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Hilton is the latest hotel brand to offer up its guest rooms to workers looking for a change of scenery. Through its new WorkSpaces program, Hilton is offering private rooms at the Conrad New York Downtown with breakfast, lunch, and happy hour cocktail delivery for $300. Meanwhile, at the Hilton Boston Back Bay, a $99 work-from-hotel day rate gets you an in-room air purifier, Bluetooth speaker, wireless printer, ergonomic chair, stability ball, and paper shredder to help you finally get through that stack of mail you’ve been avoiding....

With travel more or less frozen due to COVID-19, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that hotel openings are a rarity in this day and age. But for Phil Hospod, a New York-based hotelier who recently started his own hotel management company, the hospitality business never stops. He’s still planning on opening his newest endeavor, the highly anticipated Wayfinder Hotel, in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the spring season — though it comes with a unique set of challenges....

“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” Fifty years after that famed phrase aboard the Apollo 13 was spoken, legends and institutions of space exploration are taking to a different form of communication to commemorate the historic mission — Twitter. “They were coasting peacefully to the Moon when a ruptured oxygen tank derailed the mission. But cool heads prevailed,” NASA tweeted on Monday. While no in-person activities were planned to celebrate the anniversary due to COVID-19, NASA created a project where people could follow the mission in real time online as well as posted photo archives....

Working remotely getting you down? It can be hard to stay motivated when you’re stuck at home, looking at the same four walls day-in and day-out. If you’re looking to get away, without having to take up your precious vacation days, there is one way you can work while enjoying a new environment. According to Time Out, the country of Georgia (not to be confused with the U.S. state) is launching a new work-from-home visa program for foreign remote workers....

Queen Elizabeth is getting creative amid the coronavirus pandemic, inviting guests for a new socially distanced event at her country home, Sandringham. The expansive estate, which normally houses the royal family during their holiday getaways, will host a drive-in movie this month with films for all ages to enjoy. The estate’s official website explains that parking spots will be given to ticket holders on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each spot will offer ample room and distance between vehicles, so guests can sit or stand outside as long as they stay within their designated area....

Flying is very safe, and thanks to technological advances, it’s only getting safer. Despite the fact that the odds of your plane going down are around one in 5.4 million, and that traveling by car is 100 times more deadly than hopping on a plane, many travelers are disconcerted by the mere idea of a metal tube flying through the air. Some fliers, frequent or otherwise, want to know where to sit to on a plane to improve their odds of surviving a crash, no matter how unlikely....

I never thought my idea of paradise would include below freezing temperatures and ice-encased eyebrows, but here we were. “Here” was Tolovana, one of the most remote natural hot springs in the U.S., and arguably, one of Alaska’s best-kept secrets. A trio of hot tubs with not another person in sight? I could think of worse ways to spend the day. Soaking in hot springs has long been a favorite activity among Alaskans....

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact all parts of the U.S., some folks in Texas — and across the country — may be disappointed to learn that one of the highlights of summer will have to wait until 2021. According to Eater, the Texas State Fair will be canceled, due to the ongoing outbreak. Texas has been hit hard by the pandemic, reporting a surge in cases in the last few weeks, CBS reported....

The holiday season is in full swing, and the ladies of The Home Edit are here to help spread a bit more cheer with a few top-notch organizational tips on everything from decorations to crafting the perfect bar cart with the help of Cointreau. “What a 2020 partnership to have,” Clea Shearer shares of their new holiday partnership with Cointreau. “I mean, what is more appropriate than a partnership involving cocktails?...

The traveling Sognonvis — Carmen, Serge, 12-year-old Sean, and nine-year-old Ella — also known as Top Flight Family on social media, explore the world and share it with their hundreds of thousands of followers. The New York City-based family has given their followers the inside scoop on luxury family travel for several years through their jet-setting adventures. In 2021, they set a goal to visit 21 resorts around the world, staying in properties ranging from ski resorts to safari lodges to all-inclusives and everything in between....

For the last 18 years, Andrew Zimmern has become known for his adventurous style of eating, most notably as he searched the globe for unusual meals on Bizarre Foods and as he revealed his favorite local finds on The Zimmern List. Throughout those TV series, especially Bizarre Foods, there was a subtle Easter egg hidden. “We put a family dinner scene in every episode of the show — we didn’t draw a big circle around it or a giant yellow arrow pointing at it,” the Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning TV personality and chef tells Travel + Leisure....

Uber is dressing up its rides for Halloween, sending out “costumed” cars from favorite movies to surprise riders in cities across the United States, the company shared with Travel + Leisure. Courtesy of Uber Riders in Miami will have the chance to be surprised by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Party Wagon when they order an Uber X, according to the company, while riders in Los Angeles may be picked up in SpongeBob SquarePants’ Patty Wagon convertible....

Mardi Gras is observed around the world, but in the birthplace of jazz, it’s a huge cultural moment that marks the biggest Carnival in the United States. Each year, almost 1.5 million people descend on New Orleans to revel in the vibrant parties and the parades that are full of feathers, beads, and artfully decorated floats. Joel Carillet/Getty Images It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1730s, when the southern city was still under French rule, and today, Mardi Gras has evolved into an enormous event that generates around $800 million for the city....

When it comes to retirement planning, financial considerations are usually at the top of the agenda. For most future retirees, income is relatively quantifiable, with social security, pensions, investments, and savings. Anticipating expenses may be less precise, with unknowns like inflation, health care costs, and unexpected payments. Once the finances are established, a question for a number of retirees is where to live. Many are content to stay put, especially if their mortgage is paid off and their house and neighborhood are still ideal....

Whether you’re in need of a last-minute gift or maybe just a cup of good cheer, nothing quite beats a Christmas market. Stalls come stocked with handmade gifts, schnitzels with noodles, and mugs of steaming gluhwein. Lights are strung from end-to-end of a big market square, and carolers sing as children clamor around carousels and Ferris wheels. While the Christmas market originated many centuries ago in Germany, fortunately it has transcended its geographical boundaries....

Any time is the perfect time for cheesecake. Unless you’re a talented baker or have a place that will bring cheesecake to your door right now, getting that sweet treat is easier said than done. As restaurants around the world are remaining closed (or switching to delivery and take out) due to the coronavirus outbreak, that leaves your cheesecake craving dangerously unsatisfied. Courtesy of The Cheesecake Factory But The Cheesecake Factory is here to help....

Luxury shopping marketplace and concierge service Hush Hush, which showcases a variety of luxury goods, brands, and services, is on the search for a luxury product tester. One lucky candidate could get paid close to £75,000 (about $97,000) a year, all while getting to sample and experience luxury products and destinations. With the full-time position, the tester will be responsible for reviewing a variety of products before they’re listed for sale on the website....

The second time Zim Flores ever traveled internationally, it was an across-the-world move to India. Landing a fellowship post-college in the South Asian country, the then-20-something sold everything she owned and made the life-changing leap. But what she discovered when she arrived was jarring: India’s fixation with fair skin. Flores first got a glimpse into this color complex while in Delhi, when she saw a commercial for a skin-lightening cream, advertising dark-skinned complexions as something to conceal....

I went to Florence, Italy in 2013 to study Art History and Italian, with romantic dreams of ancient streets and cathedrals, Renaissance art, Tuscan sunsets, and endless amounts of pizza and gelato filling my head. It was the first time I had ever lived outside of America, and as high as my expectations were going into the trip, Florence did not disappoint. I only spent six weeks there, but I fell harder and more quickly in love with the city than I have with any other....

If you’re a royal family mega-fan you likely already know there’s a lot of collectible memorabilia out there for you to explore. But this new offering literally takes the cake. On Aug. 11, Dominic Winter Auctioneers is selling off a large slice of cake cut from one of the 23 official cakes at the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981. Courtesy of Dominic Winter Auctioneers “This layer of cake icing was given to Moyra Smith, an employee to the Queen Mother at Clarence House,” the auction house explains....