Flight and Train Disruption You Can Expect in July
Strikes are a regular occurrence in Europe, as employees withhold their labour to fight for better pay and conditions. Walkouts are sometimes planned months ahead but others are announced last minute, showing that it always pays to check before you travel. Luckily, we have…
— EuroNews
Tours and Activities
Former Boy Scout Camp Reborn as Utah Adventure Camp
You never forget your first big trip away from home. For Ben Lusty and generations of Boy Scouts, it was at Camp Steiner high up in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. “It was the first time I can remember seeing stars like you saw in the movies,” he recalled. “It was just astonishing to me.”…
— USA Today
15 Tips for Burning Man
Burning Man can be one of the most magical, surprising, mind-blowing and simultaneously challenging experiences of your life. I should know. I’ve been three times. There really is no place like “the playa” – as the dried-out lakebed where the sprawling music festival–immersive art…
— Lonely Planet
Cruise
Royal Caribbean Officially Names Another Giant Cruise Ship
A giant disco ball maneuvered around the outer decks with the help of drones, purple and blue confetti rained down on passengers so heavily it was difficult to see, and recording artist Meghan Trainor toasted her audience with a glass of Champagne in 90-degree heat. With that…
— The Points Guy
Lindblad: Defining Expedition Cruising
Lindblad Expeditions is offering a combination of new geographies and doing new things in places they have already been. “We have a new voyage from Nome via the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands to northern Japan and Hokkaido. While the voyage is new, the area is familiar,”…
— Cruise Industry News
What to Expect When You Go on a Carnival Cruise
If you’re looking for a relatively affordable cruise that sets sail from one of the United States’ major cruise ports, and you want to visit top destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico or New England, chances are good you’ll end up considering a Carnival cruise. With 27 ships in its fleet…
— Cruise Hive
Transportation
Pan Am Is Back — and Is Launching a Luxurious Transatlantic Private Jet Trip Next Year
For decades, Pan Am represented the best in world aviation with glamorous transatlantic flights, chic flight attendants, and elaborate onboard meals. Now, the carrier is bringing back that golden age of travel with an over-the-top private jet trip in 2025. The airline, which was founded…
— Travel+Leisure
Planning to Travel by Air During Festivals? Your Tickets May Be Costlier
For those planning to travel via air during the upcoming festival season, the costlier ticket prices may dampen the mood. A report by Livemint, citing data from travel company Thomas Cook, suggested that certain routes have witnessed a jump in airline ticket prices during September…
— Business Standard
Lodging
This Century-Old Boutique Hotel in Waikiki Evokes Timeless Elegance
With an enviable history and even more coveted location, the Halekulani Hotel is a study in understated elegance, bringing a distinct sense of serenity to one of Oahu’s (and Hawaii’s) busiest neighborhoods. As the second-oldest property on the busiest of Hawaii’s islands, the…
— Hotels Above Par
This Nantucket Hotel Celebrates the Island's Media Legacy
The arrival of another chic hotel on Nantucket is seldom newsworthy—unless the hotel is about news itself. Redesigned and rebranded this year, the 76 Main Ink Press Hotel is re-writing headlines about what makes an inn special on an island filled with boutiques. Originally built by…
— Boston Magazine
Other and Odd
Ask a Travel Nerd: How Can I Make Solo Travel Affordable and Fun?
When I first became a digital nomad in 2018, I expected a life of adventure and ease. “No more commuting!” I thought. “No more parking tickets or forgetting to water my plants!” Yet far from making my life simpler and better, solo travel was tough at first. For one thing, the way I…
— MSN.com
How Climate Change WILL Affect Your 2024 Travel Plans
With 2024 slated to be the hottest year on record, the planet's extreme weather fluctuations are taking a serious toll on travel. While there are some natural attractions that we will certainly lose in our lifetime due to global warming (many US cities will be underwater by 2050), other…
— The Travel
For Black Travelers, TikTok Is Today’s Version of the “Green Book”
Addressing her 116,000 TikTok followers, Nicole Phillip begins her story. “My first time traveling to Italy [around 2013] was through the NYU study abroad program,” she tells the camera. “And when I made this decision, the only thing on my mind was the pizzas, the vespas, the…
— AFAR
Today in History
The Trinity Test
On July 16, 1945, at 5:30 a.m. southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the United States conducted the world's first test of an atomic bomb. The resulting explosion was the equivalent to 20 thousand tons of TNT. The shock…
— Travel Research Online
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