Nixing the Excuse for Not Taking a Cruise
A record 27.2 million people will set sail in 2018, according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). And cruising is growing faster than land-based vacations by 20 percent. Yet, while cruising is more popular than ever, those who have never cruised before may have misconceptions about what a cruise is really like. There are […]
Family River Cruising: New Adventures by Disney
River Cruises are usually the quarry of adults and couples who want to float along slow rivers in Europe and Asia and experience cultures up close. But Adventures by Disney has created sailings that let families access these experiences in comfort.
The A-List: 11 Bucket List Trips for 2018
Will this be a bucket list year for travel plans? 2017, a tough year for U.S. politics and upending developments popping onto the world stage, may have some relief in sight. 2018 is a new day and a new year and we believe it is one that will see a spike in bucket list trips. […]
Carnival Corp. Launching New Ships in 2018
Four of the cruise industry’s leading brands: AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Seabourn, will debut new ships in 2018 as Carnival Corporation, the company that is now world’s largest leisure travel company, is set to add 18 new cruise ships to industry’s largest fleet between 2018 and 2022.
The Changing World of the Luxury Traveler
Luxury travel has many faces. Not long ago luxury travel meant “traveling in style” through first class transportation, plush hotel accommodations, and the table of choice at five-star restaurants. Luxury travel was a state of mind and lifestyle few people could achieve. That was then, and this is now.
Winter in Vermont? Find the Wonder at Twin Farms
Vermont winters are not for sissies. But they can be a snow globe paradise for seekers of romantic cabins, warm and aglow against frosted windows, and days spent snow shoeing or cross-country skiing along gleaming white trails of rare earthly purity. READ MORE …
Mallorca: Stays with Shades of John Le Carré
It’s difficult to discuss Mallorca without calling in breathtaking vistas and cliff top castle keeps that played front and center in the 2016 BBC series of the John Le Carré thriller, “The Night Manager.” The island, the largest of the Belearic archipelago off the southeast coast of Spain, has long been a holiday haven for […]
Transformative Trips: 6 Trends for Wellness Travel
By Bill Becken, MultiView In an increasingly chaotic world it is not surprising that wellness travel should be the fastest-growing sector of the travel industry. According to a study by the Florida-based Global Wellness Institute, travelers are spending more than $500 million on wellness trips, comprising some 15 percent of the global travel pie.
A Costa Rica Christmas: The Crazy and The Calm
The holidays can be a particularly stressful time with few antidotes in sight. Fortunately, the cure for family, traffic, nasty lines, merchandise purchases and returns, and oh, all that wrapping, is in a land not so far away.
Boom Times in Travel as Wanderers Find their Why
Will 2018 be a “boom” year for travel? That would be a yes if you are taking the opinion of the companies selling high dollar tours to travelling Americans. In their annual survey of travel forecasts and trends, tour operator members of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) are reporting a strikingly positive outlook for […]
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