Elisabeth Goodridge

If the party stayed on the ground floor, this would be a rave review.

The sharing economy has made it possible to be even more demanding, on demand. We tested apps for when you need a swim, a nap, a boat or a foodie experience.

What the world needs now is … you get it. We want to hear your stories of unexpectedly witnessing kindness and care.

Instead of its traditional list of destinations, the Travel desk asked readers about locales with special meaning to them.

And we won’t judge if you head back for a swim and a piña colada at the end of the day.

The waters encircling the island of Roatán offer some of the most accessible reef diving anywhere. As travel picks up, the focus is on balancing the return of tourism (and divers) with the fragility of the marine environment.

Once a powerhouse in whaling and textile manufacturing, this maritime city is sprucing itself up — but still leans heavily into its seagoing past.

On Curaçao, visitors can explore the trees’ habitat, where colorful birds roost on tangled branches and trunks, and small paths through the greenery beckon.

Megan Morikawa of the Iberostar Group is applying science — and scale — to eliminate food waste, save coral and collaborate across the travel industry to cut carbon.

Travel is an opportunity. It’s an economic driver. But it also contributes to global warming. So a Travel editor went back to school to explore the moral dilemma it poses.