By David Yeskel Small ship, boutique line Windstar Cruises has always been synonymous with its three sailing ships, gorgeous vessels that give passengers goosebumps when the massive, computer-controlled sails unfurl to the tune of Vangelis’ stirring “Conquest of Paradise”.  But a game-changer for Windstar was actually the line’s 2015 acquisition of Seabourn’s original trio of […]

  Sant Francesc Hotel Singular, a luxury Hotel in Mallorca in the heart of Palma’s celebrated Old City, offers plenty of not-to-be-missed modern panache within the bones of the island’s past.

  This may not seem like a reasonable question, yet hundreds of executives and key decision makers from firms in the luxury market recently gathered at the Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle in New York City to discuss the possibility. The conference: Luxury First Look 2018: Exclusivity Redefined explored a range of topics including […]

Cruising is not just the fastest growing part of the vacation industry. It is now one of the hottest vacations for millennials, who represent a primary and often elusive target for marketers across industries. In the 2018 Cruise Travel Report prepared for Cruise Lines International Association, based on a survey by JD Power, cruising was […]

Luxury stays in Mexico and Latin America can be that much more local if you choose a property that provides a certain immersive experience of the place you are visiting. Two such places: Chablé in the Riviera Maya and Casa San Agustin in the Old Town section of Cartagena in Columbia fit the bill, as […]

Carnival Cruise Lines is ushering in a new era on West Coast cruise departures with its newly expanded cruise terminal in Long Beach, now taking up the whole of the world’s largest geodesic structure.   

Current data shows cruise travel is steadily on the rise with a projected 27.2 million passengers expected to set sail in 2018. In 2017, an estimated 25.8 million passengers cruised compared to a confirmed 24.7 million passengers in 2016, an increase of 20.5 percent over five years from 2011-2016. To meet ongoing demand, more ships […]

From high-end ski resorts to high-altitude spas Colorado is creating opportunities to not only master the environment, but to immerse in it. Plenty of cutting edge spa and wellness venues, such as theVail Vitality Center and Crestone Zen Center add to the more than 30 hot springs and wellness focused events experienced in Colorado, such […]