The Best Jacksonville, Florida, Airbnbs on the Beach and in the City

Miami is one of the most popular vacation spots in the United States, and for good reason.

This holiday season, it's been severe thunderstorms — not snow or ice — that have proven to be main hurdle for the millions of travelers headed to airports.

Dec 24, 2024 • 7 min read

About 140 miles east of Miami, Royal Caribbean's private Bahamas island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, receives thousands of eager families virtually every day of the year.

Dec 23, 2024 • 9 min read

If you're chatting with a group of travelers and Spirit Airlines comes up, someone will likely recount a story from a past Spirit flight. And at least in my experience, the story usually involves a delay, cancellation or other negative memory.

Dec 18, 2024 • 8 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.

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.

As the temperatures drop, you can bet that interest in a sunny getaway to Florida rises. Snowbirds heading for the sunshine is a long-standing travel tradition, and airlines plan for the southern surge with extra flight loads. Despite the volume of passengers, it is still possible to find great deals. Travel + Leisure spotted dozens of flight deals to Florida, with many under $100. Florida is home to popular destinations, and large airports, in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa that welcome millions of visitors a year. All of the examples below are one-way fares, and include the flight number we spotted with the discount at the time of publication. Due to the low prices for flights, it might be time to book a winter getaway to Florida. 

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.

To arrive at our list of the Best Places to Go in the US in 2025, we painted with the broadest strokes possible. Stretching from Alaska to Puerto Rico, there are so many reasons to explore the States this year—from nature explorations, to food and wine trails and cultural immersions.