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Announcing the Hot List Winners of 2025
The best new openings in travel, from the fresh hotels we’d plan a trip around to the dining and cruise ships to travel for next.
By CNT Editors
Hot List
The Best New Hotels in the World: 2025 Hot List
The best openings of the past year span the globe, from Bali to Casablanca.
By CNT Editors
News & Advice
How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border
Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.
By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess
Hot List
The Best New Restaurants in the World: 2025 Hot List
This year's best new dining destinations, from New Orleans to Sydney.
By CNT Editors
50 Quietest Places Around the World
From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.
By Arati Menon and Hannah Towey
The Most Beautiful Airport Landings in the World
Flying to any of these destinations? You'll want to bag a window seat.
By Connor Sturges
Vote in the 2025 Readers' Choice Awards Survey
Condé Nast Traveler's annual spotlight on your all-time favorite hotels, cruises, resorts, islands, and more.
How I Travel: Chef Thomas Keller Needs a Coffee Machine in the Hotel Room
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
By Kaitlin Menza
This Fear of Flying Subreddit Is the Most Heartwarming Corner of the Internet
On r/FearOfFlying, nervous fliers trade advice, ask pilots safety questions, and even track each other through turbulence. Then, they share what they would have missed had they not traveled.
By Hannah Singleton
Trending Stories
Readers' Choice Awards
2025 Readers' Choice Awards Survey
Condé Nast Traveler's annual spotlight on your all-time favorite hotels, cruises, resorts, islands, and more.
Hot List
The Best New Restaurants in the World: 2025 Hot List
This year's best new dining destinations, from New Orleans to Sydney.
By CNT Editors
Inspiration
The Most Beautiful Airport Landings in the World
Flying to any of these destinations? You'll want to bag a window seat.
By Connor Sturges
Destination Guides
Mexico City Travel Guide
How to do it right
Cape Town Travel Guide
At the edge of the earth—and the cultural cutting edge
Paris Travel Guide
Have the best trip imaginable in the City of Lights
Boston Travel Guide
Charming and legitimately historic
Bali Travel Guide
The island riding an eternal wave
New York City Travel Guide
The entire world in one place
Gold List 2025
- Gold List
The Gold List 2025: The Top Hotels and Resorts in the World
Our editors across the globe share their favorite places to stay.By CNT Editors - Gold List
The Best Cruise Ships in the World: The Gold List 2025
Our editors across the globe share the best cruise ships.By CNT Editors - Gold List
The Best Hotels and Resorts in Europe and the UK: The Gold List 2025
Our global editors across four continents share their favorite places to stay.By CNT Editors - Gold List
The Best Hotels and Resorts in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean: The Gold List 2025
Our global editors across four continents share their favorite places to stay.By CNT Editors - Gold List
The Gold List 2025: Best Hotels and Resorts in Mexico, Central, and South America
Our global editors across four continents share their favorite places to stay.By CNT Editors - Gold List
The Best Hotels and Resorts in Asia: The Gold List 2025
Our global editors across four continents share their favorite places to stay.By CNT Editors - Gold List
The Gold List 2025: The Best Hotels and Resorts in Australia and Oceania
Our global editors across four continents share their favorite places to stay and ships to sail.By CNT Editors Gold List
Our 30th list of the world’s greatest hotels and cruises captures nearly a year’s worth of work.
Women Who Travel Podcast
Women Who Travel
Women Who Travel Podcast: In Search of the Cats of the World
Lale chats with animal welfare advocate and internet personality Hannah Shaw about her life's work—meeting cats across the globe.
By CNT Editors
Women Who Travel
Women Who Travel Podcast: Brooke Shields on Gaining Agency and Power Through Travel
The icon joins host Lale Arikoglu to reflect on her life heretofore traveling the world for work.
By CNT Editors
Women Who Travel
Women Who Travel Podcast: Why This Is the Year to Visit Greenland, Kyrgyzstan, and More
A few of our well-traveled editors chat with Lale about deciding the best places to go in 2025.
By CNT Editors
Women Who Travel
Women Who Travel Podcast: A Palestinian American Chef on Creating Community Through Food
Host Lale Arikoglu speaks with Reem Assil about the power of bread, her Oakland bakery, and personal ties to Gaza.
By CNT Editors
Women Who Travel
Women Who Travel Podcast: Listeners on the Magic and Mishaps of Traveling With Kids
Host Lale Arikoglu fields calls from travelers on the ups and downs of showing children the world.
By CNT Editors
Travel Well
- Wellness & Spas
How to Stay Present During Vacation
Simple mindfulness habits can keep you focused on your vacation, instead of stressors waiting for you back home.By Jillian Dara - Wellness & Spas
Bringing Home the Spirit of Ayurveda After a Retreat in India
While self care is easy at a dedicated spa or resort, Annie Daly shows how to integrate wellness into daily life after the trip is over.By Annie Daly - Wellness & Spas
Menopause Has Finally Entered the Wellness Conversation
With dedicated programming and retreats, top spas and resorts worldwide are now helping women navigate this life phase.By Alex Postman - Wellness & Spas
What Is Womb Therapy and Do I Need It?
Writer Malia Yagoda attempts to answer these questions with a wellness treatment in Tokyo.By Maria Yagoda - Wellness & Spas
After Relying on a Wellness Regimen, a Safari Taught Me When to Let Go
One writer balances the anxiety around departing from at-home routine with the joy of being open to experiences and the need to flexible while traveling.By Todd Plummer - Wellness & Spas
Wellness Retreats, Long the Domain of Women, Are Welcoming More Men
Storied retreats and travel specialists are seeing an increase in men traveling for their health.By Prasad Ramamurthy
Winter Travel Essentials
Shopping
The Best Winter Essentials to Pack This Season
All the best cold-weather clothing, accessories, and gear you need to stay warm, whether you're hitting the slopes or trudging out to restaurants.
By Madison Flager and Meaghan Kenny
Shopping
What to Pack for a Ski Trip
The essentials you need for your next ski trip, from goggles and gloves to down jackets.
By Charlotte Davey and Jessica Chapel
Shopping
The Best Blanket Scarves to Keep You Warm at 30,000 Feet
Create your own little cocoon with an oversized scarf.
By Juliet Izon
Shopping
How to Build the Perfect Winter Capsule Wardrobe
The warm winter basics every traveler needs, from cashmere sweaters to packable puffers.
By Meaghan Kenny
Shopping
The 12 Best Winter Leggings, Tested and Reviewed
Editor favorites for winter runs, chilly plane rides, ski trips, and more.
By Meaghan Kenny
Shopping
11 Packable Winter Vests That Are Actually Warm
Insulated, water-resistant vests for every adventure.
By Lauren Dana Ellman
Train Journeys
Rail trips you'll never forget.
Ski & Snow
Inspiration and advice for your winter adventures.
Road Trips
Make your next trip worth the drive with curated itineraries, expert gear, and more.
Adventure Travel
From the best hiking trails to how to get scuba certified.
Wellness & Spas
The meaning of wellness travel has expanded to include everything from somatic meditation to hormone replacement therapy and grief counseling. But of course, good old-fashioned pampering still plays a part. From the best new spa and retreat openings to the latest wellness trends, advice, and travel essentials, here’s what we’re most excited about in the health and wellness space.
Safari
Everything you need for your first safari—or your tenth.
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The Best New Hotels in Africa and the Middle East: 2025 Hot List
The best hotel openings of the past year in Africa and the Middle East, from Rwanda to Saudi Arabia.
By CNT Editors
Cruise
The Best New Cruises in the World: 2025 Hot List
This year's curated collection of the world’s best new cruises has something for everyone.
By CNT Editors
Places To Stay
33 Best Hotels in Puglia
For anyone looking for stylish places to stay, good food and wine, beach clubs, history, culture, and natural beauty, this robustly rustic land is difficult to beat.
By Lee Marshall and Lucrezia Worthington
Food & Drink
The Best Things to Eat in Cartagena, According to Chef Nina Compton
On a week-long trip to Cartagena, the chef sought out icy cold coconuts, fresh seafood, and copious amounts of deditos de queso.
By Jessica Chapel
Places to Stay
30 Best Airbnbs in San Diego
From downtown to La Jolla, we've found stellar stays for every type of trip.
By Kat Thompson and Chloe Caldwell
News & Advice
US Travelers Now Need Online Authorization to Visit the UK
As of April 2, 2025, all visitors to the UK who do not have British or Irish citizenship need an ETA.
By Hannah Towey
Places to Stay
9 Gorgeous Phoenix Airbnbs, From Desert Escapes to Downtown Apartments
Including two Frank Lloyd Wright homes with incredible views.
By Lizbeth Scordo
News & Advice
Travel to Rome and the Vatican After the Death of Pope Francis: What to Know
As people the world over mourn the passing of Pope Francis and visit the Holy See to pay homage, here’s what to know about traveling to Rome and the Vatican City right now.
By Connor Sturges
Shopping
The Best Beach Bags for Your Summer Vacation
Lightweight canvas carryalls, chic raffia bags, and family-friendly beach totes for long days in the sun.
By Erinne Magee
Inspiration
7 Best Volunteer Trips for Giving Back on Your Travels
This Earth Day, sustainability editor Juliet Kinsman shares her favorite voluntourism opportunities around the world—from marine conservation in Cambodia to youth empowerment in Bhutan.
By Juliet Kinsman
Shopping
Top Expedia Coupons and Promo Codes for April 2025
Save on your next adventure with our Expedia hotel coupons and deals, including a minimum of 25% off select stays.
By Jamie Spain
Inspiration
I Spent My Vacation Living Out My Grandfather’s Love for Lobstering
Out on a commercial lobster boat in Nova Scotia, writer Karla Courtney experiences how tradition, resilience, and a changing world collide.
By Karla Courtney
Shopping
Top Hotels.com Promo Codes for Travelers in April 2025
Save on every trip with great deals from Hotels.com.
By Paris Wilson
Women Who Travel
Women Who Travel Book Club: 11 Releases Worth Bookmarking This Spring
These new books about wanderlust, objective sexuality, and the fear of the unknown have our editors hooked.
By Kat Chen