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A United Airlines jet gets towed past an American Airlines maintenance hangar at O'Hare International Airport, April 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

American and United are in stalemate at O’Hare, but rivalry keeps growing

By Shun Graves

October 22, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

With the rivalry at an imposed stalemate, both airlines turned to making underhanded barbs against...

The Chicago skyline backdrops the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

By Robert Channick

October 6, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Conde Nast Traveler received nearly 800,000 votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which cover...

Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the...

A dramatic stained-glass window at St. Giles’ Cathedral depicts John Knox in the middle of one of his many fiery sermons. (Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe)

Rick Steves’ Europe: Edinburgh’s Royal Mile

By Rick Steves

December 30, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

There’s no better introduction to Edinburgh – the historical, cultural, and political capital of Scotland...

FILE – Flight times are displayed at O’Hare airport in Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Winter storm snarls US holiday travel across Northeast and Great Lakes

By Leah Willingham

December 27, 2025 at 11:55 a.m.

At least 1,500 flights were canceled from Friday night, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.

Rome’s Christmas witch, La Befana, haunts – and then delights – local children. (Rick Steves’ Europe)

Rick Steves’ Europe: Epiphany in Europe

By Rick Steves

December 23, 2025 at 4:45 p.m.

Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you'll find the season marked not by the number...

Visitors admire Rome’s Trevi Fountain, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as the city municipality announced that, starting on Feb. 1, it will impose a 2 euro fee for tourists to visit the recessed fountain edge. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Visiting the Trevi Fountain now will cost more than just a coin toss with a 2-euro tourist fee

By Nicole Winfield

December 19, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

Starting Feb. 1, the city of Rome is imposing a 2-euro fee for tourists to...

President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Travel ban extended by Trump administration

By Rebecca Santana

December 16, 2025 at 8:54 p.m.

The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose...

Each culture has a mythic gift-giver that parents use to encourage kids to be nice, not naughty. In Switzerland, there’s two: the dynamic duo of Samichlaus and Schmutzli. (Rick Steves, Rick Steves’ Europe)

Rick Steves’ Europe: Celebrating Christmas in German

By Rick Steves

December 23, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

Bavaria and Tirol – two traditional regions of Germany and Austria – are rich in...

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Hadrian’s Villa was plundered. Now, most of its original art and material is scattered across Europe. (Addie Mannan, Rick Steves’ Europe)

Rick Steves’ Europe: Tivoli: For 2,000 years, Rome’s great escape

By Rick Steves

December 9, 2025 at 3:00 a.m.

When travel dreams take people to Europe, Italy is often their first stop. There’s something...

Rising like an iceberg from the sea, Oslo’s Opera House is one of many ways the city has revitalized its waterfront. (Rick Steves, Rick Steves’ Europe)

Rick Steves’ Europe: Oslo, where Norway’s nature, history and culture mix it up

By Rick Steves

December 2, 2025 at 3:30 a.m.

Walking – or cycling – along Oslo’s harbor is a great way to enjoy the...

Travelers wait on security lines at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on November 9.

Travelers without Real ID will incur $45 fee, TSA says

By Joseph Wilkinson

December 1, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

Americans attempting to clear airport security checkpoints without a Real ID or a passport will...

The departures display board shows All Nippon Airways’ multipule flights cancellation at Haneda airport in Tokyo Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (Takahiko Kanbara/Kyodo News via AP)

Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted

By Audrey McAvoy

November 29, 2025 at 9:25 a.m.

Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software...