After a full year of suspended tours and cruises, Tauck announced on Tuesday the full restart of U.S. tours. In an email to guests and travel advisors, Tauck CEO Dan Mahar revealed the company’s plans to fully restart its U.S. tours by July 1. The announcement noted that departures of Tauck’s “Southern Charms: Savannah, Hilton […]

For the longest time, there was no word I feared more than the word “taxes.” Even now, it gives me a bit of a shiver. As an American, understanding our tax system is a pain; there’s no denying it. As an American expat living and working abroad for a decade, who runs two businesses across […]

Less than two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, Healdsburg is located in the heart of Sonoma County and home to more than 80 vineyards throughout the destination and 40 tasting rooms in the historic downtown plaza. Among new food and wine experiences this spring, the destination is blooming with seasonal and VIP wine […]

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the fun that awaits us in Europe at the other end of this crisis. They say that for every church in Rome, there’s a bank in Milan. Indeed, […]

International travel to the U.K. could resume, at the earliest, May 17, 2021, according to a report produced by the U.K.’s Global Travel Taskforce. On Friday, the taskforce released a framework to chart The Safe Return of International Travel to the U.K., deciding on a “traffic light” system, which would categorize countries based on the level of risk. Key factors, […]

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced Friday the opening of Andaz Bali, marking the entry of the brand into Indonesia. Offering “a contemporary take on the traditional Balinese village,” Andaz Bali is located in Sanur, a seaside village known for its old-world charm, beaches and sunrises. Sanur is located along Bali’s south-eastern coastline, just a 20-minute drive from Ngurah […]

The Islands of Tahiti will officially reopen to international tourism on May 1, 2021, the president of French Polynesia announced during a press conference this week. Local authorities had decided on February 3, 2021 to temporarily suspend travel to French Polynesia for tourism from all regions. Travel through April 30 would only be authorized for […]

Design Hotels has announced the addition of eight properties to its portfolio, spanning a brightly colored modernist delight set in the mountain ranges and desert landscape of Tucson to a pared-back minimalist retreat overlooking the Genkai Sea on Japan’s Iki Island.  Set in Japan’s culinary capital, Zentis Osaka is a 16-story, 212-room hotel that is […]

Wilderness Safaris has announced the opening of the completely rebuilt DumaTau Camp, as well as Little DumaTau—a co-located but smaller and more intimate camp—in northern Botswana’s Linyanti Wilderness Reserve. The two new camps are situated on the same site as the previous DumaTau to take advantage of the views over Osprey Lagoon and the opportunities to watch the wealth of wildlife—including the mega-herds […]

Silversea Cruises announced a new global vaccine requirement protocol for its healthy return to service. All embarking crew and guests must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to boarding. The only exclusion is for sailings departing from Australia, for which Silversea said the health/safety protocol is still under evaluation. Silversea also said it will introduce new eastern Mediterranean voyages onboard Silver Moon, starting on June 18, […]