Travel Blog

03.02.15

Tuesday’s Twitter Chat: All About Vacation Rentals

By Travel + Leisure Staff

The rise of booking sites and boutique agencies has made renting a villa, a house, or an apartment more attractive—and common—than ever. Learn from the experts and share your own stories in our Vacation Rentals Twitter Chat on Tuesday, March 3, fr...

03.02.15

An American (Icon) in Paris: SFMOMA Exhibit to Decamp to France

Credit: © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / ARS, New York; photo: Ben Blackwell

By Caroline Hallemann

Arts + Culture

Can’t wait for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to re-open in 2016? Get a sneak peek of the museum’s new collection when its American Icons exhibit opens at the Grand Palais in Paris this April. Marking the international debut of SFMOMA O...

03.02.15

Long Layover? The HotelsByDay App Will Book You a Daytime Stay

Credit: © HotelsByDay.com

By Nikki Ekstein

Hotels + Resorts, Tech Travel

If you’ve ever had a long layover, taken a one-day business trip, or spent a day channeling Don Draper, you’ll appreciate the value proposition of HotelsByDay, a new app that allows travelers to book hotel rooms without having to pay for the full ...

02.27.15

Everybody is Running to This ‘Sheep Cafe’ in Seoul

Credit: © KIM HONG-JI/Reuters/Corbis

By Amy Schellenbaum

Food + Drink

In the wake of the recent influx of so-called cat cafes—that is, coffee shops where patrons can get cuddly with a feline or two while enjoying their macchiatos—comes this (perhaps inevitable) gem in Seoul, South Korea: a place that imports a pair ...

02.27.15

Marriott Takes Next Logical Step, Introduces ‘Selfie Package’

Credit: © Natalie Thompson

By Amy Schellenbaum

Hotels + Resorts, Tech Travel

While some hotel brands are encouraging visitors to unplug, with perks like free massages and snorkeling sessions offered to those who surrender their devices, others—namely the Desert Springs outpost of hospitality juggernaut Marriott—are taking ...

02.27.15

Hitlist: Just How Do Those Fares Go So Low?

Credit: Photo via Hitlist App

By Nikki Ekstein

Tech Travel, Air Travel

What started as the Tinder of travel—swipe left to put a destination on your “bucket list”; swipe right to discard it—has suddenly emerged as a booking platform with incredibly affordable fares. For recent flights from New York, we're talking $372...

02.27.15

Eric Ripert on Snacks, Nightmare Vacations, and the New ‘Avec Eric’

Credit: Michaela McKee

By Amy Schellenbaum

Food + Drink, Arts + Culture

Saturday’s season premiere of travel/cooking show Avec Eric promises, above all else, further proof of the boons gleaned from adventure. The Season 3 teaser is a delightful whiplash, wherein kangaroos, cephalopod tentacles, and long, open roads bl...

02.26.15

This Resort Offers Spa Perks to Those Willing to Surrender Their Devices

Credit: Velas Resorts

By Caroline Hallemann

Tech Travel, Hotels + Resorts

How much would it take for you to ditch your cell phone while on vacation? What if powering down garnered you a complimentary snorkeling session or a free massage? Trying to unplug while on holiday is hardly a novel aspiration, but the Velas Re...

02.26.15

Amsterdam is Officially Running Out of Room for All of its Bikes

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By Caroline Hallemann

Adventure Vacations

As Amsterdam is quickly finding out, you can have too much of a good thing. Cycling is so popular there—58 percent of locals use their bikes daily and 43 percent commute via bike—that the Dutch capital is facing a logistical nightmare. They’ve run...

02.26.15