Fall Hotel Openings, Adults-Only Flights And More Travel News

The Best New Luxury Hotels Opening This Fall

Those who love to be the among first guests to experience a new hotel have one thing going for them—the world keeps opening more. From the Maldives to Milan to Manhattan, here are the top new luxury hotels to check out (and into) this fall.

This Airline Is Creating An Adults-Only Section

Let’s be honest, those noise-cancelling headphones you wear on the plane are not just so you can crank up Beyoncé. They’re also helping tune out fellow passengers, including the young children who are (probably) having a worse flight that you are. For every frequent flier who has ever fantasized about an adults-only flight—you know you have—a European carrier is about to provide the upgrade of your dreams. Meet the airline launching “only adults” flights this November.

This Nile Cruise Is The Most Luxurious Way To Experience Egypt

Taking a cruise along the Nile has changed considerably in the 86 years since Agatha Christie booked passage on a steamer for Hercule Poirot. And the Oberoi Zahra, which offers a four-day voyage on the famed river—is one of the most luxurious ways to experience the open-air museum that is Egypt. The Oberoi Zahra features 27 cabins (including two suites), a restaurant, a bar and a spa. But it’s the views (and stops) along the way—including Luxor, the Valley of the Kings—that make the voyage fit for modern-day Cleopatras (and their plus-ones).

Travel Wise

Blame it on the decline of housekeeping or just accept that it’s a nasty part of travel, but bedbugs are on the rise in hotels—even at some of the most luxurious properties. Here’s how to check if your hotel room has bedbugs. And above all, make sure they don’t return home in your suitcase.

Inside The Muddy Hell of Burning Man 2023

Even during its best years, Burning Man seemed like a pretty awful way to spend a few days with your closest 75,000 friends. But a massive rainfall in the Nevada desert turned this year’s festival into a mucked-up nightmare. Longtime Forbes travel writer Jim Dobson reports on what it was like inside the muddy hell of Burning Man 2023.