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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,...

Can I get a refund on my Airbnb after the coronavirus outbreak? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.

By King Features Syndicate

March 27, 2020 at 4:00 a.m.

I recently rented a home in Washington, D.C., through Airbnb for April. The museums have...

Airbnb rallies hosts to provide free housing for coronavirus responders

By Lori Rackl

March 26, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

The hospitality company Airbnb rolled out a program Thursday to help house those on the...

Horse Haven is one of the areas volunteers can choose from at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Utah animal sanctuary draws intrepid travelers looking for something different

By Patti Nickell

March 26, 2020 at 4:00 a.m.

During my three decades as a travel writer, this was the first time I had...

All is quiet at the parking plaza entrance to the Magic Kingdom as Walt Disney World enters its second week of being shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, photographed Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Pictures: An empty Walt Disney World waits out coronavirus

By Contributed Content

March 27, 2020 at 9:19 a.m.

See pictures of empty spaces at Walt Disney World as the resort enters its second...

The massive Hilton Chicago, second building from left, is seen June 16, 2015, on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The 1,544-room hotel is notifying guests that it will suspend operations as of March 27, 2020.

With occupancy rates below 10%, more Chicago hotels close while others join city program to stem coronavirus spread

By Lori Rackl

March 26, 2020 at 10:43 a.m.

A flight crew and two other people were the only guests spending the night Wednesday...

As tourism plummets in Thailand, elephants are out of work, too

By The New York Times

March 25, 2020 at 10:19 a.m.

BANGKOK — More than a decade ago, it was common for elephant owners to take...

As tourism plummets in Thailand, elephants are out of work, too

By New York Times

March 25, 2020 at 10:13 a.m.

A sudden drop in foreign tourists has forced the closing of dozens of elephant parks...

Go Away With … Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman

By Jae-Ha Kim

March 24, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

Jack Osbourne (yes, Ozzy's son) and Katrina Weidman star in the Travel Channel reality series,...

Zebra congregate near a fence at Wild Florida's drive-thru safari in Osceola County on Tuesday, Mar 24, 2020.

Pictures: Wild Florida’s drive-thru safari

By Contributed Content

March 30, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

Wild Florida in Osceola County is still offering its drive-thru safari experience with 85 acres...

Eight of about a dozen grounded American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft are parked on a remote taxiway at Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, New Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. A collapse in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a plunge in fuel demand and the threat of a shortage of places to keep unwanted supplies.

Glut of jet fuel is on brink of overwhelming global storage

By Alex Longley

March 24, 2020 at 12:09 p.m.

The world is close to running out of space to store all the fuel that...