Borneo over Bali? Here are 5 'destination dupes' for travelers who want unique getaways without the crowds

My family loves cruising , and we've found it's a fantastic way to explore different destinations while enjoying the amenities and entertainment offered on board.

Generation Z — people born between 1997 and 2012 — is a large market in the travel industry. Skift Research revealed in a January report that 75% of Gen Z travelers in the U.S., U.K., and Germany had taken two or more trips during the previous 12 months.

You can now enter to win a stay at the Four Seasons Orlando — however we can't promise you'll run into its tiniest, TikTok-famous fan. The hotel, on the Walt Disney World Resort property, has partnered with Florida's Brightline train company to provide the ultimate VIP getaway to a lucky winner. Coincidentally, the giveaway comes after some unexpected attention in the form of a viral, and adorable, TikTok video, of a baby getting excited about a potential visit to the hotel.

I'm a New Yorker who recently visited Dallas for the first time. Over the years, I've been to quite a few New York steakhouses and am pretty familiar with what to expect from the experience.

When I was a little girl – I dreamed, dreamed, dreamed of going to Paris. I grew up in a very non-wealthy part of Connecticut, and I never thought I would get there. Part of my inspiration was seeing the movie Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, the acclaimed 1957 film about a beautiful model who is photographed in France. Oo la la! It was a dream. And I even actually came very close to getting to Paris when I was in sixth grade – I won first prize in a Singer Sewing Company dress-making fashion competition – but alas, I did not make it to the nationals. I only wound up with a portable phonograph – it wasn’t until a few years later that my family and I actually made a three-day trek to Paris after visiting our family in Poland. (and it wasn’t until I became a luxury travel writer that I frequented gorgeous places such as the Four Seasons George V and the Shangri-La hotels).

Resources required to implement new technology platforms and maintaining customer satisfaction rank highest as challenges for the year ahead.

Custom tour operator Avanti Destinations is offering a new way for travelers and their travel advisors to easily access important travel documents: the new Mobile Documents app, available on all mobile devices. 

In 2022, I booked a first-class ticket on an Amtrak Acela train traveling from New York City to Baltimore. It was my first time in first class on an Amtrak train.

I don't cook, but I love eating out — so much so that I've tried over 100 restaurants in Chicago.

When travelers think about Greece, they probably think of hot spots like Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos.

Skyrocketing demand for short-term rentals over the past four years created a gold rush of investors who purchased properties and set up new listings.

I believe every trip to the Amalfi Coast should be just as beautiful as the coastline itself. Like the roughly 5 million travelers who visit each year, I fell in love with the Amalfi Coast while on vacation. In fact, I loved it so much that it's now been my home for 17 years.