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Phoenix, Arizona is having a YIMBY moment. 

Traveling can be an exciting adventure, but for many, like myself, it often comes with an unwelcome companion: stomach troubles. Despite drinking plenty of water and trying to eat right, my stomach always seems to get messed up when I travel. To understand why this happens and how to combat it, I turned to Dr. Kelly Bender, a California-licensed Naturopathic Doctor, for expert insight.

The antitrust trial between JetBlue and Spirit finished on Tuesday, with closing arguments from the Department of Justice and lawyers for the airlines marking the end of a monthlong trial that will decide the future of the two airlines — and potentially impact the broader U.S. airline market.

If the government expectations come to fruition, the image of the French “bon vivant,” sitting at a street cafe with a glass of wine in one hand and a cigarette in the other, is in the process of finally changing.

State-of-the-art equipment has turned the tide against potential cruise ship disasters. However, we can never completely let our guard down; cruise ships should constantly be looking for further innovations to keep passengers safe.

You can count on a Good Lock professional to show you the best way to resolve any situation.

Croatia’s top destination, Dubrovnik’s diminutive old town lies within sturdy medieval fortifications, overlooking the deep blue Adriatic. Historical attractions in the old town include noble Baroque buildings, museums and galleries, while beyond the walls are beaches, islands and a glorious coastline to discover. 

Keeping your clothing fresh and as wrinkle-free as possible is ideal when traveling, especially if you are dressing to impress or traveling to places where people are more put together. If you are traveling for an extended period of time, you’ll want to try to pack and keep everything as condensed as possible to be able to pack all of your belongings. Here is how to fold and pack dress shirts and clothing for travel.

Mark Pestronk

If you’ve ever taken a photo out the airplane window to brag to the folks back home that you just flew over, say, Greenland or the Grand Canyon or a particularly cool-shaped cloud, you may have noticed that there’s always a pesky pinprick of a hole at the bottom of your shot. Before you panic, yes, that hole is very much supposed to be there. Like every other inch of a commercial airplane, the window’s “bleed hole,” as it’s called, is a highly engineered and functional design detail—and it has come a long way over the past century of aviation design history. Long story short: It’s all about pressure.

Safety is a top concern for many when choosing where to travel — a consideration that carries even more importance given the current landscape in the Middle East with the Israel-Hamas war and the U.S. State Department’s worldwide caution travel advisory. To help pinpoint safe countries for travel in 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection has published its “Safest Destinations” report for the ninth year in a row. The report ranks both the top safety countries and the top safest cities globally.

Fur still damp and matted from his birth moments earlier, the disorientated youngster wobbles forward, driven by instinct to gain strength through his mother’s milk. She’s standing just a few steps away, exhausted from having carried her cargo for almost nine months through the grassy plains and stumpy whistling thorn acacias of the Naboisho Conservancy. Predators such as lions, cheetahs and leopards roam this reserve in the Greater Mara, near the border with Tanzania in southwestern Kenya. 

A Vrbo host recently surprised TPG reader Diah Jones with a troubling ultimatum that felt a lot like a shakedown.

There are numerous wellness retreats dotted around the world but it’s hard to find one more comprehensive than SHA Spain, named World’s Best Wellness Clinic 2023 at the World Spa Awards, for its array of wellness/medical analyses and regimens including some pretty esoteric ones. (A notable one I discovered during a stay there: post traumatic stress disorder treatment for kidnapped Russian oligarchs.) All aspects of this clinic are exacting from the skills of the practitioners to the culinary creations, engineered for nutritional aims but with complexity and flavor. It's casual, though: everyone pads around in their terry robes even in the dining room (with the exception of some women who were dressed to the nines with furs.) And for those who want to experience the benefits of their approach closer to the U.S., a new SHA is opening in Mexico in January; reservations opened this week.

On Calle Muntaner 108, in the heart of Barcelona’s Eixample neighborhood, you’ll find adestination that’s become famous in the world of mixology—Sips— which was recently namedthe top cocktail bar in the world in 2023.

It was supposed to be the pride of a nation. Built in the early 17th century, Vasa was commissioned by the King of Sweden during a time of intense naval competition among the European powers. But rather than a warship of unprecedented power and grandeur, Vasa became a symbol of poor design and tragedy.

Southwest Airlines has always been a fan favorite for its baggage policy, which allows all passengers two free checked bags, regardless of status or ticket.

The only thing scarier than zombies and witches loose on the streets on Halloween is an impaired driver, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The crash and fatality rates for drivers under 21 have improved drastically over the past two decades – more so than for other drivers. Fatal crashes involving a young driver fell 38%, while they increased nearly 8% for drivers 21 and older, and deaths of young drivers fell about 45%, compared to an 11% increase in fatalities for older drivers.

Brochures advertising expedition cruises promise once-in-a-lifetime trips to some of the world’s most pristine destinations. Small vessels specifically designed for challenging waters travel to the likes of the Northwest Passage, Antarctica, and the Galapagos Islands throughout the year.

Southwest Airlines is expecting to have a happy holiday season, even as it shakes off the memory of last year's operational collapse.