Florida is so convenient, but—South Beach, again? Eight attractions for sun seekers who want nothing to do with clubbing.

Leave Friday afternoon and get to the mountains, the water, or a gently old-fashioned city in time to soak in summer’s last long weekend.

And seven other New York hotels for every visitor you might get this summer.

After a seventeen-year monopoly, Canyon Ranch faces a challenger.

Cost aside, private travel is a no-brainer: Set your schedule, skip JFK, stretch your legs. But once the jargon (fractionals, jet cards, charters) is decoded, how realistic is having your own plane? For most, it’s still going to be a pie in the sky.

Not the destination. Insights into making your trip less of a travail: a fail-safe route to JFK, where to get a decent meal, and more.

You waited too long to plan for Labor Day and all the prime places are booked? Four nearby options for summer’s last long weekend.

Wine country’s usual delights—food, art, fine fermentation—are improved upon with new shops, upgraded digs, and surprising varietals.

Frank Gehry, interesting artists, new hotels, the city’s first day spa. Oh, and there’s finally someplace cool to go besides the docks.

’Tis the season for a well-planned escape. A trio of top travel agents design trips worth giving.