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Sugar-dusted beignets, punchy rye-laced sazeracs, and month-long Mardi Gras celebrations — the sounds and flavours of New Orleans are impossible to ignore.

There's nothing quite like packing up for a trip, making your way to the airport, getting through security and sitting through an hours-long flight to your latest destination — only to find yourself waiting in an endless rental car line on the other end.

Explore the captivating beauty of Rome in just 4 days. Explore ancient wonders such as the Colosseum and Roman Forum, savour the splendour of the Galleria Borghese and immerse yourself in the lively atmosphere of the Testaccio district. This 4-day Rome itinerary promises an unforgettable Roman adventure. Here's how to spend 4 days in Rome.

This series of articles about credit cards, points and miles, and budgeting for travel is brought to you in partnership with The Points Guy.

Cruise ship spas are alluring—especially to passengers sailing for the first time. Lulled by the twin pleasures of an ocean voyage and a relaxing vacation, passengers let their barriers come down. “Treat yourself,” they say. And "try new things—you’re on vacation!” However, once encapsulated within the tranquil confines of the spa with eucalyptus fragrance and pan-flute music, the sales pitches begin—and they’re aggressive.

Happy National Rum Day to all observers. To celebrate, how about a boozy, rum-based coconut cocktail recipe straight from the British Virgin Islands?

A cellphone allows travelers to have a camera always at the ready. The latest phones offer multiple lenses with better resolution and enhanced macro and telephoto capabilities, enabling virtually every moment to be captured for posterity. This can be both a blessing and a curse. When should we be taking a photograph and when should we simply be taking the time to look and wonder at the world around us? Here are a few tips on when and what to shoot, and how to better frame what we see when we travel.

Moving to the front of the plane is a dream from most economy passengers. But many don’t know where to start when strategizing how to get upgraded to first class.

Part of living a vegan lifestyle is following a plant-based diet, something I have been doing for well over a decade. When traveling to new places I am always on the lookout for vegan restaurants or places offering vegan dishes. As veganism gains in popularity around the world, it’s becoming easier than ever to eat plant-based foods when traveling. Berlin is not only a vegan foodie paradise, but a hub for vegan activism. There are so many vegan-friendly restaurants to choose from I think it’s safe to say the days of ordering a boring lettuce salad and a side of fries are over, at least in Berlin. Here are some delicious options to get you started.

This series of articles about credit cards, points and miles, and budgeting for travel is brought to you in partnership with The Points Guy.

When it comes to bang for your buck, Barcelona has it all: beautiful architecture, coastal location and a cosmopolitan energy that makes it one of Europe’s foremost cultural hubs for art, fashion and technology.

Anyone who had plans to fly at the start of 2020 will remember the travel nightmare that began that March when the spread of Covid-19 left a barrage of canceled and disrupted flights. 

To her more than one million TikTok followers, digital creator MJ Hedderman is known as "the Instagram girlfriend." It's a moniker she said she fell into in 2020 after realizing she didn't need a partner to take photos of her — she could learn to take them herself instead. 

More than 60 years after Jackie Kennedy first visited this small island in the Cyclades and thrust it into the limelight, the pull of glittering Mykonos is still strong. During summer, the jet and yacht set cruise in alongside throngs of travelers eager to party, snap Instagram photos, and see and be seen. And with the island's sprawling and sandy beaches (a rare find in the rocky Cyclades) it’s not hard to see why. But the island has a long-beloved, quieter side than the beach party scene would lead you to believe.

When I got into the points and miles world a decade ago, it was a niche “hobby,” and there were few resources to help newbies get started. I had to dig through countless blogs, forums and read loyalty program terms and conditions obsessively to learn all the tips and tricks. Nowadays, social media is swarming with travel hackers leveraging points and miles for exotic vacations that would otherwise cost tens of thousands of dollars.

It may be the middle of summer, but Club Med is thinking ahead to ski season and putting vacations on sale up to 40 percent off.

There’s a reason “how to become a travel agent” has been a continuously trending search phrase on Google—it is a career path that offers a flexible work environment and schedule, ample travel opportunities, and an immersion into a supportive world-wide industry. It's a surprise to some in 2023: Once the internet became widely available, it was largely believed that needing a travel agent was obsolete. However, even though the brick-and-mortar agencies with punny names in strip malls have vanished, the career is on-the-rise.

Whether you choose to live like royalty or scrimp on a shoestring in Vietnam, you’re going to have a memorable trip.

Lapped by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, the southeastern US state of Florida is best known for its Disney parks and glittering cities. But go beyond the big hitters and you’ll find a world of natural attractions — from wetland-filled parks stitched with boardwalk trails to bays shining with nighttime bioluminescence that beg to be explored by kayak. Discover the best of them on this four-part round trip.

Chicago is practically tailor made for family getaways, with a wealth of interactive museums, fabulous parks and jaw-dropping architecture.

Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities in the United States, whether you live here or are visiting. In fact, based on tourism taxes, Los Angeles is the third most expensive city for tourists to visit in the world.