I remember when I first slept in Westin’s Heavenly Bed. I wanted to buy it. Well, now you can, either online or at Nordstrom. Who woulda thunk? Other hotels have jumped into the bed and bath products biz. One of my favorite hotels in Montreal, Hotel Le Germain, now offers beds, linens, urban spa products,…
From a crazy-fun Jumping Bean Massages to Chocolate Malt Baths, spa treatments are the new way to get kids to relax at the Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. After a few of these, you might be able to ditch the Ritalin. Their new Family Spa treatments include…
San Francisco’s Hornblower Cruises & Events is holding a very special cruise on May 4, 2008, Dog Day on the Bay! DOG DAY ON THE BAY is a one-of-a-kind, two-hour nautical adventure. Hornblower will take care of everything — from a Bow-Wow buffet for your pooch (humans get a scrumptious buffet with free-flowing champagne) and…
Don’t even think of booking next year’s flights right now. At least not on Frontier Airlines. The Denver-based carrier has reduced the length of time for purchasing tickets in advance. Instead of publishing its fares 11 months to a year ahead, Frontier now only allows bookings 8 months in advance. A check of United, Northwest…
When I think of going on a culinary vacation, Italy, France, maybe even Morocco come to mind– But Wroclaw, Poland? Barely makes it into the top 100…that is until I read about Malgorzata (Sarna) Rose, founder and President of Poland Culinary Vacations, Inc. a native of Poland, and I was hooked. She was born in…
From ForbesTraveler.com: Everyone and their brother is hopping on the green bandwagon in every possible way. So it’s no surprise, according to David Krantz, a coordinator with the Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Washington D.C., that “resort owners and developers around the world have tapped into the eco trend. Resorts such as the…
Revive your Inner Carrie! Affinia’s New York hotels are offering a Sex in the City package to celebrate the May 30 movie debut of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. The packages at all four Affinia hotels in Manhattan include overnight accommodations, a split of Champagne, cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery, a Sex and the City tour…
To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, major hotel chains are trying to show how green they are. Three examples from W Hotels Worldwide: 1) Green Wheels Program — A limo service that offers luxury hybrids or ethanol-powered cars, but at the same fees they charge for more traditional wheels, and 2) Free Puma Bicycles…
If money were no object and you had all the time in the world, where would you choose to spend a luxury week at one of the world’s most expensive hotel suites? It could be the most extravagant. Perhaps, it’s the one with the most breathtaking scenery. Maybe it’s a celeb hot spot. Or it’s…
There’s no sibling rivalry between Thompson Hotel’s new hotels. Whether you’re an Uptown Girl or Downtown Hipster the T.H. Group has your needs covered. First to open was downtown’s chic 60 Thompson a stylish 12-story boutique hotel in SoHo – Near Tribeca, Greenwich Village, Little Italy and Chinatown–peachy local. 6 Columbus, (right off Columbus Circle…
Baden-Wuerttemberg is Germany’s third largest state and home to the famed Black Forest, the premier spa town: Baden-Baden, Cuckoo Clocks and one of the most productive asparagus regions in Germany. While Americans eagerly await Groundhog’s Day to hopefully announce the beginning of spring, in Germany spring is heralded in with the much tastier arrival of…
When she was a toddler, I used to take my daughter to the Children’s Discovery Museum in Fort Baker, just north of San Francisco, offering drop-dead gorgeous views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Now, S.F. Bay’s first national park lodge is scheduled to open on June 1 adjacent to the museum. Called Cavallo Point, The…