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,...

With tourists gone, Bali workers return to farms and fishing

By The New York Times

July 21, 2020 at 11:33 a.m.

LALANGLINGGAH VILLAGE, Indonesia — Ni Nyoman Ayu Sutaryani, a mother of three, made a steady...

With tourists gone, Bali workers return to farms and fishing

By New York Times

July 21, 2020 at 10:48 a.m.

On Bali, which depends heavily on tourism, thousands of workers have been forced by the...

SeaWorld to debut Electric Ocean Remix

By Kathleen Christiansen

July 23, 2020 at 3:22 p.m.

SeaWorld Orlando's popular nighttime summer event Electric Ocean is getting a remix. Guests are invited...

What pandemic? Bookings at Poconos Airbnbs and resorts are way up

By Brian Myszkowski

July 20, 2020 at 7:56 p.m.

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched from the spring to the summer, business owners and members...

Bahamas curb on Americans’ travel leaves opening for private planes and boats

By David Lyons

July 21, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.

When the Bahamas imposes its travel ban on Americans at midnight Wednesday, you can still...

With tourists gone, St. Patrick’s Cathedral pleads for help

By The New York Times

July 20, 2020 at 12:12 p.m.

NEW YORK — St. Patrick's Cathedral, one of the most famous churches in the United...

With tourists gone, St. Patrick’s Cathedral pleads for help

By New York Times

July 20, 2020 at 11:54 a.m.

St. Patrick's Cathedral, one of the most famous churches in the United States, has long...

WASTE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY IN THAILAND | Pictured: A demonstration of "Wastie Robot," a contaminated waste collection robot designed to prevent and reduce the chance of infections during the pandemic. "Wastie Robot" will be used in hospitals that are treating COVID-19 patients.

Ed Perkins on travel: Still more status news

By Ed Perkins

July 20, 2020 at 11:14 a.m.

COVID-19 still dominates the travel news. The latest wrinkle in domestic travel is that New...

National parks may become latest battleground in reopening

By The New York Times

July 19, 2020 at 8:15 a.m.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Glowing purple and scarlet in fading afternoon light, the...

Caring cities across the nation are finding ways to let health care professionals know that their hard work is appreciated and supported. The people of Chicago are leaving inspirational messages on sidewalks for first responders.

Extending cruise ban, CDC says ships helped spread coronavirus

By The New York Times

July 17, 2020 at 8:15 p.m.

As the coronavirus pandemic raged around the world, cruise ship companies continued to allow their...