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,...

Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic

By Associated Press

October 13, 2020 at 3:14 p.m.

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba relaxed coronavirus restrictions Monday in hopes of boosting its economy, allowing...

Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic

By Associated Press

October 13, 2020 at 2:26 p.m.

Cuba relaxed coronavirus restrictions Monday in hopes of boosting its economy, allowing shops and government...

CHOOSE HOTELS TAKING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS | If you need to stop overnight on your road trip home or stay at a hotel while visiting for the holidays, do your research before booking. Many big chains and small businesses alike have adopted new coronavirus safety and security measures. Read up on their processes and procedures to make sure you feel safe and comfortable as well as to be prepared for potential changes in guest services, the check-in process and more.

Ed Perkins on Travel: Getting back in the air — what it will take

By Ed Perkins

October 22, 2020 at 8:04 a.m.

When will you decide to fly again? And what will it take to get you...

Once a hotel suite, now an office space

By The New York Times

October 11, 2020 at 7:25 a.m.

Like many hotels pummeled by the pandemic, the InterContinental Times Square is trying to hang...

Lumberjack, tailor, counselor, host: A hotel owner does it all during the pandemic

By The New York Times

October 11, 2020 at 7:21 a.m.

Since the pandemic began, Montu Patel has learned how to sew masks and fight with...

Mount Desert Island, Maine

By Contributed Content

October 12, 2020 at 9:34 a.m.

Mount Desert Island makes up about half of Maine's Acadia National Park, which is one...

Lumberjack, tailor, counselor, host: A hotel owner does it all during the pandemic

By Emily Flitter

October 9, 2020 at 4:13 p.m.

As the head of a small business, Patel, whose family owns eight budget hotel franchises,...

Once a hotel suite, now an office space

By New York Times

October 9, 2020 at 4:13 p.m.

After tourists stopped arriving this spring, the 607-room property transformed into housing for doctors and...

After 46 years, Cypriot ghost town’s beach opens to public

By Associated Press

October 9, 2020 at 2:33 p.m.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The pristine, azure waters lapping at the skirts of uninhabited Varosha...

After 46 years, Cypriot ghost town’s beach opens to public

By Associated Press

October 9, 2020 at 1:24 p.m.

For the first time in 46 years, members of the public were permitted on Thursday...