Asheville Awaits the Return of Tourists as Biltmore Estate Prepares to Reopen
A little more than a month after the remnants of Hurricane Helene killed residents, destroyed homes and businesses, and felled ...
D.O.T’.s Proposal to Let Families Fly Together for Free: What to Know
A new federal policy would require airlines to seat families together on flights, without incurring any extra fees ...
Boeing Plea Deal Involving 737 Max: What to Know and What Comes Next
Boeing’s announcement on Sunday that it had agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge as part of a ...
Copenhagen Offers Rewards to Summer Visitors Who Act Responsibly
A new fee for Venice day trippers. A looming ban on vacation rentals in Barcelona. Restrictions on the sale of ...
Taking a D.I.Y. Version of the Orient Express
Mention the Orient Express to most people, and you’re likely to conjure up visions of the private five-star luxury train ...
Jenna Lyons’s Favorite Beauty Products, From Eyeliner to Body Oil
Welcome to the T List, a newsletter from the editors of T Magazine. Each week, we share things we’re eating, ...
High Above New York, a Battle for Tourist Dollars
The experience: On the elevator ride up 69 floors, I wasn’t sure what to expect. My amusement-park-loving mind had me ...
How to Handle Crowded Airports and Roads This Fourth of July
Whether they’re driving or flying, people traveling for the upcoming holiday weekend are expected to break records in what is ...
How to Choose the Right Organized Tour
Tour companies that offer multiday trips arrange most everything for you: lodging, sightseeing, food and transportation. But group size, style ...
Getting Off the Beaten Path at 5 National Parks
In case you haven’t heard, national parks in the United States have been busy in recent years. Record-breaking busy. But ...
For July 4, Here Are 6 Beach Destinations to Enjoy the Sun and Surf
Perhaps you already have a favorite beach — one where already you know how to nab a free parking space, ...
What the Impressionist Painter Camille Pissarro Saw in London
In the early 1870s, an émigré painter watched from a railway footbridge as a steam engine left a station on ...
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Users Hit by Service Outage in Europe
Many travelers from the United States lost a crucial tool to check maps, make reservations, use ride-hailing apps and more ...
Help! Qatar Airways Denied Us Boarding Because of a Broken Link.
Dear Tripped Up,I am a single American mother living in Jordan and working for the United Nations. In September 2019, ...
Off to Norway, With Three A.I. Travel Assistants
The assignment was clear: Test how well artificial intelligence could plan a trip to Norway, a place I’d never been ...
Celebrating the Berkshires’ Housatonic River
For much of my childhood in the Berkshires region of western Massachusetts, I didn’t give a hoot about the Housatonic ...
Boeing Is Said to Offer Stock to Buy Spirit, Preserving Cash Amid Struggles
In a bid to acquire a key supplier, Boeing has shifted how it plans to pay for the deal, according ...
Celebrating the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
In the predawn darkness, a procession of druid priests in white robes carry banners by the monoliths of Stonehenge, the ...
A Local’s Guide to Cap Ferret, France
T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you might already have on your wish list, sharing tips from frequent ...
Smiles Away From Home: Acts of Kindness That Saved the Trip
Because of a rental car mishap, it was well after dark by the time Catherine Dupree and her father arrived ...
Climate Protesters Arrested After Spraying Stonehenge With Orange Paint
Two climate activists were arrested in England after they sprayed an orange powder on the monoliths at Stonehenge in what ...
What California’s Hotel and Rental ‘Junk Fees’ Mean For You
Last May, Samir Bhavnani, a 47-year-old tech executive from San Diego, was planning a trip to Palm Springs, Calif., where ...
Traveling During a Heat Wave: Tips and Precautions
Follow our updates for the latest on the heat wave across the U.S.It’s set to be another scorching summer, with ...
Biking Through Southern France, and History
The Canal du Midi, entirely hand-dug and hailed as an engineering marvel on completion in 1681, offers a refreshing alternate ...
5 Beach-City Travel Suggestions
While secluded, remote coastal destinations have enduring appeal, a great beach city provides travelers with top-notch hotels, restaurants and cultural ...
Did You Buy a Disneyland ‘Dream Key’? Disney May Owe You Money.
People who paid nearly $1,400 for an annual pass to Disneyland will begin receiving checks in the mail this month ...
Diplo’s Jamaica
Diplo, born Thomas Wesley Pentz, fell in love with Jamaica, particularly its Portland parish on the northeast coast, nearly 20 ...
Exploring the Remote Gila Wilderness in New Mexico
On a crisp spring morning, I trusted a horse — a bay named Sino — to show me the vast ...
Is Serifos the Perfect Greek Island?
“I have analysis paralysis,” said my friend Maite, an Argentine who lives in Madrid. Maite is a world traveler but ...
How to Replace Your Lost Passport
While just about every other document is accessible online, a lost passport is one of the last analog emergencies that ...
Destinations Where the Dollar Buys More
It’s the backpacker’s call to India, the sunseeker’s attraction to Mexico, and the digital nomad’s drive to get to Thailand: ...
Strasbourg for Book Lovers
Attention, bibliophiles: Put Strasbourg, the largest city in eastern France, on your radar. Once home to the godfather of publishing ...
Dupe Destinations in the Aegean
In April, Princess Cruises told passengers that it was canceling a scheduled stop in Santorini, Greece, citing congestion. Four cruise ...
Help! A Gas Station Charged Me $1,500 and My Bank Won’t Believe It’s Fraud.
Dear Tripped Up,Last October, my extended family spent a week in Todos Santos, in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, for a ...
Saudi Arabia Tourism: Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal
Wandering alone along the southern fringes of Saudi Arabia’s mountainous Asir Province, some eight miles from the Yemeni border, in ...
A Girls’ Trip to Costa Rica. But With No Phones, Did It Happen?
We were on a quintessential girl’s trip to Costa Rica. Together, we gulped icy drinks by the hotel pool, were ...
Global Hot Spots Take Aim at Overtourism
A new tourist fee in Bali. Higher hotel taxes in Amsterdam and Paris. Stricter rules on public drinking in Milan ...
Paris Olympics: What Restaurants and Shops Will Be Open and Closed
Anyone who’s visited Paris in late July and August knows the word “fermé.” It adorns the darkened windows of chic ...
Sailing the Mediterranean on a 136-Passenger Windjammer
From the bridge of the three-masted windjammer, the Sea Cloud Spirit, the captain called out the words we’d all been ...
A Local’s Guide to Paraty, Brazil
T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you might already have on your wish list, sharing tips from frequent ...
6 Wild Swimming Spots in California, Beyond the Coast
The best of California is not its famous cities or coastline. The most authentic version of the state is its ...
A Look at California Today, and Tomorrow
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.When ...
Person Is Killed in Running Jet Engine at Amsterdam Airport
A person died on Wednesday after they “ended up” inside a running plane engine at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, officials ...
So Close to Sicily, So Far From the Crowds
For years I had been hearing about the island of Pantelleria, the craggy, hard-to-get-to Eden with middle-of-nowhere tranquillity that sits ...
A Writer Returns to the White Elephant Hotel on Nantucket
In the summer of 1974, I was working as a waiter at the White Elephant, the grande dame of Nantucket ...
The Magdalen Islands: Sand, Sea and Serenity Far From Everywhere
They tell a story in the Magdalen Islands about a winter so bitter that they were completely cut off, with ...
The Italian Region of Cilento is Cinematic, Spectacular and Undiscovered
From a piazza in the town of Castellabate on the Cilento coast of Italy, you may lift your eyes over ...
Here It Comes: Another Hot Summer in Europe
Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, is headed for another scorching summer, meteorologists warn. And travelers, once again, are heading to ...
San Francisco’s Hot Tourist Attraction: Driverless Cars
When David De Clercq traveled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to ...
Where Royals Once Hunted in France, a Green Forest Welcomes Everyone
In popular imagination, France’s Fontainebleau is inextricably linked to its grand Château. But when I visit, I typically skip it ...
Security Warnings for Pride Month Events: What to Know
This June, as many travelers make plans to attend Pride Month events around the world, including New York City’s giant ...
One Dead After Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines Flight
A 73-year-old man from Britain died and seven people were critically injured after a plane encountered severe turbulence on a ...
Driving the Alaska Highway
Within months of the Pearl Harbor bombing on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States, in cooperation with the Canadian authorities, ...
For Japanese Hot Springs, Visit 3 Charming Onsen Towns in Kaga City
At the southwest corner of Ishikawa, a verdant prefecture hugging the Sea of Japan, traditional craftsmanship thrives alongside contemporary art ...
Vantage, Our Cruise Company, Went Bankrupt. We Are Out $17,905.
Dear Tripped Up,In September 2022, I booked a 17-day Arabian Sea cruise through Vantage Travel Services to celebrate my 80th ...
Meet the Marine Biologist Who Works for a Hotel Chain
Carbon neutrality, zero waste and serving seafood solely from responsible suppliers: Many boutique eco-tourism destinations — particularly those catering to ...
What the F.A.A. Bill Means for Travelers
Automatic refunds for significant flight disruptions, fee-free family seating and accessibility improvements.Those are among the benefits for travelers in the ...
How to Plan a Visit to the V&A Museum in London
Even for someone who loves getting lost in museums — especially “everything museums” like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in ...
How do Westminster Dog Show Participants Travel to New York? With Planning and Plenty of Treats.
The A-listers who traveled to New York this past weekend, gathering for the biggest event of their careers, arrived by ...
Big, Smoggy Bangkok Gets a Badly Needed Breath of Fresh Air
For more than half a century, Thailand’s state-owned tobacco monopoly mass-produced cigarettes at a sprawling industrial estate in Bangkok. A ...
How Airlines Are Using AI to Make Flying Easier
Last month in Chicago, a United Airlines flight to London was ready to depart, but it was still waiting for ...
Visit Le Havre, the French City Where Impressionism Was Born
As the fog of dawn lifted one morning in mid-November 1872, Claude Monet looked out the window of his hotel ...
Five Places to Visit in Toronto, With Eugene Levy
As you might guess from the title of Eugene Levy’s latest series — “The Reluctant Traveler” — he’s a guy ...
In the Caribbean, Mangroves Draw Visitors in Search of Wildlife and Quiet
It was a sunny afternoon in February at the height of the high season on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, ...
Artificially Intelligent Help for Planning Your Summer Vacation
The summer travel season starts in just a few weeks, but if you are looking for software that goes beyond ...
6 Sumptuous European Hotels for Summer Travelers
If you’re planning to attend the Paris Olympics and see a bit of Europe this summer, you have a variety ...
Read Your Way Through Montreal
Read Your Way Around the World is a series exploring the globe through books.Montreal is an island unto itself. An ...
Chacarita Is Buenos Aires’s Quirkiest Neighborhood. Get There Soon.
To become a city’s coolest new neighborhood, there are certain prerequisites: a crop of cafes that toe the line between ...
How to Avoid and Reduce the Symptoms of Altitude Sickness
Many people experience the morning altitude headache, in which “your skull feels too small for the pulse that’s coming,” said ...
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Nostalgic Beach Supplies, Egg Cups and More
I grew up vacationing in a beach town called Nags Head on the Outer Banks, the string of barrier islands ...
In Latest Stunt, Airbnb Lists the ‘Up’ House. It Floats.
The sleek mansion in the hills overlooking Las Vegas could have been featured on MTV’s “Cribs.” But the highlight of ...
Glamping Beneath the Stars in Utah
As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, ...
Sustainability Activists Take Aim at Disposable Hotel Slippers
In November, managers at the Arenas del Mar resort near Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica, challenged employees to ...
9 Destinations in France to Enjoy the Olympics Outside of Paris
For sports fans, Paris will be the center of the universe this summer — and with 15 million Olympic and ...
Was Shakespeare Really Born in This Stratford-upon-Avon House?
Sometime in the late 18th century, a sign appeared outside a shambly butcher’s hut in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon: ...
Help! Megabus Canceled My Trip But Won’t Refund the Booking Fee.
Dear Tripped Up,On Oct. 3, 2022, I reserved a seat in a Megabus coach for the busy Sunday after Thanksgiving ...
What to Know About the New Rules on Airline Refunds and ‘Junk’ Fees
The Transportation Department on Wednesday announced new rules taking aim at two of the most difficult and annoying issues in ...
Tracing the Long, Winding Path of an Ancient Roman Aqueduct
The stone arches looped solemnly over their shadows, some teetering above the grass, some sinking into it. It was a ...
What to Know Before Booking a National Park Trip This Summer
In 2023, the seashores, lakeshores, battlefields, historic sites, monuments and more that make up the National Park Service had 325.5 ...
The Best Restaurants in Austin
In the Where to Eat: 25 Best series, we’re highlighting our favorite restaurants in cities across the United States. These ...
A Major Sea Turtle Nesting Site, on Bijagos Islands, Is Worlds Away From Crowds
Each year, thousands of baby green sea turtles clamber across a beautiful, white-sand paradise that is one of the largest ...
Buon Ricordo Plates: Collectible Italian Ceramics That Started as a Marketing Tool
For his 73rd birthday in April, Felice Macchi had lunch at La Bettola Del Gusto, a restaurant in Pompeii, Italy, ...
Tips for Parents on Kids Flying Solo and Free of Stress
For many parents and guardians, putting a child on a flight alone may seem terrifying. Belligerent passengers, delays, turbulence: All ...
In Mexico, the Maya Train Will Get You to All of Yucatán’s Best Spots. But Not Yet.
I stepped off the platform at the gleaming new Maxcanú train station, eager to see the magnificent Maya archaeological site ...
A Japanese Village Wants Tourists to Come for Heat, Soot and Steel
This past October, I found myself in Yoshida Village standing before a tatara, a giant open-top furnace that was filled ...
A Japanese Village Wants Tourists to Come for Heat, Soot and Steel
This past October, I found myself in Yoshida Village standing before a tatara, a giant open-top furnace that was filled ...
There’s Been an Airplane Emergency. Here’s What Flight Attendants Do Next.
To prepare for these terrifying but rare onboard crises, new flight attendants on all commercial carriers must undergo four to ...
Transportation Dept. and State Attorneys General Will Look Into Airline Complaints
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday announced a new partnership with more than a dozen state attorneys general to investigate ...
Pet Policies for Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines and Other Domestic Carriers
Flying with a pet can be expensive and confusing, with fees, weight limits, carrier size rules and the need to ...
Tips on How to Plan an Accessible Road Trip
Planning an accessible road trip is getting a little easier for people with disabilities. There are more resources created by ...
Now Arriving at an Airport Lounge Near You: Peloton Bikes, Nap Pods and Caviar Service
A handful of new lounges opened by credit card issuers, including Capital One and American Express, have recently landed in ...
Engine Cover Falls Off Southwest Plane
A Southwest Airlines flight safely returned to Denver International Airport on Sunday after the engine cover of a Boeing 737-800 ...
Where You Can See the Next Total Solar Eclipse, in 2026
Are you still a little giddy from the magical moments of totality during Monday’s solar eclipse? Or did clouds swoop ...
Spirit Airlines Will Delay Airbus Plane Purchases and Furlough Pilots
Spirit Airlines said on Monday that it would delay delivery of new Airbus planes and furlough pilots to save money ...
The Challenge of Hiking Up Mount Whitney in California
A brutish granite ridge soared above us in the moonlight. The snow that should not have been there in July ...
Standby Cruising: A New Option for Bargain Seekers
In February, Barb McGowan took a seven-day cruise on Holland America Line, visiting the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and the ...
Venice to Charge Tourists an Entry Fee to Discourage Overcrowding
On its busiest days, Venice swells with tourists who clog the city’s narrow streets, leave behind piles of garbage and ...
Japan Airlines Downgraded Our First Class Seats and Skimped on the Refund
Dear Tripped Up,Last year, my husband and I splurged on round-trip first-class tickets on Japan Airlines from San Francisco to ...
A New Look at an Old Favorite for Adventure Seekers: La Paz, Mexico
For our last night in La Paz, Mexico, we kept it simple: A couple of cans of cold Pacifico, a ...
Tips on How to Pack a Carry-on
For some travelers, the mere thought of packing a carry-on bag can sour even the most potent vacation anticipation. But ...