10 Emerging Destinations to Watch in 2025

If overindulgence makes you feel more sluggish than rested and relaxed after your vacation, it's time to find a new way to cruise. You're in luck — several cruise lines are offering 2025 and 2026 wellness-themed sailings that are bookable now as you kick off your self-care goals for the year.

If you're new to traveling internationally, the unknowns can often make it feel like a scary proposition, and feeling safe is a critical piece of the travel experience. But if you're ready to get out there and start confidently collecting passport stamps, Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection has a new study you need to see. 

I've been on more than a dozen cruise ships in my lifetime, which has given me plenty of experience in determining what to pack for a cruise. Between studying abroad on a ship with Semester at Sea, family travel—my parents both spent their careers working for cruise lines, so it was the de facto summer vacation growing up—and assignments for work, I count myself lucky to have traveled everywhere from the Mediterranean and Alaska to the Caribbean via cruise ship. All of those trips have made me something of a pro at packing for a cruise, if I do say so myself.

If you plan to fill your 2025 calendar with a few trips to America’s national parks, but you’re simultaneously hoping to keep costs low, there are a few different ways to approach your travels.

Chat with any pet parent who loves to travel and they’ll likely tell you how guilty and anxious they feel dropping their beloved animals with a pet-sitter or friend on the way to the airport. But it doesn’t have to be this way: Many pet-friendly airlines will let you bring your dog, cat, bird, or other household critter along for the journey.

Breeze Airways will ramp up its flying in a big way this spring and summer. The Utah-based low-cost carrier on Wednesday announced plans to launch service from three new airports by midyear.

We've officially entered February, which means romance is in the air. But if you haven't planned the perfect Valentine's Day adventure for you and your sweetheart, Vio, the travel deals website, has a few ideas. In January, the website revealed its list of the most romantic getaway destinations for couples. It came to its conclusion after surveying 1,007 Americans who identified as «in a relationship» about their past and future couple trips, along with their «disagreements, their budgets, destinations, and golden rules for traveling together.» After examining all the data, it named Yosemite the spot that helps couples «feel the most romantically connected.» 

If you want affordable cruise fares and enough onboard credit to indulge in a spa day, consider wave season your vacation-at-sea Black Friday.

One of the world's most popular ocean cruise lines is about to break into river cruising.

Booking your next flight with United Airlines just got a lot more rewarding — but you’ll have to act fast.

As freezing cold temperatures spread through the United States, a warm weather getaway just got cheaper.Frontier Airlines recently launched the A Blizzard of Savings sale, which has discounted fares to popular vacation getaways as low as $19 one-way. Best of all, the sale is valid on travel through the winter months to May 21, 2025, making it a helpful sale for anyone planning a spring break or beach vacation.  The fare sale has tons of one-way deals starting at $19 including on flights between Palm Springs, CA and San Francisco, CA, as well as between San Juan, PR and St. Thomas or St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. The sale has discounted fares under $50 to Florida, including Chicago, IL (Midway) to Tampa, as well as Cincinnati, OH to West Palm Beach.  The deepest discounts, starting at $19, are only available to members of Frontier's paid membership program, Discount Den. The membership starts at $99.99 for the first year, and includes access to the lowest sale prices as well as free flights for children.  If any of the offers look tempting, travelers will need to purchase their tickets by January 26, 2025. Travel + Leisure spotted additional fares including: 

The U.S. is the fourth largest country by land mass, with over 3.5 million square miles to explore. It’s home to 63 national parks and some of the most well-loved cities in the world. We’ve got Alaska for those looking for extreme wilderness and Hawaii for those looking for an island beach vacation.