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Destinations
What Travelers Need to Know About the Wildfires in Canada
Canada’s wildfire season roared to an early start last month and it hasn't abated since. Currently, the situation is most severe in the prairie provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which have each declared a Provincial State of Emergency. In response, the Canadian…
— Condé Nast Traveler
10 Really Cool Things to Do in Barbados: Top Sights and Best Beaches
Whether you know it as the birthplace of Rihanna or rum, Barbados is a beautiful country full of adventure and rich history. Its Caribbean location gives the island its calm, protected western side and a wilder eastern side where Atlantic waves pelt the shores. I visited during…
— 10Best
36 Hours in Detroit: Things to Do and See
Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus. “We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes.” Detroit’s city motto was coined following the Great Fire of 1805, but it’s still a heartfelt sentiment in Michigan’s largest city. The city that gave us automobiles and the music of…
— New York Times
Tours and Activities
Universal Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Details: Themes, Prices, Dates
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2025 is shaping up to be one for the gamers. Just days after revealing that "Five Nights at Freddy's" is coming to this year's after-hours event on both coasts, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort…
— USA Today
A First-Time Guide to the US Open: The Ultimate Tennis Tournament
Visitors to New York City are spoiled for choice when it comes to world-class events: this is a town that knows how to put on a show. One of the city’s many major moments each year – the US Open Tennis Championships – takes place in Queens for two weeks on either…
— Lonely Planet
Cruise
Honolulu Cruise Port Guide: Address, Parking, Transportation and Key Terminal Information
The Honolulu cruise port, officially known as Honolulu Harbor, welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. It's located not far from the heart of Honolulu, making it relatively easy to explore the city's best attractions and neighborhoods. It's also just a short drive…
— The Points Guy
The Cruise Industry Has a Lot of Growth From Here, Says Loop Capital’s Laura Champine
Laura Champine, Loop Capital senior consumer analyst, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss which cruises are best positioned in the travel sector…
— CNBC
Transportation
Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Suffers Embarrassing Security Breach From DoorDasher
We love hearing about airport hacks to save time, such as asking the TSA a secret question to skip the security line. But here's the question: Is there a hidden hack that DoorDashers are using to enter forbidden areas of the airport, such as the runway? Yes, we're well…
— The Travel
New Sleeper Train Will Connect 6 European Countries This Summer
We're right in the midst of a European Railway Renaissance, and for the train lovers out there, every new train launch is a reason to celebrate. Call it nostalgia for a Golden Age when people used to travel slowly without a pressing urge to be at a particular place, at a…
— Travel Off Path
Do Any of These 12 Cheap Airfare Hacks Actually Work?
Rumors abound about how to save money on airfare. Some have been around for decades, and others are spread online without any data to back up a so-called savings hack. To separate fact from fiction, we asked several travel experts whether there is any truth behind…
— Fodor's Travel
Lodging
This Is What It's Like to Stay in a $35,000 Hotel Suite in NYC
In 2024, the Park Hyatt New York hotel marked its 10th anniversary, and to celebrate, the hotel rolled out a few major upgrades. In addition to a redesigned spa and pool area and a dedicated hair spa, a few new suites debuted. The biggest unveil? The $35,000-a-night…
— Afar
8 Fantastic Spanish Hotel Brands for Your Next Trip
Whether or not you lost a great Airbnb rental for your upcoming trip to Spain, the writing is on the wall: you need to have a backup hotel in mind when you visit the country. I sincerely doubt that Airbnb, Booking, and VRBO will lose their footing in Spain. While the Spanish…
— Travel Awaits
Other and Odd
More Married Women Are Traveling Alone Than Ever Before–Here's Why
There’s a surprising shift happening in the world of travel: more married women are booking solo getaways than ever before. According to a 2024 study by online travel agency Booking.com, over 54 percent of women surveyed said they wanted to travel solo. And according…
— Travel+Leisure
Dutch Government Collapse: What It Means For Your Travel Plans
The Netherlands plunged into political uncertainty when far-right leader Geert Wilders dramatically withdrew his Freedom Party (PVV) from the ruling coalition on June 3. This move effectively collapsed the Dutch government after less than a year in power. The…
— Travel Noire
Today in History
First Drive-in Movie Theater is Opened
On June 6, 1933, the first drive-in movie theater was opened by Richard Hollingshead in Camden County, New Jersey. The movie shown was "Wives Beware," starring Adolphe Menjou…
— Travel Research Online
The Rosen Report
Faith in 2027 on an Israel Fam: ‘I’d Put Israel in My Top Three Destinations in the World,’ Says One Travel Advisor
by Cheryl Rosen
Friday June 06, 2025
Putting togethe r a group trip always involves an element of faith—faith that the economy will hold up, faith that the world will be safe and your travelers adventurous, faith that you can turn your vision into reality. You need an extra portion of faith when today’s headlines portray your destination as unsafe. But a hearty group of 24 faith-based travel advisors in May put their beliefs into action and flew to Tel Aviv on an action-packed fam trip to the Holy Land to attend IMTM International Tourism Conference - Tel Aviv 2025. And when the Israel Tourism Board invited me along, I said shalom.
So yes, a rocket or two fell while we were there. But at the same time, President Trump was talking peace,…
— Travel Research Online
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