The New York Times – Travel:
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Category: Travel and Vacations
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Hotels Roll Out the Welcome Mat to ‘Super Commuters’
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As remote work shifts to hybrid models, employees who moved to the suburbs or beyond are becoming weekly fixtures at city hotels on those days when they must make an appearance at the office.
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In Search of Panama’s Elusive Spider Monkeys
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Environmental initiatives in the Azuero Peninsula offer hope for the future of a critically endangered subspecies.
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Facial Recognition at Airports: What You Need to Know
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Customs officials aim to save time and increase security by ramping up the use of facial recognition. But what about privacy? A biometrics specialist weighs in.
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Along Mexico’s Riviera Maya, Tourists, Drugs and Violence
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On the stretch of beaches from Cancún to Tulum, there have been a number of gang-related incidents in which international visitors have been killed or injured. But that hasn’t stopped the vacationers from coming.
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Tour Companies Aim to Boost Diversity Through Training and Funding
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After the global reckoning over race in 2020, some group-tour providers made a pledge to improve equity through training, mentoring and funding for minority guides.
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Beneath a Blanket of Stars
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It isn’t as easy as it once was to find a dazzling night sky. In search of the Milky Way, our writer headed to Utah, which has the densest concentration of designated Dark Sky places in the world.
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Six Days Afloat in the Everglades
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After a storm disrupted plans for a 99-mile paddling trek, a Times journalist’s time on the water took a more reflective turn. Come look and listen alongside him.