Vail vs Aspen: Which winter wonderland strikes your fancy?

Few things are as important as time. You don’t want to waste it, especially at the airport.

Holiday travel this season will mean more people using their own vehicles and staying in hotels and motels.

Planning a vacation for the week between Christmas and New Years can feel anything but festive. Hotel and rental rates are generally at their peak, many properties require weeklong or 10-night minimums and rooms book up fast. But below are 15 great hotels in enticing destinations that — at press time — still have openings for at least a few days between Dec. 21 and Jan. 1 and, while minimum stays vary widely during that period, many of the places included here don’t insist on more than a two- or three-night stay. (The rates listed below are for Christmas week.) Better still, use this list as inspiration for a getaway in January, February or early spring and enjoy the perks of shoulder season: lower prices and fewer tourists.

Avelo Airlines is gearing up for winter escapes with a new promo code that lets travelers instantly save $35 on their next booking.

In the summer of 2022, Carley Schweet, her husband, their toddler son, and their then nine-month-old daughter flew from Seattle to Lexington, Kentucky, to visit family. After they arrived, their daughter became congested and developed a fever. The couple, newly parents of two, thought the infant just had a bad summer cold. So they decided to stay in Lexington and then travel as planned to Chicago, where their daughter’s fever spiked again. They were only in Chicago for 48 hours, and while they thought about visiting a local urgent care, with guidance from their pediatrician, the couple patched up their daughter the best they could and flew back to Seattle.

Here at TPG, we love our transferable credit card points. You can use them to book award travel with various airline and hotel partners, even if you're not loyal to said airlines and hotels. For instance, I once transferred Chase Ultimate Rewards points to World of Hyatt and redeemed them for a weeklong stay in Hawaii — even though I'd never set foot in a Hyatt.

Get ready for an inspiring journey at the Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas on November 12, 2024. This event gathers industry leaders and visionaries to illuminate the latest trends and transformative developments shaping the future of aviation. 

New Zealand is home to the most breathtaking nature I've seen.

Every airline traveler has been there. The boarding process begins, and the gate is swarmed with passengers before their zones have been called.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but you don’t need to type any of them to search the internet these days. Boosted by artificial intelligence, software on your phone can automatically analyze objects live in your camera view or in a photo (or video) to immediately round up a list of search results. And you don’t even need the latest phone model or third-party apps; current tools for Android and iOS can do the job with a screen tap or swipe. Here’s how.

DJs play thumping sets inside tiny taco joints as the fruity smell of shisha drifts past Turkish barbers and trendy crowds gather outside arthouse cinemas. 

If you enjoy a big-ship experience but prefer that your vessel's sundeck not resemble a water park, then both Holland America Line and Princess Cruises should be on your short list.