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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,...

Travelers on United Airlines make their way through Terminal 1 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 20, 2020. United has joined the list of companies offering incentives to encourage customers to get COVID-19 vaccinations.

The latest COVID-19 vaccination incentive: Free airline flights on United

By Sarah Freishtat

May 25, 2021 at 9:26 a.m.

United Airlines has joined the list of companies offering incentives to encourage customers to get...

Go away with … Maia Sharp

By Jae-Ha Kim

May 24, 2021 at 9:25 a.m.

After living in Los Angeles for most of her life, musician Maia Sharp moved to...

Anne-Laure Mostacero and her son Timothee are checked in for their COVID-19 tests at Doctors Test Centers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Europe is reopening and Americans are busy planning trips. But they’ll need to read the fine print on COVID-19 testing.

By Lauren Zumbach

May 21, 2021 at 2:03 p.m.

There's good news for travelers eager to dust off their passports after spending 2020 stuck...

Dressed in a lighthouse keeper's uniform from the early 1900s, manager Hal Wilson stands on the spiral staircase that winds to the top of Cana Island Lighthouse.

Door County lighthouses

By Contributed Content

May 20, 2021 at 4:59 p.m.

Shining a red light to mark the Lake Michigan entrance to the Sturgeon Bay Ship...

After the COVID-19 outbreak, Noemi Freeman has to cancel her trip to Greece. Does this mean she loses the $592 she paid for her hotel?

By Christopher Elliott

May 20, 2021 at 12:51 p.m.

Q: I booked a room at the Hotel Tzekos Villas in Santorini, Greece, last year...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Escargot and the beauty of ‘terroir’

By Rick Steves

May 20, 2021 at 12:47 p.m.

Walking through France's finest vineyards in the fabled Côte d'Or ("Gold Coast") of Burgundy, the...

Great public transit rides

By Ed Perkins

May 20, 2021 at 12:44 p.m.

If you travel at all this summer, chances are most of you will be confined...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Poland’s historic, captivating Kraków

By Rick Steves

May 20, 2021 at 12:42 p.m.

My first impression of Kraków is that it feels like it must have been really...

Where’s the refund for my upgrade on Cathay Pacific?

By King Features Syndicate

May 20, 2021 at 12:41 p.m.

Q: I recently requested a refund from Overseas Adventure Travel for an air ticket I...

Grand day for the French: Cafe and bistro terraces reopen

By Associated Press

May 20, 2021 at 10:55 a.m.

People dine at a restaurant terrace Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Bayonne, France. (AP Photo/Bob...