Travel and Vacations

September 24, 2020

The Future of Airbnb

In the travel wreckage caused by the pandemic, home-sharing has emerged as battered, but with a steady pulse, as rental houses became social-distancing refuges for the […]
September 18, 2020

‘Humility Is What Drew Me to Him’

“Can I get you two something cold to drink?” the poolside waiter said, holding a check over his brow to block the sun on that hot […]
September 17, 2020

Fall’s Almost Here. Can We Still Go Apple Picking?

Across much of the country, fall is the season of apple-picking, corn mazes, winery harvests and Halloween hauntings, luring day-trippers and weekenders to rural areas. But […]
September 9, 2020

How Quarantine Killed the Weekend

Tom Oling, 51, a television planner who lives in Denver, can’t remember the last time he dressed up for the weekend. “I haven’t worn shoes with […]
September 8, 2020

Capri, Famous Vacation Spot, Touched by Coronavirus

CAPRI, Italy — On a sweltering Monday morning in August, half an hour before a ferry to Capri was scheduled to depart from a harbor in […]
September 8, 2020

Capri, Famous Vacation Spot, Touched by Coronavirus

CAPRI, Italy — On a sweltering Monday morning in August, half an hour before a ferry to Capri was scheduled to depart from a harbor in […]
August 28, 2020

Is Opening a Hotel in Rockaway Beach Right Now a Good Idea?

On a recent Thursday morning, the staff at the Rockaway Hotel was busy installing sanitation stations, arranging lounge chairs six feet apart and practicing contactless check-ins. […]
August 25, 2020

The New Pandemic Flash Point: Your Vacation

Michael Huxley has been getting called out a lot lately. His sin? Traveling during the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Huxley flew to Spain from Liverpool a few […]
August 21, 2020

Frank Sinatra Slept Here, and So Can You

For an evening to a month at a time, at prices ranging from about $70 to $4,200 a night, online rental platforms offer anyone a chance […]
August 20, 2020

Hunting for Glass Orbs on Block Island

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — In a forest here, Katie Hall and members of her extended family were dangling her mother’s bra into a hollowed-out tree trunk […]