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Florence, Italy. Tour operators like EF Go Ahead Tours are offering heavily discounted rates for 2027 tours for Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday deals already underway © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday Deals Already Underway Throughout Travel Industry – Lock in Your 2027 Vacation

By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Travel Tuesday sales have expanded to much of November and…

By Travel Features Syndicate November 3, 2026Black Friday/Cyber Monday Travel Deals, Resorts & Hotels

Alltrails: Spookiest Trails to Explore This Halloween

Just in time for Halloween, here are AllTrails 12 Spooky Trails for Spooky Season, prepared by Kyle Frost: From an abandoned…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 28, 2026Adventure Travel & Outdoors, Best in Travel

Ms. Somjai Taphaopong, Consul General of Thailand in New York, announces the 20th Global Wellness Summit in Phuket, Thailand, November 10-13 © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Global Wellness Summit Unveils Packed Agenda for Conference in Phuket, Thailand November 10-13

At the 20th annual Global Wellness Summit in Phuket, Thailand November 10-13, 2026, more than 70 experts will explore the future…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 28, 2026Wellness Travel

World’s Best Cemetery Destinations to Spend Halloween are Free – and Everyone’s Dying to Get In

Analysis reveals the world's best destinations for visiting historic cemeteries. Every October, travelers pay premium prices for manufactured scares – haunted…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 27, 2026Best in Travel, Historic Places, International Travel

Salem, Massachusetts, famous for the Witch Trials and celebrating its 400th anniversary this year, is one of the top 10 best “scare-vacation” cities © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Top 10 Best Haunted Cities for ‘Scare-cations’ to Visit This Halloween

As spooky travel gains popularity, more travelers are planning trips around some of America’s most haunted attractions. Searches for haunted cities…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 26, 2026Best in Travel, Festivals and Events

Historic Hotels Worldwide member Hotel Waldhaus Sils (1908) Sils Maria, Switzerland is a short trip to board a train at St. Moritz to experience “The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes,” recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (photo: Hotel Waldhaus Sils)

Historic Hotels Worldwide® Lists 2026 Top 25 World Heritage Experiences

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Historic Hotels Worldwide® announced its 2026 Top 25 Historic Hotels Worldwide® World Heritage Experiences List, highlighting 25 authentic…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 22, 2026Best in Travel, Heritage Travel, Historic Places, Hotels and Resorts, International, International Travel

The Fairmont Banff Springs won the award for Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Historic Resort © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

2026 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence Winners

Washington, DC – October 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: Historic Hotels Worldwide® announced the distinguished winners of the 2026 Historic Hotels Annual Awards…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 22, 2026Best in Travel, Historic Places, Hotels and Resorts, International, International Travel

The Von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort, Stowe, Vermont, won the award for Historic Hotels of America Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year (photo: Von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort)

Historic Hotels of America® Announces Winners of the 2026 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence

Washington, DC – October 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: Historic Hotels of America® announced the recipients of the 2026 Historic Hotels Annual Awards…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 22, 2026Best in Travel, Historic Places, Hotel Reviews, Hotels and Resorts, Uncategorized

The “Patriot” passport designed for the nation’s 250th anniversary which had the unprecedented feature of Trump’s photo and was supposed to be limited to 250,000, is expected to become a permanent, “nonnegotiable” feature of new passports, which will now be processed online through A.I. on the new America.gov site.

ItsEasy.com: Take Notice of Impact of Changes to Passport Design, Application Process

After Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of the major U.S. passport overhaul, including the introduction of fully online passport applications on America.gov…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 20, 2026Travel Tips

Dijon, France is rated one of the best places in Europe for remote work © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

BC Game Report: Top 10 European ‘Ghost Towns’ for Remote Workers

An August 2026 report on remote work destinations in Europe found that Palencia, Spain, is the best small town for digital nomads. A…

By Travel Features Syndicate October 20, 2026Best in Travel, Digital Nomads-Remote Work