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 →

Thanks to YouTube, every teenager is a budding filmmaker. Now, with a visit to the Four Seasons Canary Wharf in London, teens can cultivate their talent in a more positive direction (less Johnny Knoxville and more Anthony Bourdain, at least). The new Gen Y package offers teens a private tour of London’s hip hangouts  Read More →

Celebrating its first anniversary next month, the Shangri-La hotel in Tokyo has announced a “Surprise package” for its guests. Now through May 31, guests checking into a deluxe room (at $553 per night) will be asked to draw an envelope harboring a free experience or hefty room upgrade. Think: spa treatment for two; lunch for  Read More →

globorati checks in to the phoenix of the Florida Keys.  Read More →

For those of us who aren’t in Vancouver skiing, curling or luging for the gold, there’s still a way to bask in Olympic glory. The Blue Boar Inn, which hosted athletes and officials for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, is now offering guests a chance to compete in their own Biathlon Challenge. You’ll  Read More →

Cairo’s latest luxury hotel is bringing sexy back to Egypt’s ancient city.  Read More →

For the first time in 20 years, a new resort has been built in the British Virgin Islands, and it opens its doors this week. Scrub Island Resort is a private island resort featuring 52 ocean-view rooms with verandas, and even more exclusive ocean-view villas with private pools and tropical terraces. Scrub Island counts a  Read More →

Since it opened last year, Gansevoort has become the place to see and be seen in Turks & Caicos. But if you’re looking for an alternative to the scene, there’s the just-open Veranda Resort, also on Providenciales. A sister property to the Grace Bay Club, the new resort is set on 11 acres and  Read More →

The Lanesborough Hotel, one of London’s most prestigious and storied properties, has entered the Michelin history books. Within just five months of opening, the restaurant at the Lanesborough, Apsleys, a Heinz Beck Restaurant, has snagged its first Michelin star and set the record for the fastest London restaurant to earn the distinction. It is the  Read More →

Watch out South Beach — the scene is moving north. At least if One Bal Harbour has its way.  Read More →

Designed by Yabu Pushelberg, boutique hotel Las Alcobas has just opened in Mexico City’s Polanco district. Meaning “The Alcoves,” the 35-room property has a contemporary design informed by traditional Mexican influences. The latter is at work in the hotel’s Aurora Spa, too, where treatments feature local ingredients (think: agave, maize and vanilla). But you’ll have  Read More →

The New York-themed hotels just keep on coming. Opening today in midtown-west is the 155-room Distrikt hotel — purposefully spelled with a “k” in deference to New York’s original Dutch settlers. At check-in, look closely at the wood carving behind the desk — it’s a map of Manhattan’s streets. And to navigate the city’s infamous underground,  Read More →

Several incarnations of the storied Majestic hotel in Paris have appeared since its opening in 1907. But the latest may fit the name best. The reconstructed and re-envisioned Villa & Hôtel Majestic just opened in the swanky 16th arrondissement. Run by the same family behind the sophisticated Hotel Raphael, the Majestic is a stone’s throw  Read More →

Colombia’s first lady of fashion opens her first hotel.  Read More →

Host to countless stars including Victoria and David Beckham (who set up house in the Royal suite), Hotel Principe di Savoia is already Milan’s most glamorous hotel. But that hasn’t stopped the property from continuing to ratchet up the sex appeal. A slate of new suites featuring mosaics and Murano glass accents debuted last fall.  Read More →