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Tanzania’s most famous tropical isle is known for its spices, luminescent waters, and swaying palms. The destination has received more buzz than ever in recent years, thanks to a rich history and culture paired with a new swath of chic, barefoot resorts. 🌴 Our readers voted it one of the best islands in the world in last year’s Readers’ Choice Awards. See if your favorite made the cut at the link in bio. 📷: @k.lajoi

January 24, 2022

European ski season is well under way. But with the last two years severely impacted by the pandemic, this winter has brought both an emotional return to the slopes for those who have been itching to click on their skis and a slew of new hotel and restaurant openings. It won’t all be easy riding, though. While successful vaccine rollouts and COVID certificates have many ski resorts promising to stay open despite the current Omicron wave, each European country has its own set of constantly changing guidelines that can be difficult to keep straight. At the link in bio, we’ve put together a guide for how to navigate European ski season this year, from mask mandates and vaccine requirements to the apps and passes you should download.

January 24, 2022

#RoomWithAView 🙌 If there were ever a time for beach houses, this would be it. The perfect beach house offers everything we need to relax right now: proximity to calming waters and spacious stretches of sand, big windows that are portals to the sun and much-needed vitamin D, and perhaps most importantly, privacy and physical distance. If you're looking for one to call your own, even just for a few days, you're in luck. We’ve rounded up 14 of the airiest, comfiest Airbnb beach houses in America for your use this year—or for your daydreams of future travels. Link in bio.

January 24, 2022

A quick pit stop on a national park road trip pales in comparison to experiencing these protected spaces on foot. To get to the true soul of a place, you’ve got to get out and stretch your legs, press your palms against the trunk of a thousand-year-old-tree, traverse the edge of a glacier, or catch a glimpse of an enormous moose. At the link in bio, we’ve gathered the best hike in every national park. 📷: @v_outdoors

January 23, 2022

Looking to transport yourself here? Say no more. Click the link in bio for 41 of our favorite movies to watch when we're dreaming of Italy. The scope of our picks are broad—there are movies in Italian, filmed in Italy, or just set in part in the boot-shaped country included, but they'll all transport you to the bustle of Rome, the rolling Tuscan countryside, the luxe Lake Como, or beyond in no time. 📷: @pinkines

January 23, 2022

Since the 1930s, Sun Valley has served as a relaxing winter retreat for Golden Age movie stars like Clark Gable, influential American authors like Ernest Hemingway, and later modern-day A-listers like Clint Eastwood. Nestled in the Wood River Valley of central Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, this scenic region—anchored by the city of Ketchum—helped give rise to ski vacations as we know them today. ✨ See how you can best spend a winter weekend in Idaho’s Sun Valley at the link in bio.

January 22, 2022

Smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles and San Francisco—three hours equidistant in either direction—San Luis Obispo County (SLO) offers travelers the best of two California worlds. From a serene backdrop of rolling green hills and vineyards, to the charming and historic city of San Luis Obispo proper's culinary finesse (and what might be the friendliest locals in all of the state) the heart of California's Central Coast has much to offer in a 72-hour stay. Tap the link in bio for our weekend guide to San Luis Obispo from historic missions to kelp foraging. 📷: @ecoescape.travel

January 22, 2022

The new year is here—which means 12 new months to plan for. Not sure where to start? Follow the deals on hotels, airlines, and cruise lines, which provide plenty of incentive to set aside those vacation days. Whether you're considering a tropical getaway, a close-to-home weekend trip, or are already making big plans for 2023, we’ve gathered the best travel deals to consider booking sooner rather than later—most of which have flexible cancellation policies, should circumstances change. Link in bio.

January 21, 2022

You could spend a lifetime exploring the sites of the United States, all as beautiful as they are diverse. Whether you're looking for nature's greatest hits or hidden gems that take a little digging to find, click the link in bio for 50 of the most beautiful places in America from Acadia to Zion National Park. How many have you checked off the list? 📷: @dgsc

January 20, 2022

February may be the shortest month, but that doesn't mean it has any shortage of great travel opportunities. Aside from all the romantic Valentine’s Day weekend getaways, it’s also a great time to embrace winter sports, check out new hotel openings, and shuck off the doldrums of January with a warm-weather escape. At the link in bio, we’ve rounded up 11 of the best places to travel in February, from storied ski slopes to remote islands. 📷: @nate.hewes

January 19, 2022

Scenes from Sicily. 🇮🇹 Reintroducing #IconicItineraries, where we work with our list of top travel specialists, combining an editor’s eye with a planner’s know-how to spotlight the one-of-a-kind trips only these professionals can pull off. These are adventures that go deeper, provide greater access, have a point of view on a destination, and connect locals and travelers in meaningful ways. Get a sneak peek at editor @erin_florio’s recent trip to Sicily, guided by specialist @authentic_explorations_travel on our stories right now.

January 19, 2022

Walking is one of the best ways to explore a new place—that slower pace and on-the-ground perspective can make it easy to appreciate new surroundings, taking note of sights, scents, sounds, and textures easily missed at a faster clip. In Europe, many indulge in this style of travel with multi-day, long-distance walking holidays, as they are known, which involve all-day hiking, moving from one overnight inn to the next. And now, these inn-to-inn hiking excursions have begun popping up in the U.S. Though there aren’t nearly as many options, the routes that do exist offer a chance to slow down, get outside, and explore the country's diverse terrain. Tap the link in bio for some of our favorite European-style inn-to-inn hiking routes in the U.S.

January 18, 2022