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Are these Boston hotels simply the best?

If you want to stay at the number one hotel in the city, prepare to share a bathroom.

Maine Mineral & Gem Museum opens, and it’s pretty out of this world

The museum has the largest collection of lunar meteorites in the world, including the five largest specimens of the moon on Earth. More than NASA.

Dancer Sean Quinn loves Provincetown, neck pillows, and eating local

We caught up with Quinn, a N.H. native who is the dance captain in “White Christmas” at the Boch Center Wang Theatre, to talk about all things travel.

A trip to the less-trodden mountains of Quebec’s Laurentian region

The current strength of the US dollar paired with the Laurentians’ affordable ticket prices and accommodation options makes now an excellent time for a winter trip to La Belle Province.

There’s more to ski vacations than skiing and riding
More and more, ski resorts are becoming one-stop winter destinations, designed to appeal not only to those who embrace risk and the outdoors, but also to those who opt for spa treatments, sleigh rides, and fine dining.

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As tourism gets complicated, your guide is more likely to have a graduate degree
As travelers become increasingly knowledgeable and curious, they’re expecting better-educated hosts who can competently anticipate their questions.

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Carnaval winter festival comes to Maine

The event, to be held in Portland Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, is inspired by the wildly popular Carnaval de Quebec and is the first of its kind in Maine in more than 100 years.

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Why should he pay American Airlines to drop the last leg of his flight if the carrier canceled it?

Steve Verna wants to know how to change a flight for free.

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An amateur and his bike take on the Alps

Can a nonathletic, misanthropic writer survive a week biking in the Alps surrounded by strangers?

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By car, train, plane, and ferry: 4 long weekend winter getaways

We’ve come up with four excursions for every type of traveler, from those who like to hop in the car for a short road trip to those who prefer to take a quick flight for an escape further afield.

Fly by night: Exploring the secretive world of owls

When we saw that Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick was offering Owl Prowl Adventures Under the Moon, we decided to sign up.

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The world of ‘Never Caught’

Portsmouth, N.H., once gave refuge to George Washington’s runaway slave.

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You know what’s healthy? The wellness travel industry

It’s now the fastest growing segment of the travel industry, growing more than twice as fast as tourism overall.