This Country Was Just Named the Safest Place to Travel in 2025

American Airlines is giving Midwesterners a new way to escape the winter blahs. 

While many countries with 4-day work weeks have recently ended their pilot programs, places like Tokyo and Valencia, Spain are still experimenting with different ways to make the permanent long weekend a reality. Meanwhile, countries like Belgium and the UAE have legally legislated the 4-day work week for select government employees.

Usually, the name of the game on vacation is to find a little peace from your day-to-day life, a spot to unwind, and time to just sit back and relax. But, simply put, some destinations are better suited than others for relaxing. If you need proof, just look to Book Retreats' Holiday Relaxation Report. The holiday booking site published its report that aimed to answer the question: where can travelers still find genuine peace and quiet? To find the answer, the team first created a seed list of 76 destinations, then analyzed each based on their «safety, solitude, serenity, nature, and wellness.» The rankings, it added, «drew from nine individual data points, including percentage of protected area, forest coverage, crowd density, noise and light pollution, peacefulness, and total wellness experiences.» It then gave each destination a score of one to 100, which then unveiled the 25 most relaxing holiday destinations to visit in 2025.

This year is going to be a big one for northern lights fans. According to NASA, the sun recently reached a peak in its 11-year solar cycle, which could continue into 2026—that means your chances of seeing the northern lights are better than ever in the coming months. Traveling to see them, however, can add up pretty quickly—but there are still places you can go without breaking the bank.

A Delta Airlines flight carrying 80 people crash landed in Toronto yesterday (17 February), becoming the latest in a string of aviation incidents in 2025.

Charleston, South Carolina has long been a favorite destination among travelers, and a new airline route is making it easier to visit.  American Airlines will soon begin direct service between Charleston, SC and New York, NY (LGA) on June 6, 2025. The new route will operate twice weekly on Fridays and Saturdays through the summer, according to American’s booking website. The two-hour and 17-minute flight will be operated with an Embraer 175 aircraft.  American Airlines currently operates flights to Charleston from Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Miami, and Washington, D.C.

Frontier Airlines is plotting a big network shake-up that's set to take effect right before the peak 2025 summer travel season gets into full swing.

Food and travel go hand-in-hand. When you get out and explore the world, you should taste all the flavors your new destination has to offer. However, the U.S. is a pretty big place with lots of diverse food offerings. So, to help you narrow down the best places to tickle your tastebuds in America, Clarify Capital created a list of the top food destinations in the country. 

A low-cost airline is offering a special last-minute Valentine’s Day gift. 

Korean Air has been named Airline of the Year by AirlineRatings.com, which provides airline safety and product ratings. Airline Ratings says its highly anticipated airline awards focused on «passenger comfort, feedback, and product consistency across an airline’s route network.» The South Korean airline also won the World’s Best Economy Class for AirlineRatings.com’s Cabin Class Awards. 

Booking.com recently released its 13th annual Traveler Review Awards, unveiling the «Most Welcoming Places» worldwide to visit in 2025. Ratings for the list were derived from each destination’s volume of Traveler Review Awards, based on a three-year average of more than 360 million verified customer reviews on the company’s website and app.

Hyatt's Thompson brand is a staple of the lifestyle hotel category with locations in popular cities around the world like Nashville; Palm Springs, California; Savannah, Georgia; and New York. This summer, Thompson is opening its doors to the sun and the sand of one of the country's most popular hotel destinations: Miami Beach, Florida — and TPG has an exclusive look into some of the fine details about the hotel.