Expedition tips

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will harmonize the application fees for the Global Entry, Nexus and Sentri trusted-traveler programs, effective Oct.1.

An airport expansion set to be completed this year in Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland, is driving new expedition itineraries in 2025 for Viking, Silversea and HX, formerly known as Hurtigruten Expeditions.

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There’s never been more interest in actual, genuine off-the-beaten-path travel than now. More and more tourists are searching out escape from the everyday—trips with fewer people, less (or preferably no) technology, and an opportunity to recalibrate and experience something authentic and life-affirming.

I consider myself an adventurous person. I’ve overlanded through Russia. Traveled solo in Egypt. Followed the Dakar Rally through Saudi Arabia. But it was my recent experience getting to the Dukha people, Mongolia’s reindeer-riding tribe, that I consider one of the most adventurous experiences to date. Not just because of how remote the tribe is, but because we were also contenting with -30C temperatures, unusually heavy snowfall, and incredibly hard to navigate terrain.

If you've flown United Airlines or Delta Air Lines out of Denver International Airport (DEN) in the past two weeks and are a Clear user, you may have noted a curbside bag drop option courtesy of Clear.

Small-ship specialist Windstar Cruises is finally back in growth mode.

For big adventures this year, consider expedition cruising to discover engaging and enlivening destinations across the globe. Wilderness Travel has a curated line-up for 2024—2025, which includes tours to the world’s last frontier—Antarctica; journeys to the far north in the Arctic; exclusive once-a-year odyssey cruises to multiple locales around the planet like the coast of West Africa, northern Europe, and Asia; and dynamic river cruises on the planet’s most well-loved rivers—the Danube, Mekong, Amazon, Magdalena, and Rhine. Keep reading to plan out your next voyage.

Eric Andrews remains in his role as Sales Director, US Southeast, while the company is now also actively recruiting to fill the Sales Director roles for the Northeast and West. 

Air Tahiti Nui passengers enrolled in TSA PreCheck are advised to look for the indicator (such as TSAPRECHK, TSA PRE, or TSA Pre✓) on their boarding passes to confirm eligibility for expedited screening before their flights.

The federal government will raise the cost of the popular Global Entry program this fall for the first time in more than 15 years.

Onboard Obsession is a new series that explores the can't-miss highlights of the best-loved cruises—from the shore excursions to book to the spa treatments too relaxing to pass up.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) it’s making it easier to jet off on an international getaway by adding eight new airlines to its TSA PreCheck program. 

If you thought expedition cruising was all about polar destinations, think again. The newest ships and itineraries will have you swapping the thermal gear for swimsuits, basking in bright sunshine and slipping into the warm crystal waters in some of the more remote tropics around the world, including wild frontiers without the bone-chilling cold.

Expedition cruise line HX is making it even easier to see the world by changing its voyages into all-inclusive journeys.

For the sky-high price of $495,000 per-passenger, this once-in-a-lifetime experience will be out of this world.

If you've flown United Airlines out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) since Feb. 7 and are a TSA PreCheck member, you may have opted to participate in an expedited check-in process.

Planning an expedition to view a total solar eclipse demands an arsenal of maps of all kinds. Where is the path of totality? Are we in it yet? Is it cloudy? What began in England in 1715 with Edmond Halley’s (he of comet fame) first map predicting the time and path of a total solar eclipse has morphed into a mini-industry with all kinds of different maps that try to relay the complexities, intricacies and dynamic nature of a total solar eclipse.

Scientists have confirmed that January and February broke global heat records and predictions for the spring suggest soaring temperatures won’t be abating. It’s no surprise, then, that one of accommodation platform Booking.com’s travel predictions for 2024 was ‘cool-cations’, where people visit colder climes to ‘revive and refresh themselves’. According to the site’s annual report where predictions are published, the majority (51%) of travelers surveyed said that climate change will impact the way they plan their vacation in 2024, while over half (56%) say that as temperatures soar close to home, they will use their vacation to cool down elsewhere.

I'm a bit of a whale-watching addict. So when I saw a TikTok of people hanging over the side of tiny boats to pet a gray whale on the head, I knew I had to find a way to experience it for myself.

Cruise pioneer releases details of its four 2024 luxury voyages across the Mediterranean, exploring the cradles of civilization that inspired its origins.