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U.S. hotel groups and developers have a red-hot interest in lifestyle hotels, soft-branded hotel collections, and independently-run boutique hotels. A new report suggests just how hot — even if actual development may not meet the loftiest goals.

American Airlines is getting even bigger in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Princess Cruises is offering a unique new cruisetour celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America, which is in 2026, for travelers embarking on a Canada & New England cruise starting in 2025. 

This essay is the first in a series about traveling after confinement. Look for the next one this summer.

On Oct. 3, 2022, I reserved a seat in a Megabus coach for the busy Sunday after Thanksgiving to return to Boston after visiting family in Philadelphia. With a $3.99 booking fee, the total came to $53.98. On Oct. 26, I received an email from Megabus canceling the trip “due to a schedule alteration,” and promising a refund. But I only received $49.99. I wrote every few months demanding my $3.99 back, receiving no response until nearly a year later, when an agent named Danielle wrote back to explain that the service fee was nonrefundable. I understand why a company would keep a fee if I had canceled or rebooked, but this was their decision. Can you help?

New Jersey might be one of the most underrated destinations in the US. Sandwiched between New York City and Philadelphia, the Garden State is often delegated to the shadows (or as a punchline to its urban neighbors). But this state has plenty of charm—from its 130 miles of Jersey Shore beaches and sprawling natural sites (like the Pinelands biosphere reserve and the country’s largest collection of cherry blossom trees) to its historic riverside towns and sky-high mountains.

Delta Air Lines is forecasting another busy summer travel season, buoyed by a sustained demand for leisure travel — not to mention a far more robust business travel sector that's been slow to improve in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

If you're looking to get to Italy in style this summer, American Airlines has a first-class option for you.

Frontier Airlines is adding New York to its network. The ultra-low-cost carrier announced Tuesday that it would operate flights out of Newark and JFK to San Juan, starting in June. 

Amtrak is adding more trains to its schedule along the busy Northeast Corridor, owing to major strides in ridership after pandemic setbacks between 2020 and 2022.

Amtrak has expanded its Northeast Regional service to offer more travel choices along the U.S. East Coast. This enhancement includes the introduction of four extra weekday roundtrips and two new weekend roundtrips between New York Penn Station (NYP) and Washington Union Station (WAS), along with a fresh weekday morning departure from Philadelphia’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Station (PHL) to NYP. In addition, one new weekend departure now also connects PHL to Boston South Station (BOS). 

The highly anticipated development is scheduled to open its doors in June 2024 and will feature a boutique hotel, multiple food & beverage concepts, private event spaces, and a members-only social club.

Rear-facing seats are debuting on Amtrak's key Northeast trains.

In Drive-Away Dolls Ethan Coen has made what he dubs “filthy fun,” and what his wife and co-writer Tricia Cooke calls a “queer road trip movie.” Whatever you want to call it, the film—the director's first written and directed without his brother Joel—is a fast-paced journey that follows lesbian heroes and friends Jamie and Marian (Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, respectively) on a road trip from Philadelphia to Tallahassee, Florida, with stops in states like North Carolina and Georgia along the way (and cameos from Pedro Pascal and Matt Damon). Why Tallahassee, you ask? “Tallahassee is actually beautiful,” explains Marian to an unconvinced Jamie at the start of the movie. "They have live oaks, Spanish moss, birding…”

American Airlines is growing in the Caribbean with two new routes.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jaclyn Sienna India, the founder and CEO of Sienna Charles based in Beverly Hills. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Jimmy Kimmel may get a bicoastal rep for being born in Brooklyn and now calling Los Angeles home—but he spent his formative years in Sin City, and he'll wax poetic about Las Vegas any chance he gets.

Spirit Airlines has been flying to Cancun for two decades, and is celebrating the milestone with an anniversary sale that has flights starting at just $79.

Picking a vacation destination is always a tough choice.

The future of tourism to New York, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Mexico City and a dozen other cities is going to change next week. On February 4, FIFA is going to announce the schedule of which city gets which World Cup games in 2026 — and the millions in visitor spending that comes with it.

The editors of Forbes Travel Guide predict that 2024 will be a year filled with “meaningful travel.” Of course, the meaning of meaningful is entirely in the eye of the frequent flier. FTG’s list of 24 top destinations for 2024 covers it all, whether you enjoy sports, art, food or history. From Portugal to Peru, these places promise to make a lasting impression.

In November, my husband and I surprised our 9-year-old daughter and her 11-year-old cousin with a trip to the largest Great Wolf Lodge in the US.