Dishes at a restaurant at the Pellestova mountain station in Norway, 2025. A 100-mile journey along the country’s Troll Trail includes stunning vistas, snowbound mountain hotels and waffles. (David B. Torch/The New York Times) By DAVID GOODMAN In ancient times, travelers in Norway avoided paths thought to be inhabited by trolls. According to Nordic folklore, these fearsome creatures lived in the mountains and threatened and harassed humans. But the Troll Trail, or Trolloypa i

Sometimes, a short-term rental doesn’t live up to its billing. Here’s how to recognize red flags before you turn up at the front door. (Weston Wei/The New York Times) By ADRIENNE WICHARD-EDDS When my husband and I followed our GPS to the charming Maine saltbox home we’d rented on Airbnb in July, we blew right past. We circled back, finally accepting that we’d arrived. Surely, this sad shack on top of a retaining wall at the back of an empty lot was not where we’d planned to s

An ocean vista at a resort in Thailand on Dec. 26, 2024. 52 Places to Go, the Travel section’s annual list of recommended destinations, lands every January. Each short entry is a snapshot into a different possible adventure. (David Rama Terrazas Morales/The New York Times) By TACEY RYCHTER 52 Places to Go, the Travel section’s annual list of recommended destinations, lands every January. Each short entry is a snapshot into a different possible adventure. Some Travel editors w

The sandstone formations known as, from left: the West and East Mitten buttes and Merrick Butte at Monument Valley, in the Navajo Nation, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2025. Fallout from the slump in travel to the U.S. has reached all the way to Monument Valley, where a dozen Navajo guides told The New York Times that their international business evaporated this year. (Gabe Castro-Root/The New York Times) By GABE CASTRO-ROOT The red sandstone buttes and rugged expanses of Monument Valley, i

By CHRISTINE CHUNG Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first ob

A passenger uses Biometric technology made by iProov is part of three identity-confirmation pilot programs at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 4, 2025. New facial-recognition tools being tested at Orlando International Airport could soon be keeping track of travelers at departure gates across the country. (Jacob Langston/The New York Times) By CHRISTINE CHUNG Imagine you’re preparing to board an international flight at a U.S. airport. Instead of jugglin

Guests at Mary’s Boon Hotel on Simpson Bay Beach, St. Maarten, on June 8, 2025. The dual-nation island of Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin offers lots of frugal diversions, including vivid street murals, hilly hikes and local barbecue. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) By ELAINE GLUSAC Logistics tend to bump up the price of visiting the Caribbean. But the dual-nation island of Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin offers an advantage: It’s a transportation hub for

Piet Heezen and his children with Dick Mol, a self-taught paleontologist, right, on Maasvlakte 2 beach, a popular destination for fossil seekers in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 14, 2025. “Citizen paleontologists” can keep the fossils they uncover around Europe’s largest port. All the professionals ask is that those amateurs let them know. (Ilvy Njiokiktjien/The New York Times) By NINA SIEGAL After scouring a beach in the harbor all morning in Rotterdam, Netherlands, a ret