14 ways to embrace Provincetown’s joyous quirkiness

This story is part of Condé Nast Traveler's spotlight on family cruise travel.

Apple’s fall overhaul of its Photos app — publicized by the company as its “biggest redesign ever” — gave the software a fresh look and new methods for managing your portable picture library on the iPhone and iPad. However, not everyone was a fan, as the new design retired familiar navigational icons in favor of a “unified” view that put almost everything on one screen.

It’s no secret that Yellowstone National Park can be jampacked in the summer, when up to one million people jockey for space each July. But February typically draws fewer than 50,000 visitors. That makes winter the best time to beat the crowds, as well as to experience a captivating and seldom-seen world revealed only when the park is covered in snow.

The World of Hyatt now extends to one of the top LGBTQ+ vacation destinations in the world, but the town shouldn't raise its antichain pitchforks just yet.

Biometric screening, or touchless ID, is coming to an airport near you, and it will speed up your journey — especially through airport security.

Chicago is too big, enormous in both geography and spirit, to capture in its entirety. Locals understand this. If you find a book set in a nonspecific “Chicago” — a book purporting to take the whole place as its subject, or one that assumes downtown is the entire ethos — you know it was written by someone who only visits.

Emme Hayes wasn’t happy with the “buy, use, and toss” flow of gear in the outdoor apparel industry. With constant pressure from brands and social media to buy the latest and greatest gear, the industry she loves and has worked in for much of her life wasn’t exactly living up to her – or its – values. Footwear and clothing account for some 8 percent of total carbon emissions, and though gear brands love to tout mantras of ever-increasing sustainability, buying new stuff constantly is never going to be as sustainable as using what you have for longer, and repurposing it when you’re done. In 2021, the climate activist and former apparel designer decided to do something about it, founding the digital platform Articles in Common as a marketplace for recreators to repurpose their outdoors gear and clothing to keep it out of landfills.

Certain destinations are favorites for a reason, no matter the year or the season. Travelers will always flock to Rome for its history, food, art, and hotels. Paris, Tokyo, and Copenhagen are up there — for shopping, cultural attractions, and Michelin-starred restaurants. But sometimes, you want to experience all this magic for a lot less money. And that's where «travel twins» come into play.

Five years ago, I booked a one-way ticket from the US to Morocco with no idea of what to expect.

Confession: Up until this year, I didn't know much about Croatia — other than the fact that much of "Game of Thrones" was filmed there.

I enjoy riding around Europe via rail and have taken trains in Spain, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and, recently, Italy.

I've taken 20 trips to the Disney theme parks, including visiting Disneyland for the first time in 2023. A year later, I took my first Disney cruise.