Travel to India, if not Bhutan and Sri Lanka, are best served by Banyan Tours’ expertise and can be turned into life changing experiences, even for the most seasoned of wanderers. Inscrutable India is not just a country; it is a subcontinent with more than 30 languages, hundreds of dialects and 28 states that could […]

Hotel deals are increasingly becoming the quarry of astute shoppers who tend to be young, tech savvy and free of brand loyalty concerns. At least that is the latest wisdom gleaned from a study released this month by Adara and Hudson Crossing – firms noted for crunching the numbers and then analyzing their effects on […]

  Disney World and the holidays just got a little bit cheerier, especially for young families looking for a way to light up the winter season with a little Disney Magic. A “Families with Little Ones” vacation package may be just what Santa ordered. 

New York: Stay on Top of the World The ONE UN New York skyscraper hotel, now has Sky-High Weekends with a dedicated Skyscraper Curator and a fun weekend travel package. The NYC hotel focuses on giving guests the best of the renowned NYC skyline in its iconic location adjacent to the United Nations on 44th St. and […]

American adults will spend some $72 billion on obligatory holiday travel this season. That spend, according to the State of Holiday Travel Report by Hotwire and Harris Interactive, is expected to break down to $14 billion on Thanksgiving travel and $58 billion on Christmas travel. 

World Travel Market 2013 ended this month with a few key bullet trends in travel that will affect all segments of the industry this decade, from airlines to hotels to simple destination decisions. The Global Trends Report 2013 findings that were released at the annual conference in London reveal how travel players are differentiating and […]

Travel to Egypt is on the rebound and those travel companies that have returned to offering tours to Egypt are getting thanks and raves from their clients. The reason? Tours through the Land of the Pharaohs have never been this easy and accessible for those agents who choose to work with a specialist. The world’s […]

Hotels in Dubai come in all shapes and sizes: waves, sails, tallest, underwater … if a hotel concept can be imagined, in Dubai it can be built. And so it was that Giorgio Armani chose Dubai to open his first hotel, the Armani Hotel Dubai, in the gleaming city on the Arabian Gulf in 2010 […]

Shopping as a component of a vacation, whether to Portland, Oregon or Paris, France, is a key driver in the planning of any tour or travel concept. But the focus on the shopping package and the shopping vacation has only recently come into vogue with the emergence of a very cool collection of luxury shopping outlets […]

  By Bill Becken, senior editor Norwegian Cruise Line is known in the cruise business as a serious innovator and a company that well-earns its market share. Says Maria Miller, senior vice-president, marketing, “our marketing and advertising convey that drive.” As well as the novelty of the company’s innovations, such as the Norwegian Freestyle experience, […]