The World's Greatest Vacations

13 Scary-but-Awesome Viewing Platforms

2013-09-13

In July, the world’s newest vertigo-inducing observation deck opened in the mountains in Austria. It joins an adrenaline-inducing roll call of clever platforms offering spectacular views. 1. Dachstein Stairway to Nothingness (Austria). Visitors to Dachstein’s Stairway to Nothingness must first cross Austria’s highest bridge, which is 328 feet (100 meters) long and straddles a drop […]

Private Islands With Awesome Vacation Rentals For Every Budget

2013-09-12

Don’t have the funds of Sir Richard Branson or Johnny Depp, but still want to getaway from it all…even other people? Have no fear, TripAdvisor has done us a solid and pulled together eight private islands with vacation homes for rent for every budget. So if you really want to get away from it all […]

12 Fitness-Friendly Hotel Chains

2013-09-12

In the not-so-distant past, hotels offered little for fitness enthusiasts other than barebones, often run-down, fitness centers — if that. In those situations, the lack of a designated workout space meant you might be relegated to doing lunges down the hallway, running up and down the stairs (with the constant fear of being locked out) […]

10 Great Places That Live Up to Their Reputation

2013-09-11

Some places get such a build-up that they can’t possibly live up to their reputation. Visitors leave having checked off their bucket list, but feeling vaguely unsatisfied. But occasionally a destination delivers big time, says Jamie Wong, founder of Vayable.com, a site connecting visitors to locals who offer insider tours and travel advice. “Even in […]

Celebrity Announces Increased L.A. Presence

2013-09-11

Celebrity Cruises has announced an increased Southern California presence for 2014 with the greatest number of departures from the Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro) in its history. Beginning in March, the line will launch a total of eight roundtrip sailings from Los Angeles to Pacific Coast ports, including specialty cruises for beer and wine […]

Up On the Roof: SoCal’s Rooms with Spectacular Views

2013-09-10

It was a press release announcing new cocktails in honor of the sixth annual Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, which ran Sept. 8-11, that triggered my rare twinge of SoCal envy. Not so much for the tempting blackberry caipirinha now on offer at festival co-sponsor Hotel Shangri-La, but for the proliferation of rooftop pool decks and […]

Singles To Set sail On Carnival Ship For Halloween

2013-09-10

More than 500 unmarried travelers will be hitting the high seas together for Halloween on a Carnival cruise ship. The seven-night group outing on the Carnival Liberty, kicking off Oct. 26 in Miami, is one of the largest events ever organized by Ft. Lauderdale-based SinglesCruise.com, a specialist in cruises for solo travelers. Highlights of the […]

Tokyo to Host 2020 Summer Olympics

2013-09-09

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. In choosing Tokyo, the IOC opted for the most secure host city as the other top bidders, Istanbul and Madrid, have been troubled respectively by social unrest and a weak economy. […]

7 Super-Extravagant U.S. Cruises

2013-09-09

For not-so-intrepid travelers, cruises are perfect. Outside of getting yourself to the departure port, you don’t need to plan anything to have a successful trip. To make that ocean-going vacation as effortless as possible, we’ve assembled a list of the cushiest cruises departing from the United States. Linblad Expeditions, Alaska cruise. With 340,000 miles of […]

NYC Marathon Epilepsy Fundraiser

2013-09-06

Treasure Chest’s founder and CEO Richard Shane is running this year’s NYC Marathon to raise funds and awareness for epilepsy. After 22 years and 3,000 seizures; two brain surgeries at NYULMC have made him one of the first people cured of this disorder. He’s running so the 1% of our popular with epilepsy may have […]