Condé Nast Traveler
This is Where Health Insurance Will Cost You the Most—and Least—Around the World
The SIP Health Cost Index ranks the average cost of private health insurance in 60 countries, including Singapore, Morocco, and Malta.
Condé Nast Traveler
10 Top Hotels in China 2026: Readers' Choice Awards
Condé Nast Traveler readers rate their top hotels in all of China.
Condé Nast Traveler
5 Top Hotels in Beijing 2026: Readers' Choice Awards
Condé Nast Traveler readers rate their top hotels in Beijing.
Lonely Planet
13 Hotels in Asia That We Can't Stop Recommending
From traditional Japanese ryokans to luxurious tented villas in Bhutan, these are the hotels in Asia we can’t stop recommending.
Lonely Planet
The 12 Best Places to Visit in Asia in Fall
Autumnal Asian adventures include hikes through stunning fall foliage, magical festivals, watery excursions and more.
Condé Nast Traveler
12 Wine Hotels Around the World Where You Can Sip, Sleep, and Stomp Grapes
The best wine hotels don’t just pour local bottles—they immerse guests in the people, places, and traditions behind them.
Lonely Planet
A Guide to Chengdu, China
Chengdu has more to offer than just its famous pandas. Find out more with this guide to Chengdu.
Condé Nast Traveler
The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries Worth Traveling For
From converted monasteries to redwood forested reading rooms, the most beautiful libraries are for truly ones for the books.
Condé Nast Traveler
The 17 Most Beautiful National Parks in the World, From Yellowstone to the Serengeti
These diverse landscapes serve as a beautiful reminder of why our planet is worth protecting.
Atlas Obscura
Must-Try Spots For Noodle Lovers
Humans have been slurping and savoring noodles for centuries, with the first recorded noodle dish recorded during China’s Eastern Han period (25–220 CE). In fact, noodles would go on to become inextricable from ancient Chinese culture, with a wheat-based version emerging as a staple of the Han dynasty. Centuries later, noodle-making would hit Europe, transforming the cuisines of Italy during th…
Lonely Planet
13 Best Places to Visit in China
Where antiquity sits alongside innovation, highlights include ancient sites, frenetic cities and natural serenity for a restorative and exciting trip.
Afar
These Luxury Hotels Want to Plan Your Entire Trip. Here’s Why You Should Let Them
From Bhutan to Peru, luxury hotel companies are increasingly expanding their offerings beyond a single property, designing trips that connect multiple retreats into one itinerary. Luxury hotels have ...
Condé Nast Traveler
UNESCO Just Added 26 Sites to the World Heritage List for 2026—Including 1 in the US
We can’t wait to visit these lush wildlife reserves, dreamy seaside villages, and fairytale French castles.
Atlas Obscura
Tongyili & Tongdeli in Suzhou Shi, China
The Green Gang, possibly the biggest and most influential mafia in modern China, are mostly associated with the glitz and glamour of metropolitan Shanghai in the 1920s and 30s. However, some key figures at the very top of the gang’s hierarchy have their roots in the sleepy, nearby water town of Suzhou. Just 70 miles west of Shanghai, Suzhou doesn’t have quite the rich early-20th-century gangste…
Lonely Planet
The 12 most impressive national parks in China
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Skift
Fiji's Tourism Needs Asia. Why Its CEO Picked China’s Trip.com as a Partner
Fiji earns most of its tourism money from Australia and New Zealand. The Trip.com deal is Fiji's bet on Asia as a backup plan, before someone else claims that space.
Outside
Two Climbers Died While Descending from the Summit of Mount Everest
Two climbers of Indian origin died on Mount Everest on May 22. Both had reached the top and perished while descending.
Outside
There Were Record Crowds on Mount Everest’s Summit This Week but No Deaths
There was a historically huge push to the top of Everest this week, but no reported deaths amid the summit bonanza.
Outside
Kristin Harila Is Saying Goodbye to Mount Everest with a Bold Plan to Climb It.
Kristin Harila, who holds the speed record on the 8000ers, will attempt the so-called Everest Triple Crown this spring as a personal goodbye to the mountain
Atlas Obscura
Foding Palace in Nanjing, China
Beneath the domed summit of Niushoushan Cultural Park lies one of China’s most unexpected sacred spaces: an enormous multi-level Buddhist palace hidden completely underground. Built to echo the mountain’s Tang-dynasty religious heritage, the complex was designed to protect important relics—believed to include a fragment of the Buddha’s skull—once kept on this very peak. Descend through spiralin…
Condé Nast Traveler
These Train Stations Have Been Declared the Most Beautiful in the World
Take time to enjoy the journey at these awe-inspiring stations from China to Australia.
Condé Nast Traveler
17 Best Hotels and Resorts in Asia 2026 According to Our Editors
Our global editors across four continents share their favorite places to stay.
Condé Nast Traveler
50 Most Beautiful Places in the World
From the Serengeti to the Grand Canyon—plus 55 more destinations you need to see to believe.
Condé Nast Traveler
On an Anniversary Trip to Bhutan, Swapping 25 Years of Whirlwind Travels for Stillness
Shunali Khullar Shroff and her husband embrace companionable silence in Bhutan.
Condé Nast Traveler
This Asian Metropolis Is the Best City in the World for Shopping, Our Readers Say
The rise of East and Southeast Asia as shopping destinations is complete, but there are a few wildcards as well.
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Lunar New Year Traditions to Celebrate Around the World
From Shanghai to San Francisco, these are the most festive ways to celebrate Lunar New Year.
Condé Nast Traveler
Ikon Pass Holders Can Now Ski 9 More Mountains in Asia
Ikon Pass just added new destinations across Japan, China, and South Korea for the 2025-26 season. Here's where to stay at each.
Condé Nast Traveler
The Coolest Places Around the World From Where You Can Mail a Letter
Send snail mail from high up in the mountains or under the sea at these postal landmarks around the world.
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Smithsonian Magazine
These 15 Remarkable Photographs of China Will Transport You Halfway Across the World
It’s as beautiful as it is historical. See the old, new and much of what’s in between in China
Atlas Obscura
Qin Hui Statue at Yue Fei Temple in Hangzhou, China
While most statues exist to honor an individual, these statues of Qin Hui and his wife, Lady Wang, along with two subordinates, were made for the purpose of humiliation. Presented kneeling on the ground with heads bowed in shame, these statues have been spit on, cursed, beat, and struck by shoes of visitors to this temple for centuries. But what did Qin Hui do to earn this legacy? To answer tha…
National Geographic
These are the world’s most beautiful museums
Return to travel by seeing 14 architectural marvels, from a building that tracks the sun to a donut-shaped cultural center. Planners and curators realized a flashy, design-forward museum could ...