Arrival/Check-In: From the moment your car pulls up, staff are attentive and ready to assist. Doors open for you, a server at the hotel’s bistro, Avec Nous, notices if a guest feels chilled and offers a shawl, and the team anticipates needs before they are asked for. At Viceroy L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, service is thoughtful, … Read more

Starwood Hotels & Resorts continues expanding its tech-forward Aloft brand in the United States with the opening of Aloft Buffalo Airport. This addition brings Starwood’s presence to six hotels across the greater Niagara region. Situated about 10 minutes from the main entrance of Buffalo Niagara International Airport, the new property is also under 15 minutes … Read more

You’re late and lost. You boarded the Shinjuku line instead of the Marunouchi line and now find yourself in Akihabara (or is it Asakusa?), staring at Tokyo’s famously complex subway map — 274 stations, 13 lines, nearly 8.7 million daily riders — and wondering how you’ll reach Takadanobaba by 9. It doesn’t have to be … Read more

Celebrate the golden age of automobiles at the 13th Annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival and Car Show, held Sept. 26–28 in Springfield, Ill. This long-running event honoring America’s iconic Route 66 attracts more than 1,000 cars, features live music, and offers a wide variety of food and family-friendly activities. Organizers work year-round to … Read more

Fujifilm is sponsoring a once-in-a-lifetime road trip: a year-long adventure to visit, explore, and photograph every U.S. National Park within one year. The project is called The Greatest American Road Trip. The team selected by Fujifilm includes travel and outdoor photographer Jonathan Irish and travel writer and former NASA creative product development lead Stefanie Payne. … Read more

Coinciding with the International Day of Happiness and celebrating one million U.S. visitors to Thailand in 2017, the Tourism Authority of Thailand launched the Million Smiles campaign, with Operation Smile chosen as the charitable partner. Visitors and fans are invited to post photos on Instagram that capture what makes them smile in Thailand, or pictures … Read more

African stylist Annemarie Meintjes and architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens of nature-focused Ink Design Lab led the design of the newly opened Angama Mara, a luxury safari lodge perched above the Rift Valley in Kenya’s wildlife-rich Maasai Mara. The lodge is served by a private hard-top airfield and comprises two separate camps. Each camp … Read more

Wandering the twisting streets and narrow lanes of Athens, it’s easy for a modern visitor—while dodging buses—to understand why Lord Byron and other Romantic poets found this city so inspiring. The Acropolis rising above the urban sprawl in sun and moonlight, and long hours spent among ancient columns and temples, inspired poems about love and … Read more

While St. Patrick’s Day honors Ireland’s patron saint, the holiday is celebrated around the globe. For a warm, non-traditional way to mark the occasion this spring, consider the sunny beaches of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Located on one of the most picturesque stretches of the Mexican Caribbean, the Barceló Maya Grand Resort sits amid stunning natural … Read more

Explore Munich’s rich Bavarian heritage by visiting its outstanding historic landmarks. The Residenz, once the city palace of Bavarian rulers for more than 500 years, is the largest city-center castle in Germany. With 130 rooms and 10 courtyards, the Residenz showcases an extensive collection of art, tapestries and period furnishings. Its treasury houses exquisite goldwork, … Read more