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Take a peek behind the magic to see how your favorite Disney attractions are made in Behind the Attraction, a new series coming to Disney+ this month. In this series from executive producers Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Brian Volk-Weiss, you’ll see how Disney Imagineers worked to create iconic attractions like Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, and Space Mountain, to name a few. And with behind-the-scenes secrets, intricate details often missed by guests, and inspiring and funny stories from the Imagineers themselves, this series is a must-watch for true Disney fans....

Making a hotel feel like home is no easy feat, but h2hotel, a sustainably focused stay located just off the historic town plaza in Healdsburg, California, has relaunched its “Living Room” styling amenity to make it feel like your very own spot. The amenity offers guests the opportunity to have their suite decorated with plants from Dragonfly Floral, a Healdsburg-based organic flower farm and full-service florist, to make it feel as cozy as possible (and smell amazing, for that matter)....

Trying to navigate through busy airports while wheeling around luggage can be tricky at times, but self-driving robotics company ForwardX is looking to change that with its new luggage, Ovis. Equipped with computer vision technology, Ovis is the world’s first vision-powered carry-on that can not only follow you from behind, but can also move autonomously by your side, company representatives claim. The carbon fiber suitcase is also equipped with sensors that allow it to follow you at a speed of almost 7 miles per hour without running into anything, while route projection technology helps it recognize its path....

Stretching out isn’t exactly the norm when you’re flying coach, but JetBlue’s redesign is looking to change that. After being ranked by WalletHub as 2018’s Most Comfortable Airline, the company is overhauling its A320 cabins to provide wider seats while maintaining their reputation for offering the most legroom in coach. Courtesy of JetBlue Courtesy of JetBlue The A320s, which make up a majority of JetBlue’s fleet, will boast a seat-width of 18 inches in coach....

Within a converted warehouse in what used to be one of the most dangerous parts of Johannesburg, you can eat gelato made by an Italian who had the machines shipped over from his family’s store in Rome. You can taste golden fish from Mozambique cooked in the Congolese style, with rice and plantains, sample corn cakes with four kinds of sauce made by a Zulu bohemian who describes his style of dress as “funky Amish,” or try ginger roti made by Rastafarians who, when you ask where they hail from, will tell you they are citizens of the “celestial paradise of the fifth dimension....

Struggling through an hour-long security line is so easy to forget about when you’re fondly looking back on your latest trip to Japan or wine tour through Northern California. But in the moment, when you’re lugging your bag through a painstakingly slow security line, it’s pretty brutal. It is in that dreaded security line, listening to a crying baby and biting my tongue as someone cuts the line, that I vow to finally, finally sign up for TSA PreCheck....

Just a few days ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle felt the wrath of environmentalists everywhere who chided the couple for their decision to fly on not one, but four private planes. Their friends, including Elton John, were quick to come to their defense, saying the couple had to fly private for safety reasons. However, on Thursday morning, Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their three children proved that point to be wrong when they all boarded an economy flight to Scotland....

A winter storm is expected to dump snow and bring freezing temperatures to states all across the U.S., complicating travel over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The storm, dubbed Winter Storm Izzy, is expected to take a U-shaped track from the northern plains all the way to New England starting over the weekend and stretching into Monday, The Weather Channel reported. The travel headaches will start on Friday with snow falling in parts of Minnesota, Iowa, and eastern Nebraska before continuing into northern Missouri, northeast Kansas, and western Illinois on Friday night....

Cookie season is upon us, and this year it’ll be easier than ever to get your Thin Mints and Tagalongs. The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is starting 2021 off right with new ways for people to buy Girl Scout cookies, support local troupes, or donate to charitable causes. Since the COVID-19 pandemic is still going on, the organization is collaborating with GrubHub to help deliver cookies to fans in a safe and socially distant way by making online ordering available to everyone starting Feb....

Hiking the Incan Trail to the ancient stronghold of Machu Picchu sits at the top of many travelers’ wish lists. The sacred citadel — which sits perched high up in the Andes Mountains — was “discovered” (as much as an outsider can discover a local historic site) in 1911 by an Indiana Jones-type Yale professor named Hiram Bingham. He was led to the ancient city, which was built around the 1450s, by a local boy and was understandably stunned by the beauty and grandeur of the abandoned site....

Traveling with kids often means trying to find ways to entertain them and keep them comfortable in destinations designed for adults. But once in a while, you come across a spot that not only welcomes children, but goes above and beyond to make them feel special. The ultimate way to make kids feel like the star of the show is to design a hotel room inspired by their favorite characters and shows....

Even as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, many travelers are sticking to road trips this summer, with an estimated 56 million people hitting the road in their RVs. “Trip planning for RVers on Roadtrippers and Togo RV is up more than 50% from the peak of 2020, a year that saw the popularity of RVing explode,” says Ashley Rossi, managing editor at Togo RV, an app for RV travelers. “This increase has been steady since March of this year....

It’s no surprise that the Disney Parks draw millions of guests every year as people from around the globe flock to the popular theme parks to see the iconic characters, experience the rides and attractions, and eat tasty theme park treats. In 2018, an estimated 20.9 million guests visited the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and over 18 million paid a visit to its sister park, Disneyland, in Anaheim, California, making these two of the most-visited theme parks in the world....

When you think of the desert, the word “dry” probably comes to mind, and “hydration” likely doesn’t. However, the founders of Ayond, a luxury skincare brand rooted in Santa Fe, NM, are working to change that. Shani Van Breukelen and Porter Yates launched the brand in 2018 and have since been building a line of eco-friendly products that shares their love of the desert with the world. The founders refer to the brand as “transformative beauty inspired by desert resilience,” and it’s easy to see how this message is reflected in its formulas: Wild indigo, blue butterfly bush, and sand verbena, for example, are all found in the Southwest....

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. Anyone who has journeyed to Asia’s islands from the U.S. will attest that it’s worth expending the time and effort to bask in those extraordinary vistas and idyllic waters....

An early-morning June sun peeked over the Broadmoor, a sprawling, 101-year-old resort in Colorado Springs known for its Italian Renaissance stucco façade and rugged Rocky Mountain setting. Legend has it that, back in the 1920s, the resort’s eccentric founder, business tycoon Spencer Penrose, kept a menagerie of animals that included an elephant named Tessie who doubled as his golf caddy. Most roamed freely across the Broadmoor’s 3,000 acres until a few unpleasant encounters with guests prompted Penrose to establish the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Zoo as a new home for the whole lot....

The Digs: The twin Neptune and Poseidon Underwater Suites at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai Size: 1,776 square feet Price: $8,167 a night, each The Skinny: Nothing at this lavish hotel (or in Dubai, for that matter) is understated. Take a private ensuite lift to your three-story, underwater suite and discover a whole new meaning to “sleeping with the fishes.” Floor-to-ceiling windows provide guests with panoramic views of The Ambassador Lagoon, a 3-million-gallon aquarium filled with more than 65,000 marine animals, including sharks and stingrays....

If you’re looking for a way to aggravate a flight attendant, put your suitcase in the overhead bin lengthwise. “Flight attendant pet peeve number 8 (or is it 10?): One passenger taking up an entire bin all to themselves,” said Heather Poole, a longtime flight attendant and author of the book “Cruising ATTitude: Takes of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 feet.” Poole is helping Travel + Leisure resolve once and for all a question that’s been around since the dawn of commercial flight: what is the correct way to put your luggage in the overhead bin on an airplane?...

On Thursday, June 10, a huge partial solar eclipse will be visible across North America at sunrise — and that includes parts of the U.S. In parts of Canada, Greenland, and over the North Pole to Russia, it will even be possible to see a “ring of fire” around the sun. However, everyone viewing the eclipse must use ISO-approved eclipse glasses and solar filters for cameras. That’s crucial to avoid damaging your eyes....

New York City will postpone its resuming of indoor dining, Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed on Wednesday, despite the city’s plans to move into Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan on Monday. Cuomo said the decision was made based on both fear over increases in case counts in other states as well as the “slipping” of social distancing measures and mask-wearing in the city. “It is going to be postponed until the facts change and it is prudent to reopen,” Cuomo told reporters during a news conference....