Las Vegas Upgraded: The Prestige Club at Venetian and Palazzo
You might say the ultimate Las Vegas upgrade just got better. The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is expanding its popular Prestige Club Lounge into a second resort tower, giving guests an opportunity to upgrade every part of their stay in The Venetian tower with VIP perks and amenities. The Prestige Club Lounge upgrade, previously available exclusively in The Palazzo […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vaccine Distribution Spurs Recovery for US Lodging Industry
The US lodging industry is on a course of regaining strength and is now seeing early signs of an accelerated recovery — welcome news for all segments of the travel industry. In a November report by PwC, it was assumed that COVID-19 new cases and spikes would increase the length and severity of the pandemic. […]
Cruise with the Muses
Avalon Waterways is starting a new celebrity-hosted Storyteller Series, inviting travel enthusiasts to turn the page on their vacation plans and step into a novel world of the well-considered word. The planned series allows river cruisers enjoy a Suite Ship sail through time and tales in storybook settings with chart-topping troubadours and capture insider narratives outside […]
Literary Hotels: Kimpton Enhances Hotel Experiences through Books
Move over Oprah, here comes Kimpton. If the pandemic is doing anything it is giving readers and would-be readers more time to do what they love – reading. To that end, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has launched a partnership with the popular literary platform Literary Hub offering a curated book club for travelers. This literary partnership includes seasonal, themed […]
Hotel Zena: New Hotel for Powerful Women
Viceroy Hotels & Resorts is changing the conversation in Washington D.C., and beyond, with the opening of Hotel Zena, a bold new cultural magnet giving special attention to the accomplishments of women and their enduring struggle for gender equality. It’s an interactive venue where every architectural line, material and art installation have been thoughtfully designed and curated to send […]
Travel Amnesia: Is Travel Becoming a Distant Memory?
After six months of lock-down on by a global pandemic, it may be no surprise that Americans are not only missing travel right now, they are struggling to remember what it felt like. But for all that forgetting, Americans say travel is their most frequently recalled happy memory, more than special occasions or personal achievements […]
Hotel Fees: Are They Here to Stay?
If you have been to a hotel or a resort lately, you likely saw some unexpected hotel fees tacked on to the bottom of your bill. Hotel and resort fees are nothing new. We have been seeing “fee creep” for years and find ourselves either accepting these unwanted pests as part of the price of […]
Best of the Best: Top Hotels 2019, According to Virtuoso
Global luxury travel network Virtuoso revealed this year’s winners in its Best of the Best awards, taking votes from its 20,000 travel advisors in 50 countries in categories ranging from best wellness program to best dining experience. Not surprisingly, Four Seasons Hotel George V was crowned with the most prestigious prize: Hotel of the Year. The 2019 Virtuoso Best […]
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