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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,...

Hotel guests roll their suitcases into the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel on Michigan Avenue, July 10, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

6 hotel pools perfect for swimmers in Chicago, New Orleans and more

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

April 4, 2024 at 7:42 a.m.

Here are six hotel pools that are at least 25 yards long and provide ample...

A skier on the Powerline Chute, part of Aspen Mountain's new Hero's area, which opened this ski season, in Aspen, Colorado, March 10, 2024. (Matthew DeFeo/The New York Times)

Aspen has 153 new acres of terrain, an expansion that’s been a long time coming

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

April 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

This Colorado enclave draws both die-hard snow lovers and those who don’t even dream of...

“This is Me…Now” actress Ashley Versher said a childhood train trip across most of the United States stands out as a core memory.

Go away with … Ashley Versher

By Jae-Ha Kim

April 2, 2024 at 10:00 p.m.

Writer, filmmaker and actress Ashley Versher said she has tackled many interesting jobs in the...

An American Airlines airplane prepares to unload baggage at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 29, 2022.

Ed Perkins on Travel: What’s with the airlines?

By Ed Perkins

April 2, 2024 at 4:30 a.m.

Airlines are better than ever at tweaking fares to meet changes in demand, so you'll...

Griselda Proano views the partial solar eclipse through a pinhole in a box at Montrose Beach, Aug. 21, 2017, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Taking the kids: Get ready for the solar eclipse

By Eileen Ogintz

April 2, 2024 at 3:00 a.m.

Mark your calendars! There will be a rare solar eclipse on April 8. People plan...

Tiny percebes – barnacles – are a local specialty in northwest Spain.

Rick Steves’ Europe: Saints and sustenance in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela

By Rick Steves

April 2, 2024 at 2:00 a.m.

Whenever I’m in Santiago de Compostela, in the northwest corner of Spain, I have a...

The Big Sur coast on Highway 1 on a summer day in 2018. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Big Sur tourism ‘on standstill’ after its connecting roadway crumbles into the sea — again

By Los Angeles Times

April 1, 2024 at 6:27 p.m.

Tourists and locals alike found themselves stranded overnight in Big Sur on Easter weekend after...

Tangier’s market boasts piles of fruits, veggies, and olives, countless varieties of bread, and nonperishables, like clothing and electronics.

Rick Steves’ Europe: Tangier, Morocco: A cultural kaleidoscope

By Rick Steves

March 27, 2024 at 11:02 a.m.

I arrived in Tangier after a quick ferry ride from Tarifa, on the southern coast...

Hidden glass Easter eggs add to the beauty of Oregon’s Wallowa County, a muse for artists and outdoor enthusiasts

By Lori Rackl

March 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Rugged and rural, Wallowa County is a nature lover’s nirvana that also appeals to artists...

This March 20, 2024, photo by Darryl Pitt shows an installation at Portland International Jetport in Maine that features a large piece of the moon. The installation, which went live Tuesday, March 26, 2024, features the second largest piece of the moon on Earth. (Darryl Pitt via AP)

Travelers through Maine’s biggest airport can now fly to the moon. Or, at least, a chunk of it

By Patrick Whittle

March 26, 2024 at 12:39 p.m.

Maine’s largest airport is now home to the second largest piece of the moon on...