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U.S. border incidents have travelers thinking twice

Muhammed Ihsanullah was overjoyed when he received a $3,000 scholarship to spend the summer working at a camp in Minnesota. But after several travelers from Western nations were detained or deported as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the 20-year-old British citizen from Leicester, England, is planning …

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Travelers are hunting harder for bargains — or taking the bus

Consumers are looking for ways to travel on tighter budgets. Many are ditching first-choice options like flights for cheaper ones, like long-haul bus rides. Others are just staying home. Travel demand fell in the second half of last year, when even high-income households spent less on hotel rooms, Morning Consult …

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The best duffels, backpacks and weekenders

At NBC Select, we spend hours researching and testing products so you can be more selective with your purchases. For our first-ever NBC Select Travel Awards, we spent months thoroughly testing numerous products covering a variety of travel categories. We flew across the globe to Japan and Paris with suitcases, …

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The best bags, suitcases and accessories

Over eight weeks, we traveled to Tokyo, Paris and the Caribbean testing bags and luggage — it’s a difficult job, but someone’s got to do it. As a result of our hard work testing over 150+ travel products, we picked our favorites — introducing our first-ever Best of Travel Awards. …

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More women are planning to vacation alone in 2025

Women are increasingly planning leisure trips just for themselves. Nearly 40% of female travelers voiced interest in setting out solo in 2025, the tourism market research firm Future Partners found in a recent survey — up 8 percentage points from a year earlier. While men are more likely to travel …

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Extreme heat is changing where and when we vacation

Cathy Balestriere was expecting “especially low” bookings last month at Crane’s Beach House, the boutique hotel she manages in Delray Beach, Florida. Instead, they jumped 12% from the year before. “It feels like a miracle based on where we were sitting just a few weeks ago,” she said. It’s not …

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