May 12, 2025
Travel Stories
The Very First National Park Turns 150
It’s not just the first national park in the U.S. It’s the first national park in the world. In March,...
Another Record Broken: Biggest Ship at Sea
If you’re a mega-ship fan, you have another entry to add to your cruise travel bucket list. The largest ship...
Why Taking an Alaska Cruise is 'For the Birds'
Bears and whales and other marine mammals are high on everyone’s list for wildlife sightings in Alaska. But we think...
Celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day with this Cruise Ship Classic
We often sing the praises of the inventive, entertaining, and sometimes, celebrity-chef driven specialty restaurants on cruise ships. But some...
Sun, Sand, and a Side of History: 7 Historic Sites You Must Visit in the Caribbean
If you love sun and sand… with a side of history, here are seven Caribbean islands whose history lives on...
Hike Europe's Most Famous Ancient Trail During This Jubilee Year
Only once or maybe twice a decade, the Camino de Santiago becomes an even more remarkable hiking journey through Spain....
First Club Med Mountain Resort in North America Opens; it's the First All-Season, All-Inclusive in Canada
Another, all-inclusive Club Med in Utah to open soon
The Most "Amazing Journeys" in 2022, According to National Geographic's Experts
Looking at travel through five lenses: nature, adventure, sustainability, culture and history, and family, NatGeo’s experts have narrowed a world of travel riches into a list of 25 can’t-miss journeys next year.
Theme Parks and Beyond: Nearly 2 Dozen Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in Orlando This Season
Orlando’s claim to fame is its extraordinary collection of family-friendly theme parks standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the balmy weather of the...
Malama Hawaii Program: Giving Back on a Trip to Paradise
The Hawaiian Islands may draw you to their other-worldly tropical beauty, South-Pacific culture and warm welcome, legendary beaches and seaside...
Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein Opens in the Birthplace of Famous Fictional Monster
Over 200 years ago, a trail-blazing female author penned the novel that brought one of the first tales of the...
Best Reasons to Travel to Europe's Christmas Markets this Year
If you’re like most of us, your holiday season last year fell a little bit short on the fa-la-la’s. This year,...
This New Museum in Oslo is a Real 'Scream'
Edvard Munch’s 'The Scream' is one of the most famously eery pieces of art in history, and it continues to...
8 Top Features to Look For in an All-Inclusive Resort
The days are getting shorter, the skies are getting duller, and the temperature’s dropping. That’s our cue to start thinking...
3 Million Lights for 101 Nights of Niagara Falls' Festival of Lights this Winter
This holiday season will be the brightest ever in the most popular tourist attraction in Canada – and one that...
The One-of-a-Kind Festival that Lights Up Montreal This Fall
Montreal is a year-round global capital of celebration. The world’s second-largest French-speaking city (after only Paris) is famous for its...
Places to Celebrate Britain's 'Football' Heritage
This month, English fans of ‘footy’ had lots to celebrate. Despite a heartbreaking loss in the finals of the Euros,...
Celebrate the Māori Lunar New Year and the Southern Dark Skies in New Zealand
New Zealand is in celebration mode in July with the arrival of Matariki. It's a constellation of stars that rises...
Cruising From the US is Back!
It’s official. Cruising has returned to ports in the U.S. While many cruise lines have already started sailing with North...
Now You Can Discover Your European Family Heritage While Sailing on a River Cruise
It’s news that marries two of the fastest-growing styles of travel: river cruising and family heritage travel. AmaWaterways has partnered...
Top Tips for G7 Leaders - and Travelers Like Us - to Experience Cornwall
The leaders of the world’s seven biggest democratic economies are meeting in Cornwall, England, and it’s putting the Southwest region...
New, Luxury Water Park Makes a ‘Splash’ in the Bahamas
If you’ve never put the words ‘luxury’ and ‘water park’ together in a sentence before - let alone a vacation...
'Revenge Travel' is the Latest Trend - And Here's How to Get Some
“Living well is the best revenge,” said a 16th-century poet, and that line may be the inspiration for one of...
10 Reasons to Visit Columbia on Your Next Trip to Latin America
Colombia is reborn. Named after the 15th-century explorer of the Americas, Colombia stands out as the only nation in South America...
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