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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,...

An elephant seal on the beach at San Juan Island National Historical Park.

Beyond Yosemite and Yellowstone: 10 underrated national parks to visit this summer

By TravelPulse

June 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Before you book your reservation for a busy park this summer, check out this list...

Courtney Goodman and her 10-year-old daughter, Amelia, traveled to Paris to attend a Taylor Swift concert. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago Swifties join the international tour craze, flying to Europe to see Taylor Swift for less money

By Alysa Guffey

June 19, 2024 at 6:24 a.m.

Chicago-area Taylor Swift fans are traveling to Europe this summer for more affordable concert tickets.

The Old Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site on, May 31, 2024 in Old Shawneetown, Illinois. Called the "five column bank" by locals, the structure was built in 1838 at a cost of $86,000. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Landmarks: Oldest standing bank in Illinois among ‘endangered’ state sites

By Paul Eisenberg

June 16, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

Old Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site was recently listed as endangered by Landmarks Illinois, but...

The shoreline at Turquoise Place resort in Orange Beach, Alabama, glittered with shells, partial sand dollars and colorful umbrellas. (Linze Rice/For the Tribune)

Alabama’s Gulf Coast offers uncrowded beaches with sand that doesn’t get hot — a chill alternative to Florida

By Linze Rice

June 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

For much of my youth, Central Florida was synonymous with summer vacation. Tampa Bay, Clearwater,...

Buddy Holly, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen who was retired after winning Best in Show at Westminster last year, and who accompanies three other dogs who competed this year, is groomed by handler Janice Hayes at a hotel in Manhattan, May 11, 2024. (Clark Hodgin/The New York Times)

With extensive planning — and treats — 2,500 show dogs ventured by plane and car to New York for the Westminster show

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

June 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Getting a pooch to the show requires extensive organizing by owners and handlers, who plan...

Ed Perkins on Travel: Sorry, no room, no car

By Tribune News Service

June 4, 2024 at 7:06 p.m.

It happened to me: I arrived at a hotel, exhausted, with a firm reservation, only...

The "Les Braves" monument, dedicated to the American soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, is seen on Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, on April 11, 2024. (Thibault Camus/AP)

Cruise to northern France commemorates 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion

By Tracey Teo

May 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The Seine river cruise travels from Paris to the heart of Normandy, where the cultural...

United flight to Seattle aborts takeoff at O’Hare after engine fire

By Madeline Buckley

May 28, 2024 at 6:13 a.m.

A flight bound for Seattle aborted takeoff Monday afternoon at O'Hare International Airport due to...

Travelers move through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of Memorial Day, Friday, May 24, 2024, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Friday’s preholiday travel breaks record for most airline travelers screened at US airports

By Associated Press

May 27, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

A record was broken ahead of the Memorial Day weekend for the number of airline...

FILE – Travelers move through a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport ahead of the Memorial Day holiday on May 26, 2023, in Denver. A record number of Americans are expected to hit the pavement and the air over the 2024 Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Travelers cope with crowds and high prices on the busiest day of Memorial Day weekend

By David Koenig

May 24, 2024 at 6:31 p.m.

Travelers are contenting with big crowds and flight delays on what is expected to be...