After you’ve wandered along the Champs-Élysées and settled your purchases in your room or suite at Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, reward yourself with a restorative wellness session at Spa My Blend. The Royal Energy Treatment is a 90-minute ritual combining a full-body pressure point massage with a calming facial to rebalance and rejuvenate … Read more

Arrival/Check-In: My flight arrived in Santiago early in the morning, and I traveled under two hours to the Sheraton Miramar Hotel & Convention Center in Viña del Mar. The hotel sits directly on the Pacific coastline, offering immediate ocean views. Although I arrived before the official check-in time, my room was ready, and after a … Read more

United Airlines is evaluating the use of sustainable aviation fuel produced from municipal solid waste. The initiative stems from United’s investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy, a company developing plants that convert household and commercial trash into low-carbon jet fuel. Fulcrum plans to build a new facility in Gary, Indiana, designed to process roughly 700,000 tons of … Read more

Philippine Airlines has joined the TSA PreCheck program, giving eligible passengers expedited security screening on flights to and from the United States. This marks another Asian carrier approved to participate in the program, following recent additions from the region. While relatively few non‑U.S. airlines participate in TSA PreCheck, several Asian carriers have been added in … Read more

Music is a serious passion in South Tyrol, where more than 10,000 men and women belong to local brass bands. Nearly every village supports a band — about 211 in total — which performs in churches, at festivals and on concert greens throughout the region. These groups are an integral part of community life and … Read more

Omni Hotels & Resorts is offering a special birthday perk for guests: a complimentary round of golf at any of its 11 golf resorts nationwide. Guests celebrating their birthday can enjoy tee time on one of Omni’s championship golf courses, set in some of the country’s most scenic locations. Each course, many designed by championship … Read more

If you’ve been planning a visit to one of Canada’s celebrated national parks—such as Banff or Jasper—you might consider timing your trip for 2017. To mark the country’s 150th anniversary, Canada waived entry fees for all of its more than 40 national parks for the entire year. This waiver represents meaningful savings: an annual pass … Read more

Radisson Blu, one of the world’s leading hospitality brands, has opened its first property in Chile: Radisson Blu Santiago La Dehesa. This launch follows the brand’s recent openings in Brazil, including Radisson Blu São Paulo and Radisson Blu Belo Horizonte, Savassi, reinforcing Radisson Blu’s continued expansion across Latin America. The recently renovated and redesigned hotel … Read more

Iceland’s two largest airlines have continued their transatlantic expansion with new services to the United States. Icelandair has added two new North American routes—its 19th and 20th destinations across the Atlantic—by launching flights to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Cleveland (CLE). These routes will operate from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) starting in May 2018, with a … Read more

A battery-powered, all-electric airplane took center stage at a recent Silicon Valley event showcasing the most promising startups from the tech community. At Y Combinator’s Demo Day last month, Wright Electric presented a passenger aircraft concept that attracted significant attention. According to coverage from industry press, Wright Electric’s concept is designed to operate exclusively on … Read more