15 Unwritten Rules for Traveling in Thailand
Voted one of your favorite countries in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards, Thailand frequently tops travel lists as a country known for its culture of hospitality. Thanks to its tourism-friendly policies—and in part to runaway success of the third season HBO’s The White Lotus—the destination has never been more popular,
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I Was an Extra on ‘White Lotus’—Here’s What It Taught Me About Thailand
I was about to get my head shaved. At the Dhutanga Insight Meditation Center—an all bhikkhuni (female monk) spiritual sanctuary tucked away in nature outside the bustling city of Bangkok—Punya, the head monk, patted me on the shoulder, silver scissors in hand, and asked, “Are you ready to become a
Could a tours and activities push from Google penalize OTAs?
Tour guide Ellen Leventer promises to show customers a different side to Paris, the “places you won’t find online or in the guide books.” She’s been running Visit the Hidden Paris for seven years and benefiting from a surge in demand for experience-led tours. This year is all about “meaningful,
Royal Caribbean kids club: A guide to Adventure Ocean
Royal Caribbean’s megaships provide tons of activities and entertainment to suit all ages and personalities — and that includes kids. Not only do ships provide family-friendly programming, but they also have drop-off spaces for kids and teens to hang out with peers and not their parents. On Royal Caribbean, kids
US Travelers Now Need Online Authorization to Visit the UK
As of April 2, 2025, all US and EU citizens are required to apply for permission to enter the United Kingdom through a new scheme known as Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA). US citizens visiting the UK have been required to have an ETA since January 8, 2025. Now, in the
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This Neck Pillow Doubles as Extra Packing Space
A good travel pillow keeps your head from rolling into your seatmate and your neck from being stiff on the first day of vacation. But a better travel pillow does all that and sneaks an extra day’s worth of clothing onto the plane without catching a gate agent’s attention. People
Travel bracing for impact of tariffs
Travel industry leaders around the world are bracing themselves for the fallout of the Trump tariffs announced yesterday—and even more so in Asia, where most countries have been lumped into the “worst offenders” bucket and are facing what the BBC described as “truly remarkable” tariffs. Other than Singapore, which faces
Here’s what I love about Chicago, and why you should go now
If you simply read the headlines about Chicago, you might be scared to visit and question why people live there. Reports of crime and homelessness are plentiful, so it’s a question many of us who willingly live here get asked. Chicago has lost residents over the past several years, but
9 Destinations Where a (Relatively) Cheap Family Vacation Is Possible
Among the things that don’t come cheap, family vacations can feel like one of them. There’s an oft-repeated joke that traveling with children isn’t really a vacation—it’s just picking up after them in a new location. Add in the often high cost of flights for the whole family, plus hotel
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What It’s Like to Stay at the Donna Camilla Savelli in Rome, Italy
Donna Camilla Savelli, a member of VRetreats in Rome, has re-emerged after a thoughtful renovation. The 94 rooms and suites have been reimagined with muted colors inspired by the soft hues of the property’s garden and the building’s historic architecture. Common areas, including the reception area and lobby lounge, have
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