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The travel industry, always dynamic and ever-evolving, is witnessing a revolutionary change with @hotel's introduction of its new DM Concierge Feature. This innovative service reimagines the traditional concept of a hotel concierge, adapting it to the digital era. Now, through a simple Instagram DM, members can access personalized travel recommendations, combining the convenience of modern technology with the personalized touch of classic concierge service.

As younger, chronically online generations embrace traveling for leisure and consumers in Southeast Asia become wealthier, the decade-old online travel agency Klook–cofounded by Eric Gnock Fah, an honoree of the 2017 Forbes Asia 30 under 30 list–secured $210 million in a recent Series E+ funding round.

Days Inn will fly two best friends in a helicopter to witness North America’s imminent total solar eclipse from an unparalleled vantage point in the path of totality.

A renovated hotel restaurant harkens back to a beloved era in Paris, and a century later, it’s both a local gem and a social media star.

It was 01:00, raining and just 2C, but Café Luzia was buzzing. The bar in Berlin's trendy Kreuzberg neighbourhood was alive with pre-club revellers wrapped up in big coats talking loudly in front of the graffitied mirrors and surreptitiously lighting cigarettes on open candles.

Switzerland's International Concours of Elegance (ICE) is back this month at St. Moritz Lake. This event combines the thrill of motorsports with luxurious après-ski celebrations, making it a favorite among international scenesters who visit from all around the world.

Plenty of hotels flaunt their pet-friendly status these days, but some properties are going a step further, appointing a resident pup to serve as the face of their front of house.

Social media is a great way to plan for and dream up future vacations; the aesthetically pleasing images and trip inspiration on platforms like Instagram allow us to get an inside look at other travelers’ holidays while sorting out exactly what we want our own trips to look like.

It started with a Youtube channel named #Shaycation, countless trips and an affinity for fashion, all of which led Shay Mitchell to create BÉIS in 2018. Now, the brand generates $200 million of revenue and has carved out a space in the saturated luggage market, disrupting a high-growth, multi-billion dollar industry.

A millennial who left her life in the city to move to a Scottish island is sharing her experience, and the perks of a slower life.

On the heels of Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week—which takes place in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia from January 15–21, 2024—there are two other Restaurant Week events happening this month throughout Northern Virginia.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — if you live in the Washington, D.C. area that is. That’s because from Janury 15–21, 2024, it’s Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, a bi-annual event held throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia each winter and summer. Whether you’re lucky enough to live in the DMV or are just passing through, it’s a great way to try out new restaurants and revisit old favorites for a fraction of the cost.

Loneliness has become a big concern in post-pandemic America, and on TikTok people think US attitudes towards socializing are part of the reason why.

Winslow Dumaine was heading to a store on Chicago’s North Side when he saw it: a hole in the sidewalk on Roscoe Street with an uncanny resemblance to a rodent.

Retirement isn’t cheap, and it’s getting more expensive every year, especially in the United States thanks to inflation and medical costs.

Scott Cooper’s memories fade all too quickly, yet the 66-year-old Australian still travels the world in defiance of his dementia. He and his wife Jill visit their daughter in Canada twice a year, and regularly explore Australia. His home country is one of the few destinations starting to cater to tourists with dementia, which affects recall, thinking, and behavior.

Predicting the future hasn’t always been synonymous with tarot cards and crystal balls. Centuries before astrology apps and dial-in psychics existed, people who wanted a glimpse into the future worked with what they had—food. 

Talk about an upgrade! Delta Air Lines is proactively upgrading some Medallion members with a boost to the next elite status level.

An electric double-decker bus caught fire on Thursday in London, the authorities said, causing road closures during the morning rush hour.

Long gone are the days when social responsibility was seen as just a passing fad. Instead, more and more companies are looking for ways to make a real difference. Like Rosewood Hotel Group, which not only operates some of the world’s most exceptional hotels, but does so with a deep-rooted commitment to do good, both for people and the planet.

What if you took hundreds of strangers, gave them each a camera, and put them in an isolated, confined space to live in for the best part of a year?