How long does it take to get a passport? Longer than you think with new delays. Here's what you should know to get yours faster.

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is receiving around 500,000 passport applications a week.

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Gen Z is all about 'real moments' when traveling - and that means hotels are pushing to reinvent themselves fast

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Sixty LES Hotel
Joshua Napier, 25, gave a shout out to Sixty Hotels when asked what he looks for in a vacation stay. According to Napier, the Sixty LES in Manhattan is worth the splurge when he visits New York City.

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Gen Zers are basing their travel plans on where TV shows like 'The White Lotus' are set

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Tanya Portia White Lotus
There's been a boom in bookings for the hotels in Hawaii and Italy "The White Lotus" was filmed at.

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The 'Airbnbust' proves the Wild West days of online vacation rentals are over

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Short-term rentals like those listed on Airbnb and Vrbo have never been in higher demand — or in greater supply. As the industry grows up, cities can no longer afford to take a hands-off approach.

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An off-grid tiny home hospitality company will expand across 8 countries amid strong traveler demand — see inside its cabins

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Someone sitting outside Unyoked's cabin.

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ChatGPT planned a family vacation to Costa Rica. A travel adviser found 3 glaring reasons why AI won't replace experts anytime soon.

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US passport applications are backlogged again — with wait times as high as 11 weeks — just in time for Spring break

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A traveler carries his passport and declaration as he goes through U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
A traveler carries his passport and declaration as he goes through U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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From free meals to massages, here are 8 of the top perks enjoyed by Big Tech workers

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Bernie Sanders just threw his support behind the 4-day work week. Here's why that isn't a perk everyday workers actually want.

Tech Insider : Economy
businessman leaving work for the beach
Lower-income workers' immediate desires include reliable scheduling and more vacation time, Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of the UNI Global Union, said this week.

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Salesforce CEO says he took a 10-day 'digital detox' trip to French Polynesia before company layoffs

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Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce, told NYT he took a digital detox in the wake of layoffs beginning at the company.

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