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Ultra-Luxury Hotel Opens in Chicago in the World’s Tallest Building Designed by a Woman

Posted on 05/25/2023 in
It’s an architectural wonder 101 stories high in Chicago’s Lakeshore East neighborhood that transforms the Windy City’s skyline. Eleven of those floors make up the newly-opened, ultra-luxury hotel St. Regis Chicago. 
 
Designed by the world-renowned architecture and urban design practice led by Jeanne Gang, the tower breaks new ground as the tallest building in the world designed by a female...

One of America’s Most Famous Landmarks Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Posted on 05/11/2023 in
It ranks right up there with the Statue of Liberty and the Washington monument. Not only is it a world-wide symbol of the United States. It’s also the country’s most famous sign – and visual shorthand for one of America’s most universally-consumed exports: movies, as well as the West Coast city where movie-making dreams come true. 
 
In 2023, the Hollywood sign celebrates...

You Can Do An Underwater-Aged Dom Perignon Champagne Tasting in the Maldives

Posted on 05/11/2023 in
As a thousand mile-long atoll in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, it’s no wonder that most of the Maldives’ most coveted experiences relate to the sea: over water villas, underwater resorts…and now, tastings of wine aged in what has been voted the world’s best underwater wine cellar and restaurant. 
 
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas has launched a new underwater-aged wine tasting...

Flying's Never Been so Fun: Check Out these First-Class 'Hotel Suites' in the Sky

Posted on 04/27/2023 in
Airlines are making it harder and harder to deny yourself the pleasure of first-class travel, especially on long-distance, overnight flights to Europe where you want to arrive feeling well-rested and refreshed.

No longer is the first-class cabin just about seats that are bigger, farther apart and lying flatter with food service on china rather than plastic - incrementally better than...

How These Hotels in Japan are Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season

Posted on 04/13/2023 in Japan
Early spring in Japan spells ‘sakura,’ or cherry blossom season, when the entire country is awash in the lacy, pale pink blooms on millions of cherry trees lining rivers, avenues, mountainsides and park walks. A culture obsessed with seasonality values perhaps cherry blossom season the most, and this may be the best time to immerse yourself in Japanese traditions.

Sakura season...

First Ritz-Carlton Property in Italy Coming to Lake Como

Posted on 03/09/2023 in
There are over 100 Ritz-Carlton ultra-luxury hotels in 35 countries - but amazingly, none in Italy, one of luxury travel's top destinations. That's about to change. This elegant hotel brand is set to debut in one of Italy's most elegant locations.

Ritz-Carlton is re-imagining and restoration of one of Italy's most acclaimed destinations for luxury travelers: the former Hotel Grande...

Four Seasons Opens Resort on 3000-acre Pacific Seaside Nature Reserve in Mexico

Posted on 02/23/2023 in
 The Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo recently opened in one of the most unique and rare locations: along a pristine, 6-mile stretch of coastline, part of a 3000-acre nature reserve on Mexico’s Pacific coast.

Just 2% of the landscape will be developed, with the resort company saying it’s committed to preserving “the natural landscape, celebrating Mexico’s rich heritage and providing the...

Shaking Things Up: Margaritaville Resorts' Margarita Month

Posted on 02/09/2023 in
National Margarita Day is February 22, but Margaritaville resorts has declared the whole month of February Margarita Month. It’s launched an annual, month-long event that celebrates the (un)official cocktail of the laid-back.

If a light-hearted, flip-flop wearing tropical escape is on the agenda to reconnect with your loved one, Margaritaville resorts are the place, and of course, a frosty margarita...

Vegas’ Ultimate Date Night has its Own Anniversary: Cirque du Soleil Celebrates 30 Years

Posted on 02/09/2023 in
In 2023, the game changing troupe that redefined ‘circus’ and became every couple’s must-do evening on the town in Las Vegas celebrates three decades in the city that put it on the global entertainment map.

Cirque du Soleil started it all in Sin City in 1993, with the high-energy acrobatics and evocative choreography of Mystere at Treasure Island Hotel &...