Category: Travel and Vacations

Travel 2025: A New Emphasis on Local Communities in Travel

Travelers are interested in how their presence affects the residents of the places they are visiting. The travel industry is responding.
Travel 2025: Cruise Lines Offer Bigger Ships, Private Islands and a Family Vibe

Cruise lines are creating their own beaches, reaching out to families (especially on larger ships), and creating a boutique hotel vibe for luxury clients.
2025 Travel: Luxury Resorts Prioritize Privacy and Being Worth the Expense

Even travelers of means want their money’s worth as they go farther afield, avoiding crowds and heat waves.
Travel 2025: Digital Detoxing Gains Allure

Tour operators and accommodation providers are increasingly offering “digital detox” retreats where travelers opt into an internet-free environment, often in a setting surrounded by nature.
Travel 2025: New Lounges and Elite Cabins Aim to Win Over Air Passengers

Airlines hope to meet the traveler demand for premium flying, whether by offering more roomier seats in economy or upgrading higher-tier classes.
Solo Vacations: Group ‘Friend-Finding’ Trips Are Catching On

A growing number of tour operators are bringing individual travelers together for professionally planned trips with a new emphasis on making friends.
Travel 2025: The Forecast on Pricing is Mixed

Domestic airfares are on the rise, economy hotels are holding steady and cruise lines are favoring booking incentives over price cuts.
Travel 2025: European Travel May Include Train Trips, Stargazing and ‘Detour Destinations’

Astrotourism, side-trips from crowded destinations, vacations in cooler places and a strong interest in train travel will all be in play in the year ahead.
Yogyarkata, Indonesia Is Where Javanese Culture Begins

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture.
How A.I. Tools Helped the Travel Team Study Its ‘Places to Go’ Lists

Two decades of destinations amount to more than 300,000 words. To take a closer look, we needed more than the human eye.
Tik Tok Travel Ban Could Change Travel

The app gave places like an ice cream shop/wine bar fame, and sometimes overwhelmed them with crowds. Influencers and destinations await the fallout.
5 Intimacy Retreats to Improve Your Sex Life

At these retreats in places like Costa Rica, California and the Berkshires, you’ll learn how to express your desires, enhance intimacy and build self-confidence.