If you’ve ever wanted a spa resort—or dude ranch—all to yourself, now’s the time. In the name of social distancing, high-end hotels and travel companies are selling pampered privacy. And it doesn’t come cheap.
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The pandemic has completely confounded the computers that spit out airfares based on passenger behavior.
Eight airline and hotel industry veterans make their predictions about what will change about safety and pricing and whether business travelers will ever return to the road.
WSJ’s travel editor answers reader questions about the challenges facing two families who want to share one vacation home and the wisdom of booking winter flights now.
Peer-to-peer boat rentals sites make it much easier to book an afternoon sail on a whim, or a private yacht for a week. Whatever floats your pontoon.
With Covid cases, quarantines and other restrictions growing, people are waiting until the last minute to commit to a vacation.
A Q&A for anyone confused about traveling right now. The latest news on travel restrictions at home and abroad, how to stay healthy and what you need to know about booking vacation rentals
Two writers debate the pros and cons of sleeping outdoors. Plus: 6 of the best campgrounds in the U.S., according to Bear Grylls and other outdoorsy pros.
A lakeside cottage in Wisconsin. A deluxe farm in Vermont. When you’re clamoring to get away from it all, these five accommodations should do nicely.
The plane’s air filters and blocked middle seats help prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other viruses, but hazards remain.
A travel journalist who’d lost her sense of wonder chasing $1,000-a-night hotels exiles herself to the Russian hinterland—and finds her spirit renewed.
We’ve never craved outdoor vacations more, but with coronavirus cases still surging, even a road trip to a national park can unnerve seasoned travelers. Here, a cautious visitor explores Arches and Mesa Verde.
With coronavirus drastically reducing travel, Dallas-Fort Worth International finds itself suddenly as No. 1—by default.
Scott Kirby took over the airline six weeks ago with coronavirus halting most travel. What he does next will help shape what fliers experience for years to come.
Even if you still can’t wander hither and yon, these travel podcasts press on, piping in sounds and stories everywhere from America’s national parks to Indian tea plantations.
Perks that travelers love don’t do much good when few are traveling. It’s worth analyzing whether the added bonuses temporarily on offer are worth the annual fees.
There’s already competition to reserve major international trips in 2021 as people who canceled because of coronavirus look to roll over the money they already spent.
With little direction from the feds and pressure to fill seats as safely as possible as coronavirus continues, U.S. carriers offer significantly different policies.
Air travel is full of opportunities for coronavirus transmission. Touchless check-in, plexiglass shields, temperature checks, back-to-front boarding and planes with empty middle seats are all now part of the flying experience, and the future may bring even more changes. Illustration: Alex Kuzoian
As soon as his stay-at-home order lifted, a restless New Orleanian sets out to drive across the Southwest. He hits a few roadblocks but mostly “glorious” emptiness.






