Thousands of permanent and seasonal National Park Service employees will not be on the job this summer. Park advocates are concerned that the labor cuts put the country’s public lands—and visitors' ...

St. Thomas is surrounded by several islands that make appealing half- or full-day trips. Take a 10-minute ferry ride from the Crown Bay Marina to Water Island. It’s a short hike over the hill to ...

Cindy Barks is a freelance travel writer and award-winning newspaper journalist based in Prescott, Arizona. Over the past decade, she has written travel-focused articles for Rails to Trails ...

Cruising toward the Cambodian border, you’ll make your last stop in Vietnam to explore the city of Tan Chau via rickshaw, stopping at sites like the colorful Cao Dai temple. There, knowledgeable local ...

Located in the ancient Saudi Arabian town of AlUla, Dar Tantora the House Hotel feels like a step back in time.

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A variety of factors contribute to aviophobia, or a fear of flying. When plane crashes occur and there’s heightened media ...

Afar's resident hotel expert uncovers 12 of the most alluring new and renovated hotels of 2025, from California to Indonesia.