I spent 35 days at Disney World this year. Here are 6 things I always do at the parks.

My husband and I recently spent almost a month exploring Germany, and three days of our trip were dedicated to its Black Forest.

Dec 31, 2024 • 8 min read

As a frequent cruiser, I learn a little something from each trip.

If there's anywhere to splurge on luxury travel, it's Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Being from Southern California, many would ask why I'd want to spend the money to go to Walt Disney World in Florida when I had Disneyland in my backyard. I would say that if you ask that question, you've never been there. It is a magical world unto itself.

Visiting Disney World was an annual experience of my youth. For decades, my family would spend a long October weekend at the Fort Wilderness camping resort. We'd run around the parks and skip through the numerous resorts and restaurants sprinkled throughout the Lake Buena Vista campus.

I was recently invited to a festival in Ibiza, the Balearic island known for its turquoise waters, untamed coastlines, and electronic music-fueled parties. But this invite wasn’t to Mike Posner’s Ibiza—the pills would instead be homeopathic ones touting health and wellbeing, and the headliners included biohacker Ben Greenfield, Los Angeles-based trainer Kim Strother, and women’s health and menopausal expert Dr. Jessica Shepard. Hosted at Six Senses Ibiza, a secluded resort on the island’s northern tip, the event blended music, healing practices, and communal experiences. Called Alma (Spanish for “soul”), its themes span psychedelic breath work and sex chats to sound healing and biohacking. “Longevity is a key pillar of what we do,” Alma Festival founder Talana Bestall tells Traveler.

Looking back, 2024 was the first year since the pandemic that a visit to Walt Disney World felt largely like it did before 2020. For most visitors, theme park reservations became a thing of the past. We finally saw the return of all-day park-hopping, and even Disney Dining plans came back. It also marked the completion of Epcot's multiyear transformation and the opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom.

The African continent is teeming with unique travel experiences.

With plummeting temperatures and shorter days, winter can sometimes feel a little doom and gloom. But that doesn't mean you can't find beauty in the season — you just have to know where to look.

The colder months are upon us, which typically means one of two things for travelers: it’s time to ski—or it’s time to seek warmer weather. Which one are you? In family-friendly Sarasota, a new beachfront hotel pays homage to the region’s performing arts past; and on the other side of Florida in Palm Beach, the island’s first new hotel in years is giving all the Palm Royale vibes your heart desires. In the ski world, Deer Valley embarks on an exciting new era with a new hotel in its new base village. And these are just the beginning. Here are some of this winter’s most exciting openings to have on your radar.

Imagine walking down Main Street, USA, at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom only to realize that the cute shoes you’re wearing are starting to give you blisters before you’ve even gotten on the first ride of the day. Finding the right shoes to wear for a full day of walking around the Disney Parks is crucial—blisters and foot pain can quickly cut your day short. With an abundance of different shoe types, brands, and price points to choose from, it can be hard to know what shoes are the best to wear to Disney World, or any theme park, for that matter.