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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,...

What month is it? Pandemic scrambles the travel calendar

By The New York Times

September 12, 2020 at 7:53 a.m.

For classic summer destinations such as New York's Hamptons, Nantucket, Massachusetts, and Saugatuck, Michigan, business...

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Grand Celebration ship sits off the Port of Palm Beach, Auguat 6, 2020.

‘Enough is enough’: Commissioners and cruise execs urge CDC to let cruising resume

By Miami Herald

September 11, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.

MIAMI — Five months after South Florida became a hotbed for COVID-19 cruise outbreaks, Miami-Dade...

In this file photo, TSA checkpoint at John Wayne Airport, near empty, on March 24, 2020 in Santa Ana, Calif. Since the coronavirus pa demic bagn, the U.S. Department of Transportation received 21,914 complaints about airline service, up 1,509.9% from the previous May,only 999 were not about airline refunds.

Still struggling to get your airfare refunded? Here are steps you should take

By Catharine Hamm

September 11, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

Garth Follett of Novato, California, planned to travel to the Philippines in March. When he...

There are dozens of small gift shops, ice cream parlors, clothing stores, confectionary stores and more in the historic buildings on Washington Avenue.

For history, small town charm, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, is an easy 2-hour drive from Chicago

By Keith Chapman

September 22, 2020 at 11:42 a.m.

Any trip to Cedarburg begins on Washington Avenue, which welcomes visitors with its small town...

What month is it? Pandemic scrambles the travel calendar

By New York Times

September 10, 2020 at 1:39 p.m.

Now, during back-to-school season, with families once again looking at the prospects of remote learning...

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.

Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Stephan Lee

By Jae-Ha Kim

September 10, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

For his debut book, Bustle editor Stephan Lee delved into the world of music with...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice and the Stendhal Syndrome

By Rick Steves

September 10, 2020 at 10:55 a.m.

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

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a finance vote at the parliament in Rome, Italy on November 8, 2011. Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised Tuesday to resign after parliament passes economic reforms demanded by the European Union, capping a two-decade political career that has ended with Italy on the brink of being swept into Europe's debt crisis.

Summer jet-setters turned Sardinia into a virus hot spot

By The New York Times

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

ROME — The allure of the turquoise waters, extravagant villas and exclusive dance clubs of...

After a flight cancellation, where’s my Singapore Airlines refund? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.

By Christopher Elliott

September 9, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.

After Singapore Airlines airline cancels her flight, Kit San Sin and her husband are due...

Disney cancels Very Merry Christmas Party, Candlelight Processional but announces other holiday happenings

By Kathleen Christiansen

September 10, 2020 at 11:57 a.m.

Walt Disney World has canceled the 2020 edition of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and...