Faena Miami Beach: New Depth to Design Hotels

The word “Faena,” heard most emphatically in neighborhoods fanning from the blinding white sands lining Miami Beach, could be another term for fantastical, improbable. It stems from one unstoppable Alan Faena, co-creator of the new Faena Hotel Miami Beach and the energy behind the increasingly famous Faena District Miami.         READ MORE […]

Activating the Activacation: Fab Fitness Stays

Younger travelers are swapping beaches and beers for action-packed, celebrity-inspired fitness getaways, often with the goal of shooting “welfies” – workout selfies from very cool places. A Hotels.com Activacations Survey shows a whopping 80 percent of 18-35 year olds now consider keeping fit one of the most important parts of their holiday experience, compared to only […]

Colorado Romance: 10 High Altitude Hotels

It’s possible to get high on more than marijuana in Colorado. Love is in the air in any season in Colorado with its fantasstical settings, mountaintop accommodations, gorgeous views, outstanding adventures and blissful ski days that lead to wildly romantic evenings. Where to go? Whether for honeymoons, revows or remarrying moons or just a perfect […]

Hong Kong the Easy Way

Visitors traveling on Cathay Pacific Airways to Hong Kong for three nights or more will have their choice of four compelling sightseeing tours, as part of a new collaboration campaign between the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), Cathay Pacific and local tourism partners. The complimentary tours ranging from a day-long, open-top bus ride to a […]

Best, Worst North American Airports? The Hit List

The thought of boarding a plane sends most would-be passengers into dizzying dilemmas of anticipated discomfort as they gage personal tolerance tiers for pain and claustrophobia. Airports, however, are something else entirely. In fact U.S. airports these days are getting high marks from those who use them. Orlando, John Wayne Orange County, and Sacramento are getting […]

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Lark has been a travel journalist for more than 30 years. She shares weekly news and reviews on all facets of travel. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure or planning a trip for someone else, Lark’s insight on cruise travel, air travel, hotels, resorts, popular activities, attractions and destinations will keep trips cost- and time-efficient, and help all the travel go that much more smoothly.