Samantha Henman articles

For decades, supersonic passenger travel has occupied an odd place between aviation history and science fiction. Concorde proved that an airliner could cross the Atlantic in less than four hours, but the aircraft disappeared from commercial service in 2003 after years of high operating costs, expensive fares, and a limited market. Now, a combination of new aircraft development, successful supersonic test flights, and changing U.S. regulations has made the possibility of high-speed commercial travel harder to dismiss. For business travelers, the biggest potential change is straightforward: journeys that consume most of a day could eventually consume only a few hours.

For generations of office workers, a long commute meant an hour in traffic or an unpleasant ride on a crowded train. The modern supercommuter can operate on an entirely different scale. Some workers now live hundreds or even thousands of miles from the office, turning airport security, boarding passes, hotels, and overnight bags into recurring parts of the workweek.

For years, booking a business trip meant opening a corporate travel portal, entering an origin and destination, clicking through pages of flight options, checking hotel rates, and hoping everything fit the company travel policy. In 2026, that familiar routine is starting to look surprisingly old-fashioned.

For years, cruise ships were seen as floating condos for retirees—but in the past few years, the industry has begun to shed that image, with the average age of customers going down…and revenue going up. The industry is expected to make a whopping $30 billion in 2024. But cruises go back much longer than most people realize—and have a surprisingly dark history.

Employees at all-inclusive resorts shared the common mistakes they see guests make again and again, and knowing how to avoid them can ensure a fantastic vacation.

Sure, there are the names you’d expect—hello, New York—while others are more surprising, like the number one spot on the list. Did your home state make the naughty list, or are they nice?