There’s more than one way to have fun on the ice this year. The Bank of America Winter Village in Bryant Park is one of the best things to do in wintertime in New York City. Not only is this home to one of the city’s top holiday markets, but it also has a number of incredible things to do for any member of the family, including a rink-side bar and food hall, an observation deck, and, of course, an ice skating rink....
Flying on JetBlue is about to look totally different. According to Forbes, JetBlue is planning an overhaul of their planes this year. This new redesign will be a continuation of the renovations the company already made in 2018, including retrofitted A320 Airbus planes with more seats (but less space). Courtesy of JetBlue JetBlue is planning to continue adding contoured Rockwell Collins Meridian seats in economy class, which also feature better seat support, adjustable headrests, 18-inch-wide cushions, and power outlets, Forbes reported....
Karl Lagerfeld was arguably one of the most prolific designers of our time. The German-born Chanel designer was also an avid photographer, illustrator, and artist and even served as the creative director of another iconic fashion brand: Fendi. Somehow he also found time to design furniture and interiors, including the south lobby of the Estates at Acqualina, in Sunny Isles, Florida, two suites at Paris’ Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, and the poolside area of Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo in Monaco....
Luxury hotels have been on a building spree, adding new residences as demand for hotel-branded homes has soared during the pandemic. From The Standard’s new Miami property to Four Seasons’s lake houses in Austin, living full-time in your favorite hotel has never been easier. So, if you are in search of a new home in the heart of New York City, Mandarin Oriental has you covered. Courtesy of DBOX The iconic brand just announced the launch of sales for its first-ever, residential-only property on the East Coast: Mandarin Oriental Residences Fifth Avenue....
Royal Caribbean set sail for Alaska on Tuesday as the first major cruise ship to make its way to the state since September 2019. The cruise line set off from Seattle on its Serenade of the Seas on a 7-night journey to The Last Frontier with planned stops in Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan, according to the company. The ship features breathtaking views with its ocean-facing glass elevators and the chance to take in the scenery from a rock climbing wall 40 feet above the sea....
As the rise in slow travel has proven the value of pumping the breaks, one itinerary is also challenging the way we think about typical New Year’s celebrations. In an antithesis to tradition, REI Co-op Adventures’ Zion Winter Hiking Adventure wants to take visitors on a six-day trip through both Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks. REI Co-op Adventures The trip, which is scheduled to take place from Dec. 29 to Jan....
The products below come from brands based in South Korea, France, the UK, and more, and they’re all on sale until December 14. Now is a great time to experiment with these raved-about skincare items that can otherwise be on the spendy side. The curated selection includes products like a hand cream kit, cleansing balm, and moisturizers from brands Elemis, Vichy, Innisfree, Bioderma, Amorepacific, Deborah Lippmann, and La Chatelaine. Besides being currently discounted, the other common thread between these products is their high ratings, most of them boasting between a four to five star average....
My father used to say that you were guaranteed good weather if you spotted a boat as you drove across the Cape Cod Canal—the thin strip of water that separates the 70-mile-long peninsula from mainland Massachusetts. As our Ford Pinto station wagon rattled over the Sagamore Bridge, my brother and I would press our foreheads to the window and hope for a sighting. To this day, I religiously scan the water every time I hit the bridge....
A new aircraft like you’ve never seen before could soon take over the skies — and it could save lives in the process. Tilt-rotor aircraft, which have long been used by the military, may soon go into commercial production. The civilian-ready aircraft could be used by both business people looking to get to meetings faster and by life-saving medics hoping to transport both patients and organs faster than ever before, CNN reported....
Over the years I have made a healthy living making fun of Russia’s over-the-top elites in novels, short stories, and articles, some of which have appeared between the covers of this magazine. I’ve spent many words describing heavyset men in Adidas tracksuits, overripe women tottering beneath wedding cakes of hair, and a nation’s general misuse of leather goods. Born in Leningrad, U.S.S.R., in 1972, I have been coming back almost every year since my late twenties to poke fun at my birthplace....
Whether you’re exploring the chic city of São Paulo, the vibrant streets of Rio de Janeiro, the wild beaches of Bahia or the Afro-Caribbean culture of Salvador, Brazil delivers in the best way. The amalgamation of the food, culture, music, and lest we forget, the caipirinhas, gives the country a colorful edge unlike any of its South American neighbors. Brazil, quite frankly, is electric; it emanates an energy that is loud, colorful, and unapologetic....
America is home to a range of national parks that each offer their own natural and cultural gems, but one park has been drawing in the highest number of visitors for several years in a row. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most popular national park in the U.S. for 2018, welcoming more than 11 million visitors, according to new annual visitation highlights from the National Park Service. The park saw a total of 11,421,200 visitors in 2018, bringing in close to double the number of total visitors that went to the second most popular park — Grand Canyon National Park....
Long before COVID-19, married chefs Rupert and Carrie Blease had talked about turning their Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant Lord Stanley into a dynamic, global culinary showcase. After several years of entertaining the possibility, plus two pandemic years of planning, the highly anticipated concept, called Turntable, debuted in September 2021 to feature emerging chefs from around the world in month-long residencies. Turntable was inspired by the Bleases’ own culinary adventures around the globe; there was a 2019 stint at the PuXuan Hotel in Beijing, for instance, a one-night-only dinner in 2018 at The Seminyak Beach Resort in Bali, Indonesia, plus a spell at the Reverie Saigon in Vietnam....
Travel technology has improved the way we trek and trip in many ways, making it possible to book a dream vacation with just a few taps of our fingertips. But in other ways, travel technology has made the process of trip-planning infinitely more complex. There are more options to consider, sites to compare, methods of booking, and gotchas to watch out for. That’s one of the reasons I founded Skylark, which combines the high-tech speed and convenience of online booking with the human expertise and 24/7 service and support of a luxury travel agency....
As the pandemic forced travelers to stay home, virtual reality quickly became a portal to the world. Consider Google Arts & Culture, with its photos and 360-degree videos of hundreds of worldwide landmarks, including the Louvre, the Tate Modern, and U.S. national parks like Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Kenai Fjords National Park. While those virtual tours were popular before global lockdowns began, says Google’s Simon Delacroix, the company rushed to add new experiences when the pandemic hit....
A Ritz-Carlton has taken the top spot in the continental United States and Canada every year since 1997, and 2001 is no exception. The twist: the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, is actually managed by Four Seasons. The new winner brings Four Seasons’ total in the top 100 to 22 properties, more than any other chain (Ritz-Carlton has 14). Las Vegas hotels also make a serious mark—five finish in the top 100 (the most ever), including big movers Bellagio, in third place (up from 22nd last year), and the Venetian, in 24th (up from 74th)....
If you’re looking to get back to your roots and spend a little more quality time with nature then, man-oh-man, do we have the accommodations for you. Nestled at the summit of Kilauea, five minutes from the gate to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, sits a custom-designed treehouse that’s now accepting reservations for overnight stays. According to the listing, the treehouse was built by the experts from the television show Treehouse Masters using primarily recycled materials....
When you’re taking a bucket-list trip like a luxury safari in Africa, you don’t want to leave the planning in just anyone’s hands. It takes a true expert with years of experience to arrange a stress-free, bespoke itinerary and guide you to the best destinations, lodges, and experiences. Every year for our World’s Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more....
Theater lovers everywhere rejoiced — or maybe even felt a song coming on — when news of Broadway reopening in New York City broke, but for the performers who will be taking the stage in just a few months, the feeling is not just mutual, it’s an identity. “For us, it’s a part of who we are,” Haley Swindal of “Chicago,” told Travel + Leisure while chatting about Broadway’s reopening. “It’s not just singing, it’s sharing that with an audience....
With 15.8 percent of the votes, Nashville, Tennessee, is the newly crowned winner of Travel + Leisure’s readers’ poll for Destination of the Year, beating out international hot spots like Adelaide, Australia, and Korea, as well as fellow domestic darlings New Orleans and Detroit, in addition to Cuba, our editors’ pick for the award. In fact, Nashville received almost double the votes of the number two destination, Charleston, with Cuba coming in third with 6....
