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Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts Are Increasingly Popular With High-End Travelers

Once seen as a value-for-money vacation, all-inclusive resorts are evolving to include high-end experiences, not just unlimited tropical drinks on the beach.

Sorry, You’ve Been Rejected. Now Let’s Party.

Whether it’s with sheet cake or walls proudly displaying rejection letters, students and adults are finding a new joy in the word “no.”

The Rise of Exclusive, Application-Only Gym Memberships

A new crop of luxury gyms requires referrals, interviews and even, in some cases, medical evaluations. And that’s before paying a monthly fee of up...

Say Goodbye to Daily Hotel Room Cleaning

The pandemic put a pause on many hotels’ guaranteed once-a-day cleanings. Now many of them are making the change permanent, even saying guests prefer it.

How Multicurrency Accounts Take the Bite Out of Spending Money Abroad

Travelers fed up with lousy exchange rates and punitive foreign transaction fees are signing up for apps that let them decide where the buck (or...

Babies in First Class: Which Side of the Aisle Are You On?

For some travelers, nothing can kill that premium-cabin buzz quicker than an infant next to them. But for parents, despite the overwhelming opposition (and glaring...

Geez, Even Fargo Has Gone Upscale

Visitors to the North Dakota town expecting a scene right out of the movie might be surprised by the James Beard-nominated chefs, Pride flags, hipster...

From the Beginning, They Had a Plan. (It Wasn’t to Marry.)

Never wanting to have a cross-country relationship, Devin Glaser and Alizeh Bhojani, who met at a party, agreed to break up when she relocated for...

Staycation, Again?

Wasn’t this supposed to be the summer of big plans? Inflation, Covid-19 and instability have some travelers putting away their passports and grabbing their weekender...

For Wedding Gifts, More Couples Are Asking For Cash

Though requesting monetary gifts has become more accepted at weddings, experts say there is a right — and a wrong — way to ask for...