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Made from a “buttery-soft” polyester/spandex material, the high-rise leggings have a light compression and a thick waistband that won’t roll down as you move around. The breathable bottoms also have sweat-wicking capabilities to keep you dry, even when you’re working out, and they have a hidden pocket in the waistband to hold your essentials. The flattering leggings may be less than $30 a pair, but that doesn’t mean they are lower in quality than their more expensive counterparts....

As flights increase, Southwest Airlines is reducing its COVID-focused cleaning protocol. Effective this month, the airline is now only disinfecting high-touch areas like lavatories and tray tables between flights. Armrests and seat belts will not be disinfected between flights. The change was announced in a memo to employees, obtained by USA Today on Monday. The new cleaning protocol focuses on the bathrooms and tray tables which the memo describes as, “the most important areas to clean between each flight as they are prone to contamination from Customer use and food/beverage consumption....

Believe it or not, the “Happiest Place on Earth” is even more magical during the holiday season. You can meet Santa, eat peppermint-flavored treats, and take family photos in front of decorated trees anywhere, but with endless entertainment, holiday-themed rides, and a celebration of all cultures, nothing beats celebrating the festive season at a Disney theme park. With pretend snow falling nightly and eye-popping trees towering over their surroundings, the holiday cheer is always on at Disney’s theme parks....

The Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown is ready to welcome guests once again. The hotel announced on Wednesday that it has set a re-opening date of Nov. 30, 2020. “We are thrilled to once again be opening our doors and welcoming our guests back. While this year has proved challenging in many respects, we have used the time wisely to further cultivate our guest offerings and guest experience and make property enhancements,” Thomas Carreras, the hotel’s general manager, shared in a statement....

Cold weather keeping you indoors? No matter how much you love getting active outside, it can be hard to convince yourself to leave your warm, cozy home once winter hits. If you find yourself feeling particularly unmotivated to get outdoors this season, you may need to upgrade your stock of winter weather accessories. Of course, you’ll need an insulated jacket, fleece-lined pants, and durable gloves, but you may also want to add heating devices to your winter lineup — like electric hand warmers, for instance....

After spending eight months living out of one, I have pretty strong opinions on what makes a good backpack, and Tortuga has delivered on that front. One of the first things you notice about the 45-liter Outbreaker is its size. This bag feels huge. They’ve maximized the approximate dimensions possible for a carry-on bag — inasmuch as a standard carry-on dimension exists — and combined that with a thin (though certainly not flimsy) exterior, which means that most of the bag’s space is devoted to your stuff, not to built-in features or framing materials....

The Bsubseach Loose Long Sleeve Swim Cover-Up is made from lightweight rayon and has a slouchy, oversized fit. It has buttons all the way down the front, a longer hem in the back for extra coverage, two front pockets, and three-quarter length sleeves. Since it’s so light and airy, it’s easy to pack in your suitcase and throw in your beach bag, making it a great option for travel. Some customers mentioned that although the material tends to wrinkle, you can easily refresh the piece with a steamer or wrinkle-release spray....

It’s a small, creepy world after all. Disney’s “It’s a Small World” ride is one of the theme park’s most iconic attractions. It dates back to even before the theme park opened to the public and is considered an essential part of any Disney park visit. But what most riders don’t know is that the attraction turns into a spine-tingling spectacle when the park closes. This week, a Disney TikToker revealed that when the park closes for the night, the lights and music in “It’s a Small World” shut off, but the more than 300 animatronics do not....

Just three months before the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese capital has been placed under a state of emergency due to a growing wave of COVID-19 cases. The new 17-day emergency will begin Sunday and last until May 11, which is the end of Japan’s “Golden Week” holidays, a time of year that typically involves travel, according to The Associated Press. It affects Tokyo and the metropolitan prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo....

The Trump Administration has reached a deal with major airlines to provide a $25 billion bailout after the aviation industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, SkyWest Airlines and Southwest Airlines intend to participate in the Payroll Support Program. “This agreement will fully support airline industry workers, preserve the vital role airlines play in our economy and protect taxpayers,” President Trump said at a White House press conference Tuesday....

Matthew McConaughey isn’t just an Academy Award-winning actor, but he’s also an advocate for the environment — and his latest project will have you reaching for your passport. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images According to a statement from Wild Turkey, McConaughey teamed up with the bourbon company to design a luxurious, off-the-grid cabin in Australia, Travel + Leisure’s Destination of the Year. The cabin is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales....

We could all use a beach vacation every now and again, but taking a weeklong trip to a faraway coastal destination isn’t always possible. Enter: weekend beach getaways. When you’re in need of some sand and surf, but short on time, a rejuvenating weekend trip is the perfect way to get your fix before heading back to work on Monday (or Tuesday, if you can squeeze in a three-day weekend). From the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest to the boardwalks of the Jersey Shore and the relaxing beach resorts of the Florida Keys, there’s a perfect beach getaway for every type of traveler....

Yes, you could go to New Zealand, Patagonia, or Iceland to hike spectacular glaciers, but the United States has its own icy behemoths. In fact, “just 250 years ago [this park] was covered by an extensive glacier more than a mile thick,” supervisory interpretive ranger Laura Buchheit of Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve told Travel + Leisure. Although that gigantic ice mass has receded, several smaller glaciers remain, and it’s “one of the few places in the world where you have relatively easy access” to them, said Buchheit....

The car company Volvo announced on Tuesday that it intends to become a fully electric car company by the year 2030. This means that by the end of the decade, the company intends to phase out cars that use a combustible engine, including hybrids, according to a statement by the company. “To remain successful, we need profitable growth. So instead of investing in a shrinking business, we choose to invest in the future — electric and online,” said Håkan Samuelsson, chief executive, in a statement....

Contending with interrupted sleep during your relaxing getaway is no way to spend a vacation. You can try some traveler-approved sleeping hacks and curl up with multiple plush hotel pillows, but even then, unexpected noise from the sounds of fellow guests could filter into your sleeping oasis. Before you bury your ears under blankets and give in to a night of tossing and turning, you may want to consider a portable white noise machine....

New York City’s Upper East Side might be one of its best-known neighborhoods for culture — it’s the home of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and other world-class art institutions — but it is also home to some of the city’s very best hotels. The area to the east of Central Park might lack downtown’s edge and Times Square’s riot of lights, but it does tend to be manicured and well-mannered....

This year’s World’s Best Awards survey closed on March 2, just before widespread stay-at-home orders were implemented as a result of COVID-19. The results reflect our readers’ experiences before the pandemic, but we hope that this year’s honorees will inspire your trips to come — whenever they may be. The smaller the ship, the more T+L readers seem to love it. At least, that’s the story with this year’s voting, which gave smaller vessels some of the highest scores in any category in the 2020 World’s Best Awards....

Delta Air Lines is making it a bit easier to go with the flow when travel plans change. The airline announced Wednesday that it is eliminating fees on same-day flight changes as well as not charging for those who attempt to fly standby for an alternative flight. “Flexibility has never been more important, which is why we want to give our customers more choice and control over their travel plans than ever before,” Sandeep Dube, Delta’s S....

With many Caribbean nations competing for the economic boost of much-needed tourism dollars, the Dominican Republic made some policy changes to make visiting the island a bit easier. As part of its newly announced “Responsible Tourism Recovery Plan,” visitors will no longer be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the country, starting Sept. 15. Additionally, mass testing will not be performed at the airport upon arrival, but will instead be done at random....

The dilemma is strictly 21st century: too many options and not enough time. And the stakes are high, because for parents a family vacation isn’t just R&R—it’s an opportunity for the family to be together and for the kids to learn something new, broaden their horizons. Of course, budget is a factor; balancing price and profit is the goal. So we did the work for you, calculating the costs of seven great weeklong escapes and then devising ways to economize....