Credit Card Swipe Fees Are Going Down. Are Points Going With Them?
A new agreement by Visa and Mastercard to reduce fees charged to merchants may drain the lucrative rewards that grant free travel to many credit card users.
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A new agreement by Visa and Mastercard to reduce fees charged to merchants may drain the lucrative rewards that grant free travel to many credit card users.
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On April 8, parts of 13 U.S. states, Mexico and Canada will plunge into midday darkness. Miss this spectacle and you’ll have to wait till 2044 for the next one so close to home.
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Explore ancient caves, catch a concert in a former textile mill, feast on mangoes and go on a poetry crawl in this fast-changing Indian city.
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Turrets, towers and tapestries greet guests at these evocative hotels in reimagined historic buildings in London, New York and beyond. (The food’s not bad, either.)
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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint
Tips on finding a sustainable short-term rental, what you can do to conserve energy and getting involved in the community.
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Aurora Tourism in Iceland: You Can Seek, but You May Not Find
The country markets itself as a destination to see the northern lights — especially this year, which is a peak time for solar activity. But they can be elusive, as one writer recently found.
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How Do You Paddle a Disappearing River?
Canoeing the Rio Grande near Big Bend National Park can be magical. But as the river dries, it’s getting harder to find where a boat will actually float.
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Hidden Cameras: What Travelers Need to Know
We talked to security and privacy experts about Airbnb’s new ban on surveillance cameras, your privacy rights and how to find a hidden camera.
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Rich in culture and history, the city is an antidote to the wall-to-wall all-inclusive resorts of the Yucatán coast.
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Hit the city’s trails and dining patios in late winter, when the temperature is pleasant and wildflowers are in bloom.
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36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco
Discover a haven of Islamic architecture, cool contemporary design and some of North Africa’s best restaurants and nightlife.
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With the Alps as a background, Turin, Italy’s fourth-largest city, is elegant, photogenic and rich with history.
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Scuba dive through an underwater art gallery, grind your own chocolate and chill at a beach barbecue in this often-overlooked Caribbean island nation.
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Braving the Winter to Visit a Valley Shrouded in Snow and Secrets
Compelled by stories he’d heard as a child, the photographer Showkat Nanda traveled to the high Himalayas to see Gurez, a valley long off-limits to most travelers.
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In the World’s Driest Desert, Ancient Wisdom Blooms Eternal
Burned out from life in New York, a photographer traveled to northern Chile to study the ancient wisdom of the Lickanantay, the area’s Indigenous people. Here’s what she saw.
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A Statue Draped With Snakes? In Italy, It Happens Every Year.
Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science. See for yourself — and try not to squirm.
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Flamenco and Fervor: Inside Spain’s El Rocío Pilgrimage
The annual spectacle, featuring fanciful caravans and riders on horseback, is arguably the most potent visual representation of Andalusian culture.
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Timeless Portraits of L.A.’s Arcades
Documenting video game parlors offered a French photographer a way to explore Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.
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The Netflix co-founder bought Powder Mountain, in Utah, and is turning half of it into a private club for wealthy homeowners who pay a hefty annual fee. Will the public-private model fly?
By Gordy Megroz
Plus: a Venetian retreat, hand-knotted rugs and more recommendations from T Magazine.
By Gisela Williams
The company’s issues date back years, employees said, and were compounded by the pandemic, when it lost thousands of experienced workers.
By Niraj Chokshi and Sydney Ember
Problems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and former employees blame its focus on making planes more quickly.
By Niraj Chokshi, Sydney Ember and Santul Nerkar
The idea of a “guys trip” was nerve-racking. But it turned out to be a valuable lesson in friendship.
By Tom Vanderbilt
Social media users have managed to turn the troubled airplane manufacturer’s headlines into punchlines, though some play fast and loose with the specifics.
By Frank Rojas
There are a few reasons that air travel can cause bloating. We have tips for making your next flight more comfortable.
By Alice Callahan
The city’s dry gardens seem timeless, but as these relatively new versions show, their design is still evolving. They offer spots for quiet contemplation in an increasingly overtouristed city.
By Paula Deitz
The company’s chief executive, Dave Calhoun, said he would leave at the end of the year. Stan Deal, Boeing’s head of commercial planes, departed immediately.
By Sydney Ember and Niraj Chokshi
Businesses and planning committees are eager for visitors, but some in remote Aroostook County are not sure how they feel about lying smack in the path of totality.
By Jenna Russell and Greta Rybus
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