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By now, even travelers who don’t use AI frequently know that AI’s capabilities are robust. AI can help you find cheap flights, build your itinerary, recommend hotels, and figure out whether a three-hour layover is enough time to leave the airport. But if you’re...

Mountain towns in winter are a culture in and of themselves, and if you don’t ski, don’t check snow forecasts, and have never once said “stoked” out loud, the whole scene kinda feels like showing up immensely overdressed to a casual happy hour. You already stick out and don’t know the lingo, and despite the casual style, ski resorts have a reputation for penny pinching, with ...

Most of our year wasn’t spent at a desk. Matador’s editors spent 2026 hauling potatoes and shellfish alongside islanders on Chiloé, hop...

When the sun sets behind the Canadian Rockies in Jasper National Park, Alberta, the soaring peaks and deep valleys plunge into a peaceful stillness defined by crisp air, inky skies, and the shimmer of thousands of stars. Your evening in this small mountain ...

European travel had another record-breaking summer in 2026, but the tourists aren’t going where they used to. New data from the European Travel Commission (the association of national tourism boards that tracks the continent’s visitor numbers) show...