California beaches getaway

12 Quiet, Uncrowded California Beach Retreats

Hundreds of beaches stretch along California’s 840 miles of coastline. While many of these California beaches attract throngs of tourists, there are still lesser-known swaths of sand to be found. The California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) has compiled a list of under-the-radar beach retreats for those seeking solitude by the sea. Elk Cove Inn […]

J Hotel Shanghai china's tallest hotel

High on Shanghai: New Tower Becomes China’s Tallest Hotel

Looking for the tallest building in China? Not surprisingly, that search would take you to Shanghai where the Shanghai Tower marks the highest skyscraper in China and the second tallest in the world. You can now sleep above the clouds in China’s tallest structure: The J Hotel Shanghai, which recently opened atop the glimmering Shanghai Tower. China’s […]

Disney vacation

Adventures by Disney 2022: New Tours, Private Adventure Destinations

Starting this spring and with the hope enough herd immunity takes over to banish new threats from menacing Covid virus mutations, families can venture to one of America’s most scenic destinations with Adventures by Disney. This new destination is an old one, indeed: exploring the magnificent sights and  flavors of New England. The brand-new guided vacation […]

Las Vegas Expands with Tesla Track

Las Vegas Convention Center Debuts Expansion with Tesla Track

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) opened its doors (and its Teslas) last week on the new, $1 billion, 1.4 million square foot West Hall expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) followed by doors opening to Informa Market’s World of Concrete, the first major convention to return to Las Vegas in the post-pandemic era.   […]

Covid safe Los Cabos

Los Cabos Sustains Remarkable Recovery after COVID

Los Cabos is Mexico’s top recovering destination with record visitation numbers in recent months and sustained growth in domestic and international arrivals year-to-date. The Baja beach resort’s security-centered approach has been critical to the reactivation of the destination’s travel activity, and is on its way to seeing pre-pandemic visitor levels by the end of summer 2021. Last month, Los Cabos welcomed […]

Resorts World Las Vegas Opens in June

Resorts World Las Vegas, the first ground-up resort development on the Las Vegas Strip in more than a decade, will officially open its doors on June 24, 2021. Through an unusual partnership with Hilton, the $4.3 billion new Resorts World Las Vegas will offer 3,500 luxury guest rooms and suites from three premium Hilton brands – the largest […]

Disneyland Reopens

Disneyland Gets Ready to Reopen and Unveil a Whole New Land

As Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA gets ready to open on April 30, it will not be without setting its sights on a new land and new experience to come. For the kid in us all, it is all about The Avengers this time and everything Marvel will be at front and center in the […]

Roadtrip stays: Covered Wagon on the prairie

The Great American Summer Roadtrip: Destinations, Experiences to Pin

No doubt about it, 2021 will be the year of the Great American Roadtrip. More than half of the respondents of a national survey conducted by Erie Insurance said they plan to take at least one road trip this year. That finding was confirmed by a report released this week by Motel 6 showing some […]

Avalon Waterways

Avalon Waterways Gets Ready for its Next River

Travel-Intel listened in on a recent preview of things to come, delivered by Pam Hoffee, Chief Operating Officer at Globus family of brands & Managing Director at Avalon Waterways. While new ships and itineraries are on the horizon for travel as soon as Americans can travel freely to Europe, one element with staying power continues […]

New Exhibit Van Gogh

Enter Van Gogh’s Mind at Secret Location in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is not new to big installations. Nor does it slink away from shoring up surprises. Las Vegas attractions are the bread and butter of the Las Vegas Strip — next to gaming, big shows and high-dollar dining, of course. This Las Vegas attraction will be the city’s biggest entertainment attraction to launch since […]