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Let's talk about the typical travel service experience: booking online, waiting in long queues, navigating through crowded spaces, and often dealing with one-size-fits-all solutions that barely meet individual needs. Now, picture the exact opposite—a world where each service is tailor-made, every detail is meticulously planned, and personal space and privacy are paramount. Welcome to Knightsbridge Circle, often hailed as the pinnacle of exclusivity in the world of concierge services—a far cry from the norm. This is where luxury is personalized, experiences are bespoke, and every member's whim is treated as a priority.

Speakers at last year’s Phocuswright Conference in Miami declared that we are now in “the age of awe” – a growing trend where people are seeking out unique and life-changing trips through ‘experiential travel’.

The trade group representing the U.S. airline industry is asking the federal government to pause the expansion of passenger flights to China due to the “existing harmful anti-competitive policies of the Chinese government.”

Brazil has postponed its travel visa requirements for American visitors until 2025 just as it was set to go into effect. 

TOULOUSE, France -- A restored Notre Dame Cathedral, severely damaged in an April 2019 fire, will reopen to individual visitors daily from 7:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. beginning on Dec. 16. Continuing previous practice and in accordance with French law, entry will be free to all comers.

MIAMI BEACH -- While the cruise industry enjoys strong demand overall, cruise line executives said they are relying on social media influencers, word-of-mouth advertising and good storytelling about the cruise experience to attract new customers.

William Grant & Sons is a behemoth in the world of scotch. Founded by its namesake patriarch in 1887, the company actually remains in the hands of his descendants to this day. For whisky connoisseurs, the portfolio’s liquids are most commonly associated with high end single malt. Indeed, The Balvenie and especially Glenfiddich helped popularize the style on a global scale.

Southwest Airlines has announced available for a limited time. Travelers can add another flight sale to their radar, with Southwest offering flights as low as $39.

Recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1982, the historic center of Florence boasts a vast collection of medieval and Renaissance art and architecture, despite its relatively compact size.

If your sights are set on a trip to Europe, be travel ready with these helpful tips from ALG Vacations.

These oft-bypassed towns have all been, at some period in history, influential if not necessarily powerful; wealth-creating though hardly opulent; and vital to the nation’s wealth and security while never fully rewarded for it. Communications and trade once gave some urban centres the edge over others. Churches and marketplaces were social magnets. Today a brand-name art gallery, celebrity residents, or media chatter are most likely to generate appeal, however specious. What if estate agents sold houses using poetry, memories, polyglotism, ruins and rust?

Indian online travel agency MakeMyTrip made a push Monday to go global: It has extended its services to over 150 countries, including the UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, and France.

It’s hard to pick favorites when it comes to Washington, DC’s neighborhoods, simply because there are so many wonderful ones. 

Perhaps Portugal's Algarve region won't be as popular this summer as United Airlines would've hoped.

It’s difficult to calculate how many works of art are exhibited in the UNESCO-inscribed historic center of Florence – compiling a comprehensive list of things to see and do would be an encyclopedic endeavor. The collection of world-class museums such as the Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia draw in thousands of people daily, but these comprise only a fraction of the Tuscan capital’s heritage. 

As we all eagerly gear up for summer, Mingle Mocktails, the fun female-founded line of canned sparkling mocktails, is setting the stage for vacation season with the debut of its latest flavor: Sparkling Raspberry Rosé.

As New Delhi and Mumbai natives, my husband, Mahir, and I like to think that we know something about Indian food. We know what good Indian food is, at least, and in New York where we live, it’s few and far between.

For years, Frontier Airlines has offered ultra-low cost fares to popular vacation destinations — like Florida and Las Vegas — and charged for nearly every extra on board. Now, the airline is shifting gears a bit, exploring new “overpriced” markets and offering more luxury options to compete with some of the larger carriers.

American Queen Voyages founder John Waggoner has emerged as the highest bidder for the former company's two Great Lakes ships at a bankruptcy auction for AQV's assets, according to documents viewed by Travel Weekly.

A deluge of counterfeit and fake solar eclipse glasses have flooded the market, putting some unsuspecting space enthusiasts in danger just days ahead of the total solar eclipse.

There is a lesson to be learned from struggling short-term rental companies: Bigger isn’t always better.