Arizona's Havasu Falls Closed Due to Flash Flood — What to Know

Aug 29, 2024 • 5 min read

One of the best travel credit cards has an increased sign-up bonus worth nearly $1,000 for flights, hotels, and more — but it’s ending in just a few days.

Travelers to several major cities in the U.S., including Honolulu, Boston and San Francisco, should be prepared for possible disruptions to hotel stays as thousands of hotel workers prepare for potential strikes.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about the rise in Oropouche virus disease cases in the Americas, with cases also reported in Europe.

Nine hours before my flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) was due to depart, I got an email from the airline that my flight was delayed. I was annoyed since the weather was clear both in Seattle and at my destination but didn’t really think too much about it—until I checked the news and saw that the airport was under a cyberattack.

In the past few months, wildfires in Brazil have burned through the Amazon Rainforest, Pantanal wetlands, and Cerrado tropical savanna—killing wildlife and engulfing major cities, including the nation’s capital, Brasília, in smoke. While one might assume that a 131,000-acre ecological reserve in the midst of Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, would always be a humid and leafy haven, in recent years, the Pantanal wetlands have suffered heavily from fires, which have become increasingly harsh as climate change advances. As a result of two widespread wildfires in July and earlier this month, 80% of the area of the Panantal's Caiman hotel reserve burned down this year, forcing the property and wildlife refuge to close down its operations from August 1 to the end of September.

Lyft is getting paws-itively pet friendly with a new feature easily allowing pets to come along on your next ride. Starting Monday — which was National Dog Day — the rideshare app is launching Pet Rides to help to match pet owners with animal-friendly drivers, Lyft shared with Travel + Leisure. To access the new feature, which is available nationwide, riders will have to pay an extra $4, plus tax, which will be included in the upfront price.

Travel research and events leader Phocuswright has released its Global Travel Market Report 2024, revealing an impressive 24 percent surge in 2023, with gross bookings reaching $1.5 trillion.

A hiker remained missing on Sunday, according to the National Park Service, and more than 100 people were evacuated after flash flooding at a remote reservation on the border of Grand Canyon National Park.

Princess Cruises is launching its largest-ever Caribbean cruise season in 2026, sailing to all regions of the Caribbean for the first time in the company’s history.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he's suspending his independent presidential bid and is instead endorsing Donald Trump in November’s race for the White House.

The reasons tourists travel to Venice, Italy, are obvious. The city known for its canals and historic architecture feels like a fairytale.