Crystal is offering four Grand Journeys to its lineup for 2024. The sailings range from 37 to 68 days and will include longer port stays and overnight calls. The Crystal Symphony will…
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Anantara makes a mother’s day in Nice and Rome
When it comes to Mother’s Day, I appreciate breakfast in bed as much as the next mom. But when the opportunity arose to travel to Nice and Rome ahead of the holiday…
Alaska Airlines forms mileage partnership with new carrier Starlux
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can now earn miles on flights operated by Taiwanese carrier Starlux. In addition, Mileage Plan redemption on Starlux flights will become available sometime this summer. The partnership…
Aspen Hospitality is bringing its Little Nell concept to New York
Colorado-based Aspen Hospitality is looking to move east, unveiling early-stage plans to expand its Little Nell hotel concept to Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Aspen Hospitality opened its original The Little Nell luxury…
All-inclusive resorts go … small?
Traditionally, a major selling point for most all-inclusive resorts has been their sheer size. The higher the number of restaurants and bars, the better. The more pools, the better. And the bigger…
Bahamas’ Ocean Club completes a room update
The Ocean Club, a Four Seasons Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas, has completed renovations to guestrooms and suites and made some enhancements to its restaurants. Four Seasons said the renovated rooms and…
Liam Neeson and Jerry Garcia walk into a bar…
Last Sunday, they gathered in the bar at the Ritz-Carlton Central Park in New York to honor the memory of a hospitality giant. General managers flew in from Honolulu, Dallas, Atlanta and…
Borgata’s Water Club to be remodeled and renamed MGM Tower
MGM Resorts International will rebrand Water Club, the luxury hotel that is part of Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Following a $55 million redesign, the hotel will be renamed the…
1 Hotel Hanalei Bay opens on Kauai’s North Shore
The 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay on Kauai’s North Shore has opened its doors. A redo of the former St. Regis Princeville, the 252-room resort is fresh off a $300 million transformation, which…
Lasting impressions from my first year of sailing
Nicole Edenedo Looking back at my first year covering the river cruise industry for Travel Weekly, ASTA’s first Global River Cruise Expo in Budapest last April proved pivotal. It was here, where…