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Keeping an infant in your lap is acceptable to airlines but not the better choice.

The younger the baby, the easier the flight — and other tips

August 23, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

Nervous about flying with an infant? "The younger the baby, the easier it is," said Corinne McDermott, founder of HaveBabyWillTravel.com. "Infants aren't mobile, can't touch icky surfaces, and you have...

Homewood Suites opens in Midtown Manhattan

May 11, 2019 at 3:10 p.m.

Homewood Suites by Hilton recently added the first New York City property to its portfolio of more than 350 all-suite extended-stay hotels. Conveniently located three blocks from Times Square, Madison...

Hotels go luxe with turndown gifts, from fruit pies to cognac

May 11, 2019 at 3:08 p.m.

Turndown service is a sweet luxury, especially when accompanied with a surprise on your pillow. To wow guests, hotels and resorts are offering locally inspired turndown amenities infused with history,...

Mexico, Caribbean food festivals

May 11, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

Imagine lavish multicourse dinners served on the beach, cocktail parties with celebrity chefs you've seen on TV or wine tastings led by award-winning sommeliers. These are just a few reasons...

River cruising may be the ticket for bored ocean cruisers

May 11, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

It was a chilly, rainy afternoon when my husband and I boarded the Viking Freya in Budapest, Hungary, for an eight-day cruise along the Danube River to Nuremberg, Germany. After...

River cruising may be the ticket for bored ocean cruisers

May 9, 2019 at 9:39 p.m.

It was a chilly, rainy afternoon when my husband and I boarded the Viking Freya in Budapest, Hungary, for an eight-day cruise along the Danube River to Nuremberg, Germany. After...

Paprika souvenirs at Central Market Hall in Budapest, Hungary.

Budapest a historic blend

May 11, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

During a three-day stay in Budapest before a Danube River cruise, my husband and I enjoyed several unique food experiences in the city and simultaneously learned a bit about Hungarian...

Budapest a historic blend

May 9, 2019 at 9:39 p.m.

During a three-day stay in Budapest before a Danube River cruise, my husband and I enjoyed several unique food experiences in the city and simultaneously learned a bit about Hungarian...

All of Paris is not in love with bridge padlocks

May 11, 2019 at 2:31 p.m.

This city appears to be the epicenter of a global epidemic. Instead of carving hearts into trees, couples are expressing eternal love by hanging "love locks" on bridges, fences and...

Dan Barber, head chef at Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant, prepares a dish 12 May, 2005, at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture on the Rockefeller family estate in Pocantico Hills, New York.

New York hamlet home to a masterpiece

May 11, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. — With no menus, countless courses and a setting so relaxed you can eat farm-fresh veggies with your fingers, a meal at Blue Hill at Stone Barns...

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