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The inaugural journey is slated to set sail in late 2025.
Luxury hospitality brand Four Seasons is making waves today with the announcement of Four Seasons Yachts.
Slated to enter into service in late 2025, the luxury hotel company said the first new vessel in the fleet will offer guests 95 suites each containing floor-to-ceiling windows and 581-square feet of indoor-outdoor living space.

Housed in a former Italian bank that dates back to the 1920’s, Hotel Per La is bringing ‘la dolce vita’ to Downtown L.A.
New hotel’s are a dime a dozen in Los Angeles, but for travelers lusting over a long-awaited trip to Italy, Hotel Per La is the perfect antidote.
Per La — which translates to “for the” in Italian — opened its Neoclassical doors this month and is serving up some serious la dolce vita on the corner of 7th Street and Olive in DTLA. While the properties origin story dates back ...

The Aztecs laid a foundation over marshes and lakes in what was then known as Tenochtitlan, and which today is this sprawling urban metropolis comprised of a dizzying mosaic of high-rise hotels and shantytowns in one blush, and leafy residential neighborhoods and bu...

Vacationing on the island of Hilton Head, known for white sand beaches and warm waters teeming with dolphins, evokes a sense of nostalgia even for first-time visitors. The South Carolina island’s Lowcountry marshes, majestic live oaks dripping in Spanish moss and famed red and white striped lighthouse...

With a population of 22 million, finding a sense of place in Mexico City can at times feel almost impossible. Dating back to the 14th century, the city’s history is as layered and complex as the very ground that it was built upon. The Aztecs laid a foundation over marshes and lakes in what was then known as Tenochtitlan, and which today is this sprawling urban metropolis comprised of a dizzying mosaic of high-rise hotels and shantytowns in one blush, and leafy residential neighborhoods and bustling boulevards in the next.

“Idaho is like the new Colorado, and Sun Valley is like the new Aspen,” a woman leaned over and said as we began our descent into Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, Idaho. “Everyone’s coming here now.”
Similar to Aspen—which has seen an unprecedented influx of transplants from around the country since the pandemic began—Sun Valley has served as Idaho’s venerable ski town ever since it was established as the country’s first designated ski resort in 1936. But those same snow-covered mountains...

The birthplace of democracy, Western civilization and souvlaki, Athens has long been a city brimming with possibility.

It makes sense, then, that it will soon be home to a sustainable new mega-city billed as the largest urban regeneration project in European history. Located just 20 minutes from the ruins of the Acropolis on the site of the city’s former airport and Olympic stadium complex, the Ellinikon will not only breathe new life into Greece’s capital, but will serve as a destination in ...

Look out New York, California’s coming for you. The preferred health and wellness retreat to the stars, The Ranch Malibu just announced plans to open a new resort 45-minutes outside of New York City next summer. Located along the border of Sloatsburg and Tuxedo Park, The Ranch Hudson Valley will mark the third location for the luxury health and wellness retreat.

Celebrating its 500th anniversary, the city is booming, so it helps to know where to stay and what to do.
When it comes to the subject of clapping on an airplane, there are two camps. There are the clappers: those who clap the moment the plane goes wheels down on the tarmac. And there are the non-clappers, who sit in silent judgement of those clapping around them.
Whatever camp you’re in, you can pretty much guarantee that people will be clapping upon touchdown at Luis Muñoz Marín Internation...

Because in case you haven’t heard, fancy fish eggs are all the rage right now.

There are few experiences that beat staying in a great five-star hotel. Sure, a once in a lifetime luxury cruise to Antarctica or watching the sunrise over Ankor Wat in Cambodia are pretty tough to beat. But when a hotel goes above and beyond, it can be unforgettable. And when the hotel is doing something so impactful it’s actively making the world a better place, well, that’s pretty great too.
There’s no doubt that we still have a way to go when it comes to traveling sustainably...

Imagine a world where one day every month was a national holiday dedicated to making your neighborhood a cleaner place. In Rwanda, on the last Saturday of each month, they do just that. During Umuganda—the Kinyarwanda word for “coming together in common purpose”—people from around the country of a thousand hills pick up trash, repair roads, and generally help each other to make the world sparkly and just a little more beautiful.
While that’s just one example of a community actually caring a...

Making the conscious decision to travel sustainably has never been more important. In honor of Earth Day, we’ve hand-picked six boutique hotels completely immersed in nature and designed with sustainability to boot.
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In the jungles of Costa Rica, ORIGINS Lodge consists of six sustai...

For centuries, the Sonoran Desert has been considered a place to get your spiritual healing on. This desert is bigger than the entire state of Oregon at more than 100,000 square miles. In fact, the Sonoran spans almost the entire southern half of Arizona from Scottsdale and Sedona right down to Mexico and into parts of southern California.
Driving through the windswept sands and looming mountain ranges peppered in a sea of towering saguar...

On a cross-country road trip, I went to White Limozeen, a Dolly Parton-themed restaurant in Nashville. I chose it in lieu of a stop at Dollywood, which was closed due to COVID-19 during my visit. Dolly fans shouldn't miss the pink patio and Champagne Jell-O shots that honor the queen of country music. In the immortal words of Dolly, "Everybody has their own journey, their own way of doing things. Who am I to judge," and it's a saying I've always admired.