Gas Prices Across the U.S. Are the Lowest They've Been in 3 Years — Just In Time for Holiday Road Trips

The Jubilee begins with a symbolic moment: the Pope opening the Holy Door, which this year took place on Christmas Eve.

A last-minute Christmas surprise roiled holiday travel plans for thousands and thousands of passengers at one of the busiest times of the year.

Nerea Vera is renovating a house. In the republican-era neighborhood of Vedado, where salty air and hurricane rain and tree roots have gnawed at the façades, it's good to see neoclassical bones and Art Nouveau floors being buffed up. Open to visitors by appointment, Vera's house is a sort of accidental museum. It tells, in microcosm, the story of the Cuban Republic—that stretch from 1902, when Cuba grew as an independent country following the end of wars with Spain and the US military occupation, until the rise of Castro in 1959. Utilizing her skills as an engraver, sculptor, illustrator, and painter, Vera restored the house's moldings and murals. There are objects left by the house's previous owners, including a Baccarat lamp, a 1930 Victrola gramophone, and a 19th-century chess table, alongside Vera's own work (an intricate drawing of Che Guevara's corpse as a martyr and a series of relic-like blown-glass hearts kept in a suitcase), and items she has brought into the house, like a Steinway & Sons grand piano that used to belong to the Havana Cathedral.

Fair weather, great infrastructure, and breathtaking routes along both the Mediterranean coastline and rugged countryside make Italy one of the most popular cycling destinations in Europe.

Bermuda is making it easier to escape to paradise with its annual Pink Sale that has up to 40 percent off stays in 2025.

The African continent is teeming with unique travel experiences.

Known as the "Danish Capital of America," Solvang's cuisine and architecture have turned it into a popular tourist destination.

Dec 20, 2024 • 7 min read

Here at TPG, our team of travel experts and global contributors begins the year by examining the most exciting hotels scheduled to open. Then, we make it our mission to visit as many of those hotels as possible — whether they're just down the street from TPG's HQ in New York City or on the opposite side of the globe — to determine if they're worthy of your hard-earned points and dollars.

Travel writer Rick Steves, who was diagnosed with cancer in August, says he has some "regrets" over his choice of career.

A new gift idea for the traveler who has it all just landed.  Luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent recently unveiled two new private jet itineraries for 2026, and updated two existing ones. The programs will take travelers on curated journeys to off-the-grid, or hard to reach destinations. The firm operates the month-long excursions in February, May, September, and October and they sweep through multiple counties and destinations around the world on a private jet. 

While Antarctica is remote, it’s hardly inaccessible any longer, even for tourists. Well over 15 cruise lines travel to the seventh continent during the Antarctic summer, and while restrictions apply, many of them even land on Antarctica. The cruise lines that are allowed to organize landing activities go all out in what they offer their passengers: polar plunges in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, kayaking and SUPing sessions around icebergs, camping on the ice, penguin-viewing hikes, and Zodiac rides in search of wildlife. While both Scenic Cruises and Seabourn offer submarine excursions during their sailings to the seventh continent, only two operators give their passengers the chance to have the ultimate adventure: snorkel and dive in Antarctica.