This city, known for its shrines and blazing autumn hills, is celebrating the millennial anniversary of an ancient book about love and loss among the imperial set.

Wintertime visitors to Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies are there for the abundant snow and the spectacular mountain views. Glitz and glamour are elsewhere.

Visitors to Hawaii’s second-biggest island, known for its sparkling coastline, fertile green interior and high-end resorts, will find bargains everywhere.

Three weeks after the terrorist attacks, life in this sprawling city in India is getting back to normal, or close to it.

The scrappy village of Puerto Morelos has managed to push back against the mega-developers and sustain something that feels like the real Mexico.

The beleaguered tourism industry of Kenya is hoping that Obamamania will result in a resurgence of visitors to the ancestral homeland of the president-elect.

Before embarking on an overseas vacation, travelers should check their medical policy to see what is covered or get special travel insurance.

From department stores to pricey boutiques, get a bargain-hunting guide to navigating this year’s winter sales, which start Jan. 7.

The Travel section published the account of one traveler’s gastronomic journey through the country’s busiest airports, and more than 100 readers commented.

These days, valenki, thick wool boots, are making a stylish comeback in Russia’s capital, with the city’s young and fashionable.

If you’re in town on business, you’ll be the coolest kid at the convention by staying at this 193-room hotel. But expect a few kinks.

The new service, which runs between Naples and Milan, reduces travel time from Rome to Milan to three and a half hours.

Sugarbush has succeeded in upgrading its lodging and services with a new base village without losing its New England authenticity. See other Ski Guides.

Art shows in New York and London and a Harry Potter exhibition in Chicago.

KNOWING A NEIGHBORHOOD.