Aspen – October 07, 2026 -- Skiers at Aspen Snowmass will carry pocket-sized artwork this winter after Aspen One announced that Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes has designed the 2026/27 season's lift tickets and season passes. The collaboration falls under Aspen One's Art in Unexpected Places (ArtUP) program, which has turned lift tickets into collectible art for more than two decades.

Denver – October 07, 2026 -- Globus & Cosmos have introduced Unpack and Explore Tours, a new line of trips that base travelers in one or two hotels for multiple nights instead of moving locations daily, with prices starting at $2,099 per person.

Puerto Vallarta – October 07, 2026 -- Puerto Vallarta has been ranked the Second Best Small City in the World and the top small city in Latin America in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2026, based on votes from 798,867 readers. It is the second consecutive year the Mexican Pacific destination has held a top spot in the ranking.

The city placed behind Victoria, Canada, and ahead of Florence, Italy, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Lucerne, Switzerland.

NEW YORK – October 07, 2026 -- Royal Grand Resorts, a new 30-room adults-only hotel built for gay men, opens this November in Manuel Antonio on Costa Rica's central Pacific coast, with reservations now open at royalgrandresorts.com.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – October 07, 2026 -- The 6th Annual Pumpkins & Palm Trees Fall Festival returns to Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, October 24, 2026, with free admission and an expanded lineup of carnival rides, a student pie-baking contest and a musical trick-or-treat trail.

Presented by the City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Business Improvement District (BBID), the family event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Las Olas Oceanside Park, 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., with the Oceanside Community MKT open separately from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

New York – October 07, 2026 -- Domestic holiday airfares have jumped sharply this year, with Thanksgiving round-trip fares up 15% and Christmas fares up 16% compared to last year, according to new data from flight deals app Going. International fares, by contrast, have stayed essentially flat for both holidays.

Albuquerque, N.M. – October 07, 2026 -- River cruising, once dominated by guests in their 70s, 80s, and 90s, is now drawing Generation X, Millennial, and family travelers, according to Craig S. Pavlus, founder and CEO of Pavlus Travel & Cruise.

River cruising accounts for about 7 percent of total overnight cruise capacity but is growing quickly, Pavlus says, citing data from Cruise Lines International Association. Global river cruise capacity sits at roughly 61,000 berths compared with about 776,000 lower berths for ocean cruising.

Miami – October 06, 2026 -- Silversea has unveiled its Voyage Collection 2028-2029, a lineup of 103 voyages across 219 destinations in 56 countries timed to line up with cultural moments like Carnival in Venice and Rio de Janeiro, New Year's Eve in Funchal and Sydney, and Europe's truffle season. General sales open October 8, 2026, following a preview for Venetian Society members on October 6.

The program, spanning September 2028 to May 2029, adds 29 new ports of call across the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and South America.

Fort Lauderdale – October 06, 2026 -- Princess Cruises has been named the #1 Mega Cruise Ship in the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, with the honor going to its Sphere Class vessels Sun Princess and Star Princess.

Sun Princess wins the category for a third straight year

Sun Princess has now topped the Mega Cruise Ship category in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Star Princess, which only debuted in October 2025, earned the recognition in its first year of eligibility after also appearing on Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Hot List.

Providenciales – October 06, 2026 -- The global kids' music act KIDZ BOP turned Beaches Turks and Caicos into a five-day family festival from October 1 to 5, part of the resort's annual Fall Fam Jam 2026 programming.

Two Live Concerts Lit Up the Open Air Theatre

The KIDZ BOP Kids performed KIDZ BOP LIVE shows on October 2 and 5, with the crowd singing along to kid-friendly versions of songs like "Beautiful Things," "HOT TO GO!" and "APT." Live audience voting let young fans pick what came next, and a fireworks display closed out the final night.