Travel + Leisure's digital project editor Sarah Spagnolo highlights four romantic weekend getaways.
1. From the East: Cape Cod, Massachusetts – Chatham Bars Inn (from $250 a night). Many travelers consider Cape Cod to be a summertime escape, but the destination is serene and dramatic in the winter, without the crowds. At the Chatham Bars Inn, you’ll stay in one of 217 Cape-style cottages on a bluff overlooking the crashing waves. Many rooms have bay windows, gas fireplaces, and oversize soaking tubs. Stay through March for $250/night for two nights, and the hotel will throw in breakfast for two, champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, and a $100 credit at the streamlined spa.
If your New Year's resolution is to travel more, T+L Digital Projects Editor Sarah Spagnolo shares a handful of hotel deals—so you can get there for less.
PLUS Thanks to this week’s Vacationist hotel deals, you can also explore a Scottish castle or the majestic glaciers in Chile's Lake District. Don't miss out on the great discounts here.
Frequent-flier miles have gotten a bad reputation: easy to earn, hard to burn. But the truth is, finding an award seat actually got a little less difficult this year, according to a study by consulting agency IdeaWorks, which did trial runs on 24 frequent-flier programs worldwide by attempting to book award tickets on each for travel between June and October 2011. In the programs tested, availability rose to 68.6 percent, up from 66.1 in 2010. But your chances of snagging a free seat depend on which program you’re using. Low-fare airlines around the world scored best. Among the U.S. carriers, Southwest is the easiest to book on, with a 99.3 percent availability rate.
Travel + Leisure's digital projects editor Sarah Spagnolo on five destinations—from San Diego to Salem, Massachusetts—that offer ghost tours, costume contests, pumpkin carving, and more for a spooktactular Halloween trip.
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With the holiday weekend just a few days away, Travel + Leisure's digital projects editor, Sarah Spagnolo, headed to NBC's Studio One to try to stump the Today show audience with Labor Day trivia.
Question: Which city was the first to celebrate Labor Day? Here's your hint: The city celebrated on a Tuesday, believe it or not. The date: September 5, 1882. Check out the clip for the answer to this Labor Day question, plus other fun facts.
The latest source of inspiration for American designer Ralph Lauren? China. Here, a look from this season’s collection at Mandarin Oriental, New York.
Asian Aesthetic: Panne velvet dress, velvet-and-suede heels, Rhodoid minaudière clutch, jade-and-crystal earrings, and jet-and-crystal necklace with silk tassel. All prices upon request, by Ralph Lauren Collection.
