Category: Travel News

Andrea Zelinski With the new year comes new cruise ships, about 1.6 million gross tons of them. This year will bring some 19 new vessels to the U.S. cruise market. The crop…

The first night out on the 18-passenger Kontiki Wayra was going to be rough. Ocean currents and trade winds off Manta, Ecuador, aren’t gentle on small boats. When our naturalist/guide and guest-wrangler…

Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts’ newly refreshed Cayo Levantado Resort in the Dominican Republic has started taking bookings ahead of its June 1 relaunch. The 219-room all-inclusive, which has undergone extensive renovations,…

The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman opened its newest restaurant, Saint June, on Nov. 10. It is the resort’s seventh restaurant. According to the Ritz-Carlton, the beachfront dining establishment strikes a balance between casual…

Greenland is betting that airport renewal and expansion projects in its two key commercial and tourism hubs will fuel more visitation, including from the U.S.  “Greenland is right in between the U.S….

Nothing can prepare you for that first look at the islands of Loreto. Our tiny car climbed up and over the slate-colored, dusty mountain road, zigzagging back and forth up switchbacks, climbing…

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is taking bookings for its Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, which is on track to open July 1 on the Big Island of Hawaii this summer. The 81-acre…

IHG Hotels & Resorts said Yucatan hotel El Gran Encomendero will be a member of its Vignette Collection. Construction is scheduled to start on the 83-room hotel in early 2023. El Gran…

Coulibri Ridge, in Dominica, will make its grand opening on Oct. 22 after 20 years of planning, and delays brought forth by a hurricane and a pandemic. Sustainability will be the word…

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is launching several new river cruise itineraries and upgrading several existing voyages in 2023. The company is creating four new itineraries  across Europe, including a new Christmas market…