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Hanna Wickes

Hanna Wickes is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team. Prior to her current role, she wrote for Life & Style, In Touch, Mod Moms Club and more. She spent three years as a writer and executive editor at J-14 Magazine right up until its shutdown in August 2025, where she covered Young Hollywood and K-pop. She began her journalism career as a local reporter for Straus News, chasing small-town stories before diving headfirst into entertainment. Hanna graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2020 with a degree in Communication Studies and Journalism.

11-3-6 rule of friendship explains everything you need to know about building real bonds

How the 11-3-6 Rule of Friendship Is Changing How We Make Friends

Making close friends as an adult is hard, and science says it takes more time than most of us realize. The 11-3-6 rule of friendship has been making the rounds online as a kind of social shortcut, a way to quantify how much effort it actually takes to turn an acquaintance into someone you’d call […]

GettyImages-908371 Experts share the surprisingly simple ways to make friends after 30.

5 Research-Backed Ways to Make Meaningful Friends After Turning 30

If you’ve found yourself Googling “how to make friends after 30,” you’re in good company. Between busy careers, relationships, moves and packed schedules, building new friendships as an adult can feel surprisingly difficult. The good news? Experts say it’s a common challenge — and one that’s more manageable than you might think. From joining local […]

GettyImages-146575190 Why More Travelers Are Turning to Wellness Retreats and What Research Says About Choosing the Right One

Here's Why More Travelers Are Turning to Wellness Retreats in 2026

Burnout doesn’t always look like a breakdown. Sometimes it looks like brain fog, irritability and a creeping disinterest in things you used to enjoy, symptoms that a regular weekend off won’t fix. That’s where a wellness retreat comes in, and with summer 2026 travel costs climbing, knowing how to pick the right one matters more […]

8 Underrated Summer 2026 Destinations Savvy Travelers Are Booking Before the Crowds Arrive

8 Underrated Summer 2026 Destinations to Book Before the Crowds Arrive

Summer 2026 is shaping up to be the year savvy travelers skip the overcrowded hotspots and head somewhere different. As Italy, Portugal and the usual European darlings buckle under record demand, a new wave of affordable, under-the-radar destinations is rising fast — and the travelers who book early are the ones who’ll beat the crowds. […]

Stanley Tucci Has a Message for First-Time Italy Visitors: Stop Making This Common Travel Mistake

This Is the Biggest Italy Travel Mistake According to Stanley Tucci

Few celebrities have become as closely associated with Italy as Stanley Tucci. Through his bestselling books, food-focused travel series and social media cooking videos, the actor has spent years exploring the country’s regional cuisines, cultures and hidden gems. Along the way, he’s developed strong opinions on where travelers should go, what they should eat and […]

The Ancient Ruins Around the World You Need to See Before You Die and How to Plan Your Trip

The Ancient Ruins Around the World You Need to See Before You Die

Travelers are walking away from postcard sightseeing and reaching for something older, stranger and more humbling. Ancient ruins — the half-buried cities, cliff-carved tombs and stone circles that outlasted the civilizations that built them — have become the destinations people are saving for, planning around and crossing oceans to reach. That shift is showing up […]

Why House Swapping Is Having a Major Moment Nearly 20 Years After 'The Holiday'

House Swapping Is the Newest Travel Trend Nearly 20 Years After 'The Holiday'

Curious about house swapping after rewatching The Holiday? The once-niche travel model is booming in 2026 as travelers look for cheaper, more authentic alternatives to Airbnb and hotels. Here’s how house swapping works, what it costs and why so many people are giving it a try. What Is House Swapping and How Does It Work? […]

8 Cultural Festivals Around the World Worth Building Your Entire Travel Itinerary Around

8 Cultural Festivals Around the World Worth Planning a Trip Around

Travelers are rewriting the rules of what makes a trip worth taking. According to 2025 Skift research, 86 percent of travelers now prioritize immersive experiences over traditional sightseeing — and a cultural festival has become one of the most powerful ways to step inside a place rather than just pass through it. Millennials (80 percent) […]

The Adult Gap Year Trend Is Here: Why Burned-Out Gen Z Is Hitting Pause on Careers and Traveling Instead

The Adult Gap Year: Why Burned-Out Gen Z Is Hitting Pause on Careers

Burnout is no longer a problem to push through — it’s becoming the reason a growing number of young workers are walking away from their jobs entirely. Instead of waiting for retirement, Gen Z and millennials are taking what’s known as an “adult gap year”: A deliberate pause from career-building to travel, learn new skills […]

Why Gen Z Travelers Are Booking ‘Bilingual Breaks’ for Language Learning and Slow Travel Across Europe

Why Gen Z Travelers Are Booking ‘Bilingual Breaks’ Across Europe

Forget the all-inclusive resort and the well-worn tourist trail. A new travel trend called “bilingual breaks” is taking hold among Gen Z, who are booking short European getaways with one specific goal in mind: practicing a new language with the locals who actually speak it. The trend, identified in 2026 research from Airbnb and Duolingo, […]

Language Immersion Travel Is Having a Moment — Here Are the Best Programs for Adults

These Are the Best Language Immersion Programs Abroad for Adults

Language immersion programs abroad are becoming one of the fastest-growing forms of slow travel, with more and more adults and retirees booking trips that combine daily language classes, cultural experiences and longer stays designed to build real-world fluency while living like a local. What Is a Language Immersion Program Abroad? A language immersion program is […]

Celebrity Longevity Treatments Ranked: Which Wellness Trends Are Worth It?

Celebrity Longevity Treatments Ranked: Which Trends Are Worth It?

Celebrity-approved longevity treatments — from cold plunges and red light beds to NAD+ drips, stem cell injections and peptide shots — are dominating wellness feeds and high-end clinics, but the science behind these anti-aging trends is uneven at best. Backed by A-list names but often mixed in evidence, these therapies are being marketed as ways […]

8 Best Recovery Retreats in the U.S. for Healing, Burnout and Mental Wellness

9 Best Recovery Retreats in the U.S. for Healing and Mental Wellness

Burnout, grief, addiction and unresolved trauma rarely respond to a long weekend off — and a growing number of Americans are seeking deeper, more structured help. Recovery retreats, which blend clinical therapy with holistic wellness practices, have moved from the wellness fringe into mainstream demand, with programs across the country pairing immersive stays with mindfulness, […]

What is longevity travel? Inside the booming luxury wellness trend

What Is Longevity Travel? The Luxury Wellness Trend Focused on Living Longer

Longevity travel is rapidly becoming one of the most lucrative corners of luxury hospitality, as travelers increasingly look for vacations that promise to extend healthspan rather than simply offer a break from daily life. Hotels, resorts and specialized clinics are reshaping their offerings around preventative medicine, advanced diagnostics, sleep optimization, recovery therapies and personalized wellness […]

Where Celebrities Go for Beauty Treatments Abroad: Kim Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow and More

Where Celebrities Go for Beauty Treatments Abroad: Kim, Gwyneth and More

Aesthetic medicine has become a passport stamp. As Kim Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eva Longoria and Rachel Brosnahan publicly chronicle trips built around facials, injectables and wellness retreats, beauty tourism — once a private indulgence — is reshaping how travelers plan vacations and where they spend money on their faces and bodies. The stakes for readers […]

Sleep Tourism Is One of 2026’s Biggest Travel Trends — Why Travelers Are Booking Vacations Just to Sleep Better

Why Sleep Tourism Is One of 2026’s Biggest Travel Trends for Travelers

Sleep tourism is shaping up to be one of the biggest travel trends for 2026, with hotels, wellness resorts and even medical-led retreats building entire vacations around one goal: better rest. Instead of packed itineraries and nonstop sightseeing, travelers are booking sleep-focused stays with smart beds, blackout rooms, spa treatments and personalized wellness programs. Here’s […]

The Rise of Beauty Tourism: 5 Best Countries for Glass Skin, Facials and Hair Transplants

The Rise of Beauty Tourism: 5 Best Countries for Cosmetic Procedures

Travelers are increasingly booking flights for facelifts, hair transplants and “glass skin” facials, turning beauty tourism into one of the fastest-growing corners of the global travel economy. Driven by cost, specialist expertise and techniques that experts say are years ahead of what’s available at home, the practice now spans everything from non-invasive injectables to full […]

Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, LeBron James and More Celebrities Who Cold Plunge Regularly

Harry Styles, Lady Gaga and More Stars Who Cold Plunge Regularly

Ice baths used to be the domain of pro athletes and Scandinavian saunas. Now Harry Styles is taking daily dips at Dublin’s Vico Baths, Lady Gaga is timing her post-show recovery to the minute and LeBron James is starting game days submerged in freezing water. The cold plunge has crossed over from elite recovery tool […]

GettyImages-2194438221 The 7 Best Cold Plunge Resorts Around the World In 2026 for Luxury Wellness Travel

The 7 Best Cold Plunge Resorts Around the World in 2026

Cold plunge resorts have moved from a niche Scandinavian ritual to one of the most sought-after categories in luxury wellness travel. Travelers are booking trips built specifically around freezing-water immersion, sauna circuits and recovery-focused spa programming, and resorts from Iceland to Arizona are designing entire experiences around the practice. The shift has been fast. Cold […]

GettyImages-2163119500 Celebrity Hotels and Wellness Retreats You Didn’t Know Were Owned by Hollywood Stars

Celebrity Hotels You Didn’t Know Were Owned by Hollywood Stars

Celebrity hospitality is having a moment, with Hollywood stars increasingly putting their names — and money — behind wellness retreats, boutique hotels and oceanfront resorts. Here’s a guide to the celebrity wellness retreats and properties where you can vacation like your favorite stars. Hugh Jackman — Gwinganna Health Retreat Hugh Jackman is a co-owner of […]

Hobby-Based Dating Explained: Why Gen Z Is Leaving Dating Apps for Real-Life Connections in 2026

Hobby-Based Dating Explained: Here's Why Gen Z Is Over Dating Apps in 2026

The way young adults meet romantic partners is changing — and dating apps are losing the battle. Gen Z is walking away from Tinder, Hinge and Bumble in favor of run clubs, book clubs and craft groups where chemistry builds around a shared activity instead of a swipe. The shift matters because it’s reshaping who […]

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