Travel
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$1,780 to Spend the Night in a ‘Cocoon’? Hotels Are Betting on Sleep Tourism.
A.I.-assisted beds, on-call hypnotherapists and sequestered guest rooms, including one inside a stainless steel sculpture, are taking sleep tourism to…
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The ‘Griselda’ Creator’s Miami
The magic of Miami is that “you can still discover places,” said the writer and producer Eric Newman. “It doesn’t…
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To Protect Your Miles, Be Careful How You Book
American Airlines recently announced new restrictions on point allocation based on how you book a flight. What does that mean…
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How a Vermont Ski Area Roared Back From a Financial Scandal
Less than a decade ago, the biggest fraud in ski industry history nearly took down a beloved ski area. But…
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The Ultimate Product Placement: Thailand on ‘The White Lotus’
Season 3 of the hit HBO series is being shot in the lush Southeast Asian country, which is betting financial…
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Help! My London Rental Apartment Vanished and I’m Out $3,100.
Following instructions she thought came from Booking.com, a woman wired payment for her planned eight-day stay to a bank account…
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2 Black Heroes, 2 Cities in New York: A Journey Into the Past
On a snowy trip to Rochester and Auburn, N.Y., a writer explores the cities that Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman…
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In Alaska, the Rare Thrill of ‘Wild’ Ice Skating
When a two-week, high-pressure window of cold, clear weather froze lakes south of Anchorage, adventurous skaters, including our writer, were…
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Glamour, Travel, Sexism: When Flight Attendants Fought Back
Decades ago, “stewardesses” earned less than men, couldn’t get married or gain weight, and had to retire at 32. A…
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‘No Beginners Allowed’: A Midwestern Paradise for Skiers Who Dare
On Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula: bottomless powder and nostalgic chairlifts that deliver expert skiers and snowboarders to an ungroomed landscape…
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