Summer travel is supposed to be the ultimate reset. But if you aren’t paying attention to the hard data, your dream vacation can quickly turn into an expensive logistical nightmare. At Travel Off Path, our team of editors and writers constantly monitors the gap between the heavily edited Instagram dream and the sweltering, crowded summer …

Last year, the European Union took Americans by surprise when it started rolling out a new Entry-Exit System (EES) that involves fingerprinting all foreign visitors to ensure they comply with visitor rules. For context, as a tourist, you only get 90 days (out of any 180-day period) across the border-free Schengen Area, which comprises most …

There’s no point sugarcoating it: whether you like it or not, America’s reputation in Europe isn’t exactly glowing right now. From the ever-so-often diplomatic rifts, to U.S. tourists reporting not feeling welcome across a number of European cities (fancy getting chased down the calle by a water-pistol-wielding Catalan, anyone?) and of course, the mounting piles …

Central America has always been the scrappy underdog of the travel world. For years, travelers would skip over the “middle bits” to get straight to Mexico or Costa Rica. Big mistake. Right now, this is arguably the most exciting region on the map. It’s having a massive “glow up”—moving away from just cheap backpacker hostels …

Colombia’s always been a familiar name for Americans, but maybe for all the wrong reasons. It wasn’t until recently, however, that the travel community began to recognize Colombia as a world-class destination. Societal problems aside, the country’s been on a rapid upward trend in visitor numbers since the Covid era, and even though 2026’s barely started, …

Tired of Taco Bell and looking out the window and seeing the American suburbia reaching as far as the horizon under gray skies? It’s been a tough winter, and maybe a little Latin American getaway is all the pick me up you need this upcoming spring. But hey, we get it: enough with the Punta …

Forget Punta Cana and its overdeveloped resort zones, Jamaica and the hardly authentic tourist traps, Cozumel’s cruise-dominated shores: If you’re up to here with the overcrowded Caribbean clichés, and you’re keen to experience the quieter end of the Caribbean this year, this is where you should go instead: A quaint, butterfly-shaped island in the Eastern …

History is in the making this summer for Californians looking to escape hordes of tourists, surely to invade their iconic city. As Chinatown streets and Fisherman’s Wharf vendors become flooded with selfie-takers, that’s always San Franciscans’ cue to hop on the BART and head to SFO. Being home to one of America’s most internationally connected …

Storm Fern might finally be in the rear-view mirror, but let’s be honest: the trauma of freezing your face off isn’t going away anytime soon. That storm was a brutal reminder that we are locked into winter for the long haul. And when you finally book a “warm” winter vacation to escape it, the last …

Thinking of taking an impromptu winter trip to Mexico, but the likes of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum don’t exactly float your boat? Though it’s often overlooked as a mere cruise stopover with not much more than duty-free shopping and a quick dip on the beach, Cozumel is the perfect island getaway if you’re …

Tired of hearing about Paris and its twinkling Eiffel Tower? London and the red telephone boxes and moving bridges? Venice and its jam-packed canals? Whether you’re already familiar with Europe’s tourism powerhouses or you’ve read about them so much they no longer pique your interest, perhaps it’s time to go off the beaten path a …

After years of back and forth, false deadlines, and rampant misinformation, this time it’s official: the European Commission has struck the hammer and confirmed 2026 is the year the controversial ETIAS launches. If you haven’t been following the complex European bureaucracy or you’re not a Travel Off Path reader, you might have missed a massive …