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In Alqueva, rush hour kicks off at 9.30pm. The area’s roads remain as empty at night as they are by day, but 340 miles above, a queue of Starlink satellites is starting to form. “There’s the International Space Station,” says astronomer Nuno Santos, directing his green laser pointer south. “Give the three people on board a wave!”

Bees are an integral part of the ecosystem and around the world, and hotels have taken meaningful steps in the move toward sustainability by celebrating bees in various ways. Take a look – and take a taste.

In Cairo, the pull between culture and commerce is long established. Five thousand years ago, on the fertile banks of the Nile, wealthy Ancient Egyptians commissioned artisans to adorn their tombs for the voyage into the afterlife, crafting funerary pottery, woodwork, amulets and exquisite paintings. Today, souvenir stalls outside many of those same tombs — and in the souks of the capital — still offer designs that take inspiration from those ancient crafts, passed down over the centuries and adapted to sell to visitors.

There’s an easy way to get 1,000 bonus miles on your next coffee run. For a limited time, Delta Air Lines is giving 1k bonus miles when you enroll and visit Starbucks two times in one week. Here’s how to enroll in this bonus offer.

Lincoln, Nebraska, is losing an airline at the end of summer.

Disney World isn't just for kids — it's for service dogs, too.

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The ‘90s were a time of all work and no play—at least, that’s how it looked in the movies. Films like Glengarry Glen Ross and The Associate (led by one Whoopi Goldberg) illustrated the strictly business nature of the time. But in the sea of suits and briefcases came 1998's How Stella Got Her Groove Back, which gave permission for people—but especially Black women—to take a break. Angela Bassett starred as Stella Payne, an uptight, divorced stock broker in dire need of an escape from her daily routine and stagnant love life. Encouraged by her free-spirited friend Delilah (one Whoopi Goldberg), the two booked a vacation in paradise: at the five-star Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica. While Stella first inspired Black women 25 years ago, her story reverberates to this day.

An American reality TV star baffled viewers after she revealed she'd packed a suitcase full of soda, as she didn't think she'd be able to get the same taste on vacation.

Air Canada's Aeroplan® Credit Card from Chase is one of our favorite cobranded airline credit cards, offering award flexibility and valuable airline benefits. With its strong earning rate and incentives to spend on the card beyond earning the sign-up bonus, the Aeroplan credit card is worth considering for many points and miles enthusiasts — even those who may never visit Canada.

I hear the balti before I see it. It leaves the kitchen sizzling in a blackened metal bowl. It’s a curry to behold — a thick, fiery swamp of spices. A charred, pillowy naan is placed next to it as cutlery. I inhale, set aside any sense of decorum and start tearing and scooping almost before the server turns their back. 

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch - a five star ski-ski out destination in Beaver Creek and they’ve kicked off their big birthday with the debut of a multi-year transformation of guest rooms and common spaces and new dining concepts. The changes are impressive and nicely suited to today’s mountain traveler, but what people are most excited about is the resort’s après ski ambiance.

Every September, Toronto shuts down one of its busiest downtown streets to roll out the red carpet for actors premiering their films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). But with the Screen Actors Guild still on strike, there will be a marked absence of celebrities who had scheduled 2023 TIFF premieres, such as Kate Winslet and Robert DeNiro, from the red carpet. Thankfully, TIFF’s foundational value—celebrating independent and international filmmakers—turns out to be its greatest strength this year, as the 2023 lineup features films representing 70 countries around the world. TIFF’s commitment to diversity is emblematic of the city in which its based—Toronto, which boasts one of the most multicultural populations in the world, reflected by the more than 200 languages spoken in the city.

TIAN, an entirely vegetarian Michelin-star restaurant in Vienna, won me over with the epigram on the paper menu. “Here’s to the spinach nobody likes, the fennel nobody gets,” it began, being no less adorable for being derived from a famous Apple commercial. It included evocative pairings like “badass quince” and “sassy chanterelle.” (For what it’s worth, these also work well as terms of endearment.)

Cologne’s new breed of design hotels are a mix of historic, modern and retro-futuristic elements, often set in historic or repurposed buildings. As such, they perfectly mimic their city, whose roots reach back to the first century BCE — all while offering affordable, doorstep access to its star attractions and buzziest neighbourhoods.

A Saudi prince lent soccer player Neymar his private Boeing 747 jet to fly him to Saudi Arabia. 

A talented and committed group of locals, artists, and historians are preserving the rich history of the Borscht Belt with a new series of historical markers and cultural programming.

I want a “full force” summer this year. Snow cones, inner tubes, bug spray, camp weeks, s’mores, all of it. I had quite the schedule lined up, including a night camping under the stars to spot falling stars and a dinner party right on the beach with a bonfire to boot. So far, I kicked off this “full force” summer right with a stay at Lake Austin Spa, a proper spa but camp-vibes resort right on the waterfront of Austin’s lazy water reservoir beloved by boaters and proud Texans. It’s the summer resort for what I call “spa camp,” an indulgent adult way to savor excellent spa treatments while taking in the no-fuss hospitality of Texas from a hammock or boat dock.

In the 1950s, Los Cabos was a hidden gem frequented by Hollywood stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, and Lucille Ball. For the well-heeled, the southernmost part of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula ticked all the boxes: it boasted a remote location, exclusivity—it was primarily accessible by private plane or yacht—golden beaches with gin-clear water, and nearly 365 days of sunshine.

Set within a windswept corner of County Galway, the region of Connemara is at once stark and sublime. From the Twelve Bens mountains to the dramatic Atlantic coastline, the landscape twists and undulates, revealing pearlescent coral beaches, swathes of misty bogland and even a glacial fjord flanked by the majestic Kylemore Abbey. While the wilder quarters of this breathtaking land offer ample opportunity to test out your windbreaker, a cosy pub or restaurant is never far away. Here are six of the region’s essential experiences.

Chances are if you frequent airport lounges, you’re a Priority Pass member. Membership can be purchased outright or included as a complimentary benefit under specific credit cards and provides access to more than 1,300 lounges worldwide, across 148 countries in over 600 cities. With Priority Pass membership, travelers can enter lounges in the portfolio on their flight date, regardless of airline or class flown, often with two guests.