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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,...

Ed Perkins on Travel: European vacations by train

By Ed Perkins

April 1, 2024 at 7:38 p.m.

If you're headed for Europe this summer and expect to move around a bit, chances...

Treehouse Point, a collection of seven rentable treehouses, is neighbored by the Raging River about 30 minutes east of Seattle. This treehouse is known as Bonbibi. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times)

In a forest fit for hobbits sits Treehouse Point, where you can stay in one of 7 perches spread among the greenery

By Christopher Reynolds

March 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Half an hour east of Seattle, through a forest fit for hobbits, alongside the Raging...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Embrace Hygge and Save Cash in Copenhagen

By Rick Steves

March 16, 2024 at 8:07 p.m.

Where else would Hans Christian Andersen, a mermaid statue, and lovingly decorated open-face sandwiches be...

Go away with … Adrian Sutherland

By Jae-Ha Kim

March 16, 2024 at 8:07 p.m.

For Adrian Sutherland, touring gave him an eye-opening opportunity to experience life outside of his...

Ed Perkins on Travel: Junk fees: What you need to know

By Tribune News Service

April 1, 2024 at 7:38 p.m.

Despite some rhetoric from the administration of doing away with junk fees, they’re still flourishing....

Rick Steves’ Europe: In the Swiss Alps, nature rules

By Rick Steves

March 7, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

Aiming for the heart of the Alps, I catch my train from the belle epoche...

Go away with … Raymond Lee

By Jae-Ha Kim

March 7, 2024 at 11:23 a.m.

For “Quantum Leap” star Raymond Lee, acting came about in a circuitous way.

Cafe Cheo Leo, the oldest existing cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in February 2024. Cafe Cheo Leo has been serving coffee since the 1930s. (Justin Mott/The New York Times)

Vietnam is one of the top producers of coffee, so there’s no shortage of great java in Ho Chi Minh City

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

March 13, 2024 at 1:45 p.m.

From semi-hidden bohemian hangouts to stylish chains, the city has a cafe for nearly every...

An Amish horse and buggy maneuver a snow-packed hill on Barry Road in Wisconsin’s Marquette County. (Mary Bergin)

Peace, simplicity and a sense of mystery: Exploring Amish communities across the Midwest

By Mary Bergin

March 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

In Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, communities with Amish families approach tourism with varying degrees of...

Ed Perkins on Travel: Rental cars glitches update

By Tribune News Service

April 1, 2024 at 7:38 p.m.

Over the years I’ve been looking at travel, no topic seems to generate more traveler...