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Just last month, the Oneworld alliance launched the first-ever Oneworld-branded lounge in South Korea's Incheon International Airport (ICN). This was only the beginning.

I first fell in love with the idea of moving abroad five years ago after spending a semester in England.

With his top-of-the-line mattress selling for $750,000 — and featured in the homes of celebrities like Drake — Hästens CEO Jan Ryde has already succeeded on a number of challenges. Still he gave himself one more, promising to write a book when his annual company sales reached $100M. ‘ When Business Is Love ’ isn’t your typical corporate cutthroat how-to manual. Instead Ryde tells the story of his fifth-generation 172-year-old family business going from making horse saddles to the most desired mattresses in the world, and how he guides the company with a combination of passion for excellence and a culture of compassion among the people who work there. I spoke with Ryde at the company’s New York showroom about his business philosophy and his most famous mattress.

A version of this article originally appeared in Condé Nast Traveller UK.

While the winter blues is a common condition right about now, smart travelers will trade the malady for the much happier Caribbean blues—the cerulean reefs of Saint Lucia or the ultramarine hue of Jamaica’s deepest depths. Find the perfect getaway at Sandals Resorts with the special Winter Blues sale.

Sunshine would have been too much after three years that felt like one long dark tunnel. I arrive, exhausted, on Koh Samui during a monsoon, the wet jungle swaying with the energy of renewal. That night, a lullaby of raindrops helps me drift off to sleep. The far-off storm flashing on the horizon expels my subliminal rage. I awaken, refreshed, to birdsong.

Have you ever flown to your destination and then had to wait in line for a taxi to take you to your hotel? Or, have you foregone a private ride for a hotel shuttle or shared transportation service with a dozen other people only to find yourself making multiple stops before reaching your accommodations?

If there's one rule grief counselors and bereavement support groups agree on, it's that making a big decision following a loss is not a good idea. Whether it's changing jobs, discarding keepsakes, or selling your home and moving, the general advice is to wait from six months to a year before embarking on a path that could be life-altering.

In the 1950s and '60s, "stewardesses were glamorous. They were beautiful. They were poised," says former Delta Air Lines flight attendant Casey Grant at the beginning of a new documentary film about the history of flight attendants.

The Transportation Security Administration's mission is to "protect the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce," but it has also taken up the mantle of protecting TSA PreCheck applicants from scams that can be costly and frustrating, and potentially put your identity and credit card information at risk.

I like to travel to celebrate my birthdays.

Despite being one of the most coveted residential neighborhoods in Manhattan, TriBeCa has long had a dearth of beautiful places to stay. That changed this month when the London-based Firmdale Hotels opened its third New York property, the 57-room Warren Street Hotel. However, unlike the red brick structures that surround it, this building is painted a bright cerulean. TriBeCa offers just the right mix of “artists, designers, families and a sprinkling of Hollywood glamour,” says Kit Kemp, Firmdale’s co-founder and creative director, whose interior design studio also has its own furniture and accessories line. “We wanted to build something that contributes to this narrative in a bold and exciting way.”

The Road to Hana is one of the most popular — and some would say treacherous — tourist activities on the island of Maui in Hawaii.

Currently, Greece ranks extremely high as an attractive target for foreign investors looking for visas through real estate investment thanks to a confluence of factors that includes narrowing alternatives in the rest of Europe, a resurgent Greek economy and a relatively low minimum threshold for acquiring property.

While training for the NYC Half Marathon three years ago, chronic foot pain started nagging me, so I pulled out all the stops, buying everything from compression socks and ankle braces to pain relief gels and patches. But after a series of podiatrist appointments gone wrong, I learned from an orthopedic surgeon that what I really needed were orthotics: customized insoles shaped for my foot. Before long, I was back on my feet pain-free.

As we continue into 2024, I have a few suggestions to make the job of travel advisor a bit easier: 

Last week, we revealed our 2024 Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards. Click here to see the list of winners.

It has been astonishing, in the 10 years that I have been involved exclusively in travel journalism, to see the way that wellness travel has exploded and diversified. Some trends, like forest bathing and adaptogenic smoothies, have carried with them a whiff of faddishness, but so much of what we have come to think of as wellness travel has felt so useful for helping us navigate this chaotic, confusing world: programs to better our sleep and nutrition, to practice mindfulness, even to improve sexual health. I myself desperately need some help with sleep, which I am eager to focus on when I visit the just-opened Mexico outpost of the acclaimed Spanish wellness clinic Sha later this year. You'll find a little more on the retreat in our What Wellness Is package, which explores some of the latest offerings in the category, from surviving the slings and arrows of menopause to building confidence to become a better leader back home. These stories are part of our greater push around wellness this year; look for continuing coverage on our new dedicated Travel Well vertical on our site.

"Look, kids, the shark is right under the boat!" I shout, pointing at the disappearing fin. My 7-year-old pinches her nose and dives in.

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Valentine’s Day is for lovers, right? Lovers of airfare deals, that is (at least for us travel addicts). And we’ve admittedly fallen hard for the two-for-one sale launched by all-business-class airline La Compagnie that is running through February 14.