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There are few better destinations to enjoy nature and take in late autumn than Rancho de los Caballeros, a guest ranch resort situated on 20,000 pristine acres of High Sonoran Desert in Wickenburg, Arizona. Except it’s not all “yee haw” and “giddy-up”. While the resort’s corral holds a string of 100 horses primed for trail rides along its vast desert expanse, there’s also tennis, golf, trap and skeet shooting and a perfectly oval pool for soaking in some sun at the day’s end....

The hashtag #travel has more than 413 million mentions on Instagram. Sharing our journey is now an essential part of the journey itself. “Climbers climb mountains because they’re there. Travelers take photographs because we’re there — and we want to convey how amazing that feels,” travel writer Peter Jon Lindberg wrote. And snapping those photos can actually make you happier, according to a study from the University of California Irvine. The study found that any photo — no matter the quality — taken with the goal of producing happiness will have a positive effect on the photographer....

It’s been a difficult year and almost no one has had it harder than parents of kids teetering between virtual and in-person school. But Kimpton Hotels wants to reward moms and dads with a new hotel package that will help them relax, the company shared with Travel + Leisure. With in-person learning hopefully back on the agenda for the new school year — specifically, when it comes to graduating high school seniors heading off the college — Kimpton is inviting overworked parents to embrace a kid-free moment with their “Kick ‘Em Off Your Couch Package....

Cultural institutions around the world are stepping up in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to ensure we all stay connected to the arts, even while quarantining at home. That includes plenty of virtual tours, and now, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City wants to help you not only experience art, but to help you create it too. In April, the Met launched an online drawing class as an extension to its Drop-In drawing program to help people pass the time at home, to engage with the museum, and to honor its 150th anniversary....

It’s a big day for the littlest member of the royal family. On Wednesday, May 6, little baby Archie, the first child of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, turned one year old. And it looks like Harry and Meghan are honoring this day by mixing a bit of old royal tradition and their own new-school flair. Rather than simply release a new photo of Archie on his birthday, Harry and Meghan decided to use the day to also honor a good cause — the Save the Children’s new campaign, @SaveWithStories, which “provides fun and education to kids and parents stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak....

A survey developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure, in association with research firm M&RR, was made available at tlworldsbest.com from November 6, 2017, to March 5, 2018. Readers were invited to participate through Travel + Leisure magazine, T+L tablet editions, newsletters, social media, and travelandleisure.com. M&RR maintained, monitored, and kept the survey website secure, and also collected and tabulated the responses. To protect the integrity of the data, after the survey closed, Travel + Leisure and M&RR screened the responses to identify fraudulent votes, which were eliminated from the final tallies....

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.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....

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released guidelines this week to help restaurants continue their popular outdoor dining setups as the colder weather approaches. Electric radiant heaters will be allowed on sidewalks and in streets, while both natural gas radiant heaters and propane portable heaters will be allowed for sidewalk setups, according to the mayor’s office. “These guidelines are designed to keep diners, employees, and pedestrians safe and healthy – and we look forward to giving New Yorkers more chances than ever to enjoy the outdoors year-round," de Blasio said in a statement....

Paris will transform its famous Champs-Élysées into an “extraordinary garden” after the 2024 Olympics, in an attempt to bring locals back to what has become a crowded tourist attraction. Over the weekend, Mayor Anne Hidalgo approved a $304 million (€250 million) plan, meant to bring the Champs-Élysées back to its intended purpose in the city: as a place of relaxation, The Guardian reported. A major component of the renovation is greatly reducing the amount of vehicle traffic on the Champs-Élysées....

President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is coming up and one ski resort wants to celebrate by putting your high school history lessons to good use. New Jersey’s Mountain Creek Resort, just over 50 miles from New York City, is giving away free lift tickets on Feb. 12 (Lincoln’s birthday) to anyone who can recite the Gettysburg Address in its entirety. And like Honest Abe himself, you can’t cheat — the resort warns you can’t use headphones or any other listening devices to remember the words to the famous speech....

Now might be the time to turn those dreams of an Italian countryside home into a reality. The town of Biccari is selling off its fixer-uppers for €1 (about $1.20), or if you want to skip the work, fully functional homes starting at about €7,500 (about $9,023), CNN reported. Located in the European country’s easternmost region of Puglia, also known as Apulia, the town — which had 5,000 residents in the 1950s — has seen a dwindling population, as many former residents have relocated to major cities or moved abroad, often leaving behind their abandoned dwellings....

It’s officially the sweetest time of year as popular candies like Twizzlers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and M&M’s take over store shelves in preparation for Halloween. But according to a survey conducted by grocery delivery service Instacart, not all candy is loved equally across the country. Daniel Acker/Getty Images As it turns out, there’s power in classics. The most popular candies in America in 2020 were Peanut M&M’s and M&M’s, the company shared with Travel + Leisure, accounting for more candy sold by weight on the site....

The much-used phrase of every connected traveler (“Excuse me, what’s your wifi password?”) may start phasing out. For those looking to hook up to an airport’s Wi-Fi, there’s now a map for that. Anil Polat, a travel blogger and computer security engineer, created a handy map to share the log-on information for airports around the world to help travelers make layover time productive. Included for each airport are the Wi-Fi name, password and where travelers should sit to pick up the best signal....

The best way to explore a new spot is by foot: you get to see daily life all around you and may even stumble across a cute coffee shop or bakery that you wouldn’t have found otherwise. When you travel, you tend to walk miles and miles without even realizing it. That is, until your feet start to ache, a not-so-subtle reminder that you wore the wrong shoes. But with these Easy Spirit Romy Sneakers travelers are ordering again and again, that problem is a thing of the past (at least mostly)....

When Uber first launched they had only one vehicle type, a black luxury car. Passengers can still book the high-end car service through Uber – now called Uber Black – if they’re willing to pay a little more. And as of today, the service is about to get even better. The ride-hailing company is relaunching Uber Black with added features and improvements that The Points Guy reports will be rolled out today....

Why work from anywhere when you could work from a gorgeous rain forest in Costa Rica at the best resort hotel in Centra America? Nayara Tented Camp in northwestern Costa Rica was just named the best resort hotel in Central America, as voted by Travel + Leisure readers in the 2021 World’s Best Awards. And this year, the property has joined idyllic destinations around the world in rolling out the welcome mat for digital nomads....

Until now, the benefits and applications of virtual reality (VR) in travel have mostly been fun diversions, or a way for travelers to “experience” something before they decide to buy. But one company has unveiled a technology that would allow VR to be the actual platform through which travelers book their trips. Navitaire, a travel technology company (owned by travel tech giant Amadeus), revealed a new system that would allow travelers to discover and book real-life trips without ever leaving virtual reality, Skift reported....

There’s no doubt that this Thanksgiving will look different than previous years. You may not be able to physically sit around a dining table with your loved ones this time, however, Zoom wants to make sure you can at least virtually gather together. In honor of the holiday, Zoom is lifting its 40-minute limit on free video chats for one day only. Getty Images “As a thank you to our customers, we will be lifting the 40-minute limit for all meetings globally from midnight ET on Nov....

Author Rumaan Alam and Airbnb are hoping to inspire others to live out their wanderlust dreams with his new book, “Leave the World Behind,” and with some seriously secluded home rental picks. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Rumaan’s new novel, it’s a tale inspired by his own retreat at a remote Airbnb on New York’s Long Island. Just check out its back cover description: Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week....

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, which means it’s time to book an amazing brunch for your mom. Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in spring and summer plans. However, according to OpenTable, restaurants around the U.S. are slowly starting to return. Bookings are up 64% compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, and a staggering nine times higher than last year, the reservation website reported. In honor of this, OpenTable is launching a new campaign for Mother’s Day, as it may be the first holiday that many diners are reuniting with their families....