It already looks like another banner year for Europe travel — even during the cold winter months

The vast swaths of American wilderness protected as public lands have long been recreational oases and treasured national landscapes. Yet park advocates warn that visitor experiences at US national parks and forests is poised to plummet following recent layoffs. On February 14, the Trump administration terminated the positions of 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) workers and 2,000 more from the US Forest Service, representing about 5% of NPS employees and nearly 6% for the Forest Service, with stated aims of cutting federal spending via government downsizing.

A rare, hand-painted Banksy work is set to be sold at auction by Sotheby's in London, carrying an estimated value of up to £5 million (€6 million). A portion of the proceeds will go toward supporting victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.

Legend of the Seas, the third ship in Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class, will launch in July 2026and spend its first summer cruising the Mediterranean. It will then journey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from where it will sail year-round to the Western and Southern Caribbean, the cruise line announced today.

The future is here — and on the streets of some major American cities. San Francisco has been allowing autonomous vehicles on its streets for years now, but fully driverless rides are a fairly new phenomenon. So I was eager to try out the driverless taxi service from the best-established company, Waymo One, on a recent trip to the City by the Bay.

Taiwan's self-proclaimed "luxury airline" is expanding once again in the U.S.

Booking a summer vacation just got cheaper.  Avelo Airlines, a discount carrier based in Texas, recently announced a special promotion code which provides travelers with a $30 discount off of their summer travel bookings. The code is valid for travel between May 1, 2025 and August 26, 2025, making it perfect for travelers looking to get a jumpstart on seasonal bookings.

European passenger rail travel continues to expand, with a flurry of new routes opening and competition heating up on key routes, including on the rail line that runs below the English Channel. Plans to streamline the booking process across Europe could also make rail travel easier and more efficient.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bethany Stevens . It has been edited for length and clarity.

For fliers who haven’t encountered it before, SSSS on a boarding pass stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection. It’s the Transportation Security Administration’s method of selecting passengers for additional security checks. If the acronym appears on your ticket, it means you’ll be subject to an extra-thorough screening—despite having pre-approval through a Trusted Traveler Program such as Clear, NEXUS, Global Entry, or TSA PreCheck. This can extend the boarding process by 15 to 45 minutes (or longer), which is always frustrating if you’re running on a tight schedule.

When it’s cold in northern North America, it’s high season in the warm reaches of the south — especially in the Caribbean — as snowbirds flock to sunnier shores.

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Travel in Europe is getting more complicated to navigate for tourists. Some cities now charge a daily tourist tax that you have to pay on arrival.