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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,...

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.

Go away with … Garfield Wilson

By Jae-Ha Kim

November 12, 2020 at 3:05 p.m.

Born in England to Jamaican parents, actor Garfield Wilson currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia....

In this June 24, 2020 file photo, Southwest Airlines employee Oscar Gonzalez, right, assists a passenger at the ticket counter at Love Field in Dallas.

Southwest Airlines report shows rising virus cases are hitting travel

By Associated Press

November 12, 2020 at 1:51 p.m.

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines cautioned Thursday that the tenuous recovery in air travel could be...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Bath: England’s cover girl

By Rick Steves

November 12, 2020 at 11:25 a.m.

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

Instead of the traditional Christmas Tree Trail, Disney Springs has a Christmas Tree Stroll this year throughout the dining, shopping and entertainment complex. This is The Haunted Mansion tree.

Pictures: Holidays at Disney, Universal and SeaWorld

By Kathleen Christiansen

December 16, 2020 at 9:48 a.m.

SeaWorld Christmas Celebration will run from Nov. 14 through Dec. 31. Elmo and other characters...

FILE -- The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Oct. 16, 2018. Three men were sentenced to probation and banned from Yellowstone for two years for attempting to cook chickens in one of the park's hot springs, authorities said in November 2020.

3 banned from Yellowstone after cooking chickens in hot spring

By The New York Times

November 11, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

It was supposed to be a fun family summer trip to Yellowstone National Park. Two...

Retired executive Sam Wheeler stands inside the deer blind he created for use on his 500 acres of land in rural Clark County, Wisconsin. To make it portable, the blind was built on top of an unused manure spreader.

People with disabilities can hunt early in Wisconsin

By Contributed Content

November 13, 2020 at 3:52 p.m.

Sunset Pines Resort offers a hunt for people with disabilities at its completely accessible location...

In this Thursday, April 9, 2020, file photo, a lone airline crew member pulls his bags behind him as he walks through the baggage-claim area at Denver International Airport in Denver, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Future of business travel unclear as virus upends work life

By Associated Press

November 12, 2020 at 1:51 p.m.

Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account...

FILE - In this file photo dated Aug. 21, 2019, a KLM passenger plane approaches for landing at Lisbon airport. The Dutch government is widely expected to announce an aid package in the coming days for Air France's Dutch partner carrier, KLM, after the French government on Friday April 24, 2020, announced a 7-billion-euro (dollars 7.6-billion US) aid package to rescue Air France, whose planes have been largely grounded by virus lockdowns around the world.(AP Photo/Armando Franca, FILE)

TAP Air Portugal promised a refund — why won’t Orbitz help? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.

By Christopher Elliott

November 12, 2020 at 1:52 p.m.

After TAP Air Portugal cancels Alexandra Rose's flights from Washington to Italy, the airline promises...

New York wants visitors to test for COVID-19 before and after arrival

By Christopher Reynolds

November 10, 2020 at 9:12 a.m.

New York state, tightening restrictions in the face of rising infections nationwide, is now requiring...

Tourism stocks rally on news of possible COVID-19 vaccine

By Ron Hurtibise

November 10, 2020 at 4:29 p.m.

Stocks of beleaguered tourism companies rose sharply Monday after drug maker Pfizer's announcement that its...