An historic ocean liner-turned-hotel on the Southern California coast is the perfect place for ghost hunters looking for a good scare this Halloween. The Queen Mary, which is permanently moored in Long Beach, has been nominated by experts and voted on by readers as one of the spookiest places to stay. The Queen Mary is … Read more
Pack a doggy bag, because it’s time for your peripatetic pooch to hit the road again. Just know that your worldly whelp won’t be a lone wolf. One of the nation’s largest travel agencies, Fora, reports that it saw a 178% increase in queries containing “dog” or “pet” in the past year. “The rise in … Read more
Every major hotel group is rolling out the red carpet for AI. They plan to save a few bucks by automating your stay and turning the concierge into a cyborg. But a handful of hotels are giving chatbots the boot and doubling down on the human touch. “We’ve all had those experiences where you’re yelling … Read more
Sin City is still going through its years-long post-pandemic tourism slump, with cheaper hotel rooms still failing to lure enough visitors back. The number of Las Vegas visitors fell to 3.03 million in August, a 4.3% decline from last year. That’s also 136,700 fewer visitors than in July. Similarly, airport passenger counts fell 9% year … Read more
Miami Beach is hotel heaven — if GMs carry shivs in the afterlife. Four Seasons, Ritz, Fontainebleau … Collins Avenue is where the finest flags grapple for glory against upstart indie innkeepers in the guerra for guests. It’s prison-yard rules, and if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere — even NYC. … Read more
The Hamptons are a hedge fund fiefdom. The Hudson Valley is now home to multiple $2,000-plus-a-night hotels. Even Litchfield County, Conn., once home to farm stands and little else, is full of cashed-up city slickers. That leaves the Berkshires. Three hours from Manhattan, this western Massachusetts mountain range has somehow avoided becoming completely unattainable for … Read more
My Dad likes to remind me that wherever you go, you’re packing yourself. But increasingly hotels are looking to unpack you — and send you home calmer, happier or more connected to yourself. In the quaint colonial city of Marinilla, Colombia, Brian Schon designed tranquility into the heart of his Cannúa Lodge. Plans called for … Read more
From missing flights to booking hotel rooms that didn’t actually exist, the average traveler says their travel misadventures have cost them nearly $2,500, according to new research. The poll of 2,000 American travelers and 2,000 travelers from the UK and Australia found 73% have experienced some sort of major travel mishap. Their most common troubles: … Read more
Before unpacking their bags, many flight attendants perform what they call a “hotel room autopsy,” a quick, six-step safety check to make sure their rooms are safe before settling in. The routine is popular among airline crew members who spend hundreds of nights in hotels each year. It includes everything from checking door locks to … Read more
Pack your bags! The Michelin Guide has unveiled their 2026 list of “key” hotels — the hotel equivalent of a Michelin star, and California has the most three-key properties of any state in the country. In order to receive three keys, hotels must be the “ultimate in comfort and service, style and elegance,” according to … Read more
If you can bake it here, you can bake it anywhere. The hotel restaurant is not the last “resort” when dining in the Empire State. Travel + Leisure’s inaugural hospitality rating series “The Checkout” ranked two New York entries among the 25 best new hotel restaurants and bars for 2026. Coincidentally, both of these inn-credible … Read more
Nine in 10 business travelers said their hotel room is the only place they’re truly “off the clock” during a work trip in a recent travel survey. The poll of 2,000 Americans who regularly travel for work found that for today’s business travelers, the hotel room has become more than just a place to sleep … Read more
Talk about a divine renovation. A long-dormant, 95-year-old house of worship in LA’s sophisticated Silver Lake east side enclave has found salvation as Hotel Lucile — a 25-room boutique hideaway opening its heavy timber doors to guests this week. The hotel is located inside the former Bethany Presbyterian Church — and comes complete with stained-glass … Read more
Getting into a healthy routine is hard. Keeping it going when you travel? That’s even harder. At 38, I’ve spent the past several months making strength training, nutrition and recovery a genuine part of my lifestyle — but spending nights away from home has a way of shaking up even the most solid regimen. So … Read more
Nama-stay. Already teeming with luxe amenities, pricey California hotels are rushing to upgrade their rooms to cater to wellness fanatics. The Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills now has its own wellness floor — with such features as hypoallergenic hardwood flooring, water-purification systems, and even lighting that adapts to your circadian rhythm. The rooms … Read more
Something’s rotten in the state of Little Denmark. The quaint California tourist town of Solvang is in a major snit over a controversial glamping resort proposal from a developer that’s in court with the town over another disputed hotel project — with new details emerging from inside the battle against what one member of the Scandinavian-ish … Read more
Another day, another diarrhea outbreak. A pricey Southern California resort where rooms rent for hundreds of dollars a night is the latest player in the poopy mess that has been the American summer of 2026, according to a local health department. Public health officials in San Diego County are warning anyone who swam in the … Read more
As wealthy families continue to spend more on luxury travel, an icon of the last Gilded Age is making a return: the grand dame hotel. This June, Bless Ibiza The Site opened with 461 rooms, retail, restaurants, a poolside social hub, a speakeasy and a second adults-only hotel within the hotel, the Unexpected Ibiza Hotel. Sprawling, precise, … Read more
Every year, the US Open draws thousands of tennis fans from across the globe to Queens to watch the final Grand Slam. This year, the Open runs from August 23 to September 13, bringing in 256 of the world’s finest tennis players for three weeks of serves, volleys, overheads, triumphant victories, heartbreaking defeats, shocking upsets, and the … Read more
It was their last “resort.” A family’s alpine excursion ended on a low point after their accommodation shuttered over safety violations, leaving them without a place to stay for the night. Sarah Ruppenthal, her husband and two teenage sons had departed the Gateway Inn in Ashford, Washington in the early hours of August 5th so … Read more