How to sleep better while traveling, from jet lag hacks to amenities
There’s no place like home — except maybe a cozy bed when you’re on vacation. A whopping 66.7% of Americans say they sleep better when they’re in a hotel, according to Hilton’s 2025 Trends Report, which may be part of why sleep tourism is on the rise. “We travel to be inspired, but I wager, […]
How To Get Two Vacations In One Trip With Airline Stopover Packages
Hong Kong is just one of many world cities where travelers can take advantage of stopover vacations. getty Even if you are a frequent traveler, if you mainly fly U.S. carriers, it is understandable why you may not be familiar with stopover vacations—this just is not a thing with our domestic airlines. But it is […]
How to time travel your way back to Renaissance Florence
The first patrons to pit Raphael and Michelangelo directly against each other were the wealthy Florentine fabric merchant Agnolo Doni and his new young wife, Maddalena Strozzi. Soon after he came to Rome, they commissioned Raphael to paint their portraits against an idyllic Tuscan landscape. At the same time, they commissioned Michelangelo to make what […]
A beginner’s guide to Crete – including how to avoid all the other Brits
If that sounds too much like hard effort under the Mediterranean sun, Inntravel (01653 617 001; inntravel.co.uk) looks to the opposite end of the island, and at a far slower pace, with “Crete’s South-West Coast” – a seven-night self-guided getaway which wanders the hillsides above Paleochora, taking in the Lissos Gorge and the ancient ruins […]