Unleashing adventure: How women-only touring holidays are transforming travel experiences

The UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system has officially expanded to European travellers. Starting 2 April 2025, EU (except Irish nationals), EEA, and Swiss citizens will need ETA approval to enter the UK.

Add Avalon Waterways to the list of travel companies operating trips through the famed Bordeaux wine region.

If you visited Imsouane—a small fishing village in Morocco turned surf travel hotspot—early last year, you'd have walked through a lively labyrinth of surf cafes, hostels, and ceramic vendors, perhaps passing a donkey in a makeshift stable or a shop selling live chickens. Down by the shoreline on the western side, you might have stayed in one of the troglodyte cave houses built into the cliffside.

It just got easier to fast-track a free vacation. JetBlue recently announced a bonus point promotion that offers extra TrueBlue miles on mileage purchases made through its website. In addition to earning miles while flying, JetBlue sells its miles directly for travelers who may not have enough for their preferred ticket or just want to stock up.  Travelers can earn the bonus by making the points purchase through April 20, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.

London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) closed early Friday due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation, and it could be some time before it re-opens to passengers.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is one busy lady. Not only does she have a new show on Netflix, With Love, Meghan, but she's also got an upcoming line of jams via her brand As Ever, and even a new podcast in the works. But somehow, she's a woman who can seemingly do it all—including staying connected with her family while on the road to promote her projects in the most adorable way possible. In early March, while making an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, the duchess shared how she stays connected to her kids when she is away from them, even for a night. 

The EU’s long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES) is scheduled to finally come into force in 2025.

In response to an airplane catching fire in South Korea earlier this year, several Asian airlines have issued new regulations for passengers who travel with portable batteries, including portable chargers.

The travel world was shocked last week when Southwest Airlines reversed its long-standing policy of allowing all travelers to check two bags on all flights, free of charge. At the time of writing, it still remains to be seen whether the Dallas-based carrier will add carry-on bag fees.

When Suzanne Ross, an English-born artisan based on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, began her 40-year career making traditional Japanese lacquerware, she was told repeatedly that only men could make Wajima-nuri. To create Wajima-nuri, one of the oldest forms of lacquerware in Japan, one must painstakingly apply urushi (lacquer made from tree sap) to the object—say, a bowl or dish—let it dry, then repeat the process dozens of times. This technique, born in the city of Wajima, builds the resilience of the wood and the durability of the finished products. It also depends on the persistence and perseverance of its practitioners, such as Ross. Decades into fine-tuning her craft and growing her business, she never faltered—until a year ago, when the ground in her Wajima studio opened up beneath her feet.

One minute we were barreling down the straight at 180 mph; the next, our bodies were pummeled by lateral g-forces as we careened around a tight corner. We did this over and over again as we screeched through the 3.8-mile Las Vegas Grand Prix track, the street circuit that runs counterclockwise on the Las Vegas Strip. When I slid out of the car, less than three minutes later, my heart had leaped out of my body, my legs were jelly, and I couldn’t stop grinning.

This week, on the evening of March 13 and into the morning of March 14, the moon will slide into Earth’s shadow, creating a wondrous and graceful event: a total lunar eclipse. The whole show, over three hours long, will be visible across almost the entirety of North America, Central America, and most of South America. From western Africa the moon will set while still eclipsed, and in extreme eastern Russia the moon will rise already in eclipse.