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,...

Bikefest brought thousands of riders to the Lake of the Ozarks. They patronized bars and restaurants such as Shady Gators.

Remember that viral pool party video? The COVID-19 summer was boom times for Lake of the Ozarks.

By Associated Press

September 22, 2020 at 8:51 p.m.

Bars couldn't keep up with the demand for Coors Light. Same with auto dealerships and...

Firefighters fought back wildfires at Breitenbush Hot Springs in Oregon.

Deep in Oregon wilderness, 5 men battle wildfire to save a historic resort

By Los Angeles Times

September 22, 2020 at 1:44 p.m.

SALEM, Ore. — Managers of the Breitenbush hot springs resort deep in the Oregon wilderness...

Deep in Oregon wilderness, 5 men battle wildfire to save a historic resort

By Los Angeles Times

September 22, 2020 at 1:43 p.m.

Visitors to Breitenbush have long spoken of the retreat, located 60 miles southeast of Portland,...

‘We’re one of the winners in this COVID thing.’ A record summer at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks

By Kansas City Star

September 22, 2020 at 1:20 p.m.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — Bars couldn't keep up with the demand for Coors...

After reopening to international travelers on July 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bahamas announced it was temporarily closing to U.S. travelers as of July 22. Days later it reversed the decision but said visitors have to quarantine for 14 days.

The Caribbean has reopened and COVID-19 is spreading — but one island is finding success

By Jacqueline Charles

September 22, 2020 at 1:10 p.m.

After being hit with an "Avoid non-essential travel" warning by the U.S. Centers for Disease...

The flight goes nowhere. And it’s sold out.

By The New York Times

September 22, 2020 at 11:34 a.m.

In August, Nadzri Harif, a DJ at Kristal FM radio station in Brunei, set foot...

The flight goes nowhere. And it’s sold out.

By New York Times

September 22, 2020 at 11:34 a.m.

At a time when most people are stuck at home and unable to travel, and...

A bicyclist rides along Highland Avenue, with the pier closed to beachgoers, on July 3, 2020, in Manhattan Beach, California.

Travel was once our favorite form of self-care. Here’s how to get that vacation high now

By Los Angeles Times

September 21, 2020 at 2:39 p.m.

Chances are, you've had to cancel vacation plans in the last five months. You probably...

MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN | Fall colors surround a small-yet-picturesque bridge in Marquette County, Michigan.

Towns that become picture perfect in the fall

By Active Times

October 22, 2022 at 8:33 a.m.

Fall is a season filled with beauty. Leaves change from green to a variety of...

Ed Perkins on Travel: More about your next trip

By Ed Perkins

September 21, 2020 at 11:40 a.m.

Pretty soon, many of you will be sufficiently discontented with staying home that you'll plan...