Wellness and fitness used to be an afterthought in many hotels — think dim, windowless basements and limited menu choices. Today, those once-rare amenities are often central to a property’s offerings. Below, we highlight hotels that are setting the standard for on-property wellness, recovery and fitness. New York City’s The Wall Street Hotel has partnered … Read more

Uber recently suspended its services in Taiwan after facing mounting regulatory pressure and significant fines. The company says it will pause operations to reassess its approach and explore how best to comply with local laws and concerns. The decision followed a sharp rise in penalties linked to a legal amendment targeting unlicensed taxi services. Under … Read more

Meaningful experiences that foster personal growth, emotional fulfilment and genuine connection are increasingly replacing trips that merely check off bucket-list destinations. In Australia’s Northern Territory, East Arnhem Land is emerging as a leading example of this shift, offering immersive cultural and artistic experiences that invite visitors to engage deeply with place and people. Home to … Read more

Part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Gdas Bali Health and Wellness Resort is more than an escape to an Indonesian oasis. Located about an hour from Ngurah Rai International Airport and just minutes from central Ubud, the resort offers a peaceful base in a traditional village setting. If you are planning travel in … Read more

The St. Regis San Francisco has unveiled The Spa at The St. Regis San Francisco, a 9,000-square-foot sanctuary designed by San Francisco-based TEF Design in collaboration with Italian architect Gio Pagani. The new spa occupies the hotel’s fifth and sixth floors and continues the refined aesthetic language first introduced in the hotel’s reimagined indoor pool. … Read more

Small towns have a unique charm that makes visitors feel as if they have stepped into a storybook. Shaped by history and time, these quaint communities tell tales that captivate travelers. Up Norway has highlighted five small Norwegian towns that capture that very charm. Fjaerland © Pljvv | Dreamstime.com Fjærland Fjærland, often called Norway’s “book … Read more

Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand founded by Sir Richard Branson, has launched Lucy, a new mobile app designed to integrate guests’ personal devices with their hotel experience. Lucy functions as a personal hotel assistant, allowing guests to request services, control in-room features, and access hotel information from their smartphone. “Our mobile app Lucy will … Read more

Boasting Colorado’s largest ski mountain and a distinctly European atmosphere, Vail is synonymous with outstanding skiing and year-round outdoor adventure. While powder-season Vail is magical, an autumn visit offers a different, equally compelling charm: sweeping blankets of golden aspens that transform the mountainsides into a glowing landscape. I highly recommend experiencing Vail in the fall. … Read more

Iceland is a land of dramatic contrasts—fire and ice, light and dark—and an exceptional destination for mixing business with adventure. It’s ideally located between North America and Europe, making it convenient for international colleagues to fly in without excessively long journeys. From Keflavík International Airport, city bus route 55 runs regularly to Reykjavík for about … Read more

IT’S FAMILIAR BUT DIFFERENT, old yet strikingly new. We’ve seen these works before, but never so vivid, immersive and romantic. A painting by Gustav Klimt seems to have been freed from its frame, sliding across the walls, warping and magnifying into a surround of color and sound. Where are we? Inside Klimt’s The Kiss. Where … Read more