Travel

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,...

San Diego County's San Onofre State Beach, which neighbors Camp Pendleton and the now-idle San Onofre nuclear power plant, features crumbling bluffs and long beaches of san and stones. Its popular campgrounds remain closed as a pandemic safety measure. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

5 Southern California trails that take you to the edge of the ocean

By Christopher Reynolds

March 23, 2021 at 4:15 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — Here are five Southern California trails that do something most hikes don't...

Colorado skiing, sure. Apres ski? Come back next year.

By Chris Jones

March 23, 2021 at 1:57 p.m.

It's spring break, and the snowy slopes are calling your Zoom-fried name. Can you safely...

Spring skiing in Colorado and Utah

By Contributed Content

March 23, 2021 at 1:56 p.m.

The skiing and snowboarding season has been extended to Memorial Day at many of the...

Ed Perkins on Travel: Reopening: Amtrak’s long-haul daily service

By Ed Perkins

March 22, 2021 at 12:07 p.m.

Beginning May 24, Amtrak will resume daily service on its main long-haul routes. Renewing the...

Go away with … Georges St-Pierre

By Jae-Ha Kim

March 22, 2021 at 12:04 p.m.

Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Georges St-Pierre has dabbled in acting since 2009. But...

After a year at home, some people are ready to plan summer getaways.

As vaccinations pick up, what you need to know about international travel this summer

By Emma Patch

March 22, 2021 at 1:37 p.m.

Scott Keyes, founder of ScottsCheapFlights.com, offers advice for those thinking about summer travel. Q: As...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Dangling from a Swiss cliff

By Rick Steves

March 19, 2021 at 9:22 p.m.

Dangling from a sheer cliff a thousand feet above the Lauterbrunnen Valley floor, I pause...

A visitor waits outside O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on March 11, 2021.

How long will low fares last? As COVID-19 vaccinations pick up, travelers are starting to venture out.

By Lauren Zumbach

March 26, 2021 at 10:48 a.m.

Diana Williams and her husband normally take a couple of overseas and domestic trips every...

Go away with … Mark McKinnon

By Jae-Ha Kim

March 19, 2021 at 8:05 a.m.

Actor Mark McKinnon ("The Available Wife," "Blue Bloods," "FBI") said people are often surprised when...

Peeps art contest, Frank Lloyd Wright buildings and kringle make the Racine-Kenosha area a fun-filled and delicious destination

By Mary Bergin

March 18, 2021 at 9:31 a.m.

Some artists paint with oils or watercolors. Others mold clay or bend hot glass. In...