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How to travel now

The Vox guide to navigating the world, the country, and your own backyard.

Solo travel safety advice, according to expertsSolo travel safety advice, according to experts
How to travel now

Smart solo travel tips to help you avoid scams, creeps, and loneliness.

By Allie Volpe
The weirdly common, very expensive travel scam you should avoidThe weirdly common, very expensive travel scam you should avoid
How to travel now

Do not click on that travel website (probably).

By Emily Stewart
Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.
How to travel now

Entitlement and endless optimization have turned travel into an unfun bloodsport.

By Rebecca Jennings
Solo travel safety advice, according to experts
How to travel now

Smart solo travel tips to help you avoid scams, creeps, and loneliness.

By Allie Volpe
The weirdly common, very expensive travel scam you should avoid
How to travel now

Do not click on that travel website (probably).

By Emily Stewart
Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.
How to travel now

Entitlement and endless optimization have turned travel into an unfun bloodsport.

By Rebecca Jennings

After three years of pandemic life, travel is back in a big way this summer.

More people are taking trips this summer after putting plans on hold, but climate change, social media-fueled overcrowding, rising costs, and other factors have converged to make travel decisions more fraught than ever. For Vox’s first-ever travel guide, we wanted to answer some of your most pressing questions about travel now, from how to navigate the many decisions and ethical dilemmas around traveling, to explaining why our travel and transportation systems are designed the way they are.

Each week throughout July, we’ll be publishing new articles and videos answering your biggest travel questions. Stay tuned for more! — Nisha Chittal, managing editor

All the advice you need for an actually good vacation:

Tips for being a responsible, respectful traveler
Solo travel safety advice, according to experts
What flight attendants wish all travelers knew
How to visit Disney World without losing your mind
You’re going on vacation. What should you do with your pet?
Passport wait times are up. Here’s what you need to get one.
Your flight was canceled. Now what?
One secret to cheap travel? Pet sitting.
American trains aren’t great — but you should still take them anyway
Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.
Traveling with a baby? Here’s what you need.
What is ecotourism? A guide on how to travel sustainably.
The weirdly common, very expensive travel scam you should avoid
Tips for being a responsible, respectful travelerTips for being a responsible, respectful traveler
Solo travel safety advice, according to expertsSolo travel safety advice, according to experts
What flight attendants wish all travelers knewWhat flight attendants wish all travelers knew
How to visit Disney World without losing your mindHow to visit Disney World without losing your mind
You’re going on vacation. What should you do with your pet?You’re going on vacation. What should you do with your pet?
Passport wait times are up. Here’s what you need to get one.Passport wait times are up. Here’s what you need to get one.
Your flight was canceled. Now what?Your flight was canceled. Now what?
One secret to cheap travel? Pet sitting.One secret to cheap travel? Pet sitting.
American trains aren’t great — but you should still take them anywayAmerican trains aren’t great — but you should still take them anyway
Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.
Traveling with a baby? Here’s what you need.Traveling with a baby? Here’s what you need.
What is ecotourism? A guide on how to travel sustainably.What is ecotourism? A guide on how to travel sustainably.
The weirdly common, very expensive travel scam you should avoidThe weirdly common, very expensive travel scam you should avoid

Travel’s many design quirks, explained in video

CREDITS
Managing editor: Nisha Chittal | Editors: Alanna Okun, Izzie Ramirez, Marina Bolotnikova, Meredith Haggerty, Bryan Walsh | Contributors: Allie Volpe, Kenny Torrella, Rebecca Jennings, Emily Stewart, Julieta Cardenas, Carlye Wisel, Paulette Perhach | Art Director: Paige Vickers | Illustrations: Naomi Elliott | Style & Standards: Tanya Pai, Caity PenzeyMoog, Kim Eggleston, Elizabeth Crane, Sarah Schweppe | Video: Adam Freelander, Bridgett Henwood, Cath Spangler, Christophe Haubursin, Coleman Lowndes, Edward Vega, Joey Sendaydiego, Kim Mas, Kristen Williamson, Laura Bult, Liz Scheltens, Matt Dunne, Mona Lalwani, Valerie Lapinski, Dean Peterson, Estelle Caswell | Audience: Gabby Fernandez, Jayne A. Quan