This weekend, another Hallmark-friendly holiday approaches, but this one really is worth celebrating. Rather than inscribing a heart-shaped ‘mum’ tattoo on your right bicep, show your affection with a sumptuous spa retreat (where you get to be perfectly pampered, too)… Whatley Manor , Wiltshire This historic hotel and spa in the West Country is grade II-listed Cotswold stone, and set in magnificent grounds. The tastefully decorated interior... 

The short answer here is no. ‘Dirty hole’ is putting it a little too strongly, but certainly for decades people arriving in Casablanca hoping to find a romantic idyll where beautiful people display their wit and charm in colourful surroundings have been bitterly disappointed. The simple fact is that when deciding where to set their film of wartime romance and derring-do, the producers chose what was to become the industrial and economic... 

Britain’s Times Online has just published its list of the world’s 12 sexiest cities . The majority are in Europe. While I don’t agree with all of the choices on the Times’ list, these 6 can definitely set a stage for seduction. Where in the world do you think the sexiest cities are?  Read More →

Celebrity Eclipse (Photo: Celebrity Cruise Lines) By Kim Windyka Roll out the red carpet and call the paparazzi! Next month, Celebrity Cruise Lines will introduce the latest addition to its Solstice class, the Celebrity Eclipse . Sailing to the Caribbean and Europe, the Eclipse takes deluxe cruises to a new level with the opening of the first iLounge at sea, where guests will be able to check e-mail, print passes or tickets, and purchase the... 

  Celebrity Eclipse (Photo: Celebrity Cruise Lines) By Kim Windyka Roll out the red carpet and call the paparazzi! Next month, Celebrity Cruise Lines will introduce the latest addition to its Solstice class, the Celebrity Eclipse . Sailing to the Caribbean and Europe, the Eclipse takes deluxe cruises to a new level with the opening of the first iLounge at sea, where guests will be able to check e-mail, print passes or tickets, and purchase... 

Golden Week, known as Ōgon Shūkan or Ōgata renkyū, is a time of travel and leisure in the land of the rising sun . The Japanese Golden Weel is comprised of four national and the informal holidays taken in between those dates. As there are few public holidays in Japan , most people take this opportunity to travel both within the country and abroad. The national holidays that make up the Golden Week are: April 29th: Showa day, celebrating... 

The Orbitz Hovercraft strikes again, delivering another Hotel Price Assurance check to an unsuspecting traveler. See how easy it is to get an automatic cash refund if another customer books the same hotel room for less. Related Orbitz resources: Hotel Price Assurance Hotels  Read More →

The jewel of Central America, Costa Rica contains tropical rain forests, active volcanoes, hot spring spas, unspoiled white sand beaches, rivers and waterfalls, and many national parks. Contributor Harriet Bernstein recently visited Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge , an adventure travel destination in the southern part of Costa Rica that strives for total sustainability. The Lodge is surrounded by untouched coastal jungle inhabited by howler monkeys,... 

As a solo traveller myself I get very annoyed, very quickly, when a fellow solo traveller has to pay a single person supplement and then is put into a single room, it’s should be stopped. I am sure they think because we are travelling alone we will put up with the lowest standard of accommodation. Single room, but charged single supplement When I travelled on my own for the first time on a package holiday to Benidorm, the same happened to... 

For runners the gruelling 26.2 miles of a marathon is the ultimate test.  Pushing on past the ‘ wall ’ and feeling the adrenaline rush as you make it across the finishing line makes the sore feet, blisters and relentless hours of training no more than a distant memory. Marathons are held across the world and runners are increasingly combining the sporting challenge with the opportunity to explore new places – although it’s probably... 

If you’re an aspiring travel writer looking for some guidance (or a way to kill a bout of writer’s block), then you may want to clear a few days in your calendar this spring. The Inn on the Alameda, an award-winning hotel in historic Santa Fe, is hosting a three-day, four-night workshop, “Writing your Travel  Read More →

Fort Myers Beach (Photo: Visit Florida) Perhaps our Top 10 Spring Break vacations list inspired you to plan a trip. But you want to save money, too. Not to worry. Orbitz has discovered 10 Spring Break vacation spots with some of the biggest savings on hotels . Wishing for a Mexico vacation for Spring Break? You’re in luck. Four Mexico vacation destinations are on the list — with big hotel savings this year compared to 2009. Prefer... 

Punta Cana beach (Photo: Dominican Republic Tourism) Spring is right around the corner, and if you’re thinking about taking a Spring Break vacation , here’s some inspiration: Orbitz has tallied the most popular Spring Break vacation destinations this year. From beach vacations to family vacations, Cancun to New York, we’ve got the top 10 hottest spots for Spring Break. And for…  Read More →

A flight to Geneva, a train to Martigny and a 100 minutes of driving will get you to Switzerland’s sunniest ski resort: Verbier . Nothing prepared me for quite how special a few days here would be: it’s upmarket but down-to-earth; sophisticated yet unsnooty; and when the weather’s right, it’s breathtakingly beautiful. This weekend, it was fantastically snowy and conditions were perfect; the chaps hit the slopes while... 

What’s more romantic than a big bathtub for two ? They’re a perfect prelude to romance, inspire a slow, languid buildup to passion. If you’re looking for some good, clean fun, check out my Big Bathtub Gallery — places where stress dissolves and good times comes in waves. © Caesars Poconos. Big Bathtubs for Two originally appeared on About.com Honeymoons / Romantic Travel on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 01:30:09. Permalink...