Forbes Traveler 400 Ranks Villa d'Este World's Best Hotel

Forbes Traveler 400 Ranks Villa d'Este World's Best Hotel

The editors of Forbes Traveler conducted a poll among their top travel connoisseurs, asking them to rate nearly 800 of the world's best hotels and to name the Single Best Hotel Overall.

Drive in style through Beijing with the Opposite House's Maserati

Drive in style through Beijing with the Opposite House's Maserati

You probably won't be going 185 MPH (as the Joe Walsh song goes) around Beijing, but you will feel like a rockstar behind the wheel of the Opposite House's Maserati Quattroporte S, with massage capability on the passenger seats and an 11-speaker Bose system.

The Moorings to Open New Base in Phuket, Thailand

The Moorings to Open New Base in Phuket, Thailand

The Moorings will open a new base in Phuket, Thailand for the 2009 sailing season. The Moorings base will offer three different ways to sail from bareboat (captain yourself) sailing and power yacht charters, to their luxury crewed yacht product which is an all-inclusive vacation with a professional captain and chef.

Buddha-Bar Hotel Offers Travel Packages for Pleasure-Seekers

Buddha-Bar Hotel Offers Travel Packages for Pleasure-Seekers

The Buddha-Bar Hotel Prague – the first ever hotel of the world renowned brand Buddha-Bar – presents tailor made packages focused on exclusive relaxation and discovering unconventional sights.

Top 10 Historic Hotels in the USA for Independence Day

Top 10 Historic Hotels in the USA for Independence Day

AAA Inspectors Pick Their Top Ten Historic Hotels for Independence Day. AAA polled its 65 property inspectors and asked for their favorite historic hotels.

Inn by the Sea Becomes Maine's First Virtuoso Hotel

Inn by the Sea Becomes Maine's First Virtuoso Hotel

Inn by the Sea has been accepted as Maine's first and only Virtuoso hotel. Virtuoso, a by-invitation-only organization, is the industry's leading leisure travel network of agents operating in 22 countries and associated with the world's premier destinations and providers.

Time Travel: Exploring Cambodia's Ancient Khmer Culture

Time Travel: Exploring Cambodia's Ancient Khmer Culture

Cambodia, the ancient Khmer culture, a lost world, a modern tragedy -- we hardly know what to expect. Bunsak, our Cambodian representative from the Amansara meets us at the Siem Reap airport. He is kind, respectful, welcoming, proud, even joyful in the face of an uncertain future. He whisks us into the comfort of a waiting automobile for the short trip to the hotel. The odyssey begins.

InterContinental Madrid Unveils Four New Presidential Suites

InterContinental Madrid Unveils Four New Presidential Suites

InterContinental Madrid, one the most renowned luxury hotels in Madrid, has announced the official opening of its four new Presidential Suites, including the decadent Royal Suite.

Michael Jackson Introduced Son Prince at this Luxury Hotel

Michael Jackson Introduced Son Prince at this Luxury Hotel

In November 2002, Michael Jackson dangled his new baby boy, Prince Michael II, from the third-floor balcony of the Presidential Suite. The Adlon Berlin is a legendary hotel, a gathering place for the rich and famous.

Loews Hotels Supports Local Purveyors, Farmers & Fishermen

Loews Hotels Supports Local Purveyors, Farmers & Fishermen

Luxury Hotel chain embraces brand-wide "Buy Local" mandate for sustainable travel and tourism. With the launch, Loews Hotels becomes one of the first hospitality industry companies to issue a brand-wide mandate to support and enhance local farming communities.

Wilderness Safaris Secures Tourism Concession for Nyika National Park, Malawi

Wilderness Safaris Secures Tourism Concession for Nyika National Park, Malawi

Wilderness Safaris announced that it has been awarded the tourism concession for Nyika National Park in northern Malawi by the Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife. This includes the well known Chelinda Lodge.

InterContinental London Park Lane Opens Late Lounge

InterContinental London Park Lane Opens Late Lounge

InterContinental London Park Lane, situated in the heart of Mayfair, opened its exclusive Late Lounge located in the hotel's lobby. Featuring London's DJ TK, the Late Lounge provides what no other 5-Star luxury hotel in London can — a private area in which to socialize 7 nights a week from 10.30pm - 3.00am.

Courses in Cooking and Painting at Umbria's Palazzo Terranova

Courses in Cooking and Painting at Umbria's Palazzo Terranova

Palazzo Terranova, an intimate luxury hotel overlooking Italy's endless Umbrian mountain ridges, is indescribably inspiring. Its beauty becomes a muse -- and guests are pulled into the exquisite nature around them.

Paris' Luxury Hotel Fouquet's Barriere Exhibits Exclusive Art Collection

Paris' Luxury Hotel Fouquet's Barriere Exhibits Exclusive Art Collection

Hotel Fouquet's Barrière has joined forces with one of the world's most renowned aerial photographers, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, presenting an exclusive exhibition of 16 of his latest images in the hotel lobby through June 30, 2009.

Seabourn Accepts Delivery of New Luxury Cruise Ship Odyssey

Seabourn Accepts Delivery of New Luxury Cruise Ship Odyssey

The Yachts of Seabourn has taken delivery of the cruise industry's first ultra-luxury vessel to launch in six years. Seabourn Odyssey will be launched and named in Venice on June 24 before embarking on her maiden voyage.