When things get tough, the tough get going – to spas, that is. According to a comprehensive wellness travel study released last month by the non-profit research center SRI International, the global wellness market is now worth $3.4 trillion, making it nearly three times larger than the $1 trillion worldwide pharmaceutical industry. Answering the call […]

What does luxury mean? Recent findings of a luxury survey polling U.S. travelers with incomes of $150,000 or more found that a few brand names keep filtering to the top of the A-list.

Mobile check-in is moving to hospitality. Hilton, Marriott and other hotel brands are catching on to the fact that guests on the check-in queue are in a hurry. Whether staying for business or pleasure spending line-time in the lobby is likely not on the “want” list. Recently Hilton hotels took a swipe at solving this […]

Christmas in America can be a glorious thing, no matter whether you are toasting to peace on earth in Napa or checking out the window displays on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Americans spent $83 billion on travel related to the holiday season last year ($17 billion on Thanksgiving and $66 billion on Christmas, […]

Riding the Rails in Luxury, Chicago to FLA Pullman Rail Journeys is running a one-time holiday itinerary from Chicago to the “Sunshine State” for a New Year’s celebration.  Traveling in first-class rail style, the itinerary departs Chicago’s Union Station in restored Pullman cars the evening of Dec. 27, arriving at its southernmost stop of Miami the […]

Disruption is the new black when it comes to fashionable trends in travel technology. The concept underlies the force of the new “shared” economy we are seeing today with such effective disrupters as Uber, Airbnb, Lyft, Sidecar and slew of travel apps that are hooking up travelers directly with suppliers in increasingly creative ways. The […]

It might not come as a total surprise that some days are better for snagging airline deals than others. A recent drill down by ARC, the Airlines Reporting Corporation, discovered from its data that the least expensive air tickets were purchased on Sunday, regardless of a domestic or international destination. During the traditional Monday through […]

While Elite rewards flyers are finding automatic upgrades becoming ever more elusive, the first class cabin, itself, may be going the way of the Edsel.

Boutique hotels in Tel Aviv are few and far between, especially in this Mediterranean metropolis that came of age with seaside mega properties lining Herbert Samuel Street along the beach. The Norman Hotel, Tel Aviv’s newest luxury property that opened recently in the Rothschild Financial District of Tel Aviv may be signaling a departure from […]

If there is a secret to having a productive and enjoyable business trip, perhaps it is not about what you bring. Rather, it might be about what you don’t bring – for at least a period of time – while away from usual surrounds and that means mobile devices. Unplugging from work and exploring the […]