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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,...

A view of Main Street USA during the official re-opening of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2020. Disney opened two Florida parks, the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, Saturday with limited capacity and safety protocols in place in response to the coronavirus pandenmic. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Disney reopens as a different world with masks, social distancing and light crowds

By Dewayne Bevil

July 12, 2020 at 7:04 a.m.

Gary Semel's hands trembled in anticipation of the moment he had awaited for four months....

FILE -- The Regata Storica, which celebrates Venetian rowing with historical costumes and rowing races, in Venice, Sept. 1, 2019. The pandemic crushed the tourism industry in Venice and other overtouristed cities. But many see this as an opportunity to rethink a "tourism monoculture."

Venice tourism may never be the same. It could be better.

By The New York Times

July 11, 2020 at 7:36 a.m.

Long before Venice became the destination of choice for millions of international holidaymakers, locals had...

A Southwest Airlines plane taxis to the gate at Hobby Airport in Houston on Friday, March 20, 2020. The airline CEO Gary Kelly says the Dallas-based carrier plans to be flying to all of its international destinations by early 2021.

Southwest Airlines plans to return to all international destinations by early next year

By Dallas Morning News

July 10, 2020 at 3:41 p.m.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says the Dallas-based carrier plans to be flying to all...

Grounded American Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft are seen Sept. 4, 2019, parked on a remote taxiway at Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, New Mexico. American is warning Boeing that it could cancel some orders for the 737 Max unless Boeing helps line up new financing.

American Airlines to Boeing: Help us get financing or we may cancel 737 Max orders

By Associated Press

July 10, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.

American Airlines is warning Boeing that it could cancel some overdue orders for the grounded...

Tigger entertains guests wearings masks as required to attend the official re-opening day of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2020. Disney opened two Florida parks, the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, Saturday with limited capacity and safety protocols in place in response to the coronavirus pandenmic. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Pictures: Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom reopen after pandemic hiatus

By Joe Burbank

July 14, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.

Walt Disney World parks are reopening after shutting down amid the coronavirus pandemic. Animal Kingdom...

Rick Steves’ Europe: York Minster, England’s top church

By Rick Steves

July 9, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

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

Go away with … Doug Clifford

By Tribune Content Agency

July 9, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

It's not often that an artist releases a new album that's actually decades old. But...

A shop sign of Qatar Airways on May 4, 2020 in Paris, France. The airline will now require passengers to wear a face shield in addition to a mask throughout their flight.

This airline is requiring a full face shield to fly

By Donald Wood

July 9, 2020 at 12:50 p.m.

As part of Qatar Airways' updated health and safety measures, the airline will now require...

A Boeing 737 MAX jet heads to a landing at Boeing Field following a test flight Monday, June 29, 2020, in Seattle. The jet took off from Boeing Field earlier in the day, the start of three days of re-certification test flights that mark a step toward returning the aircraft to passenger service. The Federal Aviation Administration test flights over the next three days will evaluate Boeing's proposed changes to the automated flight control system on the MAX, a system that activated erroneously on two flights that crashed, killing 346 people.

Boeing’s 737 Max is being readied for a comeback. Here’s what travelers need to know.

By The New York Times

July 9, 2020 at 9:58 a.m.

This past week, Boeing completed test flights of its troubled 737 Max airplane to demonstrate...

FILE -- Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on May 5, 2020. The mega-resort will welcome back visitors on Saturday, July 11, 2020, even as coronavirus cases in Florida remain high.

Disney World draws excitement and incredulity as reopening nears

By The New York Times

July 8, 2020 at 2:56 p.m.

Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, will reopen Saturday, and Disney has been posting marketing...