Travel

The Chicago skyline backdrops the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

By Robert Channick

October 6, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Conde Nast Traveler received nearly 800,000 votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which cover...

Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the...

Cary Sabados shops for chocolate at Hotel Chocolat in Lakeview on Feb. 12, 2026. This Lakeview location, opened last April, was the first Chicago store. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago-based Hotel Chocolat going nationwide with airport concessions, grocery stores and new retail markets

By Robert Channick

September 23, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

This fall, Hotel Chocolat will pop up at 49 airports, hit the shelves at Wegmans,...

Visitors slide down the snowy slopes at Snowcat Ridge, Florida's first snow park, near Dade City on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.

Pictures: Snowcat Ridge, Florida’s first snow park

By Patrick Connolly

November 25, 2020 at 3:21 p.m.

Snowcat Ridge, Florida's first snow park, is now open in Dade City featuring a 400-foot...

Air travel was gaining momentum. Now what?

By The New York Times

November 20, 2020 at 10:35 a.m.

Confidence about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic has helped put passengers back on planes...

Air travel was gaining momentum. Now what?

By New York Times

November 20, 2020 at 10:29 a.m.

United Airlines said Thursday that bookings had slowed and cancellations had risen in recent days...

An airport employee checks the temperature of passengers before they are allowed to board their flight at Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Nov. 10, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

If you must travel over Thanksgiving, here is how to minimize your COVID-19 risk

By Los Angeles Times

November 19, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

Determined to travel for Thanksgiving? Doing so increases your risk of being exposed to the...

This aerial view shows people waiting in line in their cars at a Covid-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2020.

Over half of Americans still plan Thanksgiving travel amid COVID concerns, report says

By Contributed Content

November 19, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

As health officials warn of the risks of Thanksgiving travel, more than half of Americans...

WAIT FOR A SPORTING EVENTS | <a href="https://www.theactivetimes.com/extreme-weather-pro-sports-athletes"target="_blank">Pro athletes have endured a lot</a> for the sake of the game, however this global health pandemic has upended the spring and summer sporting season. Currently, Major League Baseball has not announced a ticket refund policy, and the league intends to play as many games as possible when the season begins. The NHL and NBA have both been similarly mum on refund policies as they navigate the possibility of a season with empty stands and stadiums.

Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Daphne Maxwell Reid

By Jae-Ha Kim

November 19, 2020 at 2:55 p.m.

Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, actress Daphne Maxwell Reid was booked on an expedition cruise...

Airbnb cut and VRBO offer "flexible cancellation policies."

What Airbnb and VRBO’s ‘flexible cancellation policies’ actually mean

By Los Angeles Times

November 19, 2020 at 12:14 p.m.

Reserving a vacation rental with Airbnb or Vrbo may be a good way to minimize...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Pedaling through Amsterdam

By Rick Steves

November 19, 2020 at 11:36 a.m.

As we've had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly...

Masked passengers fill a Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank, California, to Las Vegas on June 3, 2020, with middle seats left open. Southwest plans to lift seat capacity limits on Dec. 1.

Thinking of flying? One airline is blocking middle seats through March 30.

By Atlanta Journal-Constitution

November 19, 2020 at 10:04 a.m.

Delta Air Lines will extend its policy of blocking middle seats through March 30, the...

Open year-round, Sunset Pines Resort offers three cabins for nightly rentals. They are all fully accessible for people with disabilities.

People with disabilities can hunt for deer in the Wisconsin woods before the regular hunting season begins

By Jay Jones

November 19, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

Summer was only beginning to blend with fall in west central Wisconsin on the first...