Mike Cappetta

2 days ago | travelandleisure.com | Mike Cappetta

Palm trees line the sandy shore of the Pacific Ocean in Tahiti. Credit: Peter Adams/Getty Images An airline based in Tahiti is offering heavily discounted fares for children traveling to the island with their parents. The deal applies to routes that depart specific U.S. airports for Tahiti. Parents will only need to pay taxes on their child's fare throughout 2025. A family vacation to a tropical destination just got cheaper.

1 week ago | travelandleisure.com | Mike Cappetta

Panama City Beach Police officials are warning so-called “idiots” who cause bad behavior from visiting the region during spring break. After hundreds of spring breakers gathered on a beach after hours with illegal drugs and guns, the Police Department carried out several arrests. Miami Beach famously “broke up” with spring break in a 2024 marketing campaign. Several Florida towns are discouraging irresponsible spring break travelers from visiting their communities.

1 week ago | travelandleisure.com | Mike Cappetta

Travelers have a chance to win a free cruise to Antarctica with National Geographic. You must be 18 years or older to enter, and can submit an entry once per day starting April 15. The educational cruise includes airfare and access to National Geographic experts. In celebration of Earth Day, National Geographic is giving away a cruise to a far-flung, traveler-favorite destination.

1 week ago | travelandleisure.com | Mike Cappetta

Fiji Airways has launched a new route to Cairns, Australia from Nadi, Fiji. Cairns is known as the “gateway to the Great Barrier Reef” due to its proximity to the Coral Sea. When combined with recently launched service from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, the travel time to visit the Great Barrier Reef is shortened for U.S.-based travelers. It just got easier to visit the Great Barrier Reef.

1 week ago | travelandleisure.com | Mike Cappetta

Thor's Hammer in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Photo: Kate Van Dyke/Travel + Leisure The National Park Service is offering visitors free entry on April 19, 2025. April 19 kicks off National Park Week, a celebration of parks with special programming and activities. Yellowstone National Park was recently ranked as the best park in the United States by Travel + Leisure readers. There’s an easy way to save money on an outdoor getaway this month.