Take That Trip Of A Lifetime To Avoid A Lifetime Of Regret, Expedia Ad Urges
Ah, sweet reminiscing. You. Me. Paris. In a thought-provoking ad from Expedia, an older woman appears to take a trip down memory lane over a romantic voyage ages ago. But we later discover that our...
View ArticleFive Peak Hikes Near Salt Lake City With Killer Views
That persistent burn in the gluteus maximus paired with thin-air may not be comfortable, but keep hiking. There's a prize, and you'll have to earn it. A summit view is like no other. It spans 360° and...
View ArticleHow Tinder Can Work as a Travel App (Yes, Really)
By Jon Chase, CNTraveler.com There's no question that most travel experiences are better with a healthy amount of pre-planning. But leaving room for some spontaneity always feels more rewarding -- or,...
View ArticleGet in the Game: Local Sports to Try (PHOTOS)
As a way of getting guests involved -- and moving -- hotels are beginning to emphasize the national sports and pastimes of their locations along with yoga, boot camps and other, more traditional...
View ArticleLuxe Digs Where You Can Hide From Roving Hordes
Worried about a Game of Thrones-style invasion on your next trip? Roving hordes? Zombie armies? We totally feel you. Travel can be a bit scary, and if you're the type that likes to feel extra secure...
View Article5 Affordable Places to Hide from Summer Crowds
Adam Schuster / Flickr Despite its much-anticipated arrival, summer vacation is usually associated with large crowds and high prices. It may be for these reasons that an estimated 63 percent of...
View ArticleHotel Tipping Etiquette
It's the start of summer travel season and for many, staying at a hotel presents multiple opportunities for tipping confusion. Even veteran travelers are sometimes unsure. Being uncertain about tipping...
View Article2014 World Cup Hotel Luxury: Where the Teams Are Staying
By Alycia Simons, HotelsCombined.com Football fans are flocking to Brazil for the 20th FIFA World Cup, which scheduled to run in Brazil from the June 12 to July 13, 2014. With teams flying in from all...
View ArticleThis Is The Fastest Way To Cut A Cake (VIDEO)
Happy birthday, somebody! You've opened your presents, blown out your candles and made a wish. All that's left is the cutting of the cake. Now that you're one year older, you should be able to master...
View ArticleFloridians Don't Want You To Know About These 8 Hidden Vacation Gems -...
Sorry, Floridians – all of your secrets are about to be revealed.
View ArticleGuy Stuck Alone In Airport Remakes Entire Celine Dion Music Video, Has A...
The next time you find yourself alone in an airport, take a page out of Richard Dunn's book and channel your inner Celine Dion. Dunn, stuck overnight at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport,...
View ArticleDiving Cuba's Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park
By Sven-Olof Lindblad, President & Founder of Lindblad Expeditions. On March 30 I plunged into the depths of the Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park in Cuba. I had some trepidation, as it had...
View Article7 Lessons From The West Coast On Living The Good Life
It's been years since any true New York-California contest forced us to pledge our allegiance to a team, an artist, a way of life. But like record players and hula lamps, what's old is new again --...
View ArticleMemo to World Cup Fans... Protect Those Smartphones
With three billion people on the planet agog over the FIFA Brazil World Cup, smartphone theft has become a pandemic that law enforcement can't handle. It's as if some of the young and restless who...
View ArticleAmerica's Most LGBT-Friendly Cities Ranked By Vocativ's 'Queer Index'
What is life like for the queer community in the United States? That's the question Vocativ, the global media organization for the Digital Generation, set out to answer with their new Queer Index, "a...
View ArticleFlying Private Is More Affordable Than You Think
By Barbara S. Peterson, CNTraveler.com The party at Manhattan's Intrepid aviation museum was over the top even by hedge fund standards: While some guests sampled caviar and $200-a-bottle cabernet,...
View ArticleNew York: What You Can't Miss This Summer
Think you know New York? Think again. There's tons to discover in the Big Apple beyond the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and the Plaza Hotel. My teenage daughter and I took four days...
View ArticleMost Beautiful Countries to Visit Around the World
Extraordinary, pristine landscapes. Scenery that takes your breath away. An exotic mix of plants and animals. Not the sort of places you get to visit every day -- or can get to in a day. Those...
View ArticleVintage Shops and Gothic Rock in Toronto
The "Scott Pilgrim" movie showed a different side of Toronto: twenty-somethings in vintage clothes and neon hair, rocking out at indie concerts. On a recent trip, I experienced the city's alternative...
View Article5 Beautiful Portuguese Words That You Just Can't Say In English
Here's a fact: Some foreign words just really don't have equivalents in other languages. It's too bad -- people who don't speak the native tongue may never fully know the true meaning of these often...
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