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There are plenty of dazzling luxury resorts in the Caribbean, but people who like to fly private often like to stay private on vacation. One of those dreamy, secluded getaways is Villa Papillon in Antigua. Listed for $9.5 million, the 9,700-square-foot villa is located at the tip of Reed’s point, overlooking the water. For $8,000 to $12,000 a night (depending on the week), the villa can accommodate up to 12 people—but expect to spend your time on the vast terrace (on a clear day, you can see to Nevis and St. Kitts) or in the infinity pool.
On most mornings, some 150 hot air balloons ascend above the beautiful landscape in Göreme National Park in Cappadocia, Turkey. Now, vacationers looking to book a flight in one can order a hot air balloon ride on Uber. The seamless hot air balloon excursion includes pick-up and drop-off at Cappadocia hotels. To celebrate the launch, Uber is also giving away 100 free rides.
For those who travel with grape expectations, wineries make for exquisite vacations. These newly renovated wine producers—from Tuscany to Chile—offer the full winery experience along with luxurious amenities such as cooking classes or 18 holes of golf. Here’s where to fill (and refill) your glass with some of the most beautiful wine country resorts of the year.
Business travelers will now have the opportunity to earn elite status through American Airlines’ new AAdvantage Business loyalty program. Travelers will collect Loyalty Points in addition to earning status for being an AAdvantage member, and businesses will earn AAdvantage miles that can be redeemed for employee travel. This program also allows businesses to earn 1 AAdvantage mile per $1 spent on qualifying business travel purchases. In turn, the company can redeem the miles on future trips.
If you go to New Orleans and don’t take a photo on Bourbon Street were you ever really there? That’s the premise behind a new survey by the travel site Wanderu, which analyzed Instagram hashtags to determine the most Insta-worthy streets in America. From Ocean Drive in Miami to Lombard Street in San Francisco, these U.S. avenues are Instagram famous.
This is part of our global guide to the Best Places to Go in 2024—find more travel inspiration here.
It’s official, Asia is back—brighter, bolder, and more ambitious than ever. The region took longer than others to shake off pandemic-related travel restrictions and border closures, but has returned in full force, eager to remind international travelers what they’ve been missing.
This is part of our global guide to the Best Places to Go in 2024—find more travel inspiration here.
Customs and Immigration Control officer stamping a passport. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images Plus/FTiare)
While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are chock-full of tempting travel and flight discounts, Travel Deal Tuesday or Travel Tuesday, as it’s become known, has actually become one of the best days of the year to score a travel deal, according to the flight booking site and app Hopper.
Girl dinner doesn’t have to be basic. And if you know someone who indulges in girl dinner on a regular basis, this gift guide will help them make the most of doing the least, deliciously of course. Whether it’s specialty tinned fish, internationally sourced snacks, gourmet pasta or dishware that make girl dinner feel gourmet, these girl dinner gifts from around the world elevate the humble meal to a truly gift-worthy occasion.
American Airlines is growing its international network once again.
Demand and confidence in travel continue to reach pre-pandemic levels, and the industry took another significant step forward on Thursday night with the 2023 edition of the Travvy Awards.
November can be one of the better months to travel, depending on when you do it. Traveling in November means you miss the summer crowds and rush of students settling into their campuses, plus the chaos of travelers before the end-of-year holiday season. Here are some of the top places to visit in November.
Once the preserve of expats, the notion of Thanksgiving is increasingly embraced in the U.K. as both a gentle practice of seeing family or friends but also as a form of autumnal appreciation; an adult-orientated extension of harvest festivals that most schools still hold in Britain. While adhering to the understandable and delicious importance of turkey and cranberry sauce, top chefs also use Thanksgiving to bring British ingredients to the table. Here are some of the best places to celebrate Anglo-American relations this year
A festive holiday like Thanksgiving calls for the kind of cocktail that induces nothing short of delight—and not just because it makes dealing with ornery family members much easier. After all, a traditional Turkey Day menu is filled with once-a-year dishes so why not pair them with a equally exceptional (and seasonal) drinks that work perfectly with the feast?
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Norm Bour, a 69-year-old nomad who prefers ferry travel. The following has been edited for length and clarity.