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Watts Up

The Best Portable Chargers for All Your Devices

Keep your phone, laptop, handheld gaming console, and other electronics running with these travel-friendly power banks.

In Transit

The WIRED Guide to Seattle for Business Travelers

Buying Guide

The 10 Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip

Before You Go

The Best Travel Toiletry Bags for Every Trip

Our team evaluated a ton of toiletry bags to find the best storage, organization, and design options for all your essentials.

16 Adventurous Gifts for Hikers, Backpackers, and Outdoorsy People

Let them pick out their own hiking boots. Instead, try gifting a useful blade or a nature journal to delight your outdoorsy friend.

This Smart Warming Mug Is Marked Down by $60

Keep your favorite liquids warm for hours with the discounted Ember Travel Mug 2+.

Gear News of the Week: Honor Teases a Bizarre Robot Phone, and Kohler Debuts a Toilet Sensor

Plus: Coros has a new mountain watch, July unveils a trackable suitcase, Fujifilm has a new Instax, GrapheneOS will work on non-Pixel phones soon, and Roku leans into AI.

How to Get There

9 Best Hotel Rewards Programs for Elevating Your Next Stay

A guide to earning—and redeeming—points at Hilton, Wyndam, and other top hotels, whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure.

The Best Apps for Managing Your Travel Expenses and Receipts

Keeping track of your expenses while on a work trip can be frustrating. The editors of WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler pooled our expertise to find the most efficient and user-friendly apps for the job.

Adaptive Skiing Helps People With Disabilities Explore More

Through the use of assistive equipment and the guidance of trained instructors, skiers with disabilities can storm the slopes. Here's where to find adaptive skiing programs around the United States.

A Guide to Tokyo’s Best Video Game Arcades

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.

What to Do

We Stood on Both Sides of the New York–Dublin Portal and It Was Glorious

Hundreds of people and two WIRED reporters gathered at the Portal, which is open again after being closed due to “inappropriate behavior.”

Wanna Scratch that Travel Itch? Try YouTube

If you need a quick getaway, consider a digital stroll through the world’s biggest metropolises.

This Travel Game Takes Connect Four to the Extreme

What if Connect Four and The Amazing Race had a baby? WIRED spoke to Jet Lag creator Sam Denby about his new state-hopping whirlwind of a game show.