Small-group immersive journeys company Explora Expeditions is expanding into the Northern Hemisphere.
Small-group immersive journeys company Explora Expeditions is expanding into the Northern Hemisphere.
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.
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A European getaway just got cheaper.PLAY Airlines, a discount carrier based in Iceland, recently announced a 25 percent discount on flights from the United States to Europe, including Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, and Paris. Best of all, the tickets can be purchased now for travel throughout the spring, fall, and winter travel seasons. The discounted fares are available in PLAY Basic, and the discount only applies to airfare, and not taxes or fees.
It just got easier to visit Iceland and the rest of Europe from the Sunshine State. Icelandair recently announced new service between Miami, FL, and Reykjavík, Iceland that will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The inaugural flight will takeoff on October 25, 2025, and the service will run seasonally through March 2026. Best of all, Miami travelers can connect in Reykjavík to another Icelandair flight for access throughout Europe, including Berlin, Paris, Rome, and Zurich.
Foreigners in Spain who have a digital nomad visa or are thinking of applying for one this year will be subject to higher income requirements in 2025.
Alyssa Bonanno and Will Mayer were never going to have a traditional destination wedding. The couple—who met in Chicago, reconnected in Los Angeles, and now live in New York City—are the founders of branding agency and production company Better Half, and thus are well-versed in creating ambitious visuals for big-name companies like Nike and Spotify. When they got engaged in November 2022, they had some unique goals for their nuptials: namely, to generate a bit of “friction” for their guests.
Late last week, Nice, France, became the latest cruise destination to place restrictions on ships, with the goal of limiting the size of vessels that visit the picturesque resort city along the Cote d'Azur.
Adults-only cruise line Virgin Voyages has announced record-breaking revenue and a tidal wave of bookings in the first three weeks of 2025. Additionally, quarter one 2025 inventory is almost completely sold out.
For years, Dubrovnik, Croatia, has been a poster child for overtourism, with summer visitors vastly outnumbering the local population and the municipal government repeatedly introducing measures to diminish the size and impact of a flood of tourists that turns the historic center into a crowded parking lot of selfie-snappers.
I've always been drawn to nature's beauty, so for me, moving to Svalbard was the perfect decision. This remote archipelago, located in the Arctic Ocean between mainland Norway and the North Pole, is home to the world's northernmost town, Longyearbyen.
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In 2025, travelers who are reluctant to abandon overcrowded hot spots likeBarcelona and Lisbon and take advantage of the near euro-dollar parity — which makes traveling to Europe more affordable for U.S. visitors — are instead striking a balance by booking quieter “detour destinations”: lesser-known places close enough to take a side-trip from a popular city.
Each year, some destinations just start to take off: this could be due to enticing social media reels, the spread of global popular culture, new gateways and accessibility or a combination of all three.
I think a lot about what makes a great family holiday. The travel industry can give you the impression that travel with kids should involve bright colors, ice creams and sandy beaches, but one size does not fit all.
Southwest Airlines’ planned expansion to Europe is quickly becoming a reality. The Dallas, TX-based carrier recently shared with Travel + Leisure that it has officially signed a joint commercial agreement with Icelandair to begin flights between the two airlines starting in February 2025. The inaugural Icelandair flights will take off from Baltimore, MD (BWI) airport to Reykjavik, Iceland, although a specific launch day within February has not been disclosed. Once in Iceland, travelers can connect to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Paris, Prague, and other destinations throughout Europe within Icelandair’s route network.
Southwest Airlines will launch its first international airline partnership next month, and expand its short list of international "gateways" to Denver and Nashville, the airline announced.
If the total solar eclipse in April 2024 sparked a newfound enthusiasm for astrotourism, you can look forward to another banner year for celestial activity. In addition to annual occurrences like meteor showers and supermoons, in 2025, you can also look forward to rarer events like total lunar eclipses (aka blood moons) and a solar maximum leading to particularly striking northern lights.
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