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Nov 22, 20204 min read

"A thrilling new way to experience the Great Barrier Reef": Exploring Australia's Museum of Underwater Art

Welsh author Jan Morris pictured at the 1998 Hay Festival Hay on Wye Powys Wales UK

Nov 21, 20203 min read

Jan Morris, ground-breaking travel writer, dies at 94

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Nov 20, 20202 min read

This tiny owl has been rescued after it was found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree

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Nov 20, 20202 min read

Love travel? Get paid $1000 to watch these wanderlust-inspiring movies

Street scene from Amsterdam downtown. Yellow scooter. Tilt shift lens.

Nov 20, 20203 min read

13 ways to reduce your carbon emissions when traveling

Nov 20, 20202 min read

This extraordinary hotel will be carved into the desert near AlUla

View of Anantara from above

Nov 20, 20202 min read

A luxury resort in the Maldives is offering unlimited stays in 2021

Skiers and snowboarders on the slopes of the St. Anton winter resort.

Nov 19, 20202 min read

This Swiss ski school is on the hunt for a new slope tester for the 2021 season

The Sandia Mountains at sunset, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The land is covered in shrubs while the mountains, tinted red by the sunset, stand imposing in the background

Nov 19, 20207 min read

A do-it-yourself Breaking Bad tour of Albuquerque

In a galaxy far, far away, progress continues on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where guests will live aboard a starship for a two-day, two-night immersive adventure. This mock-up of a starship cabin shows the well-appointed accommodations guests will experience during their stay. (David Roark, photographer)

Nov 19, 20202 min read

Disney reveals first images from inside the highly-anticipated Star Wars hotel

Sundae and Toby near the Millau Viaduct in southern France

Nov 19, 202011 min read

How road-tripping with dogs in Europe helped us appreciate life

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPT 2, 2015: Graffiti with poor girl face, child from a refugees family on Septemper 2, 2015. Urban area of Berlin comprised 4 million people, 7th most populous in EU.

Nov 19, 20205 min read

How Berlin’s powerful history helps modern-day refugees tell their stories

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Nov 19, 20202 min read

Could this new tour in Norway become your epic adventure in 2021?

Holding the open book, enjoying reading poetry, while on the rooftop patio with the view of the city life in the background. Part of 'Reading The Book' Series. (Creative Brief - Digital Wellbeing)

Nov 19, 20207 min read

A book-lover's guide to Canada from coast to coast

An aerial photo of Tunnels beach. Tunnels is located on Kauai's North Shore and is named after the tunnels that snorkelers and divers can observe when navigating the reef.

Nov 19, 20202 min read

Help out in Hawaii and get a free hotel stay

CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 17: A woman resident of the Nuevo Paraiso neighborhood on the island of Belen looks at the flooded site where houses existed after the passage of Hurrican Iota on November 17, 2020 in Cartagena, Colombia. Hurricane Iota hit Colombia's Caribbean coast and Islands of San Andrés and Providencia as category five storm on Monday, producing floods and damages. Since records are kept, Iota is the strongest storm to hit the country. (Photo by Javier Garcia Salcedo/Vizzor Image/Getty Images)

Nov 19, 20202 min read

Strong hurricanes have hit Central America - here’s how you can help

The wing of a plane flying over land in China.

Nov 19, 20202 min read

Half of air travel emissions are caused by 1% of the world’s population

Nov 19, 20206 min read

Travelling While Black: "My skin color has created a box, and I am shoved into it"

Panorama of the Temple of the Inscriptions and the Palace of the Observatory Tower in the ancient Mayan city of Palenque.

Nov 19, 20206 min read

9 of the world's most fascinating lost cities

Sunst and Heather Roseberry Topping from Gribdale, North York Moors National Park

Nov 19, 20202 min read

England plans to create more national parks and areas of natural beauty

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Nov 18, 20207 min read

Why the LGBTIQ+ community still needs special travel treatment in 2020

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus), a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula.

Nov 18, 20202 min read

The world's most remote island is now the Atlantic's largest marine park

Young Common Chimpanzee sitting in the wild

Nov 18, 20202 min read

This Rwandan national park and biosphere reserve is opening to primate trekking

Stonehenge on a sunny and windy winter day with no people.

Nov 18, 20203 min read

Motorway tunnel under historic Stonehenge gets green light despite backlash

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 2: Las Ramblas on May 2, 2014 in Barcelona.Thousands of people walk daily by this popular pedestrian street.

Nov 18, 20202 min read

The simple way Barcelona is making the city more pedestrian-friendly

Historic pearling town of Cossack abandoned central Pilbara coast Western Australia Panoramic

Nov 18, 20201 min read

This ghost town in Western Australia could become an eco-tourism destination

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Nov 17, 20201 min read

Get a dream job testing out luxury beds for five-star hotels in England

Woman enjoy of spa in hot spring Blue Lagoon in Iceland

Nov 17, 20202 min read

The news of COVID-19 vaccine success is causing a spike in travel searches

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Nov 17, 20202 min read

Is MOM Air, a new and familiar-looking budget airline, for real?

A mural in the Roosevelt Arts District promoting Phoenix, Arizona

Nov 17, 202010 min read

The ultimate guide to a weekend in Phoenix, Arizona

Airplane's shadow over a crowded beach at Playa Caleta.

Nov 17, 20203 min read

This KAYAK.com feature can help you find eco-friendly flights

Male photographer on laptop in tree hut.

Nov 17, 20204 min read

Long-term stays are trending. Here’s how KAYAK can help you make the most of one

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree shines brightly in front of the golden Prometheus statue at Rockefeller Center. There's a large bright start at the top of the tree.

Nov 16, 20202 min read

Everything you need to know about the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

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Nov 16, 20202 min read

Have a virtual visit with Santa this year with Airbnb

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Nov 16, 20201 min read

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in NYC to kick off the festive season

Barolo village in Italy

Nov 14, 20202 min read

This Italian town was named the City of Wine for 2021

Nov 13, 20206 min read

The ultimate guide to space tourism in New Mexico

Tropical beach in Florida Keys

Nov 13, 20205 min read

9 reasons Florida’s west coast is the ideal winter retreat

Y Lliwedd Mountain, at sunrise, Snowdonia

Nov 13, 20205 min read

Best things to do in winter in Wales

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Nov 13, 20202 min read

Arkansas will pay you $10,000 to move there - and they'll gift you a bike too

Square of Saint Mary's, fountain Rio Turia and cathedral in background at dusk in Valencia, Spain.

Nov 13, 20202 min read

This Spanish city is the first to measure tourism's carbon footprint

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Nov 13, 20202 min read

The 100-day Arctic journey to educate people on climate change

A Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) running across a flooded area in the Moremi Game Reserve, with a small oxpecker flying nearby..

Nov 13, 20202 min read

Botswana is reopening to international visitors

Nov 13, 20202 min read

Hyper-realistic butterfly murals look like they're flying off the wall

Walker descending Maja e Rosit peak.

Nov 12, 202010 min read

Discover why the Accursed Mountains are Europe's most misunderstood region

Nov 12, 20202 min read

Irish people left bewildered by the trailer for "Wild Mountain Thyme"

High angle view of crater emitting smoke at sunset, Poas volcano, Costa Rica

Nov 12, 20202 min read

Costa Rica is asking travelers to offset their carbon footprint

Giant cruise ships docked in Nassau Port.

Nov 12, 20202 min read

Thousands of people volunteer to travel for free on mock cruises

The Crown S4. Picture shows: Princess Diana (EMMA CORRIN).The Crown costume designer wanted to create something that wasn’t an exact replica of Lady Diana’s original dress but which captured the same spirit and style of David & Elizabeth Emanuel’s iconic design. Amy Roberts, our designer, spoke to David Emanuel in depth about the Emanuel’s original sketches and designs. He was fantastically collaborative and helpful to the design team and talked through the detail of many of the original drawings.

Nov 12, 20205 min read

The Crown season 4: filming locations you can visit in real life

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Nov 12, 20202 min read

Pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft gets a statue - but not everyone’s enthused

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Nov 12, 20202 min read

Explore costumes from The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit online

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Nov 12, 20202 min read

Researchers in Australia discover these adorable gliders are three separate species

Chinatown is a Las Vegas neighborhood that holds many delights for travelers who make time for it

Nov 11, 20204 min read

Chinatown Las Vegas is Sin City's best-kept secret

Shirley Heights, Antigua view.

Nov 11, 20205 min read

Ecotourism hotspots in Antigua and Barbuda

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Nov 11, 20202 min read

The world's best bars for 2020 have been revealed

Hispanic couple photographing mountains, Breckenridge, Colorado, United States,

Nov 11, 20202 min read

Can you help this US state choose its next state park?

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Nov 11, 20202 min read

Discovery in Maryland sheds light on the history of enslaved people

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Nov 11, 20203 min read

Emily Harrington is first woman to free climb El Capitan's Golden Gate in 24 hours

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Nov 11, 20202 min read

The beloved cat that called Istanbul's Hagia Sophia home has died

Feb 19, 2015: French children from a ski school group on the slopes of Gerardmer.

Nov 11, 20204 min read

US ski resorts implement new rules for skiing in 2020

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