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Putting on the Ritz... At Sea

07/11/2017 in Anywhere

The Ritz-Carlton is the first luxury hotel chain to take to the seas with its new yacht collection.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection launches in 2019 with the first of three cruising yachts. If you're already a fan of the Ritz-Carlton hotel experience, you'll feel right at home: legendary service, luxury amenities and beautifully designed spaces… now on board a specially designed,...


Video: Fogo Island Inn: Daring Design meets Ancient Fishing Community

In colorful Newfoundland turn of phrase, you might say that Fogo Island is far away from far away. The island is remote; only accessible by ferries and helicopter flights that defy dramatic weather and waves to drop visitors on a a rocky outpost in the North Atlantic that until recently was a centuries-old, declining fishing community. This is not where...


Outdoor Active Travel in Downtown Vancouver

06/19/2017 in Vancouver

Vancouver may be Canada's most famously 'outdoorsy' major city. Even in a city that drives Canada's vast Asia-Pacific business, athletic wear is more common than pinstripes! Nature thrives right on the city's doorstep: a gorgeous, picturesque harbor and bay, snow-capped mountains surrounding the city, and breathtaking Stanley Park, one of the world's top urban green spaces. For vacationers and cruise...


Grocery Delivery Program makes Hotels more like Home... or an Apartment Rental

06/07/2017 in United States

Imagine a knock on your hotel door. Instead of a voice saying 'Room Service', you hear: 'Grocery Delivery'. Long stays at hotels just got better for families, business road warriors, and anyone who wants the health, comfort, choice, and even cost benefits of cooking in your hotel rather than relying entirely on restaurants or wasting time trying to find a...


Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Makes 5-Star Award History

02/23/2017 in Anywhere

Business, leisure luxury hotel brand earns more Forbes 5-Star Ratings in a single year than any other hotel brand. 

2017 is a banner year for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.  It marks the second consecutive year the hotel brand, loved by fans of luxury travel, has topped Forbes Travel Guide ratings with a record number of...


Accor's New-Concept 'Millennial' Hotels: 'Revolutionizing' Travel?

01/09/2017 in Anywhere

French company Accorhotels is launching JO&JOE, a new hotel concept it says is 'disrupting' traditional hotel codes and 'reinventing' the hotel experience in design, food&beverage, service and lifestyle, blending 'the best of private-rental, hostel, and hotel formats for solo, groups, pairs or family 'tripsters'.

A lot of jargon, but what does it mean for travelers?

JO&JOE hotels are an economy option that...


Warm Up Indoors with 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails in Canada

12/08/2016 in Canada

InterContinental Hotels in Canada are warming up a cold Canadian winter with 12 festive cocktails through the month of December.

You can celebrate or commiserate over the winter weather while enjoying flavors of the holidays in style at all three InterContinental hotels in Canada: Toronto Centre, Toronto Yorkville and Montreal.

Barchefs at the hotels have created a dozen cocktails marrying seasonal herbs...


High-Flying Winter Luxury at Whistler Blackcomb

01/26/2017 in Whistler

Canada's Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia has been rated top in North America for the third year in a row.  The mountain and lifestyle are already legendary for skiers and riders, but Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler is upping the ante this winter with high-flying luxury helicopter mountain adventures that will give you epic memories and stories...


Overwater Wedding Chapel At Sandals Grande St. Lucian

08/30/2016 in Anywhere

The tranquil Overwater Wedding Chapel at Sandals' Grande St. Lucian is a first of its kind on any island in the Caribbean and offers spectacular panoramic views of Rodney Bay. The chapel's elegant sea–inspired décor includes a beautiful Riverstone alter, a glass aisle made up of three water–viewing floor panels, and an open–air design that invites in the natural surroundings.This...


"Unity Sand" Wedding Ceremony in the Cayman Islands

07/19/2016 in Cayman Islands

The "Unity Sand" ceremony is a popular option for beach weddings in the Cayman's Islands. Simply put, it represents two lives blending into one. In original sand ceremonies, the bride and groom would toss handfuls of sand together into the wind. The grains combined and, unable to be separated, symbolized the unity and eternity. In today's sand ceremony, different colors...