Philippine Airlines just joined American Airlines' ever-growing list of international partners, putting the Southeast Asian archipelago much closer in reach.
28.11.2023 - 22:37 / travelpulse.com
New Orleans is one of the cities in America’s South with the strongest sense of place. Known for its vibrant culture and distinctive blend of influences, the so-called Crescent City has an allure that captivates visitors from around the world. Whether your Lower Mississippi cruise begins or ends in New Orleans, it’s a city worthy of taking some time to discover.
New Orleans, history is a tale of diverse influences that have shaped its identity. Founded as La Nouvelle-Orleans by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1718, it later fell under Spanish rule before being sold to the United States in the early 19th century. The echoes of these different colonial periods can still be seen in the architecture, language, and traditions of the city.
The French Quarter, with its narrow streets and wrought-iron balconies, is a living testament to the French and Spanish colonial influences.
New Orleans is also a haven for food enthusiasts, with a culinary experience as diverse as its cultural heritage. Creole and Cajun cuisines take center stage, with iconic spice-filled dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, and étouffée showcasing the unique flavors that have developed over centuries. Visitors also come for the city’s amazing beignets—pillowy squares of fried dough generously dusted with powdered sugar.
While jazz may immediately come to mind when thinking of New Orleans, the city has been an epicenter of music since its inception, with strains and rhythms of its many ethnic groups echoing through the streets. Visitors will hear the spirit of French, Spanish, African Italian, Latin and many other people in the notes that compel your toes to tap. As for jazz, the city is rightfully hailed as its birthplace. The French Quarter comes alive at night as jazz clubs and bars spill their music onto the cobblestone streets.
New Orleans is a city that knows how to throw a party, and its calendar is filled with lively festivals and celebrations throughout the year. Whether you’re here for Mardi Gras, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, or the Essence Festival, you’re sure to leave with memories to last a lifetime. Visit www.aqvoyages.com/blog/new-orleans-an-open-heart-and-soul-in-the-south for more details on this unique and special city.
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Philippine Airlines just joined American Airlines' ever-growing list of international partners, putting the Southeast Asian archipelago much closer in reach.
Whether you’re daydreaming about navigating the glittering beehive of Ho Chi Minh City, criss-crossing the chaotic streets of Hanoi, or tanning on the beaches of Da Nang, you’ll eventually encounter the question of what documents you’ll need to travel to Vietnam.
What do you get when you cross two alums of the fine dining pantheon The Modern with the finest Italian seafood, creative cocktails and deep and esoteric wine list all in a gorgeously chic Soho setting? Say hello to Principe, which is fast becoming everyone's new favorite downtown destination.
Chinese tourists won’t be coming back to New York City at their pre-pandemic levels next year. Affordability and limited flights are two issues holding back the rebound, say travel executives.
Travelers looking for a 2024 calendar may have a paw-fect solution. The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) recently published a 2024 calendar where each month features a different member of the TSA Explosives Detection Canine group from across the United States. The calendar is free, and available for download at tsa.gov. The calendar kicks off with Gini-Gina for January, a Belgian Malinois dog from New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
United Airlines is launching a new route next year from San Francisco to Barcelona, making it easier to get to the popular European city in time for summer.
As a city known for its festivals and food, it’s no wonder New Orleans has a special gustatory way of celebrating the Christmas holidays. Although modern festivities no longer require celebrants to stay up all night, revelers can still indulge in the nearly 200 year old feast of Réveillon every December, as the Catholic French Creole inhabitants of the city did before them.
Turkish Airlines flies to 345 destinations in more different nations than any other carrier in the world, with one of the newest and most acclaimed airports as its hub. It also consistently ranks among the very best airlines and just won–again–Best Airline in Europe in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, the industry’s most influential, beating out the likes of Air France, Swiss, Lufthansa, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It also took home four other Number Ones in the awards, including Best Economy Class Seat in Europe and Best Business Class Cuisine worldwide. (I recently wrote in detail here at Forbes about another award-winning carrier, Qatar Airways, which has won World’s Best Airline and World’s Best Business Class among other titles).
Chef Lawrence H. Abrams brings robust experience including classical French and Cajun cuisine to The St. Regis Deer Valley’s culinary teams.
“He’s in here, in the kitchen every night and he’s smiling. He’s so happy to be doing this,” explains one of the managers of Café Carmellini. He is chef Andrew Carmellini, well known around New York the past 15 years for his respected but more casual restaurants Locanda Verde, Lafayette, The Dutch, Carne Mare and Bar Primi. This restaurant, which opened November 1st in the new Fifth Avenue Hotel, marks his return to fine dining with reinterpretations of French and Italian classics and as his most personal restaurant is the first one that bears his name. It’s been packed since opening night and looking around the Gilded Age style dining room with its oversized bronze and seeded glass chandeliers suspended from double height ceilings, plush blue banquettes and sculpted trees in the middle of the floor, the chef isn’t the only one smiling.
There’s no bad time to visit the Big Apple — but when winter takes hold, the city has an extra sheen of glitter. Department stores are brightened with kaleidoscopic light shows; a large ice rink springs up in Central Park; and the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree sits pretty in the plaza. If you’re lucky, the streets might even be blanketed in white, catapulting visitors into a scene of a festive Hollywood film.
Airbnb has a fake listings and verification problem — and the company knows it.