JetBlue’s new premium seat option, fondly called JetBlue Mint, may be the hottest deal in the air right now if lie-flat seats on transcon flights are in the offing. The premium service that launched in June on flights between LAX and JFK offers a plush five-hour experience for anyone with $599 to spend and a […]

Running with Cheetahs, Trekking with Gorillas in Africa Extraordinary Journeys offers travelers to Tanzania and Rwanda a new itinerary that presents remote and personal access to top game-viewing areas, including Namiri Plains, a property set on a private concession in the Central-Eastern Serengeti that for twenty years operated as a private cheetah sanctuary. 

To travel is to dream and then the fulfillment of that dream. In fact, travel dreams are one of the few dreams we can actually make come true. To that end, Virtuoso, the international network of luxury travel advisors, spent some time taking the pulse of dreamers and finding out who they are and what […]

Jump right in. The water’s fine this summer at some of the most amazing and least visited swimming destinations in the world. The following will help travelers who wish they were born with fins find the right body of water for some cool dips and bragworthy explorations.

Mixing a luxury resort vacation with the pure and primeval world of the Galapagos Islands is now possible with the opening of Pikaia Lodge, a rarefied, sumptuous eco-stay opening this summer on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. The Lodge in the center of the Galapagos Archipelago is perched on a small plateau atop two […]

Millennials, more than older travelers, are likely to seek out hotels with luxury services such as dry cleaning (32%), massage or spa services (30%) and pet-friendliness (23%). These are some of the findings of an insightful, though not so groundbreaking, study released recently by Chase Card Services. “Millennials are a tech savvy generation that values […]

Travel to outer space is in. A recent poll by TripAdvisor showed, not surprisingly, that nealy half the U.S. population is interested in space themed attractions, if not space travel someday, and try to include space themed attractions in their travel plans. To that end, 10 space-themed attractions in the U.S. were tabbed as the […]

By Bill Becken, Senior Cruise Editor Hong Kong-based Genting HK is certainly an up and coming travel conglomerate. Its Star Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) brands together form the third-largest cruise concern in the world—comprising a fleet of 20 ships cruising to more than 200 destinations. That means they offer nearly 42,000 lower berths […]

Caribbean Cruise Upgrades on Silversea Luxe Lines Silversea Cruises has expanded its Silver Select promotion beyond Alaska and the Mediterranean to include select voyages in the Caribbean. Guests can personalize their voyage with a choice of choice three offers: a two-category suite upgrade, a $500 per person credit towards the purchase of the Silver Sky® […]

Looking for where to spend the biggest buck for the bang on zzzz’s in the USA? These uber-luxurious resorts scattered around the country are out to break the bank. Of course, resorts do not live by room alone. Most of these properties pack in the sense of place and pile on the inclusives and amenities, […]