Luxe Travel survey

Luxe Travel Remains in High Demand with No Stopping in Sight

Luxe travel is still king in this fast-paced travel resurgence. Luxury travelers are taking more trips and spending more money as the demand for luxury travel and experiences continues unabated, according to a study titled The U.S. Luxury Traveler Study 2022, conducted this quarter by The Olinger Group. “People told us in the spring that they wanted […]

Top Tips for Traveling in 2023: mistakes to avoid

Top Tips for Traveling in 2023: Avoid the Avoidable

Top tips for traveling are always of value and, for 2023, consumer advocate Christopher Elliott identifies seven mistakes that are easy to avoid and could save a trip.  In 2023, Nancy Aronson has already begun planning her travels. In order to experience the spring blossoms, she and her husband, Jules, plan to take a Danube River cruise […]

Stopover in Qatar

Stopover in Qatar for More than FIFA World Cup Thrills

Stopover in Qatar – it does not have to be for an exciting World Cup event. A stopover in Qatar is a worthwhile endeavor no matter what the season, no matter what the reason. In this smaller and smaller world, it is getting harder to find places that are not overrun by mass tourism. And […]

Eco travel and WTTC

Eco Travel Looms Large at World Tourism Forum

Eco travel is not a new concept but it is ever front and center these days at travel and tourism conferences as the world edges closer to unsustainable climate change. At the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Sustainable Global Tourism Center held last month in Saudi Arabia, new findings on eco travel […]

Lights of Christmas 2022

Lights of Christmas: Magical Festivals Near and Far

The lights of Christmas are magnets for myriad holiday festivals this season. Celebrating the winter solstice has always involved the lengthening of days by lighting candles and bonfires, but contemporary animated Christmas light exhibitions – especially with LED lights — are dazzling….By Susan McKee Lights of Christmas: The List Winter City Lights. Animated Christmas lights add Hollywood production values […]

Pet-friendly Resorts and hotels

Pet-friendly Resorts Booming as Travelers Opt to Bring Pets on Vacation

Pet-friendly resorts are a booming enterprise in the travel industry. Each month in the US, there are 4,800 Google searches for “pet-friendly vacation” on average, with thousands of Americans looking to explore the world with their four-legged friends and seeking pet-friendly resorts and hotels for this purpose. According to research by the APPA (American Pet Products Association), […]

Hotels in Qatar

Hotels in Qatar Get an Uber-Luxury Lift from Accor

Hotels in Qatar have been in focus during the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is running through December 18. And adding to the list of uber-luxurious hospitality settings are Fairmont Doha and Raffles Doha. The two Accor luxury brands herald the entry of these aspirational stays in Qatar and opened in time for the myriad VIP delegations flowing into Qatar during this […]

Hospitality Industry Trends by Hilton Connecting Rooms

Hospitality Industry Trends By Hilton

Hospitality industry trends reports for 2022 may seem a bit stilte considering the unusual pent up demand for travel that was release this year as the travel world crank up to pre-pandemic speeds. But if that meant 2022 was the year of the changed traveler, 2023 may consider the year of the evolve traveler.  As Hilton releases its 2023 […]

National Travels navigating airports

National Travels: Snaking through Country’s Best and Worst Airports

National travels will be in focus this week as Thanksgiving is bringing a new high to travel statistics while the country climbs out of pandemic isolation. To that end, several surveys recently showcase the best and the worst airports for traveling through — and where to get stuck if you can or not get stuck, if […]

Epic Ski Pass

Epic Ski Pass Sale Helps By-Pass Daily Ski Lift Limits

Epic Ski Pass sales, which give holders the edge on lift tickets and lines throughout the Vail Resorts collection, are preparing to sunset just as the snow is falling, and ski resorts are opening. Those planning to ski or ride this season have less than two weeks to lock in the Vail Resorts Epic Pass […]