History loves company and the renovated 102-year-old US Grant Hotel in San Diego is a dazzling host, if you want to sleep in the imprints of 13 US presidents, heroic legends of the last century and Hollywood’s greatest stars. The $52 million spent on a nearly two-year redo that allowed the hotel open in its […]

America’s historic hotels have received a boost and some sorting help recently from AAA, which sent inspectors around the country to rate and recommend the merits of some 1,500 grand dame properties aged 75 years or older. The team came up with a list of their favorite historic properties — artifacts of eras ranging from […]

Holland America Line (HAL) is taking the sting of international travel out of the cruise equation with international roundtrip itineraries that begin and end in San Diego.  The Line’s ms Statendam and ms Veendam  are sailing to Mexico, Hawaii and French Polynesia during the 2013-14 wave season, and the newly expanded itineraries offer port stays, […]

Barbados Island Loading Up the Vacation Value Banking on a vacation in Barbados? The Barbados Island Inclusive puts money in the pockets of visitors planning a Barbados Vacation. Guests receive “free spending money” based on their length of stay for use at participating attractions and restaurants while on-island. With a minimum stay of 5 nights […]

Future Travel has been around forever, — or at least as long as humans, the only creature able to imagine what could be and project time forward, has been living on earth. But future travel is a concept coming into the present only now as Spaceport America prepares to open its doors to the public […]

Airline passengers flying to London and beyond aboard Virgin Atlantic can now have that VIP Upper Class experience without paying Upper Class prices. Well, at least that goes for the off-aircraft ride. Airline passengers flying in Virgin Atlantic’s economy or premium economy seats can pay a little more and get all the Club Lounge comforts […]

Female travelers going it alone is not only a becoming more accepted sight around the world but it is one of the fastest growing markets in travel, according to figures from Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). Between 2011 and 2012, SLH saw growth in single-occupancy travel across the board in terms of both […]

Where should we go next? If you hear this question, listen up. For those who travel often, the world can become a small place. But active travelers know there is always a peak beyond, a hidden paradise, a new “best” that can surprise and wow them. For those travelers, that place is Dos Lagos, a […]

For several years, Road Scholar, the leader in educational travel, has enabled thousands of its participants to travel to Cuba to interact with citizens and learn firsthand about their history and culture. Now, the non-profit educational travel company is offering three exclusive ocean voyages to several remote locations in Cuba rarely seen by foreigners. All […]

By Susan McKee “Breaking Bad” may have put it on the map of late but the New Mexico city of Albuquerque is a delightful mélange of history and culture much deeper and wider than any AMC blockbuster would have it. Albuquerque presents a picture of an America with a Spanish accent. Founded in 1706 and […]