Trip tips

Girls' trips can be a hit or miss.

If the idea of a big family vacation–or any group trip–makes you weak in the knees, fear not: bespoke luxury travel company Black Tomato has the solution.

When looking for a flight to book, the number of options can feel dizzying. If it's your first time booking flights on your own, you may be wondering whether it's better to book two one-way flights or a round-trip flight.

Active travel, meaning biking, hiking and multi-sport vacations, have been skyrocketing in popularity since the pandemic. The major tour operators specializing in this field are reporting record traffic and bookings for 2023 and 2024, and this makes a lot of sense, as the pandemic caused a lasting spike in participation in many outdoor sports. Additionally, there are many benefits to active travel - exercise, guilt free indulgence, and seeing the world more deeply at a slower, immersive pace. But within this red-hot category, one niche in particular has been attracting more and more active travelers, both veterans and first timers, and that’s active cruises.

The best part of vacationing is the food.

It's the best of times; it's the worst of times. You arrive at a new destination far from your home, full of the promise of new discoveries. However, it's also in a new time zone, many hours removed from your usual schedule. Even though you want to get out and explore, your body often has another idea: bed. But when you're ready to go to bed, boom, you're wide awake.

The Path of the Gods on Italy's Amalfi Coast is one of the most beautiful hikes in the world, but it's also really difficult to get to.

During the peak summer season, my group of four — me, two seniors, and a 10-year-old — planned to spend a few days exploring Venice after a cruise. 

I’ve been an Anglophile for as long as I can remember. My 16-year-old son has been obsessed with automobiles since he could eat solid food. At this year’s Goodwood Revival, we found the perfect day out.

Paris is no trendsetter when it comes to exposing tourists to bed bugs, but it took an outbreak during fashion week in one of the planet’s most elegant cities to make my recent brush with the subject feel chic enough to discuss widely. 

Combining a series of once-in-a-lifetime experiences into a single around-the-world trip can feel like the ultimate expression of luxury travel. It can be a daunting prospect though, with many contending factors to consider. Here's how to start planning the ultimate round-the-world trip.

A couple says they had to cancel their horse trekking trip in Mongolia after Air Canada refused to let them take their bags off a delayed flight, as first reported the Canadian broadcaster Global News last Thursday.

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As a full-time travel editor and mother of two myself, I'm always interested in talking to other working parents about the pressures of juggling full-time roles. It seems we live in a time when, not only do we need to succeed professionally while raising smart, kind, well-adjusted children, but we're expected to look and feel happy, healthy, and perfectly content to do so. Unfortunately, self care is one of the first things to go out the window as a parent when free time is scarce.

Figuring out what you need to pack for a trip can be challenging—especially if you like to travel carry-on only. But whether you’re heading for a weekend away with your best gal pals or a week-long jaunt to a new city, the tech you pack is important. From portable batteries and small location devices to headphone adapters for planes, we’ve tested multiple items to see what the best travel gadgets really are, and which ones simply aren't worth the space.

Earlier this year, I took Amtrak's Adirondack train from New York City to Montreal, a 12-hour journey that snakes through the Hudson Valley and into Canada. The route had just reopened after being halted since 2020, and I was eager to see what it was all about. 

Touring New England in search of autumn’s changing colors has become so popular it has sprouted its own subculture of “leaf-peepers.”

TikTok has a special way of feeding you videos about products you probably don't need, but that might come in handy someday.

Despite my love of travel – and travel-planning – organizing a stellar family vacation is a quagmire for me.

If you fell in love with the frivolously fashionable Netflix hit series Emily in Paris, now might be your chance to experience a little of the lavish lifestyle yourself.

Traveling by train through the US, Canada, and Europe, sailing through the Caribbean Sea on the largest cruise ship in the world, and taking long-haul flights from the Pacific to the Atlantic — I've done it all by myself.