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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,...

While Capitol Reef Resort in Torrey, Utah has traditional hotel accommodations and cabins, it' s their teepees and Conestoga wagons that give it full glamping status.

12 glamping spots for people who don’t like camping

By Megan Johnson

August 11, 2021 at 3:59 p.m.

What happens when couples are split on camping? One loves it, the other hates it....

With demand so high, it can be tricky to book a rental car if you' re currently planning your next trip.

5 alternatives if you can’t find a rental car this season

By Atlanta Journal-Constitution

August 11, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

With people eager to get out of their homes this season, demand for rental cars...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Exploring Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula where the next parish over is Boston

By Rick Steves

August 10, 2021 at 8:45 a.m.

I once met an elfish, black-clad old man in the little town of Ventry, on...

Go away with… ‘Suicide Squad’ actress Mayling Ng

By Jae-Ha Kim

August 10, 2021 at 8:42 a.m.

"My father was a sailor from Singapore who met my mum in the United Kingdom,"...

Passengers wait to board a Southwest Airlines flight at Dallas Love Field on January 7, 2021, in Dallas.

FAA urges prosecution for unruly passengers, end of ‘to-go’ liquor sales

By Hugo Martin

August 9, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.

Responding to a continued surge in unruly and hostile behavior on planes, the Federal Aviation...

Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant in Dania Beach is a must-visit institution in South Florida.

Stuck at Fort Lauderdale Airport? Here’s an insider’s guide to nearby attractions.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

August 6, 2021 at 9:11 p.m.

How many magazines can you not read? Why even pretend you want to eat that...

The Crazy Horse Memorial has been in progress for decades and features a 70- foot visage of the legendary Lakota leader, as seen on June 17, 2021, in Black Hills, South Dakota.

On a nostalgic return to South Dakota’s Black Hills, 2 iconic names stand out: Crazy Horse and Custer

By Simon Peter Groebner

August 6, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.

Crazy Horse is staring down four presidents of the United States. I've boarded a battered...

The houses on Water Street, Edgartown, rival Nantucket's in classic elegance if not in rigid consistency of style and materials.

Travel to Nantucket to discover the women behind the whalers who inspired ‘Moby-Dick’

By Nancy Moreland

August 5, 2021 at 11:55 a.m.

Whoever said, "Behind every great man, there's a great woman," understood Nantucket, Massachusetts. While men...

When desperate to fill rooms, hotels will slash rates or throw in perks.

5 ways to save money on hotels

By Rivan Stinson

August 4, 2021 at 3:19 p.m.

Many Americans are hitting the road this year, but planning a dream vacation on a...

Closed gates are seen on the Canadian border at the U.S./ Canada border in Lansdowne, Ontario, on March 22, 2020.

What to know about COVID-19 restrictions for traveling between US, Canada

By Seattle Times

August 3, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

SEATTLE — The United States last month extended its pandemic restrictions on nonessential travel at...