Travel in county Hand

The leading luxury private rental brand, onefinestay, has this week announced a new holiday-focused collaboration with Revels in Hand. The partnership invites travelers to enjoy a holiday getaway with family and friends that also happens to transform into a private theatre stage with personalized performances with actors, writers, and directors performing directly in the holiday rental.

After snorkeling with the dazzling fish of Palau’s crystalline waters, I returned to my hotel and gratefully accepted a hibiscus lemonade and a cold lemongrass towel—a needed balm after baking in the equatorial sun. At the spa, the therapist treated my burns with a bespoke massage fusing Palauan remedies with common-sense aloe. I woke to a vermilion sunset after being lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of the waves.

Distracted driving fell in four states after they implemented hands-free laws. An analysis of cell phone data from Alabama, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio following legislation to prevent holding a cellphone while driving found that hands-free laws made a positive impact.

A year after Spain launched a special digital nomad visa to encourage foreign business talent to move to the country, it has met with muted success.

It's theoretically great news for travelers leaving the U.K. with carry-on hand luggage—that by June 2024, all U.K. airports should have scrapped the 100ml limit on liquids.

Hands clasped firmly behind his back, with the beady vigilance of a parade-ground sergeant major, Alessandro Ferrarini strides among his massed ranks of cheese.

It's the good news that U.K. airport travelers have been waiting for, that very soon they will no longer need to try to fit all their travel liquids in a small plastic bag and remove them from their hand luggage to head through security before boarding a flight. However, the goal to introduce the new system into all U.K. airports by June 2024 is looking unlikely, with delays expected.

Combining the axes of wellness and ecology, Kallichoron is a member of the Bike Friendly Hotels network, offering a friendly and comfortable environment for the visitor that wants to get to know Astypalea by bike.

The hospitality company announces a new hotel opening in Tempe, Arizona, among other sustainability and community-driven initiatives and destination-inspired programming.

WHY IT RATES: Aqua-Aston Hospitality celebrates its recent expansions while also supporting its employees affected by the Maui wildfires and giving back to the local Maui community. — Lacey Pfalz, Associate Writer, TravelPulse

For the estimated 5.5 million Americans who use a wheelchair, it’s about to get a bit easier to travel by plane—at least with one U.S. carrier. United Airlines recently announced plans to release a new search filter on its website meant to make flying more equitable for travelers with mobility vehicles.

Overlooking the sparkling Caribbean Sea and with stunning views of neighbouring St Vincent, Soley Kouche brings bistro-style Mediterranean dining to St Lucia’s picturesque south west coast. Opened on October 25, Soley Kouche, which means sunset in Creole, has been nearly three years in the making and features a state-of-the-art open kitchen and seating for 120 guests all within walking distance of the island’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gros Piton. A chocolate lab is also planned for phase two of the development utilising locally grown cocoa.

Five years ago, Airbnb toyed with the idea of launching a a “superguest” loyalty program, but CEO Brian Chesky seemed to shoot down the notion of a rewards program a couple of weeks ago.

This week Executive Editor Dennis Schaal stepped back from the earnings buzzsaw that has been the last month and took a longer look at three brands he covers a lot: Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking. In the case of Airbnb, he looked at what it and Booking may do with their piles of cash, as well as what it should expect from Expedia’s Vrbo. These are two stories that would not have been possible to write this time last year when Airbnb didn’t have a year behind it as a public company.

Hospitality brand onefinestay will bring bespoke theatrical performances to their guests in the US and UK thanks to a new partnership with London-based private theater group, Revels in Hand.

It's one of the most frustrating things about traveling by plane, but at two U.K. airports it is no longer necessary to follow the rule that all liquids must be in containers less than 100ml—and like an increasing number of airports around the world, all other U.K. airports will follow, with a deadline of June 2024.

File this under: Maybe you don’t want to know. The 2019 Airline Water Study from Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and DietDetective.com ranks the safety of the onboard water of a dozen major airlines. This is … probably not something most people think about. After all, doesn’t onboard drinking water come from water bottles?

I’m sure you’ve all seen the insane immigration lines at the screening 13 airports where passengers waited hours in cattle-like lines, which definitely didn’t follow today’s protocol of social distancing. If I was scheduled to fly home, I would probably wait a few days until airports worked this chaos out.

Planning on traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic? Most airlines and hotels have stepped up their cleaning policies in an effort to help fight the virus. However, if you’re traveling, you should still be sure to do your part. Here’s how to disinfect your airplane seat and your hotel room.

Whenever you travel to a destination where the primary language is not English, it’s a good idea to learn a few phrases and key words in the local language. This can not only help to locate the nearest baño, salle de bain, or badezimmer when nature calls, it can help save your life.

When you’re confined to a cruise ship, airplane, or other enclosed space on vacation, you’re a prime target for that dreaded (and highly contagious) vacation ruiner: norovirus. But you don’t have to let this nasty bug spoil your trip. Follow these tips to give yourself a fighting chance of staying healthy on vacation.