An hour’s bullet-train ride southwest of Tokyo, scenic but often overlooked Shizuoka, dotted with green-tea plantations, pagodas and sushi eateries, boasts all the sightseeing and sensory mainstays of a Japanese sojourn.
CNBC takes a look at the 10 states that had the biggest tourism advertising and promotion budgets for the 2013–14 fiscal year.
Sites & Sounds in Travel for 2017 is Let’s Travel! Radio’s opening salvo for the 2017. A panel of six travel gurus discuss their recent discoveries in all parts of the world. A host of travel writers, travel producers and simply passionate travelers share us stories of their favorite destinations. Executive Producer: Susi Raphael. Host: … Read more
For many travelers, cruising is synonymous with romance and the nostalgia of old-fashioned seafaring. Cruises are an easy way to enjoy full itineraries and special excursions without all the landside luggage schlepping. Yet some people still resist, thinking the tradeoff of a packaged voyage could never beat the freedom to choose one’s own adventures. But … Read more
Almost every traveler knows New Orleans. It’s a prime destination for incredible food, live music and luxe hotels, plus it has an easy-to-reach airport. But once you’re seasoned with all that Crescent City know-how, consider sampling some spicy Cajun culture beyond the French Quarter. Here are three easy side trips from New Orleans where you can dive deeper … Read more
Don’t call it a “melting pot”—Toronto prefers “mosaic.” That’s because the open arms of the Queen City welcome citizens of varied nationalities and ethnicities just as they are. More than 140 different languages are spoken by the city’s 2.8 million residents, each of them contributing to its incredible diversity. And somehow they all seem represented, … Read more
With tourism and business travel rebounding, particularly on the high end, smaller U.S. cities are looking to grab their slices of the travel pie through specialized marketing.
The city of Merida and its home state of Yucatan have seen a boom in high-end leisure arrivals — and a wide range of products and providers catering to them.
Gansevoort Hotel Group upped the accommodations ante on the Dominican Republic’s north coast with the debut of the upscale but still all-inclusive 48-suite Gansevoort Dominican Republic at Playa Imbert.
A look at the top 15 domestic and international destinations where many Americans will be headed for the winter holidays this year.