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If you plan to travel this Labor Day weekend, you are far from the only one.

It’s a Monday afternoon in Brooklyn, and I’m by the pool on the fourth floor deck of The William Vale. I’m not an overnight guest—I’ve come on a ResortPass.

When my husband and I got stranded in Paris during the global Crowdstrike meltdown last month, we decided to make it a lemonade out of lemons event. We were on our way home, flying with Delta Air Lines from Istanbul to Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a connection through Paris following a two-week Mediterranean cruise.

As summer begins to wind down, travelers are starting to hunt for bargains on fall and winter travel. Allegiant Airlines, a discount carrier based in Las Vegas, recently released tons of deals on flights for under $50 on theirdeals section throughout November, which they describe as a «great value.» Customers can get flights to popular destinations throughout Florida including Tampa and Orlando, as well as vacation spots such as Vegas or Nashville. 

I worked as a flight attendant on domestic and international routes for two years, and I saw all kinds of behavior on planes. 

Nestled on Florida's west coast, Tampa's cruise port is situated on the bay, rather than directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Port Tampa Bay serves five cruise lines and offers a variety of sailings to destinations like the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Mexico and Central America.

Aug 23, 2024 • 7 min read

It's been four years since Disney first announced Splash Mountain would close at Disneyland and Walt Disney World to remove the culturally insensitive theming and make way for a new, more modern, more inclusive story.

Thursdays are the busiest days to fly, but travelers taking to the skies on Mondays could save about 15 percent off the cost of their domestic trip. When it comes to international flights, travelers can save by departing on a Saturday.

The best travel makeup bags keep your beauty and skincare essentials secure and organized while in transit, and help protect the rest of your belongings from accidental spills and leaks. A few years ago, I ruined one of my favorite tote bags after a bottle of foundation broke in my old makeup bag and spilled everywhere. There goes my tote bag and my overly priced foundation. After that, I decided to invest in a protective, durable travel makeup bag that could handle bumpy car rides, long-haul flights, and a reckless suitcase toss or two from TSA. The best options are also roomy enough to fit a vacation's worth of makeup while still being compact enough to neatly fit in your carry-on or personal item. And bonus points go to the cosmetic cases and bags that feature smart pockets or loops to keep small products like brushes, lipsticks, and eyeliner in place.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation and emails with Nadia Said, a 25-year-old IT project manager at a major tech company where she started working full-time in 2020.

No one wants to wake up before the sun comes up to get to the airport, but taking the first flight out has its perks, says Gilbert Ott, a travel expert who flies roughly 200,000 miles a year.

Ever wonder why Oregon State University's mascot is a beaver, why there's an NBA team called the New Orleans Pelicans, or what a Tar Heel is?

Southwest Airlines is expanding its flight schedule and adding new destinations.  The airline known for low fares and free checked bags recently expanded its flight schedule to April 7, 2025, and added new flights to popular spring break destinations such as Punta Cana and Cabo San Lucas. In total, the airline added six different routes to its spring schedule, according to a news release.  From the music city of Nashville, Tennessee, Southwest will begin weekly, Saturday service to both Cabo San Lucas / Los Cabos, Mexico, as well as Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on March 8, 2025.

Deciding on a credit card for the best travel perks may have just gotten easier thanks to a new study.

Hawaii has often been the go-to for Los Angeles residents who want a warm, sunny beach getaway (with a recent heavy focus on how to do so ethically). But what if we were to tell you that you can actually fly to parts of the Caribbean from Los Angeles faster than you can fly to parts of Hawaii? 

My family typically takes several Disney vacations every year. From Walt Disney World and Disneyland to cruises on Disney Cruise Line and even Disney's resort in Hawaii, Aulani, we love it all.

The Priority Pass lounge network has become increasingly popular over the last few years, even to the point that sometimes affiliated lounges are filled to capacity. If you want to give a friend, family member or other acquaintance a Priority Pass membership at little to no cost to either party, you might be wondering how to do it.

When you get home from an international trip, you can expect to return to a few loads of laundry, a pile of mail and probably a handful of work emails you've been ignoring. One thing you shouldn't have to worry about is an astronomical cellphone bill littered with international calling fees.

April Gargiulo, the founder of the San Francisco-based beauty brand Vintner’s Daughter, first considered making a fragrance two years ago, when she connected with Loreto Remsing, a perfumer who’s also based in Northern California. Gargiulo and Remsing talked about how they might work together to bottle the landscape they both know well. Gargiulo’s creative prompt was “a magical liminal world between earth and sky, under the redwoods.” Remsing, Gargiulo says, “took this thing that was pretty esoteric and created something that was a perfect reflection of it.” Understory, a perfume oil with notes of violet, jasmine and moss, was released in 2022. This month, Vintner’s Daughter will debut Understory Vol. 2, which Gargiulo describes as a “new vintage” with subtle differences from its predecessor — the violet notes are stronger while the moss is softer in this iteration. The brand will release a limited run of 500 bottles of perfume oil, this time featuring illustrations by the artist MarSha Yi Robinson. “I love the idea of [Understory] being something that comes and goes, almost like scent itself,” Gargiulo says.

After decades of caring for his autistic son, Ryan, Adam Murphy, a 51-year-old father of three from Gloucestershire, England, noticed that Ryan, 27, was becoming a bit more open to trying new things. His son, Mr. Murphy realized, might be able to take his first airplane ride.