Destination Wedding Plus-One Etiquette: How to Handle It Politely—and Effectively

Travelers from around 70 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the European Union and the United Kingdom, can travel to Morocco as tourists without a visa. The maximum stay is 90 days, which starts on the date of your entry stamp, not three calendar months.

Marriott International announced 13 deal signings in Turkey comprising over 2,000 rooms.

South Africa – with its dramatic coastline, wildlife-filled parks, vibrant cultures and cosmopolitan cities – can be within reach for travelers of all budgets.

Luxury hospitality juggernaut Aman is entering an unprecedented period of growth. After amassing 34 luxury hotels in 35 years, it now plans to open 11 hotels and resorts for its off-shoot brand Janu over the next four years, Skift has learned.

As reputations go, the Maldives is probably best known as a place to rest and recuperate beside the perfectly flat, aquamarine sea. But the country has an adventurous side — one that uses that same sea for kitesurfing, deep-sea fishing and surfing crowd-free waves. Many of the activities revolve around the water, and for snorkelling there are few better places in the world. Here's how to get active among the picturesque coral atolls.

The Seychellois routinely refer to their home as ‘paradise’ and, frankly, it’s difficult to disagree. Among the many beauty queens of the Indian Ocean, this collection of 115 islands off the shores of East Africa has strong claims to the overall crown. Merging the fabled beaches and turquoise hues of the castaway Maldives with the rugged, jungled peaks of volcanic Mauritius, the archipelago blends sybaritic excess with tropical adventure. Add to the mix local Creole culture and endemic flora and fauna — including the world’s largest palm tree and free-roaming giant tortoises — and you’ve got yourself a winner. 

Those who love to be the among first guests to experience a new hotel have one thing going for them—the world keeps opening more. From the Maldives to Milan to Manhattan, here are the top new luxury hotels to check out (and into) this fall.

If you're a Swiftie like I am, the melancholy lyrics, "August slipped away like a bottle of wine" are probably dancing around your head right now. They certainly are for me.

Steeped in history and standing as a testament to human ingenuity, the Brooklyn Bridge has been a cornerstone of the city’s infrastructure since 1883. Spanning the East River, the bridge is so impressive that a trip to New York City would be incomplete without a visit. There’s also a host of fun things to do at either ends of the overpass. On the Manhattan side, there’s South Street Seaport, Pier 17, and One World Observatory (from which the city’s major sites are vividly in view), 9/11 Memorial Pools and Museum, and views of the Statue of Liberty at Battery Park. In Brooklyn, you can relax at Brooklyn Bridge Park, and take in the breathtaking Manhattan Bridge and skyline views from Dumbo. To save you from choosing to pledge allegiance to one side over the other, opting for one of the hotels near Brooklyn Bridge gives you the best of both worlds. It takes around an hour to walk over (or less if you hop on a Citi Bike), so you can easily stroll between must-see sites. The hotels here have been selected not only for location, but for the outstanding level or service, facilities, and range of accommodations.

Even far before the pandemic, a large wedding was not in the cards for Biljana Bartulac and Sam Erskine. “I would see people spend a lot of money on their weddings, and actually not enjoy them at all because they were too huge, and the couples too stressed out,” says Biljana. “Then the next day they’d wake up and ‘Oh, that’s it.’ They spent so much money for that one day.”

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The ship has seen better days. It’s leaning for one thing, to the port side and the point of near-capsizing. The bridge, ordinarily the source of all life on board, is dark, emanating the kind of macabre magnetic energy that simultaneously fascinates and unnerves. There are gaping holes in the hull, which is corroded from many years of exposure to the elements, with a rusty bike chained above with a large, black eel sprawled languidly in its basket. A shoal of bright orange anthias clouds around the stern, a whirl of startling technicolour in a world of muted blues.