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, […]

Fiji Stay & Play Package at Yasawa Island Resort & Spa When times call for romance, be it honeymoon or the perfect getaway, Fiji is there to oblige. A 10-hour flight from the U.S. West Coast, most flights are night flights: some dinner, two movies, a nap and you’re there. Yasawa Island Resort, an added […]

The health of the wellness travel industry may be just warming up, according to a new study released by the Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS). Predictions hold that spa- and wellness-focused trips will reach $678.5 billion in worldwide expenditures by 2017, accounting for some 16 percent of projected total tourism revenues. The study, released […]

If money can’t buy happiness, perhaps a cruise with a cause can. Studies show that giving and acts of altruistic importance create lasting happiness responses in ways that salary increases and financial gains cannot. Brain scans by neuroscientists at the National Institute of Health confirm that just envisioning altruism, such as giving money to a […]

“Millennial” travelers — those between 18 and 30 years old — have sharply different business and leisure travel habits and expectations than do their older peers, according to a global study by Expedia.com and Egencia. The Future of Travel study was conducted across five continents, asking 8,535 employed adults in 24 countries about how they […]

Private jet travel is the latest buzz for the luxury travel set seeking optimum comfort and convenience in their prolific jet-setting lives. While CEOs and captains of industry have been traveling the world increasingly by private jet over the last two decades, only recently has private jet travel opened widely to leisure travelers. And from […]

There’s more than great beer at the bottom of Baja. While college kids of the west may venture here for their spring weeks of fun in the sun, the tony town of Cabos San Lucas remains a place where the rich can get pampered, romancers can get their sunsets, adventurers can find a bounty of […]

Quirky museums are a particularly engaging American art form that can turn boring roadside stops into fascinating dinner party stories. While some are better known than others, below find a collection of museums that will enlighten any visitor with strange facts, historic details and scientific illuminations they would otherwise never encounter. 

Take it to Tahiti Just an eight-hour flight from Los Angeles, the Islands of Tahiti are an easy place to travel and now feature ten worthy winter packages starting at around $3,000 per person, including accommodations, international airfare and inter-island transportation.

Business travelers are opting for the upgrades these days, and that includes pricey tickets on airline flights, according to the latest survey from Travel Leaders Group. The company, North America’s largest retail travel agency, notes from booking data that there has been a 3.5% increase in the number of clients staying in either “luxury” or […]