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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,...

‘We live from the tourists’: Orlando workers face virus’s fallout

By The New York Times

June 29, 2020 at 10:33 a.m.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Four thousand phone calls. To be more specific, Paul and Julia Cox...

‘We live from the tourists’: Orlando workers face virus’s fallout

By New York Times

June 29, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

Few areas of the country rely on tourism more than central Florida, which is home...

Travel insurance didn't help many people recover the cost of trips canceled due to the pandemic. What, then, were we paying for?

Travel insurance: Is it worth it?

By The New York Times

June 28, 2020 at 7:33 a.m.

Through the travel insurance broker InsureMyTrip.com, Suzanne Tow of New York City paid $270 to...

There are a few apps you may want to download before you escape to the great outdoors for a socially distant summer.

Heading outdoors for a socially distant getaway? Try these apps

By The New York Times

June 28, 2020 at 7:10 a.m.

Planning to escape to the great outdoors for a socially distant summer? There are a...

In a photo provided by Douglas Friedman, flowers Vineyard in Sonoma County, Calif., is utilizing its outdoor space for a largely "touchless" experience. Distilleries, cooking schools, wineries and food halls from California to South Minneapolis are adjusting to social distancing and hygiene in a new era of travel.

As travel resumes, wineries, cooking schools and others get creative

By The New York Times

June 27, 2020 at 7:12 a.m.

There's a constant stream of news around reopenings, from workplaces and beaches to hair salons...

A statue across from the museum memorializes Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural speech.

Lincoln museum in Springfield is reopening Wednesday

By Alison Bowen

June 26, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.

When visitors arrive at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, they will...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has laid out <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/flight-delays-cancellations">strict rules</a> regarding flight cancellations. "If your flight is canceled and you choose to cancel your trip as a result, you are entitled to a refund for the unused transportation — even for non-refundable tickets," according to the agency.

Help! One company refused to refund travelers more than $100,000.

By The New York Times

June 26, 2020 at 12:08 p.m.

Dear Tripped Up, My trip to Egypt with Overseas Adventure Travel was scheduled to depart...

Downtown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on a bright afternoon.

Family travel five: Fresh air, beautiful scenery at these adventure sites

By Contributed Content

June 26, 2020 at 11:43 a.m.

1. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Visit this Idaho resort town where active pursuits beckon from every...

FILE -- The Splash Mountain flume ride at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Fla., in 2004. Disney will remake one of its most popular theme park rides, Splash Mountain, which depicts characters and songs from "Song of the South," the racist 1946 musical, it announced on June 25, 2020.

Disney’s Splash Mountain to drop ‘Song of the South’ depictions

By The New York Times

June 26, 2020 at 9:46 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — So long, Splash Mountain. Disney said Thursday that it would remake one...

Go away with … Stephen Kramer Glickman

By Jae-Ha Kim

June 25, 2020 at 6:17 p.m.

Comedian and actor Stephen Kramer Glickman has quite the eclectic career. He's known for playing...