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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,...

‘If you’re not sweating’ in this town, ‘there’s something wrong’

By The New York Times

March 14, 2020 at 8:14 a.m.

MARBLE BAR, Australia — As the sun started to rise in Marble Bar, the temperature...

Images of Norwegian Encore cruise ship during inaugural sailing from PortMiami on Nov. 21-24, 2019.

Norwegian, Royal Caribbean join Disney, Princess, other cruise lines halting operations

By Richard Tribou

March 13, 2020 at 6:35 p.m.

Another group of cruise lines are halting sailings in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak...

Mexico City's Parque Mexico is a favorite hang out for tourists, a leafy neighborhood with dozens of outdoor coffee places and eateries, including El Moro, which specializes in churros, something akin to sweet, fried tacos.

Is it safe to travel to Mexico for spring break?

By Alfredo Corchado

March 13, 2020 at 1:05 p.m.

EL ROSARIO, Michoacan — Is it safe to travel to Mexico for Spring Break? As...

The stands are empty during a preseason baseball game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2020. Japanese officials said on March 9, 2020, they are postponing the start of the 12-team professional baseball season because of the spread of the coronavirus.

Some casinos drop buffets, live shows as virus spreads in US

By Associated Press

March 13, 2020 at 1:03 p.m.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania casino shut down temporarily, some Las Vegas casinos...

Paramedics transport a man believed to be Hong Kong's first coronavirus patient to a hospital on Jan. 22, 2020.

Travelers from coronavirus hot spots say they faced no screening

By The New York Times

March 13, 2020 at 10:07 a.m.

WASHINGTON — As thousands of Americans flee from Europe and other centers of the coronavirus...

Crowds jam Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, March 12, 2020. Walt Disney World announced Thursday night that they will close their central Florida theme parks on March 16 through the end of the month.

Disney World, Universal Orlando closing theme parks for rest of March as coronavirus concerns swell

By Dewayne Bevil

March 13, 2020 at 6:29 p.m.

Throughout its nearly 50-year history, Walt Disney World has closed briefly because of looming hurricanes...

The dancers that launch Magic Happens do so as if they're pouncing on a fashion runway.

Disneyland is closing for two weeks because of the coronavirus

By Gabrielle Russon

March 13, 2020 at 6:28 p.m.

Update 9:30 p.m.: Disney World is also closing because of the coronavirus. Click here to...

Ronny Young, of Port St. Joe, Florida, disembarks from the Caribbean Princess at Port Everglades March 11, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The cruise ship was given federal permission to dock in Florida after testing of two crew members cleared them of the new coronavirus and U.S. health officials lifted a "no sail" order.

Princess, Viking cruise lines halt operations amid coronavirus pandemic

By Associated Press

March 12, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

Princess Cruises has announced that due to the new coronavirus it will pause global operations...

‘If you’re not sweating’ in this town, ‘there’s something wrong’

By New York Times

March 12, 2020 at 3:33 p.m.

The remote desert outpost, where the temperature soars above 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius)...

Boeing said to add another fix to 737 Max to appease regulators

By The New York Times

March 12, 2020 at 11:37 a.m.

Boeing's to-do list is getting longer. Before the scheduled return of the 737 Max this...