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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,...

Sarah Firshein tries to resolve how a nonstop with seat selection became a packed "split flight," with concerns over proper cleaning and an arrival two hours later than expected.

Help! My very direct flight added a stop and so many more passengers

By The New York Times

September 26, 2020 at 7:48 a.m.

Dear Tripped Up, I recently bought Allegiant Air tickets from Cleveland to Orlando, Florida, and...

Changing colors at Sylvania Wilderness in Watersmeet Township in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Sept. 16, 2020.

Fall colors in the Upper Peninsula

By Contributed Content

October 23, 2020 at 4:59 p.m.

Changing colors at Sylvania Wilderness in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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: Gimmelwald: The Swiss Alps in your lap

By Rick Steves

September 24, 2020 at 11:07 a.m.

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

Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Jessica Jung

By Jae-Ha Kim

September 24, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

Before becoming an author and the creator of the fashion line Blanc & Eclare, Jessica...

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My Orbitz reservation didn’t go through — and then it did. Travel Troubleshooter investigates.

By Christopher Elliott

September 24, 2020 at 10:17 a.m.

When James Talbot tries to make a hotel reservation through the Orbitz app, the booking...

United Airlines becomes first U.S. carrier to offer coronavirus testing for passengers

By Nelson Oliveira

September 24, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

United Airlines will become the first U.S. carrier to offer rapid coronavirus testing to some...

This island has no bridges. Can it survive with no ferries?

By New York Times

September 23, 2020 at 11:54 a.m.

Unless you have a kayak, there are only two ways on and off Shelter Island....

This island has no bridges. Can it survive with no ferries?

By The New York Times

September 23, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.

NEW YORK — Unless you have a kayak, there are only two ways on and...

Cruise ships can’t sail, but the vessels are still a draw

By The New York Times

September 23, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.

As the ferry slowly turned the corner of the Hengistbury headland off Britain's southwest coast,...

Cruise ships can’t sail, but the vessels are still a draw

By New York Times

September 23, 2020 at 11:36 a.m.

Avid European cruise ship fans, who would normally be traveling around the world this time...