Travel news this week, explained for planners
Which headlines change what you book, and which ones you can safely scroll past.
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The economics deciding which New York restaurants survive.
Travel news: how to spot a useful update from the noise
Most travel headlines are ads wearing a press pass. Here is how to tell a rule change that affects your trip from a story engineered to make you click.
The best travel newsletters worth your inbox — and how to pick them
A ranked roundup only works if you know what you're ranking for. Here's how to judge travel newsletters before they clutter your mornings.
Why NYC restaurants close: it's usually the lease math, not the food
The documented economics of a New York restaurant — rent as a share of sales, thin margins, and the post-2020 squeeze — explain most closures better than any menu ever did.
Why that mystery line on your Manhattan check just got a new rulebook
A city rule on restaurant surcharges took effect in April, and a state law on credit-card fees has been on the books since 2024 — here's what a diner is actually owed at the bottom of the bill.
Two car-free Manhattan Saturdays left — and they overlap Restaurant Week
Summer Streets opened its Manhattan run on August 1; the DOT's remaining dates, August 8 and 15, put a car-free corridor next to Restaurant Week tables through August 16.