Taos Ski Valley for Laid-back Skiers Anxious to Avoid Crowds
Taos Ski Valley is ready for its close-up for this 2021-2022 winter season. With focus on re-dos, new builds and a host of new activities to show off the destination welcomes serious skiers and powder hounds of all ages and skill levels with an uncrowded and laid back setting that many a winter vacation-seeker will crave. […]
Hotels on Fifth Avenue: Two Reviews
Any trip to New York City will necessarily bring an amble down Fifth Avenue, the famous byway that abuts Central Park and brings to mind moments of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and her irrepressible shopping binges at Bergdorf Goodman and other staples of that iconic fashion corridor. The good news is you do not have […]
Worried About Staying Healthy? Wellness Trends for 2021
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) notes nine top wellness trends borne out 2021’s crazy chaos – and these are new directions that the organization believes will have the most meaningful impact on popular lifestyles and the multitrillion global wellness industry. Wellness today is at a watershed moment. The GWS trends report reflects how wellness is […]
The Late, Great Alaska Cruise is on the Comeback
Celebrity Cruises is preparing to take on Alaska next week, debuting the Celebrity Summit for a series of nine seven-day Alaska cruise sailings through America’s Last Frontier. What makes this Alaska cruise noteworthy, besides the Summit’s inaugural showcasing the cruise company’s $500 million fleetwide upgrade details, is the fact that it is sailing to Alaska at […]
New Spaceship Re-Imagines World’s First Commercial Spaceflight
Citizen travelers will soon be able follow in the footsteps of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos as they book a seat on Spaceship Neptune – a commercial spaceflight now taking reservations. Those iconic 360-degree views of planet Earth are guaranteed from the spaceship’s altitudes of 20 miles above the planet. The spaceflight luxury trip product […]
12 Quiet, Uncrowded California Beach Retreats
Hundreds of beaches stretch along California’s 840 miles of coastline. While many of these California beaches attract throngs of tourists, there are still lesser-known swaths of sand to be found. The California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) has compiled a list of under-the-radar beach retreats for those seeking solitude by the sea. Elk Cove Inn […]
High on Shanghai: New Tower Becomes China’s Tallest Hotel
Looking for the tallest building in China? Not surprisingly, that search would take you to Shanghai where the Shanghai Tower marks the highest skyscraper in China and the second tallest in the world. You can now sleep above the clouds in China’s tallest structure: The J Hotel Shanghai, which recently opened atop the glimmering Shanghai Tower. China’s […]
Adventures by Disney 2022: New Tours, Private Adventure Destinations
Starting this spring and with the hope enough herd immunity takes over to banish new threats from menacing Covid virus mutations, families can venture to one of America’s most scenic destinations with Adventures by Disney. This new destination is an old one, indeed: exploring the magnificent sights and flavors of New England. The brand-new guided vacation […]
The New Normal in Travel: What Will Luxury Travel Look Like?
What will luxury travel look like in the new normal? The pandemic has produced a lot of new normals: masking, distancing, soloing, Zooming. And it has also borne a growing new normal in travel, especially in the luxury travel market. This segment of the travel industry is not new but it is growing at a […]
US Golf Destinations Thriving through the Pandemic
By Michael Leonard U.S. golf destinations are having some good days. Despite much of the world being shut down in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, some industries managed to not just survive but thrive. One of those that benefited the most was golf, as 2020 gave the sport a much-needed jolt to life. Though […]
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