It’s Not Your Imagination. Airlines Are Padding Flight Times.

The weeks after Thanksgiving might be the best time of year to travel. Prices are low, the weather is often mild and attractions are uncrowded.

Travelers in Northern California are about to get a direct flight to the Azores, a lesser-visited Portuguese island paradise. This offbeat routing is one of a trio of seasonal routes that TAP Air Portugal is launching for the summer of 2025, which will also include flights from its newest U.S. gateway, Los Angeles.

In 2017, I decided to take my first-ever solo trip — a weeklong jaunt to London during Christmas.

Every passenger entering Mexico by cruise ship may soon be charged a $42 tax (€39.90)  - whether they disembark or not.

Black Friday and Travel Tuesday may have come and gone, but travelers still have plenty of ways to save on an upcoming flight.  Norse Atlantic Airways, a growing low-cost carrier that operates flights between the United States and Europe, recently published dozens of discounted round-trip fares starting at $317. Travelers can score deals on flights out of New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, and more U.S. cities to popular European destinations such as Athens, London, and Rome.  Best of all, the discounted fares can be booked now for travel throughout 2025. For example, travelers can snag a $395 round-trip economy ticket from New York (JFK) to London (LGW) between October 1, 2025 through October 11, 2025, or a spring break getaway between Orlando, FL (MCO) and London (LGW) in April 2025.Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of round-trip deals including: 

TAP Air Portugal is making it easier to plan a getaway to Europe next year with three new flights from the United States, including one from Los Angeles for the first time.

Have you found that elite status upgrades are harder to come by? There's a good reason.

Singapore Airlines recently announced plans to introduce all-new front-of-the-aircraft cabins across its fleet of seven Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra-long-range) planes. The carrier, which regularly ranks among the world’s best airlines, uses that aircraft to fly what is currently the world’s longest flight route between Singapore and New York, clocking in at just under 19 hours and covering 9,585 air miles. The plane is also used for additional long-haul flights from Singapore, including to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.

New narrow-body planes designed for long-haul flights are changing how people fly.

Spirit Airlines is dialing up some cheap Black Friday fares with one-way flights starting as low as $25.

It's that time of year again! Black Friday is finally here, and if you're anything like us, you've been eyeing up your favorite hotels, cruise lines, and tour operators for months, just waiting for them to roll out the big sales. Good news: From glamorous resorts to beachfront hotels to tour operators and cruise lines, the deals are rolling in, and there are tons of ways to save for every type of traveler. Whether you're interested in scoring 30% off low-cost flights to Iceland via PLAY or want to hop on a cruise by HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) for close to half the original price, this is the best time of year to save. From now through Cyber Monday and Travel Tuesday, we're seeing new sales drop every day—be sure to check back in daily so you don't miss anything good.

America's second-busiest airport is getting a new nonstop flight to Taiwan.