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COVID-19 Cancellation Policy Finder for Airlines, Cruise Lines, Hotels, and Other Travel Operators

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 3, 2020 CLICK HERE for our ongoing live blog of COVID-19 coverage with updates on the latest developments. For customers who need to cancel or change vacation…

A First Timer's Guide to Sanibel Island, Florida's Nature Escape

Note: This gallery was published before Sanibel Island was devastated by Hurricane Ian in September, 2022.The shrimp-shaped slice of sand known as Sanibel Island floats along Florida’s…

Great New (and Upgraded) Caribbean Resorts for Families for 2020

It’s time for your first look at the Caribbean’s latest and greatest! Meet the best new, reopened, and reimagined resorts for families. Turns out that basic waterfront hotels won't do…

Staying in Amsterdam Will Cost You Extra This Year

An increase in Amsterdam's tourist tax went into effect on January 1. Going forward, visitors who stay in hotels in the Dutch capital will be charged a fee of €3 (US $3.35) per person…

Washington, D.C., Gets a Hotel Celebrating Women

August of 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution's 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. A new hotel in Washington, D.C., might…

New Service Lets You Rent Designer Fashions While Staying at W Hotels

A dedication to fashion can get in the way of packing light for vacation—after all, you've gotta have bags to carry all those outfits.Fortunately, a new partnership between W Hotels…

A Much-Needed New Hotel Opens on the Mississippi Blues Trail

This past summer, The Cotton House in Cleveland, Mississippi, opened as a major boutique-style hotel in the Mississippi Delta, a part of the country that hasn’t usually been strongly…

Howard Johnson Hotels Are Getting a Mid-Century Modern Makeover

Once-ubiquitous hotel chain Howard Johnson is getting its first major design makeover in 25 years. The refreshed look recalls HoJo's heyday in the 1950s and '60s, when the company was…

No Men Allowed at This New Majorca Hotel

A hotel exclusively for women has opened on the Spanish island of Majorca. Located near Porto Cristo on the island's eastern coast, Som Dona Hotel has 39 rooms, a pool, a wellness spa,…

You’re Staying Where?! The World’s Most Oddly Shaped Hotels

Forget boring and conventional hotels—there’s a whole world of strangely shaped accommodation just waiting for you to check in. From architecturally dramatic to downright weird, these…

Key West Hotels Introduce "Underwater Library" with Waterproof Books

Reading while lounging next to bodies of water is so popular it spawned a whole literary genre. But here's the thing about beach reads: There's a very real chance you'll ruin the book…

The Best Hotel Toiletries: Where to Try and Buy

Updated August 5, 2019Using hotel toiletries can often be a disappointing experience—the flimsy soaps dry out your skin, the shampoos leave your hair looking flat, and the hand lotion…

London Gets Its First Hard Rock Hotel

The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London in 1971. But the city has never had a Hard Rock Hotel—until now. The just-opened 900-room Hard Rock Hotel London occupies the building that…

Find the Name of That Secret Priceline Hotel with This Canny Tool

Pretty much everyone agrees that Priceline can come up with some fantastic hotel discounts, but not everyone agrees that the trouble is worth it. Hotels dump inventory on the website…

Best Places to Propose in New York City

In New York City, you don’t need to hire a flash mob to make sure your proposal lands. The city abounds with ultraromantic spots, perfect for nabbing that lifetime commitment. Here are…

Animal Rescue Group Opens Its Own Hotel—Humans Allowed

An animal rescue organization is opening its own hotel, which won't just be pet-friendly—it'll be "pet-centric," according to a news release. Set to welcome two- and four-legged guests…

You Can Now Stay at a French Castle That Hosted Mozart and Voltaire

Some of the biggest stars in 18th-century European culture—including Mozart as well as Age of Enlightenment thinkers Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Denis Diderot—spent time at…

An App That (Almost) Guarantees the Lowest Hotel Rates

It’s said there are no guarantees in life. But does that apply to travel? For hotels, a relatively new app may offer the closest thing to a guaranteed low price that I’ve seen. It’s…

A Bizarre Guitar-Shaped Hotel Rises in South Florida

Music lovers can soon live out any rock-and-roll accommodation fantasies they may have as the world’s first Guitar Hotel—a 450-foot-tall guitar-shaped building with luxury guest…

A Movie Studio’s Former Headquarters Is the Coolest New Hotel in Town

A historic, copper-topped building that once housed the Australian headquarters of Paramount Pictures has been turned into a boutique hotel in one of the hippest parts of Sydney.The…

This Rolling Hotel Moves to Wherever the Surf's Up

A new hotel makes traveling among the beaches of southwestern Portugal super-easy—because it's the hotel that does the traveling.The Truck Surf Hotel is just that: a cargo truck that…

Tipping in Costa Rica: A Gratuities Guide for Hotels, Restaurants, and Tours

In Costa Rica, tips aren’t as large—or as expected—as they are in the United States and Mexico. In fact, Costa Ricans (otherwise known as Ticos) aren’t in the habit of automatically…

Tipping in Portugal: A Gratuities Guide for Hotels, Restaurants, and Taxis

Portugal consistently ranks among the most affordable countries in the Eurozone. Given the savings that travelers will find on hotel stays and restaurant meals, it won't be too painful…

What? Self-Disinfecting Hotel Rooms Open in an Old Danish Brewery

Part of Copenhagen's iconic Carlsberg brewery, where the Danish pilsner was made from 1847 to 2008, has been transformed into a stylish new hotel.The 155-room Hotel Ottilia, named…

Tipping in China: When You Can—and When You Shouldn't

How much should you tip in China? In most cases, the answer to that question is whatever the Mandarin word is for jack squat. “In my experience, offering a gratuity has usually been…