Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced that Palacio del Inka in Cusco, Peru has joined The Luxury Collection following an extensive $15 million renovation. Situated in the historic heart of Cusco and directly opposite the preserved ruins of the Koricancha (Temple of the Sun), the hotel offers 203 guestrooms, a full-service spa, and meeting and … Read more

Acting as a second office for business travelers, airport lounges must satisfy a mix of personal and professional needs. Space, high-quality dining and a variety of ways to refresh—whether resting, stretching or showering—are hallmarks of the lounges praised by five industry executives. Qatar Airways’ Al Mourjan Business Lounge at Doha’s Hamad International Airport offers extensive … Read more

Philadelphia capped 2018 with a Super Bowl victory and the distinction of being named GQ’s City of the Year, and the city’s food scene shows no signs of slowing down. As 2019 begins, a packed calendar of culinary events, festivals and neighborhood dining scenes promises plenty for locals and visitors alike. January Center City’s Restaurant … Read more

Amtrak has upgraded WiFi on its Northeast Corridor trains to provide a more reliable connection and easier access to high-speed broadband. Acela Express passengers are already seeing the benefits: improved connection stability, faster page loads, smoother audio and video streaming, and greater VPN reliability for customers connecting to corporate networks. This summer, Northeast Regional trains … Read more

Celebrating a decade of excellence: the 10th Leisure Lifestyle Awards honor the top names in leisure and lifestyle travel — from destinations and hotels to airlines, cruises and travel products. Below are this year’s winners and notable runners-up. Congratulations to all the honorees! Starting with destinations, these cities, islands and regions offer exceptional leisure experiences. … Read more

If you want to travel to Antarctica today, you typically have to book an expensive cruise and commit to a journey that can last from 10 days up to three weeks. While flights to the frozen continent do exist, they have been mostly limited to cargo and military research aircraft. That situation could change. Icelandic … Read more

According to the Gem Institute of America, the term “jade” properly applies to two distinct gemstones: jadeite and nephrite. Jadeite appears in a broad spectrum of colors, including black and numerous shades of green, as well as lavender, yellow, red-orange, gray and cream. Color distribution in jadeite can be even, streaked or mottled, creating a … Read more

Are any twin beach towns harder to pronounce than Ixtapa (Eeks-TA-pa) and Zihuatanejo (Zee-hwa-ta-NAY-ho) in Mexico? If not for Tim Robbins’ character telling Morgan Freeman’s character about Zihuatanejo in the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption, many travelers might still draw a blank when the names come up. In the movie, Zihuatanejo is Andy Dufresne’s dream … Read more

With the addition of InterContinental Chantilly Château Mont Royal to its portfolio, IHG Hotels & Resorts now holds the world’s second-largest luxury and lifestyle collection. The 19th-century château, located about 30 minutes by train from Paris, combines historic charm with the natural beauty of northern France, set amid the forests of the Hauts-de-France region. © … Read more

Send your taste buds into orbit this fall at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The complex presents its annual Taste of Space event beginning Sept. 30, offering visitors the chance to sample Mars-inspired cocktails and seasonal dishes crafted by celebrity chefs, and to meet veteran NASA astronauts. Running through Nov. 3, Taste of Space … Read more