Air Travel Finally, a Flight Deal Service for Domestic Weekend GetawaysAFAR Media - Michelle Baran We love a great airfare deal, but what we love even more are great deals we can actually use during our coveted weekends. Right on time for summer, …
Travel Best U.S. Beaches for Beginning SurfersAFAR Media - Deb Hopewell Surf’s up: These laid-back beaches and friendly breaks are ideal for beginner surfers looking to learn the basics. If you’ve always wanted to learn …
Travel The Joys of Cleaning Up a Beach on VacationAFAR Media - Maggie Fuller Whether you join an organized cleanup or simply spend 15 minutes tidying the sand around your towel, picking up trash on a beach can help you connect …
Travel The Best Small Beach Towns in the United StatesAFAR Media - AFAR EDITORS From Washington to Virginia, the AFAR team pick their favorite seaside spots. Great small beach towns come in many forms. They can be surrounded by …
Travel 8 Great Lakeside Beaches in the U.S.AFAR Media - Laura Itzkowitz Come summer, what could be more all-American than escaping your everyday routine and holing up in a cozy retreat by one of the country’s picturesque …
Travel The Best Summer Beach Reads of 2019AFAR Media - Jane Ubell-Meyer Bedside Reading founder Jane Ubell-Meyer shares her picks for the hottest books to pack for your next trip. Summer is quickly approaching. For me, …
Travel The Best U.S. Beach Houses on Airbnb to Book This SummerAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews From Maine to Puerto Rico, these are some of the most wish-listed Airbnb properties in the United States near the water. Escaping to a beach house is …
Travel A Surf City Native’s Guide to Southern California BeachesAFAR Media - Michelle Baran Huntington Beach has evolved from a sleepy surf town into a hopping vacation hub. A born-and-bred AFAR editor offers tips on the best beaches, how to …
Travel Where U.S. Travelers Would Go if Time and Money Were No ObjectAFAR Media - Michelle Baran A recent survey queried American travelers about their dream destinations, what drives them to travel, and how much they’re willing to sacrifice to …
Travel Iceland Canyon Is Now Closed to Visitors After Viral Music VideoAFAR Media - Egill Bjarnason, Associated Press Over 1 million people have visited the area since Justin Bieber released a music video filmed there in 2015, leaving deep scars on its vegetation. A …
Travel How to Get a Tourist Visa During a Layover in Beijing—and What to Do With ItAFAR Media - Brooke Vaughan After a failed first attempt at making it out of the second busiest airport in the world, I was on a mission to see the Great Wall of China on my …
Travel The Best Way to Tackle Disneyland With Small Kids Isn’t What You ThinkAFAR Media - Michelle Baran The dominant theme park strategy is to do and see as much as possible in a day. We offer a better (and saner) way. Having grown up in Southern …
Travel Get Ready to Fall in Love With This Hip, Seaside City in Southern FranceAFAR Media - Lauren Sloss The best way to explore laid-back, many-cultured Marseille is by following your stomach. Trust us, this goes way beyond bouillabaisse. Shaking off its …
Travel Boroughs, Beaches, and Kings: A Guide to Charleston's NeighborhoodsAFAR Media - Ann Shields Venerable old Charleston is growing like a supercharged kudzu vine: The U.S. Census Bureau ranks it 12th in the nation for rate of growth. As the …
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s Iconic Caribe Hilton Is Reborn Post-Hurricane MariaAFAR Media - Michelle Baran The resort where the piña colada was invented reopens, helping to celebrate the Caribbean island’s renaissance. In yet another symbol that Puerto Rico …
I.M. Pei I.M. Pei, Visionary Architect Who Designed Louvre Pyramid, Is Dead at 102AFAR Media - Kathy McCormack/Associated Press Pei’s works ranged from the trapezoidal addition to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to the chiseled towers of the National Center of …
Travel Why You Should Spend Your Summer Weekends in the BerkshiresAFAR Media - AFAR Editors Summer often seems in short supply in New England. But when it’s available, locals and visitors alike know they’ve got to strike while the weather is …
Travel Can’t Afford to Travel This Summer? This Glamping Company Wants to HelpAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews To help the 39 million Americans who can’t afford a summer vacation, Under Canvas launched a “pay what you can” campaign to get more people outside …
Travel A New Luxury Yacht Is Set to Sail Indonesia’s Rich ArchipelagoAFAR Media - Michelle Baran Aqua Expeditions knows a thing or two about luxury small-ship cruising. The company practically invented the concept on the Peruvian Amazon when it …
Travel The Best London Neighborhoods for Every Kind of TravelerAFAR Media - Emma John and Lottie Gross Whether you’re coming to London to tour the Tower of London, shop Oxford Street, or do business in the City, finding the right neighborhood to stay …
Travel Get the Best Rates on Your Hotel Room With These Simple TipsAFAR Media - Deb Hopewell Snag a hotel room at the best rate possible thanks to these handy tips. Hotel accommodations are typically one of the biggest expenses on a trip, and …
Play buttonTravel Uber Black Just Relaunched With the Option to Request a Silent RideAFAR Media - Michelle Baran For riders who cannot muster the energy for a conversation, it may be worth upgrading. Uber Black and Uber Black SUV, the rideshare company’s premium …
Statue of Liberty New Statue of Liberty Museum Opens This WeekAFAR Media - Deepti Hajela, Associated Press The expanded space will be accessible to anyone who visits Liberty Island and not just to the small fraction of visitors who enter the statue. A new …
Hong Kong Where to Find Serenity in Bustling Hong KongAFAR Media - Devorah Lev-Tov From hiking trails to beaches to bathrooms, Hong Kong is full of tranquil retreats, if you know where to look. Arriving in Hong Kong is a …
New York City AFAR Travel Tales, NYCAFAR Media - Michelle Cast presented by the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card from Chase and in collaboration with The Moth On July 18, we held our first-ever AFAR …
U.S. National Parks Stargazers Rejoice: United States Gets Three New International Dark Sky ParksAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews Start planning your summer stargazing trips. The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado is the third destination in the …
Lyft How to Get Serious Loyalty Mileage From Your Lyft RideAFAR Media - Michelle Baran From a new Hilton Honors partnership, to gaining Delta and JetBlue miles, these are the ways your Lyft ride can (and should) be helping you rack up …
Travel Get It Before It’s Hot: Why You Should Go to New Orleans This SpringAFAR Media - Ann Shields Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest are over and the weather is heating up, which means that things slow down a bit in the streets of New Orleans. But as …
JetBlue JetBlue Performs Seat Comfort Magic With Newly Redesigned AirbusAFAR Media - Andrew Sessa A first look at the airline’s new Airbus A320 interiors reveals that despite squeezing more passengers into the same amount of space, the seats …
Travel Meet the Head Chef Tending the Hearth at Napa Valley’s Hottest New RestaurantAFAR Media - Sara Button As The Charter Oak in Napa Valley turns two, AFAR talks to executive chef Katianna Hong about her culinary beginnings and how the restaurant is …
