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How super El Niño could impact your winter getaway travel
September 18, 2026, 6:35 am EDT
If you usually escape winter weather where you live, a record El Niño could make your trip a little different this year.
Beware: Your getaway spot might not be normal this winter
September 17, 2026, 4:33 pm EDT
El Niño is expected to soak popular winter escapes like Orlando and Palm Springs, while boosting ski season in California, Utah and New Mexico. New England skiers may not be as lucky. If you're heading abroad, expect unusual heat in the Southern Hemisphere and drought is in play across the Caribbean and Central America.
Shenandoah's Skyline Drive is the best fall foliage road trip
September 16, 2026, 6:00 am EDT
Shenandoah National Park is our pick for best scenic fall drive, and Skyline Drive is the reason. The road follows the crest of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains for 105 miles, delivering a view around practically every corner. You don't have to hike for hours to earn those views either. Dozens of overlooks sit directly along the route, making it one of the most accessible leaf-peeping road trips in the country.
Why Great Smoky Mountains NP has the best fall foliage
September 14, 2026, 12:23 pm EDT
If you're hunting for the national park with the most vibrant fall foliage, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling the Tennessee and North Carolina border, makes the strongest case. The park is home to roughly 100 different tree species, and because they don't all turn at the same time, the mountainsides fill with an overlapping mix of reds, oranges and yellows rather than a single wave of color. As autumn progresses, the color literally rolls down the mountainsides from the highest elevations toward the valleys, stretching the display into one of the longest leaf seasons in the country.
Is it too late to insure your end-of-summer vacation?
September 4, 2026, 12:20 pm EDT
Six weather threats stand between you and Labor Day — and the clock on the best coverage has already run out.
Where fall foliage will be muted by this year’s fires and drought
September 3, 2026, 7:53 am EDT
Wildfires charred trees across the Cascades and northern Rockies this summer, and drought will mute fall colors from the interior West to the upper Midwest. Several corners of the country dodged the worst of it and should deliver vibrant color. Here's where to go, where to skip and what to check before your trip.
Your ‘Euro Summer’ is dead
August 27, 2026, 11:48 am EDT
Heat waves, dangerous wildfires and crushing crowds are turning the classic European summer trip into a stressful slog. With temperatures regularly pushing toward triple digits, historic buildings that lack widespread air conditioning and fires disrupting travel, visitors are encouraged to book during the shoulder months, swap tourist hotspots for cooler alpine regions and check on cooling features at their accommodations ahead of time.
The best places in the US to see August's partial solar eclipse
August 27, 2026, 6:56 am EDT
Maine and Alaska offer Americans their best views of the Aug. 12 event, but cloud cover and logistics matter as much as the numbers.
That Florida trip this winter? Yikes
August 27, 2026, 6:30 am EDT
The Sunshine State might need a new title by the end of this winter if El Niño has anything to say about it.
Before and after: Favorite European vacation destinations become unrecognizable
August 25, 2026, 7:39 am EDT
These satellite images reveal the result of the intense drought impacting western Europe this summer.

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