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Amanda Luhn

Daytrip road trips are more than point A to point B

Surveys found 78% of travelers looked for at least one memorable, locally authentic experience when planning their 2026 trips. Travelers increasingly want more from their vacations and are willing to pay extra to get that experience. That desire helps fuel the growth of Daytrip, a global travel platform that recently

Rare synchronous fireflies flicker in a few US locations

Every year, 20,000 families apply for fewer than 1,000 parking passes to a unique event at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Fireflies, or lightning bugs as they are more commonly called in the South, are a familiar backyard sight in the eastern part of the United States

Asheville among top spring break destinations as mountain travel continues to trend

The mountains win again, as the song goes, and a mountain city in western North Carolina leads the charge. Asheville ranks second among United States destinations trending for this year’s spring break according to Google Flights, beating out more stereotypical beach destinations in Florida and California. While the mountains