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Antigua and Barbuda is joining the growing list of destinations looking to lure digital nomads to work from paradise. The Caribbean dual-island nation said this week that it would allow remote workers earning at least $50,000 a year to live and work there for up to two years through a new Nomad Digital Residence program. Barbados and Aruba are among the countries that have already announced similar initiatives. Antigua and Barbuda’s program provides special resident status to digital nomads who can show the means to support themselves and any accompanying family members as well as whose employers are based outside of the destination....

Happy National Plan For Vacation Day! For those who neglected to mark their calendars: the last Tuesday of January has become an official tradition to encourage Americans to use their vacation days. Last year, an estimated 768 million vacation days went unused in the country, according to the U.S. Travel Association, so to make sure that doesn’t happen again, Amtrak has a slew of fares to encourage travelers to hop on the train across the country this year....

Delta Air Lines’ in-flight entertainment is branded as Delta Studio content. The selection of movies, video games, music, and television shows varies by flight and changes often, and it’s possible to stream on both seat-back screens (where available) as well as on Windows 10-compatible laptops, mobile phones, and tablet devices. A Guide to Using American Airlines’ In-flight Entertainment Best of all, Delta Studio entertainment is free to absolutely every passenger, whether you’re flying in basic economy or luxe Delta One business class suites....

As Disney announced the reopening of its Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks, fans reported online wait times of up to eight hours for tickets. Tickets for the theme park’s reopening on April 30 went on sale at 8 a.m. Thursday and within 10 minutes, guests were forced into a virtual waiting room to buy tickets “due to high demand.” By 11 a.m., the page told visitors that their wait time was “recalculating” or “over an hour” — for many hours, Los Angeles news outlet, KTLA reported....

The European Commission is aiming to make free Wi-Fi a possibility across public spaces within the European Union in the next four years. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Union’s executive branch, announced that the European Commission’s plan, which has a budget of €120 million, would allow public authorities to create local wireless access points across parks, squares, libraries, and buildings. “Everyone benefiting from connectivity means that it should not matter where you live or how much you earn,” Juncker said....

For years, Denmark was considered the world’s happiest country, but now it’s Finland’s time to shine. The European nation has been named the happiest country in the world for the fourth year in a row in the United Nations World Happiness Report. “Finnish happiness isn’t skin deep and immediately visible — it’s deeply engrained in our being. Sustainable happiness is our superpower, and it means we tend to take life as it comes — a trait that is helping us through these challenging times,” said Heli Jimenez, senior director of international marketing at Business Finland, in a press release....

Legendary singer Gloria Gaynor will belt out her iconic tune “I Will Survive,” to ring in the New Year as part of the mostly-virtual celebration in Times Square this year, a ballad emblematic of 2020. Gaynor will be joined by first responders, frontline workers, essential workers, and their families as this year’s “official special guests” in an effort to honor the heroes who kept the world — and the city — going through 2020, the Times Square Alliance shared with Travel + Leisure, detailing the New Year’s Eve lineup....

In late January, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the return of its coveted permits to raft the Colorado River, right through Grand Canyon National Park. It’s a bucket-list journey, no doubt, however, getting one of those permits is a lot harder than you may expect. In total, NPS will release just 461 permits for 12- to 25-day river trips in 2021. For reference, in 2019 NPS received more than 7,800 applications and awarded just 463 spots....

As the daughter of an astrologer, I grew up learning about the lessons we can find in the skies above us. Though I’m not sure how much of it I prescribe to, I do find it interesting, and at times, an eerily accurate depiction of my life. While living in New York, I visited a psychic for a story I was writing many years ago. He not only curiously described my great grandmother, Elizabeth, who he said was my guardian angel, but he also correctly predicted the first letter of my now-fiance’s name — and even what he was wearing on our very first date....

The overwhelming majority of Americans who plan to travel this winter will remain stateside, according to a survey from Tripadvisor shared with Travel + Leisure. More than half of the Americans surveyed, or 55%, said they plan to take a trip this winter, an increase from the 50% who traveled in winter 2020, according to the survey. But winter traveler numbers aren’t quite back to 2019 levels just yet. Of those who do plan to hit the road, 94% of them have set their sights on a domestic trip despite international borders opening up all over the world....

Editor’s Note: Travel might be complicated right now, but use our inspirational trip ideas to plan ahead for your next bucket list adventure. It was dark. The kind of darkness that envelops you and makes you feel as if you’re floating. I had been there as the sun went down and night took over. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness around me, a tree sprang to life with hundreds of little twinkling lights sparkling at once....

As much as there is to do in New York City, from Broadway shows to heading to the top of one of the city’s many observation decks, sometimes all you need is to let out a little steam — preferably by throwing an axe. And now in downtown Manhattan, you can do just that. Live Axe, located on the border of SoHo and TriBeCa, is the borough’s first axe-throwing bar, and the perfect place to gather a group of friends for a little bit of Nordic-style fun....

As kids all over the country are settling in for remote learning, Kimpton wants to help them through it. Mixing recess with school, Kimpton is creating a new position — Chief Learning Officer — to help its youngest guests at several of its properties to help students with virtual schooling and help families extend their (much-needed) vacations, the hotel company shared with Travel + Leisure. As part of the program, the Chief Virtual Learning Officer will help with everything from setting up Zoom sessions to providing desks or booster seats for hotel desk chairs, and handing out a complimentary mid-day “Snack Pack” with things like juice boxes, fruit snacks, and mini-Oreos for a boost....

After more than a year in various stages of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City expects to “fully reopen” by July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. “Our plan is to fully reopen New York City on July 1,” de Blasio said in an interview on MSNBC. “We are ready for stores to open, for businesses to open, offices, theaters, full strength. " “This is going to be the summer of New York City,” said NBC New York reported....

Princess Cruises extended cancellations on several of its sailings into August this week, and put some on hold for the remainder of the year, the company shared with Travel + Leisure. The cruise line canceled California and Mexico sailings on its Ruby Princess ship as well as Caribbean sailings on the Caribbean Princess through Aug. 21. Additionally, all remaining sailings in the Mediterranean on the Enchanted Princess have been canceled for 2021....

The largest city in the smallest state is certainly not something to overlook for a weekend getaway. Rhode Island is roughly an hour and half drive from Boston, and on a good day, less than four hours from New York City. My typical weekend getaways prioritize finding some treasured goods at markets to bring back home. This usually means trying to find the best way to load up on house plants, vintage décor, and furniture....

Durham’s twin city is having a boom of its own, and local chefs are leading the charge. Scott Crawford recently left the Umstead Hotel & Spa in nearby Cary to launch Standard Foods (entrées $20–$28) in downtown’s up-and-coming Person Street District. On the menu: seasonal Southern dishes like pork cheeks with onion jam and corn-bread pudding. An attached grocery sells ingredients that Crawford himself uses, plus produce and charcuterie from local farms....

The results of this year’s World’s Best Awards are finally in, with some long-time favorites as well as a few newcomers on the list. Special Projects Editor Jacqui Gifford joined Kathie Lee and Hoda on the TODAY show Tuesday to reveal the top winners. San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico, bumped Charleston out of the spot for the number one city in the world, winning the title for the first time....

Sir Richard Branson is ready to invite you to his new place in New Orleans. In August, the entrepreneur announced the Virgin Hotels New Orleans, the latest in the company’s hotel offerings, is open to guests. Courtesy of Virgin Hotels Located in the city’s Warehouse District, the new hotel comes with all the playful vibes Virgin Hotels are known for, along with plenty of local flair thrown in. Featuring multiple dining and drinking outlets, including the 13th-floor bar called Dreamboat, a rooftop pool restaurant and bar known as The Pool Club, and the Commons Club, the brand’s flagship restaurant, bar and lounge, it’s a spot that will most certainly serve all traveler needs....

As someone who enjoys options and fears decisions, packing can be the worst part of travel. It’s stressful, requires a lot of planning, and the existential crisis that comes with condensing your life’s necessities into a 20-inch box is the polar opposite of what I want to deal with pre-vacation. So, of course, I do the smart (read: completely wrong) thing and save it for the morning of my trip....