When the new, 2-million square foot DFW International Terminal D opened last week in Northern Texas, so did 49 restaurants, retail and service shops. In fact, the new terminal, the most advanced built in the US since 9/11, will offer international passengers flights to a record 38 global destinations, plus an unparalleled list of options…
As more women travel for business, more hotels are recognizing them, rewarding them, and pampering them. Case in point: San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels and its new Women InTouch program. Each of Kimpton’s 39 properties in the US is now featuring a different Girlfriend’s Getaway Package under the WIT umbrella.
Any meal that starts with mojitos and ends with flan can’t be too bad. In fact, dining on the back patio of Maria Manso World Cuisine last weekend in my town of San Rafael, CA was an ecletic culinary experience. Maria’s Mom is Cuban. Her Dad is Italian. And her menu is a United Nations…
The idea of taking a walking tour without walking might seem odd. But many companies are now offering tours using Segway scooters. The company that claims to be the first to offer guided tours using Segway is City Segway Tours. The company offers tours using the electrical scooters in Washington, DC; Vienna; Paris; Chicago; New…
While all airlines are pretty much alike, Song seems set on changing that tune. With its lime green logo and dubbed as Delta’s low fare service, it’s more similar to Jet Blue than United’s Ted or Southwest. It offers cheap flights to and from 15 US and Caribbean cities, upscale food with a choice of…
New York City can be very expensive. But now through September 5, with the NYC Summer Breaks Savings Card, visitors to the Big Apple can take a bite out of high prices with savings at selected hotels, restaurants, attractions, theaters and stores. For a brochure, the card, and more info, call 1-800-NYC-GUIDE or visit www.nycvisit.com.
How’s this for a fashionable tie-in? Cool Hunting Travel reports a unique marriage of footwear and hotel square footage…. Starting now –– and exclusively for a period of two months –– Adidas’ new ToGo series will be available at 11 selected Design Hotels lodgings in Europe and the Americas (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico & the…
La Mancha isn’t just the place Don Quixote and Sancho Panza raised hell through for a few months in the 1600s. It’s also one of the largest producers of wine in the world. Vintage Spain-Rutas De Vino has a 3-day tour that will take you through some of the La Mancha region’s new and ancient…
Mexican pop star Thalia believes in bright colors and lots of gold jewelry. The muy bonita former Spanish-speaking soap opera star turned singer is now designing a line of Thalia Sodi Collection fashions to promote Latina clothing for Kmart. “Maybe we’re a little more colorful,” she says, “and there’s always a little spice, a little…
From the cutting-edge Cool Hunting: They’re clean. They’re simple. They’re fashion forward. They’re T-shirts with slogans about underwater life. They’re called Scubapunk. Cool Hunting says: “Like its name, Scubapunk juxtaposes otherwise unconsidered concepts. The designs are a clean and simple interpretations of underwater life. Their site, on the other hand, brings in the more punk…
If surfing the waves isn’t enough of a thrill, try “he’e holua,” or Hawaiian Lava Sledding. This 2,000-year-old tradition started with barreling down grassy slopes on tea leaves and banana stumps. Today, it’s evolved to riding 4″ high, 6″ wide, 12′ long hardwood Papaholua sleds that weigh about 50 pounds down man-made courses of hardened…