Why Do Airplanes Still Have Ashtrays?

The World's 50 Best Bars have just been announced—and you can consider this your official bucket list of exceptional drinking dens around the world.

Growing up in California, I saw the world in two languages: English and Español.

“Revenge travel” is a term that was passed around soon after the Covid-19 travel restrictions began to lift. For those unfamiliar, “revenge travel” is seemingly taking a trip that hasn’t been able to happen due to the pandemic. But now that travel numbers are up, is revenge travel still happening?

While many Americans associate kaleidoscopic fall foliage with New England, Seattle also brims with autumnal appeal with cool, crisp air and a stunning backdrop of tree-covered hills and mountains. Also: where else can you take in awe-inspiring views of Mount Rainier, knock back a chambong (champagne glass-beer bong hybrid), savor spicy Laotian chicken laap, and retire to a plush room overlooking Elliot Bay in a single day?

How did you become both a monk and makeup artist?My father is a monk and I was born in a temple in Tokyo. My parents never forced me to become one, and for a long time I didn’t want to — I was more interested in Disney princesses. I studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York, where I assisted a makeup artist. In Japan, if I looked at a makeup counter, they’d ask if I was buying a gift for my girlfriend. But in the US, male clerks would slay makeup looks. I began wearing eyeliner and mascara, and I started my Instagram [where he shares makeup looks]. Once I finished studying, I decided to train as a monk. I hated the concept of Buddhism at the time, but my mum, who’s a pianist, told me, “If you want to criticise a composition by Mozart, you need to study it; only then can you say what you don’t like.” I needed to know what being a monk entailed, otherwise I couldn’t judge.

In 2018, I packed up my New York City studio apartment and moved to Paris to be with the French guy I met on vacation two years earlier. 

U.S. hotels again saw an increase in job growth in September. But despite the surge in hiring, the industry still has a long way to go to fully recover from the pandemic.

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. 

One of the biggest mistakes I see people making when they begin their points and miles journey is to rapidly open tons of travel rewards credit cards without any plan for what they're going to do with them. Some cards might entice you with a large welcome bonus, and others will be long-term keepers, but it's possible that after 11 months of using the card and experiencing its benefits, you might change your mind about it and cancel the credit card before the annual fee is due.

Good news, travelers: Passport processing times have decreased by two weeks since summer. It now takes eight to 11 weeks for routine processing and five to seven weeks for expedited processing, according to an update this week from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs.

Hawaiians have delivered a petition asking to delay tourism reopening following the summer wildfires.

Delta SkyMiles American Express Business cards reward small-business owners with valuable airline miles and other travel-related benefits. These benefits vary from card to card, but each one offers impressive benefits for anyone who wants to earn Delta SkyMiles on their business expenses.