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Across the bridge from Michigan, the Agawa Canyon Tour Train runs 114 miles through Ontario’s fall colors, with its fall season lasting until October 18, 2026.

About 30 minutes from Madison, New Glarus is a Swiss-style village with its own Oktoberfest, plus Green County Cheese Days, the country’s oldest food festival, just down the road.

International tourist arrivals hit 1.52 billion in 2025, and in 2026 destinations worldwide are drawing hard new limits on where travelers can go.

National Public Lands Day 2026 runs from September 12 to October 10, with over 900 volunteer events planned across the United States.

Thanksgiving 2026 falls on November 26: take 3 days off, November 23 to 25, for 9 days of vacation. Here’s why to ask before the end of September.

The 58th Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest runs September 25 to October 17, 2026, drawing around 700,000 visitors to Ontario, just 2 hours from Buffalo.

Climate Week NYC 2026 runs September 20 to 27 with 1,000+ events. Inspired by its Transport and Travel theme, here are 5 habits for a lower-carbon fall trip.

Starting October 1, 2026, Maryland becomes the first US state to require fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, and evacuation maps in every short-term rental.

Oxford, Mississippi sits just 75 miles from Memphis, yet this walkable Southern college town remains one of fall’s most overlooked getaways.

Nine miles from Gettysburg, South Mountain Fairgrounds hosts the National Apple Harvest Festival across two October weekends, with 300+ craft vendors.

Cohocton’s Fall Foliage Festival turns 61 this October, drawing free crowds to the Finger Lakes for a parade, 150 vendors, and a quirky tree-sitting contest.

Venice is aligning with Athens and the Balearics as nine European destinations adopt quotas, timed entry, and visitor caps to manage overtourism in 2026.

Railbookers reports a 186% jump in UK rail bookings and an 11-day average trip length for 2026, pointing to a new wave of slow travel across Europe.

Hackers are phishing hotel staff to send fake confirmation texts with real trip details. Here’s how to spot the scam before you click.

A new global survey of 32,500 travelers across 35 countries found that 85% want sustainable travel in 2026, but many still don’t know where to start.