This morning I woke up, laced up my running shoes and set out for a run. Like many others in Boston today, nothing was going to break my stride.

I've spent years running along the Boston Esplanade, walking the Freedom Trail, and...

The prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Star Award Winners (which recognizes exceptional hotels, restaurants and spas all over the world) are out, and according to Forbes editors this is the biggest list to date (it also includes Forbes Travel Guide recommendations in various cities). These hotels, restaurant and spas...

If 2012 was the year of conceptualizing the hotel experience, 2013 will be the year those experiences actually come to life. In an effort to appeal to more luxury travelers, hotels will continue to invent the extraordinary for their guests. We've seen everything from deep sea dining to sky-high spas,...

It's that wonderful time of the year, where no matter where you travel to you'll be guided by thousands of twinkling lights and fueled through gingerbread cookies and hot cocoa. It's the holidays, and to celebrate the season hotels around the world are greeting guests with some magical displays and...

Plan to do your holiday shopping from a hotel gift shop? Only if your friends are really into shot glasses, horribly tacky t-shirts and tiny packets of Advil. Or, unless you plan to be at some of the best hotels in the world (as seen below), whose shops double as...

Cashmere linings, organic cotton linens, specially-printed drapery, personal art collections -- when fashion designers work with luxury hotels, the end result is an experience worth indulging in. "Wearing" a room connects a guest with a designer, allowing a deeper look into how luxury weaves palettes of color into experiential stays....

There once was a time when the fashion industry's most significant runway was at 35,000-feet and enclosed in a metal tube. Pill hats, go-go boots, designer scarfs and dresses designed by haute couture fashion houses were just some of looks that graced the in-flight crew on board the nation's top...

When your world centers around a 750-square-foot hardwood bolt hole in a major city, it's hard to imagine what you would do with an acre of land, let alone a 23-room castle full of priceless artwork and history. That's the quandary I faced when I arrived in Waterford County, Ireland,...

In 4:23 seconds, and without speaking a single syllable, Chef Martín Berasategui whipped up a plate of lobster, yucca, plantains and fresh fruit marinade that did more for the taste buds than it did for the English language. It needed no words, just some utensils and a clean palate perfect...

If you've ever sat cramped, in a middle seat in coach, on a red-eye flight, you likely understand the swollen feet, baggy eyes, pale skin, crumpled clothes and general feeling of discomfort and dishevelment that results when you finally arrive at your destination. On the contrary, if you're in business...

Can a tech-addict who always travels with extra battery packs for her laptop and phone survive seven days in the desert with no cell service and limited Wi-Fi access? I honestly didn't know.

I packed up and embarked on one of Mii amo's "journeys," a seven-day excursion (or...

The holiday season is officially underway, and there's no place better to see some of the best seasonal displays that at hotels. Properties around the world deck the halls with everything from crystal ornaments to life-like Santas, ushering in an ambiance that inspires visions of sugar-plum fairies and candy-land dreams....

'Tis the season for shopping and, for the those with a little extra to spend, 'tis the season to make a grand impression.

Here's a little tip holiday shoppers: Frequent travelers want luxury, comfort and convenience when it comes to gifts. There's no extra room in our luggage for...

Frette linens, canopy beds, Michelin-star restaurants, serene spas and world class service are just a few of the essentials that make luxury travel worth the experience. But when hotels take things to the next level, the stars really shine.

Known for its excellence in defining the extraordinary, Forbes Travel...

It's been six years since Hurricane Katrina battered the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, but it's hard to forget the images: blown-out windows, glass shattered, torn curtains, a shredded American flag blowing in the wind from what was the hotel's front entrance. The shattered building served as a place...

The words "rebirth," "re-energize" and "revival" are commonly spoken when referring to Lower Manhattan. But, 10 years after the horror experienced on September 11, 2001, the words have taken on more than just a somber and emotional element.

Since 2001, hotel...

The car ride to the top of the mountain was something similar to a rickety roller-coaster ride one might be dared to take on at an aging amusement park. The winding roads got increasingly narrower and my stomach got increasingly knotted at every bend. As we passed a family of...

Local Haitians line up to submit their applications for the hospitality training program with Yéle Haiti Foundation.

Within minutes of the earth shaking on January 12, 2010, one of the Caribbean's most beloved islands became the center of international attention. The 7.0-magnitude...

The drive to Lenox, Massachusetts, is nothing to look at, really. In the fall you might happen upon some impressive foliage and in the summer you're likely to run into some construction. Drivers here end up watching the strip malls and counting down the minutes between exits as they approach...

Ireland is known for many things: rolling green hills, stunning landscapes, ancient castles, endless pubs and bottomless glasses of Guinness. On any given night in Dublin you'll make new friends while ordering fish and chips or devouring a homemade Shepherd's Pie in one of the dozens of pubs that line...