Author: Rebecca Tobin 

There are a few places in the world where, when you get there, you think, “You know, this really does look like the postcard.” Santorini is one of those places. The spotlessly…

SOUTHAMPTON, England — The Queen Anne, Cunard Line’s first new ship in 14 years, made a May Day debut on Wednesday with media and travel advisors aboard. The long-awaited vessel represents significant…

Rebecca Tobin Nearly 20 years later, I still get a thrill when I think about the circumstances that led me, and a handful of travel agents, to be in the same room…

A top-to-bottom refurbishment has infused a new sense of style into the Four Seasons Houston, one of the oldest properties in the hotelier’s portfolio and a perennial favorite of Houston’s VIP travelers….

It’s aperitivo time. Do you know where you are? If you’re at the Rome Cavalieri, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel, hopefully you’re at the Chandon Garden Spritz Lounge. This alfresco dining area, which…

August in Rome. We’ve done it twice, and both times it was distinguished by incredible sites, awesome pizza and oppressive summer heat. This year, high temperatures in Europe have been well documented,…

It’s hard to talk about the Hotel de la Ville without mentioning Rocco Forte’s other Rome properties. First is the Hotel de Russie, which is its standard bearer, the “hotel people would…

I’m not exaggerating when I say I still can’t figure out my favorite thing about the Hotel de la Ville, Rocco Forte Hotels’ newest property in Rome. It might have been the…

NEW YORK — Transatlantic steamers once crisscrossed the ocean in a constant motion, bringing wealthy travelers and hopeful immigrants to America. But in today’s industry, only a handful of those old passenger…

Often when a famous luxury hotel gets ready for a renovation, the trick is to update the property without making it seem like anything has changed. That’s the case at the Splendido,…