Travel Leaders Group recently released its top luxury travel trends for 2017 and found that European river cruises took the lead as the top international luxury “destination” outside North America that is being booked among its most affluent travelers. Italy, Mediterranean cruises, Australia and France are also among the top five luxury destinations, while Cuba is now among the top 15 overall.

  Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released the Cruise Travel Report, a revealing look at the attitudes, behaviors and travel preferences of cruisers and non-cruisers. A key highlight of the study defines a new “Cruise Generation,” outlining the growing number of Millennials and Generation Y travelers embracing this form of travel. It turns out […]

Your Own Private Canadian Club: Fairmont’s Winter Jet-Set Splurge  In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Air Canada have partnered to unveil an extraordinary new package, Après in the Air, a collection of offerings and experiences that provide unparalleled access and adventure at three of Fairmont’s most iconic Canadian properties.

Maui hit new visitor records in 2016 and it is not surprising. With so many first rate hotels and resorts and those long lingering strands of white sand beaches, Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau executive director Sherry Duong, is calling it real enough but also unbelievable.

The Online Travel Market is here to stay and growing at a speedy clip. Recent analyses by Allied Market Research show that online travel agencies and online direct booking to suppliers is paced to grow to $1.1 billion by 2022 when looking at purchases of transportation, accommodations and vacation packages. Not surprisingly, the Asia-Pacific region […]

  Whether it’s the post-holiday blues, the winter season blahs or the burn for spring break, most of us are ready for a warm weather vacation. But, at CES 2017, much of that “anywhere but here” drive saw unexpected solution in a barrage of Virtual Reality gadgets that may begin to define what travel becomes […]

Sweden has its seasons and visiting Sweden through the dark and festive winter months should not be overlooked. Christmas in Sweden can be magical, and made into that much more of a storybook journey with a stay at Ett Hem in Stockholm. This elegant mansion in the fashionable Ostermalm district of Stockholm was built in […]

  By Susan Shapiro, ctc Recently I had the opportunity to cruise the Rhine River onboard Uniworld’s riverboat, the Antoinette. Like so many of you, I’ve been on lots of cruises, ocean and river.   I knew my travel agent friends would expect me to tell them what I thought about the experience. So for all […]

Swiss Vacation Package for Chocolate Lovers “Chocolate bliss,” that exquisite moment where a cacao bean expresses its finest creamy dark essence, is an elusive experience for the chocolate lover. But moments like these are loaded into the itinerary of a new culinary adventure: Tour de Chocolat.