Tel Aviv’s iconic Carlton hotel enhances summer with the opening of Esperanto Beachside Bar, where drinks come with sweeping views of the city’s beachfront promenade. Set on a wooden deck overlooking the sea, Esperanto offers contemporary music alongside a menu of inventive cocktails and light plates designed for relaxed, sunny days by the water. The … Read more

At any time of year you’ll find tango in Buenos Aires, but for two weeks each August this sensuous, seductive dance becomes the city’s obsession. Its evocative rhythms fill the air and spill into the streets. The annual Tango Buenos Aires Festival runs this year from Aug. 12–25, when hundreds of thousands of dancers and … Read more

SAS has introduced several notable enhancements to its EuroBonus rewards program, enabling members to share points and qualify for lifetime Gold status. One of the key changes is the launch of Point Sharing, a free feature that lets members pool EuroBonus points with family or friends. A member who creates a Point Sharing account can … Read more

Tesla Motors Inc. has opened its first rapid-charging station in South Korea, the initial installation of a planned 14 Superchargers scheduled for this year. The inaugural Supercharger is located at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas. Tesla says a Model S 90D can gain about 168 miles (270 km) of range from a 30-minute charge. The … Read more

As Turkey welcomes a record 35 million visitors annually, the country—now the world’s sixth most popular tourist destination—is experiencing a surge of new boutique and luxury hotel openings across key destinations. Recent and upcoming hotel developments include: The St. Regis is scheduled to open this summer in the fashionable Nişantaşı neighborhood on Istanbul’s European side. … Read more

PHOTO:© RINA NEHDAR Long before eco-friendly travel became a mainstream expectation, the visionaries behind the Xcaret properties along Mexico’s Riviera Maya built their parks and resorts on a foundation of sustainability. In 2009 the United Nations World Tourism Organization recognized Xel-Há—Grupo Xcaret’s second park—with EarthCheck Gold Certification, the first time a park received that honor. … Read more

South African Airways and Etihad Airways have announced a new codeshare agreement covering selected routes between the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Under the arrangement, Etihad will initially place its EY code on South African Airways flights from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT), Durban (DUR), East London (ELS) and Port Elizabeth (PLZ) in … Read more

Later this month, the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau will celebrate the launch of Discover Black Cville, a community-led initiative that shares modern, historically accurate and inclusive Black stories from Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia. The launch celebration will include a new mural at Ix Art Park and a digital passport designed to guide … Read more

Qatar Airways is introducing a new range of reusable amenity kits for its first- and business-class passengers. Designed by Italian luxury travel-bag maker Bric’s, the kits will be distributed on long-haul and ultra-long-haul flights. The women’s kit features an adjustable strap so it can be worn as a cross-body bag, while the men’s design is … Read more

In the early 1960s, oil transformed the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates from a fishing village into a modern city with one of the strongest economies in the Middle East. Today Abu Dhabi sits atop roughly 107 billion barrels of oil reserves. However, volatile oil and gas prices and the global shift toward … Read more