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It’s (nearly) beginning to look a lot like Christmas as one hotel group is already prepping for the festive season with an elaborate, lifesize pop-up celebration of yuletide movies, where guests can immerse themselves in iconic holiday film scenes. In partnership with Warner Bros., Gaylord Hotels is launching a pop-up event aptly titled, “I Love Christmas Movies” welcoming guests to walk right into their favorite holiday films, the company shared exclusively with Travel + Leisure on Monday....

Tourists looking to geek out at The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., will need to head there before April or plan to wait for a while The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., is getting a major upgrade and will close for six months next year to undergo renovations, according to a press release shared this week. The museum, one of the most popular museums in the U....

The only thing better than working from home? Working from a five-star hotel in a former 19th-century palazzo right in the center of Rome. And the Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese is ensuring that it happens in utmost style with its new workcation package. Located close to some of Rome’s most famous attractions — the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and Villa Medici — the 78-room hotel, which just debuted a stunning renovation in 2019, is already enough of a draw....

A Berlin-based theater group has made some major changes to its venue in order to ensure social distancing. As whole countries reopen, many public places like bars, restaurants, museums, tourist attractions, and theaters are trying to figure out ways to safely welcome visitors without causing another surge of coronavirus cases in their communities. According to Dezeen, The Berliner Ensemble theater group has removed 500 of its 700 seats in order to make sure their venue is compliant with Germany’s social distancing guidelines, which state that people should stay 1....

Top New Bridges No. 1 Grand Canyon Skywalk, Arizona No. 2 Henderson Waves Pedestrian Bridge, Singapore No. 3 Millau Viaduct, Millau, France No. 4 Ponte della Costituzione, Venice No. 5 Langkawi Sky Bridge, Langkawi, Malaysia No. 6 Puente de la Mujer, Buenos Aires No. 7 Zakim Bridge, Boston No. 8 Incheon Bridge, South Korea No. 9 Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge, São Paulo, Brazil America’s Most Beautiful Landmarks Top New Museums...

United Airlines is offering those with frequent flier status at competing airlines the opportunity to become a United frequent flier — at the same tier they’re currently at. The MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge will allow Delta Medallion gold members to experience United MileagePlus Premier Gold. Additionally, American Airlines Platinum Pro members can try out MileagePlus Premier Platinum. But the challenge is only available for 90 days. If they want to keep the status beyond that, they must fly a certain number of flights within the 90-day period....

Just two days after Italy reopened its borders, a flood submerged parts of Venice due to a historic high tide. On Thursday evening, about a quarter of Venice has flooded with water up to three feet. The tide is the third-highest for the month of June in the city’s history, The Associated Press reported. Officials in Venice attribute the unusually high tide to a heavy rainstorm in the Atlantic, and another high tide is expected on Friday night....

Update: Captain Wendy Williams is no longer serving as captain of the Scarlet Lady at Virgin Voyages. When the Scarlet Lady departs for her maiden voyage this spring, Virgin Voyages sailors will not only be treated to retro-futurist luxury suites, globally inspired restaurants, and roaming entertainment — they’ll also be part of history as they board a ship helmed by Captain Wendy Williams, the first Canadian woman to captain a ship for a major cruise brand....

John and Kathy McIlvaine are not the sort of people who just stay home. They’ve chartered their own 39-foot catamaran in the Seychelles; they flew to Tanzania just days after the end of the first Gulf War. “It was an Abercrombie & Kent tour and they had 24 guests signed up. Kathy and I, plus two friends, were the only ones who showed up for the 14-day trip,” John recalls. “We felt like we had the whole of Tanzania to ourselves....

Beginning Nov. 1, day pass reservations will no longer be required for entrance into California’s Yosemite National Park. The system was implemented when the park reopened in June, after it was closed due to COVID-19, to help manage traffic flow and keep a reduced capacity at the park. “We would like to extend our gratitude to all park visitors and our local communities for their support of our modified operations this summer,” Acting Park Superintendent Cicely Muldoon said in a statement shared with Travel + Leisure on Tuesday....

2020 was a bizarre year, to say the least. We rode the waves of a pandemic, a U.S. presidential election, protests, wildfires, social change marches, travel bans, and more. And while it’s easy to remember all the hardships that came with 2020 (and the noticeable lack of travel), the past year was also full of truly good news. The travel industry gave back to first responders, animal shelter pets went on excursions to local zoos, and we had the chance to visit some of the great wonders of the world — from our couches....

T+L’s resident expert Bruce Schoenfeld identifies four emerging destinations—and the best bottles in each. Michigan Riesling zealots are transforming the once-indistinct wines of the Leelanau and Old Mission peninsulas into some of America’s crispest whites. T+L Pick: Left Foot Charley 2013 The Missing Spire Riesling is semisweet with enough spine to pair with Thai and Vietnamese dishes. Where to Sip: The waterfront Boathouse Restaurant, in Traverse City, has a wide selection of wines from the state....

Weather, traffic, and even wild animals can spell trouble for many flights across the country. Since some airports are located in areas that are home to lots of local wildlife, you might expect to see a row of ducks, rabbits, or other wildlife blocking your plane. In Arizona, some passengers can thank a wily coyote for delaying their takeoff. According to USA Today, the animal disrupted three flights taking off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday....

A Thunder Moon is rising on Independence Day — and it’s going to look a little strange. In addition to a full moonrise at dusk, this year’s July 4 celebrations also coincide with a penumbral lunar eclipse. It comes two weeks after a ring of fire solar eclipse on the summer solstice in Africa and Asia, and a month after the Strawberry Moon Eclipse that was best seen in Europe, Africa, and Asia....

Cult-favorite luggage brand Away is back at it again with a new limited-edition color launch, and honestly, we’re shocked it’s not already sold out. We have good reason to believe it’s well on its way because that’s exactly what happened when the brand released purple shades in past collaborations with Karlie Kloss and Rashida Jones — we blinked, and they were gone. Inspired by the lavender blossoms of the Croatian island Hvar, this new purple colorway is available in all four sizes of Away’s best-selling suitcases — from the Carry-on (now available with or without the brand’s signature built-in battery) to the 29-by-20-inch Large....

If Paris can’t be done in a lifetime, let alone a week, the city’s density and intensity can nonetheless leave you feeling the need to get out of town. In about an hour, the national rail network can take you to a number of inspiring destinations—palaces, artist homes, charming villages, where you can breathe some fresh air, and see some sights. Paris is surrounded by villages, each with its own rich history, going from the former seat of Royal power the exceptional town of Versailles and its palace; quiet and pretty Giverny where the artist Monet had a home; Chartres, and its Gothic cathedral; Fontainebleau with its château and forest; or the exceptional former palace at Vaux-le-Vicomte....

The second drop of Lululemon’s collaboration with Serbian fashion label ROKSANDA is everything we couldn’t get enough of the first time. ROKSANDA’s ripe color palette and feminine shapes and Lululemon’s practicality-first vision came together in October to create an unprecedented function-meets-fashion line, which included the now sold-out 4-in-1 packable coat. This time around, the collection has been tweaked to suit nearly every kind of city-dwelling commuter and jetsetter. The new range places an obvious emphasis on the effectiveness of layering — each piece working with the next to lend to optimal warmth, coolness, movement, comfort, or whatever you prefer to feel most while trekking from point A to B....

Thousands of British Airways passengers were stuck on the ground for up to 24 hours after a computer glitch caused massive problems around the airline’s network. Problems began Wednesday evening when pilots discovered they were unable to file their flight plans, according to the Daily Mail. The outage led to delays which snowballed into cancellations, affecting flights to and from London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports. Pilots were forced to plot their courses on old-fashioned charts before the system restored....

The 21 Most Comfortable Travel Shoes for Men And while comfort and arch support are obvious must-have features when it comes to sneakers, style is important, too. Here you’ll find 17 cute sneakers that will provide all-day support for the many steps you’ll take on your next adventure and look great in your Instagram photos. All you have to do is choose your favorites and get yourself a handy travel shoe bag, like YAMIU’s waterproof set (amazon....

There’s nothing quite like the perfect soundtrack when staring out the window onboard a flight, and now Delta Air Lines and Spotify are partnering up to help make deciding on some tunes that much easier. Rolling out this month, Delta’s seatback entertainment systems will feature playlists and podcasts selected by the streaming service. Passengers will be able to choose from eight of Spotify’s most popular curated playlists, including Mood Booster, Relax & Unwind, RapCaviar, and Hot Country, along with more than 40 of the platform’s podcasts....