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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,...

UAE sheikhdom hopes Bear Grylls camp draws pandemic tourists

By Associated Press

October 9, 2020 at 1:08 p.m.

JEBEL JAIS MOUNTAIN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The northern-most sheikhdom in the United Arab...

UAE sheikhdom hopes Bear Grylls camp draws pandemic tourists

By Associated Press

October 9, 2020 at 1:04 p.m.

Ras al-Khaimah has partnered with survival instructor Bear Grylls to offer a new outdoor adventure...

Hawaii pushes forward with tourism despite safety concerns

By Associated Press

October 9, 2020 at 12:43 p.m.

HONOLULU (AP) — Despite increasing coronavirus cases across the U.S., Hawaii officials hope to reboot...

Hawaii pushes forward with tourism despite safety concerns

By Associated Press

October 9, 2020 at 12:39 p.m.

Despite increasing coronavirus cases across the U.S., Hawaii officials hope to reboot tourism next week...

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.

Rick Steves’ Europe: Italian Boys: Macho or mammone?

By Rick Steves

October 8, 2020 at 11:08 a.m.

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

Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Bonnie Whitmore

By Jae-Ha Kim

October 8, 2020 at 11:08 a.m.

Austin-based singer-songwriter Bonnie Whitmore has the kind of plaintive vocals that convey a song's meaning...

A man waits to get tested for COVID-19 before boarding his flight at the new testing facility XpresCheck at Newark Liberty International on Sept. 8, 2020, in Newark, New Jersey.

That airport spa? It’s a coronavirus testing clinic

By The New York Times

October 8, 2020 at 10:09 a.m.

Until recently, XpresSpa was known for offering manicures, pedicures, massages and waxing services at 25...

Linn Cove Viaduct Road is a seven-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway that winds alongside Grandfather Mountain. The intricate viaduct is internationally recognized as impressive as the colors that surround it.

Fall road trips: 10 tips for planning the perfect car-based getaway

By Patrick Connolly

October 9, 2020 at 2:01 p.m.

This year may come to be remembered as the moment the great American road trip...

Get away to Michigan for fall tradition of cider and doughnuts

By Jennifer Day

October 9, 2020 at 8:13 a.m.

Cider mill days. That's what we called them growing up. They arrive sometime after Labor...

EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY (PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) | The Eastern State Penitentiary's Halloween haunted house, Terror Behind the Walls, is canceled this year, but the prison is still open for small-scale day and night tours of the spooky abandoned cells. This new way to see this notorious spot will run through Nov. 15. The decrepit Philadelphia prison once held notorious lawbreakers including bank robber "Slick Willie" and gangster Al "Scarface" Capone.

Haunted attractions across America you can actually visit this Halloween

By Active Times

October 7, 2020 at 4:29 p.m.

Travel may look a little different this year because of the coronavirus, but if you're...