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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,...

Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas

Your guide to when the major cruise lines are starting up again

By Ron Hurtibise

June 1, 2021 at 11:50 a.m.

Here's a list of current dates of suspensions in place by major cruise lines, and...

Go away with … ‘Clueless’ actor Elisa Donovan

By Jae-Ha Kim

May 28, 2021 at 4:27 p.m.

In her memoir "Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement via Dreams from the...

Why is it taking so long for my Overseas Adventure Travel refund?

By King Features Syndicate

June 2, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.

Q: I'd like some advice for obtaining a refund for a trip to Morocco my...

Ar'Tell Young, left, and Marlena Lee enjoy a tropical drink May 26, 2021, in Miami Beach. America's tourist destinations are facing a severe worker shortage just as they try to rebound from a devastating year lost to the pandemic.

Summer travel forecast: Longer waits, fewer choices this year as labor shortage limits service

By Associated Press

May 27, 2021 at 2:23 p.m.

After a year of coronavirus lockdowns, the start of summer beckons with vacation plans made...

Stuart, Florida has small-town charm that can be found in its B&Bs, sidewalk cafes and art galleries.

The cutest beach towns in Florida

By Neil Gladstone

June 3, 2021 at 1:22 p.m.

Miami and Orlando may be Florida favorites, but that doesn't mean they're the most scenic...

Dancing at the new National Museum of African American Music in Nashville

By Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus

May 27, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

No way am I going to start dancing by myself out in public. I'm a...

Captain Len Besinger departs Belmont Harbor with his charter on Lake Michigan on May 22, 2021. Besinger uses the GetMyBoat app to attract customers to charter his 31-foot Chaparral named Bellanzi.

‘Airbnb for boats’ is one way to become a ‘boat person’ in Chicago this summer

By Darcel Rockett

May 27, 2021 at 1:31 p.m.

Nancy Fletcher's fiance would often spot a boat on the Chicago River and ask: "How...

A first look at exteriors of Disney Cruise Line's updated Terminal 8 at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, May 26, 2021. The Disney terminal renovations include an expanded arrival hall, a larger dock and a new, jetway-stye passenger boarding bridge. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Pictures: Redesign of Disney Cruise Line terminal at Port Canaveral

By Contributed Content

May 28, 2021 at 10:05 a.m.

A first look at exteriors of Disney Cruise Line's updated Terminal 8 at Port Canaveral,...

The hottest new hotels in America

By Holly Kane

May 28, 2021 at 9:53 a.m.

Despite the hardships of the past year, these resorts across the country made Condé Nast...

Go away with … Jadah Marie

By Jae-Ha Kim

May 25, 2021 at 10:31 a.m.

Actor and singer Jadah Marie will turn 16 years old later this spring, but she's...