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A Travel Writer’s Packing Guide for Post-Pandemic Travel
From a vaccine cardholder to a pair of comfy walking sneakers, these travel essentials have earned a spot in my suitcase.
Rebecca Carhart

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From a vaccine cardholder to a pair of comfy walking sneakers, these travel essentials have earned a spot in my suitcase.
Rebecca Carhart
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You know you’ve missed lullaby-beautiful Luang Prabang, cafe culture Vientiane, and all the spicy food and welcoming culture in between.
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Are you ready for Yacht Week?
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Good news, green card members!
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Actually, you probably don’t want to read this article.
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In this exclusive T+L interview, one of the world’s top actresses and producers talks all things travel.
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Start booking those wine drives and glacier hikes now.
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Test & Go is also gone for the vaxxed, and unvaccinated visitors have less strict regulations. Here are the details.
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A real-time private-jet bookings app. For when your helicopter isn’t available.
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Guaranteed room upgrades for the win!
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If you’re fully vaxxed, no need to test before you fly.
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You know you’ve missed that smooth voice.
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We sat down with legendary hotel designer Jean-Michel Gathy.
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Heritage shophouses, buzzy bars and restos, and beautiful beaches await. Here’s what to know.
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Just in time for cherry blossom season!
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Sensitive noses everywhere — rejoice.
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Mother Nature certainly has plenty of tricks up her sleeve.
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Vote now for your favorite hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars and more across Southeast Asia.
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Chefs met to celebrate their peers at the first in-person Awards in Asia since 2019. T+L was there live in Bangkok.
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Topgolf is teeing off in Southeast Asia, and even if you don’t care about golf, you’re going to love this place.
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This is a destination wedding we can get on board with.
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The airline’s new route from New York’s JFK to Auckland will take off in September.
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It’s the kicking for us.
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Who’s ready for a pint or three of Guinness?
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Time to book that dream trip.
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When biophilic design meets luxury hospitality.
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In the best news we’ve heard all year, AirAsia plans to offer manned-drone flying taxis across Asia through its Super App.
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The top slot goes to a place with 349 hours of sun per month.
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Can you guess what city the stratospheric Heavenly Jin is in?
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Here’s how I was welcomed back, mate.
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T+L is hosting a Women’s Day wine tasting via Zoom on March 8.
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Watch the flying footage.
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Say hello to Northern Pacific Airways and their cryptocurrency frequent flyer program.
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Changes take effect Feb. 11.
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It’s been almost two years. Seven thousand+ islands are waiting!
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Self-isolating and testing will still be required.
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Have we got a Valentine’s Day present for you!
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Now, all we need is direct flights.
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Travelers will have to wait at least 14 days after their booster dose to enter.
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Green light, again guys! Thailand is reopen for business.
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Two Asian countries are have the most covet-worthy passports on Earth. Can you guess which ones?
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Introducing Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei.
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Can you guess which Asia-Pacific carrier tops the list?
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The fee will be included in the cost of airline tickets.
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Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin offers tips for maximizing fun and minimizing tension based on the four tendencies outlined in her quiz.
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And why you won’t see sharp edges inside a plane, period.
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The good news is that many tourists can now enter the charming city without quarantine!
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The new Asian Experience platform highlights Asian restaurants, shops, events, and more in NYC.
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The Apple Wallet room key access areas like gyms, pools, and elevators.
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Warning: This video is unBEARably cute.
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Kempinski Floating Palace will open in 2023.
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Don’t expect cheap rent and affordable gas prices in these metros.
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All the perks of private air travel, none of the broker drama.
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Pinot noirs in time for the Southern Hemisphere fall.
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Can you guess which country has the most bars on the 50 Best list in 2021? Hint: Cocktail culture is roaring back in this Asian capital.
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Chefs must apply for a specialized license to prepare fugu fish.
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Singapore is currently open to vaccinated arrivals from 13 countries. Here’s what it’s like to fly in.
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Pacific Island hospitality is calling us! We’ve got the details, plus five of the best deals at luxury resorts.
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#rome.
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Yes, dreams really do come true.
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Flying is easier and breezier than ever with a swipe of the thumb.
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Want to see the temples of Angkor in total solitude? Go now.
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Keeping holiday gift giving casual since 2021.
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Here’s our guide to getting back to Malaysia’s tropical haven.
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Fitness, but make it fashion.
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Peach Aviation is all over this quintessential part of Japanese culture.
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These “dreamy” trips are already selling out.
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The experts at Golden Door are lending their secrets to Singapore Airlines to bring the wellness retreat experience to the sky.
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The beaches, the spas, the street food!
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London calling!
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The fee is intended to fund green travel projects and appeal to a wealthier set of visitors.
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India is reopening its borders, now allowing foreign visitors on chartered flights, and on commercial airlines next month.
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Are you ready to get back to the beach in Phu Quoc?
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Beijing will also have health and safety protocols in place for athletes.
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Noma’s second iteration takes the crown and Asia claims 8 slots.
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Tiny shampoo bottles are disappearing for good.
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As of Oct 1, fully vaccinated international arrivals can visit Koh Samui without quarantine and under relaxed rules. Here are the details.
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From Paris to Sydney, these amazing airport lounges offer gourmet restaurants, relaxing spas, and more.
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The United Kingdom and the U.S. are among the countries to be included in Australia’s vaccine passport trial.
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Your photos and videos are about to get a major upgrade.
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Certified somm Alison Christ and three winemakers lead us in a blind wine tasting via Zoom October 2. Here’s how to participate.
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The first Ritz-Carlton yacht, the Evrima, will launch next spring. Here’s what we know.
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VIDEO: Perk up your ears for an exploration of sound at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore
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Banyan Tree Global Foundation is giving away Greater Good Grants for the second year. Here’s how to apply.
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First up: Brisbane, Australia, and Pattaya in Thailand.
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With a new, next-gen attitude, this is not your auntie’s old-school Regent.
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If you needed incentive to schedule a trip this year, the new departure tax kicks in Jan. 1, 2022.
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Custom profiles help match individuals with travel experiences accessible to their needs.
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VIDEO: Here’s how you can visit Thailand without quarantine today.
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She’s just as smart as you, but probably has a better sense of style.
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VIDEO: Here’s a sneak peek of Oceania’s new single-occupancy cabins — with balconies!
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The design of this cosmic museum is out of this world.
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These annual worldwide airline awards go to best seats in each class, food, crew and more.
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France is leading the way with vaccine passes. Here’s what to know.
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VIDEO: From a bamboo pod in Bali to a treehouse on an alpaca farm, check out these insane rentals.
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This T+L readers’ exclusive Elite Havens contest ends on July 31, 2021, so take the survey now!
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Scott Dunn Private has awesome travel experiences for the awesomely wealthy. Think you can score a membership?
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Productivity increased while hours decreased in the study performed from 2015 to 2019.
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Qatar is offering a carbon-neutral FIFA World Cup 2022, new luxury experiences, and now quarantine-free arrivals.
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The first Champions of Change awardees include Deepanker Khosla of Bangkok’s Haoma.
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Thailand now has two island gateways for international visitors to get their beach on.
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Lions, tigers and bears are all getting shots.
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Finally — a good use for all our Bitcoins!
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Guys, let’s all go to Guam.
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The one-of-a-kind digital files known as non-fungible tokens upended the art world this year and travel is next.
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Get off the tourist track and delve a little deeper into Japan.
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After the water was tested at 112 locations, this Mediterranean island nation earned a perfect score.
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Look for cities at the top and bottom of the globe to be least stressful.
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Here’s all you need to know.
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VIDEO: Celebrating Pride at The Peri Hotel, one of the newest hotels in Hua Hin, Bangkok’s version of the Hamptons.
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It’s prime time to visit this storybook nation of preserved castles, purebred horses and amazing wines.
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Over 35,000 have signed the brand’s inclusivity pledge.
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Pride is better with snacks, trust us.
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Here are the dishes, drinks, cultural attractions and stays that have us dreaming of booking a plane ticket.
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Could we be any more excited?
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“We are upgrading our service to make it easier for people to integrate travel into their lives,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said.
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Barriers broken at 5,300 meters.
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France’s new color-coded system informs travelers from all over the world what’s required before visiting.
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Calling anyone with a job: Follow these easy steps every day for a month to supercharge your productivity and watch the stress melt away.
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Craft beer, ballet, brunches both drag and Japanese… We can’t wait for summer in Hong Kong.
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Looking to save a bit on a glamorous Manhattan hotel room? Your time is now.
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The Norwegian Prima features a glass-bottom bridge, stunning infinity pools, and more space for passengers. We talked with the CEO.
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Greece officially reopened for tourism, the latest southern European country to do so. We’ve got a great new place for you to stay in Mykonos.
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The measures come in time for summer travel.
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All testing must be virtually supervised.
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May 21 is Endangered Species Day. Here are 8 amazing animals native to Asia that you can help save.
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The statue is meant to symbolize the town’s local cuisine, where squid is considered a delicacy.
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We’re obsessed with these über-stylish accommodations.
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Admission to the castle is not required to receive the vaccine.
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Here’s what it’s like to visit the “Happiest Place on Earth” right now.
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With some lockdown restrictions easing and travel bubbles trying their hardest to pop up, these destinations should be on your radar right now.
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Here’s your summer reading list.
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Travelers must prove two weeks have passed since they received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to visit.
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The Standard is rising to new heights in Thailand — and beyond.
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With sunny beaches, peaceful waters, spice-market seafood and healing Ayurveda, melting-pot Kerala offers the tropical side of India.
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“We won’t be seeing borders flung open at the start of next year with great ease,” Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said.
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These sanctuaries promise magical memories with magnificent beasts—at a friendly distance.
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“All tour agencies are suffering now,” Thai tour company owner Rachphol Yamsaeng said. “Whatever we can do, we have to try to do it.”
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Mezcal evangelist Coa in Hong Kong is named best bar in Asia. Here’s how all your other favorite watering holes rank this year, from 1-100.
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Voting for the World’s Best Awards 2021 ends May 10.
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Mysterious Khao Sok National Park has no cell service but 160 million years of lush beauty. Sleep in a floating bungalow on this massive man-made lake.
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From flying through treetops to indigenous immersions, these are some of Southeast Asia’s shining stars that put sustainability at their heart. In honor of Earth Day, plan your next trip to make a difference.
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Presenting the Travel + Leisure It List 2021
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Thinking about retiring in Europe? Consider these nine destinations.
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The United Nations World Happiness Report remains dominated by Nordic countries. But there’s a new twist this year, with East Asian nations getting a shout-out for Covid-times quality of life.
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You can find us in the club: sipping Ruinart and eating robata in Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong’s slick new additions.
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It was filmed on location at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
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The new feature will help make your next trip safer and easier.
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All meals are served with endless glasses of wine or champagne.
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It just got easier for international travelers to visit the Kingdom.
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Street-food stalls, mom-and-pop shops, plant-based menus and community activists. We can’t eat in fancy restaurants every night—and this new list proves why we don’t want to, either.
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If you haven’t heard of 1 Hotels, get your green flags waving. This extra-eco, uber-luxury brand has just opened in Hainan, China.
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You’ll want to stock up on these sunscreens this summer.
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Get your beach bods ready. Thailand’s most famous island, Phuket, will allow vaccinated international tourists to fly in without quarantine in July
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This conclusion will further contribute to ensure safe and secure Games for all participants and the Japanese public.
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These Global Vision Awards honorees are collectives that prove the tremendous value in working together to improve the travel industry.
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The Global Vision Awards honor people, places and organizations making travel greener and more socially responsible.
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In honor of the Emerald Isle, we raise a toast to the greenest, most conscientious brewers in our region. Because what’s St. Patrick’s Day without green beer?
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We’ve teamed up with Kurumba Maldives to offer a four-night stay at their postcard-perfect resort, including a full meal plan and roundtrip transfers from Male Velana International Airport.
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With the #OpenThailandSafely campaign, organizers hope to welcome tourists back on July 1.
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Karana is producing ‘pork’ out of jackfruit from Sri Lanka and Singapore’s top chefs are eating it up. We taste-tested them all.
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These bars reduce, reuse and recycle, plus replant the rainforest on the path to delicious drinks. Here are a few lessons in eco-mixology, complete with climate-conscious cocktail recipes.
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We’re dedicating this month to environmentally responsible travel and leisure. First up, a primer on the 7 key signs of a sustainable hotel.
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THIS SPRING, AIR NEW ZEALAND WILL BEGIN a trial period with a digital health passport as flying with test results or proof of vaccination in a digital format becomes more prevalent in air travel. The airline will trial the digital travel pass app developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), on flights between Auckland and Sydney […]
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The T+L 500 are the world’s best hotels in 2021, as voted by T+L’s discerning readers.
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We love our hotels, but #villalife is really something special. Get inspired for your next group trip with this round-up of killer villas across the region.
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Get ready to see the world once again.
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You’ve got mail — and it’s from your salad.
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Even vaccinated foreign travelers won’t be exempt from mandatory two-week hotel quarantines in Australia.
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The airline started getting its employees vaccinated in December.
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In a country with perhaps the world’s strictest quarantine—21 nights—one hotel has pledged disadvantaged returnees rooms for just 13 US cents per night.
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We know travel restrictions mean you probably can’t avail of any of these offers. But here’s a bit of Valentine’s voyeurism into some of Asia’s most extravagant romantic experiences.
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If home is where the heart is, these restaurants around our region really set ours aflutter. Here are 7 of our favorite fine-dining spots that deliver Valentine’s Day to your door.
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The Year of the Ox starts February 12. Here’s a look at the celebration plans, Covid regulations and best restaurants for new year’s dinner in Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore and Taipei.
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Who knew pandas were so good at sledding?
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A new boutique hotel on Rottnest Island ups the ante for accommodations in Western Australia’s favorite nature getaway.
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Many of the world’s strongest liquors are banned by the TSA for their high alcohol content.
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We asked our insiders for their favorite places to travel domestically. Veronica Inveen tells us what’s tops in Thailand.
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We asked our writers for their favorite places to travel domestically. Chloe Sachdev writes our post-pandemic bucket list for Australia.
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Could it get any more Japanese than driving around to a bunch of delicious noodle joints with a big bowl of fake noodles on your roof?
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We asked our writers for their favorite places to travel domestically. Here, Christian Barker tells us where he fancies in Singapore.
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Not wearing a face mask in Bali could cost you — in push-ups.
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We asked our writers for their favorite places to travel domestically. Add these in Malaysia to your post-pandemic bucket lists
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We asked our writers for their favorite places to travel domestically. Here, Kee Foong tells us where to go in Hong Kong.
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The new requirement is meant to help stem the spread of new coronavirus variants.
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Sri Lanka has reopened to foreign tourists with new COVID-19 testing requirements and travel bubbles.
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Cheers!
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Governments around the region got you locked in? With Michelin meals, multimedia escapes and even leopard-spotting excursions, these hotels will (almost) leave you wishing that quarantine would never end.
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Both Etihad and Emirates will begin using a health passport to help passengers organize the COVID-19 testing documentation required to travel.
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After a hellish year, Australia’s bushfire comeback is the good-news story we all need right now.
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Here’s your chance to see the magic before the park opens next month.
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The new rule will go into effect on January 26.
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Thanks to COVID-19, Thailand requires all inbound travelers to quarantine for a couple of weeks. In a city swimming in staycations, will Bangkokians volunteer for a luxe lock-in?
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Qantas came out on top — again.
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The island is now implementing a testing and ‘resort bubble’ program.
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New York City is only as far as your laptop.
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Over the past few months, staycations and domestic travel have pushed round-the-world journeys off our agendas. Check out these deals that make it easier—and cheaper—to travel in your home country.
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“I’m gonna brag about it to my parents.”
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Prost to Berlin’s largest beer hall for showing the true meaning of holiday cheer during the pandemic.
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Thinking about extending that Christmas break in that five-star hotel? How about for five months? Meet three families who spent quarantine like Eloise at The Plaza.
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From MoMa to the Met, here’s how you can take a virtual trip to some of NYC’s most treasured institutions.
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It’s only available in China.
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Google has a virtual holiday village where you can track Santa and play games.
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“This capture is the first documented record of the species surviving post-fire.”
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We’ll never forget our masks again.
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Sun, sand and plenty of space for social distancing—paradise is looking pretty good these days.
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2020 will end on a high note for stargazers, with three unique night sky happenings in December.
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Wonderfruit goes local, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less awesome.
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This is the second time a Japanese space capsule has captured asteroid material.
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The airline will cover up to US$200,000 in expenses.
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The two countries announced that Mt. Everest is officially 8,849 meters tall, one meter taller than previously considered.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it’s in the final development phase of its IATA travel pass.
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2020 is finally coming to an end — and that means it’s time to reflect.
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This tour focuses on the work of Antoni Gaudí, which can be found throughout the city.
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The world’s first nationwide loyalty program launched December 1. Here’s how one of our writers busted out of Hong Kong for the great blue beyond.
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A photo of a lonely Asian elephant shackled in a shed led the singer on a mission to show the creature that there is life after love.
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As Covid abates, the Philippines is finally opening to domestic travel.
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Emirates’ Dubai Connect package is back and better than ever.
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From mile-high dating games to temple flybys, airlines are pooh-poohing Covid border closures with plane tickets that go roundtrip in a single flight.
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Three cities are tied in the number one spot. Can you guess what they are?
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We can’t wait to book our own Star Wars vacations to a land (not so) far, far away.
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Singapore’s super cute critically endangered monkey species has a new safe haven–and a new fresh baby.
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A lesser used tool in the men’s grooming arsenal, facials are frankly awesome.
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Domestic and international airports are offering some peace of mind ahead of holiday travel with on-site COVID-19 testing — see if you can get tested at the hub you’re heading to.
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Savvy hotels are bending the rules to fewer limitations and more time in-house for Covid-era guests.
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Once completed, Solforest Ecopark outside of Hanoi will feature one of the tallest vertical gardens in the world.
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Luxury is draped in greenery at Ovolo Hotels, which has converted all of its menus vegetarian.
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Be transported by this season’s new cookbooks—without ever leaving your kitchen.
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Five-star sustainability hero Banyan Tree is channeling the power of positive thinking.
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Spoiler alert: We didn’t even miss fish during the vegan “sushi” omakase.
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French, Italian, Spanish and Thai. The five hardest reservations to get in Thailand today vary in all ways but their utter deliciousness.
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With tourism at a standstill, Indonesia hopes to rehab its coastline along with its economy.
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Why #cheflife is as much about Michelin two-starred headliners as unknown refugees. This year’s annual World Gourmet Festival in Bangkok will help some of the globe’s neediest make a new life for themselves and their families.
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Across Southeast Asia time-capsule cafés and bars provide a glimpse of—and a reassuring anchor to—neighborhood diners in simpler times.
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Pinaree Sanpitak, one of Thailand’s most internationally acclaimed artists, celebrates the sacred and the sensual with two interactive—even edible—exhibits in Bangkok.
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Starved of customers since March, the restaurant industry is in dire straits. These local initiatives around the region are hoping to help out.
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Marriott Bonvoy has come up with creative and heavily discounted ways to relieve you of your pent-up points.
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If knowledge is power, then self-reliance is the new luxury. As the routines of our lives are upended, more of us are seeking to travel in ways that prepare us for whatever the world throws at us next. Here’s how to prep for the survivalist-tourism trend.
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Thailand is world-renowned for its service with a smile, but there are plenty of places to learn a little self-reliance, too. Set sail on the high-seas, or just in your own imagination.
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Only in Japan would a rustic country farmstay include a disco greenhouse. A quick hop from Tokyo takes you straight into this organic wonderland. Strawberries and sweet potato heaven.
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A long-time partner of T+L, Black Tomato specializes in crafting bespoke travel experiences around the globe, and their foray into tailor-made survivalism trips offers the ultimate sense of freedom.
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Across the continent, innovators are rethinking everything you thought you knew about heading into the bush—and changing these iconic journeys for the better. By Christine Ajudua.
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Singapore is reopening unilaterally to visitors from Vietnam and Australia (excluding Victoria state) this week.
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The Land of Smiles is officially reopen to foreign tourists. Thailand will welcome its first international leisure flight next week, with about 120 long-term vacationers from Guangzhou, China.
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Starting October 1, Japan is reopening its borders to all foreign nationals with long-term permits to stay or those visiting for shorter-term business trips.
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This is the year of the staycation, so make the most of it with a special readers’ deal in your own backyard.
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The modern master of grilling shares his tips on how to barbecue like a boss.
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If a HIIT class 78-floors above ground won’t make you sweat, we’re not sure what will.
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A top chef’s pastry cookbook, a guide to eco-travel and an industry-supporting collection of the world’s best hotel experiences.
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Not quite ready to travel? With Melia Bali, you can save on a luxe stay for now or later in the year.
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Here are the Top 25 hotels around the world, as voted by you, our discerning readers.
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Readers rated airports on their access, checkin/security, restaurants/bars, shopping, and design. These are the world’s best airports in 2020.
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The best resorts in Southeast Asia as voted by our readers in the T+L World’s Best Awards 2020.
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Readers rated hotel brands on their locations, rooms/facilities, food, service, and overall value
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Anyone surprised that Singapore Airlines has been voted best carrier on Earth for the 25th year running—read: all the years of WBA—hasn’t been paying close enough attention to the skies.
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Bali’s eco-leanings put the island in good stead for a sustainable restart. These six resorts are leading the industry’s greenification.
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Hoi An, Chiang Mai and Ubud reappear in this year’s edition of T+L World’s Best Cities. Add these cities to your bucket list.
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With lockdowns easing, the tantalizing call of distant shores is made even more alluring by these exclusive T+L reader deals.
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Here’s when and where you might be able to travel again in Asia.
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Getting bored of your work from home view? Enjoy the view from someone else’s window around the world.
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Celebrate Maori New Year with a stargazing livestream over Lake Tekapo.
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More and more tourism providers around Asia-Pacific have been taking sincere sustainable strides, and we’d like to tip our sun hats to these green-hospitality groundbreakers. If visiting the beach inspires you to seek out ways to save it, consider the following eco-pillars and the resorts that do them admirably.
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Raised in Washington, D.C., and having lived in Bangkok for eight years, Jeninne’s got a world of opinions.
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Break your travel drought with a Samui trip—check official hotel websites for resident and stay-later deals as properties reopen with special rates.
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All funds raised will provide financial relief for restaurants and bars worldwide.
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Take a trip to nowhere or bring a luxury hotel experience into your home.
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Hong Kong comes out on top, again.
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The mesmerizing aerial footage shows the sea turtles swimming along the Great Barrier Reef towards the shores of North Queensland to lay eggs.
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All those long-weekend jaunts seem great in theory, but they’re messing with your shut-eye. We look at science-backed strategies and some hotels deploying them to improve your slumber.
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As Thailand targets the LGBT+ market, local hoteliers are adopting cool new services and amenities that give deeper meaning to the term “all-inclusive.”
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No one wants to need medical help away from home, but knowing how to make smart decisions in an SOS situation and advocate for yourself can save time, money, stress—and maybe even your life.
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Every morning was Christmas morning when a breakfast buffet awaited.
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A little island time may not be as far off as you thought.
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‘The Wave’ is the world’s largest anamorphic illusion.
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We are SO ready for a Palawan sunset.
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In case you were running out of quarantine activities (and vegetables!), here’s how you can build a hydroponic garden at home.
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Amidst a global pandemic, Tourism Australia effectively encourages us to stay in, but also reminds us of the world that awaits.
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With some of the lowest coronavirus cases in the region, Thailand might be the destination you should consider for your post-pandemic vacation.
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This is not the kind of dog you want to pet.
Inspiration
Past trips aren’t the only thing we’ve been reminiscing about. Here are the T+L articles from the past year that our editors loved a little extra.
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We reached out to some of the experts in charge of the top hotel wellness programs to get advice on how we can recenter while quarantined at home.
Food & Drink
Happy hour lives on.
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Shanghai Disney opens next week, and suddenly the world feels less bleak.
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When Thai national Charles Dharapak left Jakarta to return to Bangkok, he had no idea he wouldn’t get home until 14 days later.
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Dive deep into the work of everyone from Picasso to Rothko.
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Add these to your quarantine reading list.
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With boutique sailings like these adrift on the region’s most spectacular waters, there’s no need to hit the high seas for a family cruise.
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These experiences feel a whole lot more productive than watching Netflix all day.
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Take a tip from the pros with family-travel advice from the field.
Inspiration
Mix things up on your next family trip with activities that get the imagination—and the adrenaline— flowing.
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Tourism Authority of Thailand offers a little dose of escapism.
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There’s never been a better time to hone your photography skills. Here, professional photographer Scott A. Woodward offers his top tips on how to get the shot.
Inspiration
A kids-optional retreat in Bali provides a nurturing space for moms to invest in themselves, recharge and reconnect with themselves.
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This might be your solution to getting work done without distractions from your children…or the fridge.
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You can’t take that family vacation to the Maldives right now, but you and your kids can still study the archipelago’s marine life.
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We may all be stuck indoors, but, thanks to Google Earth, we can still experience the dreamy pink trees from our couches.
Culture
Unexpected destinations maybe, but what’s certain is that these journeys enrich both the travelers and the locals they interact with.
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Chef DK of Haoma is serving thousands of meals a days to jobless people and families in Bangkok.
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Here’s how to eat at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, even if you’re under lockdown.
Culture
We’re all in this together.
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It’s a surprisingly splendid time to travel domestically.
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Who said sleeping pods were only for first class and business travelers?
Culture
T+L’s monthly selection of trip-worthy places, experiences and events.
Food & Drink
Rojak gin? Fancy Thai rum? Bring these bottles home instead of the elephant print pants.
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Twenty places to visit this year, including the majestic Hunza Valley, Bangkok for those with an appetite, and a new-look Kyoto.
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In a palm-oil plantation in Sabah, an unlikely eco-tourism alliance paves the way for Borneo pygmy elephants.
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These stylish watering holes at InterContinental resorts serve up drinks with a view.
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The old school rules in Geylang, where a colorful jumble of heritage shops, ornate temples, bustling kopitiams and legendary eateries invites a closer look at Singapore’s grittiest neighborhood.
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Tracing her roots to Bacolod, we discover one secret to happiness in the Philippines’ “City of Smiles.”
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Shinta Mani Hotels and architect/designer Bill Bensley have just opened Shinta Mani’s Shop With A Heart, a boutique specializing in handmade, artisan-crafted items from Cambodian creatives. One hundred percent of profits from the boutique go to the Shinta Mani Foundation in support of local community projects.
Inspiration
Sail into Komodo territory, visit retired elephants in Phuket, or try horse whispering in Gurgaon—this assortment of new experiences across Asia provides animal-friendly answers to the call of the wild.
Hotels & Resorts
A funky crop of co-living spaces is transforming millennial travel across Asia. We find sharing is caring in Singapore’s newest community-hotel hub
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Carving out a new life in Cambodia, a group of deported refugees brings a deeper resonance to local tours.
Inspiration
T+L’s monthly selection of trip-worthy places, experiences and events.
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Literature allows us to explore the world as much as any of our trips, says author Viet Thanh Nguyen, who explains that he longs for the day he can visit Asia just for the sheer joy of travel.
Inspiration
How to prep a corner of paradise for the outside world while keeping it as pristine as possible is on the minds of many in Phu Quoc these days. It’s shockingly easy to get to this on-the-up Vietnamese idyll— just please don’t eat the sea urchin.
Hotels & Resorts
Faced with a rapidly dwindling gamat, or sea cucumber, population, The Andaman Hotel in Langkawi takes the lead to regenerate them.
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While its war with America may be long over, Vietnam is still dealing with unexploded ordnance at an all-too-high cost. Now, as Veronica Inveen discovers, there are safe ways any visitor can help out.
Inspiration
T+L’s monthly selection of trip-worthy places, experiences and events.
Food & Drink
They may have no Michelin stars, they might not rank on any best- restaurant lists, and, well, they’re not even trained as chefs, but the cooks who in infiltrate the kitchen twice weekly at The Anam Cam Ranh have something even more special to offer: a heaping portion of motherly love.
Inspiration
First class isn’t the only way to fly. How about flatbeds, chefs and your own crew on one-of-a-kind trips that let you skip the customs line? Private-jet tours are taking well-heeled travelers for the most luxurious cultural exchanges.
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New arts and heritage project The Mills has transformed the neighborhood’s old textile factories into a center of boutique shops, dining spots and exhibition spaces worth a detour.
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A walk through Manila’s Chinatown reveals its blended cultural identity and the legacies—places of worship, dishes to worship—of the Chinese Filipinos.
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Made up of more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines has its beachwear sorted. Here are some of our favorite Filipino designs to pack for your next stylish seaside escape.
Hotels & Resorts
Low-budget, high-design, next-gen hotels have begun to sweep Asia, an on-trend fit for digital nomads, flashpackers and aesthetes alike.
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There are more than 70 beaches bordering both the Pacific and Sydney Harbour, from the world-famous Bondi to the lesser-known Lady Martins. But you’d be remiss if you didn’t actually get out on the water— and take full advantage of the city’s idyllic setting.
Inspiration
Sydney is in the midst of a cultural renaissance, with a booming contemporary art and festival scene that could rival any on the global stage. Tony Perrottet explores the creative side of Australia’s iconic city by the sea. Plus, where to stay, eat and drink right now.
Hotels & Resorts
A night in a ryokan is already a singular experience, but a new, unconventional accommodation concept in Kyoto provides a stay that’s truly immersive.
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Flaunting 60,000 kilometers of sun-kissed coast, Australia is awash in beaches. Those in the know don’t need to share the sand.
Hotels & Resorts
We know it’s no easy feat to vacation with multiple people, ages and energy levels, so here are some of our favorite hotels where everyone can get their kicks.
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Multi-hour transits don’t have to be a drag—squeeze in a little extra sightseeing with free transit tours offered by some of Asia’s busiest airports.
Inspiration
On the shore of Western Australia, once-sleepy Perth is coming of age as a new culinary and creative destination.
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Get butterflies as soon as the plane leaves the gate? This collection of apps will help ease your flying fears, so you can relax and enjoy the ride.
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Taking photos of people you meet while traveling can be a great cultural exchange. Jeninne Lee-St. John heads out of Hoi An with a pro and learns how to turn on the charm.
Food & Drink
Young chefs in the Philippine capital are whipping the local food scene into a frenzy with their cool restaurants.
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It’s not easy being green, but these three eco-innovators across Asia are reshaping their industries one upcycled garment or zero-waste restaurant at a time. Dianna Hubbell talks to the visionaries about building a brighter, more sustainable future.
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Catching the spirit of collaboration, Asian breweries are teaming up with bold beer hounds, artisanal chocolatiers, coffee roasters, and more to produce some serious suds.
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Three destinations in Chiang Rai are helping city kids get their hands dirty with a bounty of outdoor activities.