Travel
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8 Places Across the U.S. That Illuminate Black History
Over the years, many important African American landmarks have disappeared or fallen into disrepair. An effort to restore them promises…
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5 Cozy Hotels Where Winter Is a Treat
From a luxurious cabin in the Catskills to a Victorian-era inn in the Scottish Highlands, here are a few places…
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Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico? Here’s What You Need to Know.
A spate of incidents, including protests among taxi drivers in Cancún and a stray bullet at an airport in Culiacán,…
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You Don’t Go to Sun Valley to Party
In recent years, America’s top ski resorts have upped the ante with five-star hotels, slopeside luxury brand collaborations and outposts…
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Help! I Reserved a Rental Car, but There Was No Car for Me.
A reader’s reservation got her nowhere with Alamo (and Avis didn’t pull through either), raising the question of why rental…
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Five Stars, Zero Clue: Fighting the ‘Scourge’ of Fake Online Reviews
Third parties pay writers for posts praising or panning hotels, restaurants and other places they never visited. How review sites…
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‘The Place Where Shamans Dream’: Safeguarding Spirit Mountain
On a clear Saturday in November, I drove an hour south from my apartment in Las Vegas to reach the…
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Could Air Someday Power Your Flight? Airlines Are Betting on It.
New technologies, including one fuel extracted from the atmosphere itself, could make flying more sustainable. But the challenges are many…
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Help! A Check-in Agent’s Mistake Made Me Miss an Antarctic Cruise and I’m Out $17,000.
An American Airlines error kept a traveler from getting to her cruise’s departure, but the carrier wouldn’t take financial responsibility…
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Blood, Guts and Dinner
Skinning wood pigeon? Cutting up rabbit? At a course designed to teach butchery and foraging, a writer feels closer to…