Melissa Klurman

Pack your bags, 2025 is going to be a great year for travel!

When it came to planning my family's first trip to Japan, I decided to work with a Japan travel specialist, and it's a decision I'm glad I made. Here's what you need to know if you want to enlist a tour operator to help plan your own trip to Japan.

Head to a ryokan in Izu Kogen for the perfect peaceful getaway, with none of Tokyo's crowds.

The best winter vacation destinations for families to both keep kids entertained and make adults happy.

Trade stifling heat and humidity for refreshing breezes and sweater weather at one of these (literally!) cool destinations

Fall is the secret to discovering the real Amsterdam.

Are you a DNA detective? Then a genealogy trip may be your perfect vacation

Here’s how to snuggle up in Austria's cultural center in the off season.

From Amsterdam to Japan, here's where to immerse yourself in spring's sakura.

A trip to a national park is about more than just the destination. It’s the journey to these remote corners of preserved natural wonders that are equally enticing, including drives to, and then around, the parks.

Live music, outdoor adventures, and woodsmoked BBQ abound in the Texas capital

Museums, food, shopping—it’s much more than just theater.

If you're an art lover, or even just a fan of Monet's waterlilies, a cruise along the Seine is like being able to spend days in your favorite gallery.

Here are some of the highlights of an art-filled Impressionist river cruise along the Seine.

We recently traveled with Natural Selection to Namibia to try its newest offering: An eight-night "Namibia Flying Safari," a first for the company and one of the few flying safaris in the country. Here's what it was like.

If it seems like everyone you know is on their way to Spain this year, you’re probably not wrong. Here's what you should know about the best time to visit Spain.