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There’s a lot going on with kids, and more than ever, it seems like a lot of it is happening on their phones. After all, it’s how they communicate with their friends, document their life, and stay tuned in to what’s going on in their world. But when you take your family on vacation, the…
Just when you thought the Caribbean and Mexico were already overflowing with all-inclusive resorts, several more all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink, all-you-can-do properties decided to swing their doors open. That being said, while the last few years have welcomed many shiny and new hotels, only a few stand out from the pack. And we’re here to help you…
Generally speaking, all-inclusive resorts and boutique hotels occupy very, very separate Venn diagram circles, with a tiny slice of gray middle ground. That’s because all-inclusives are often 500-plus-room behemoths large enough to merit their own zip codes, while boutique hotels generally have far fewer rooms (Oyster considers 200 rooms a good cap), as well as…
Back in the 1950s, French-based brand Club Med started the all-inclusive resort concept by charging travelers a single fee for a room, food, and drink. Since then, thousands of resorts around the world — especially in popular tropical locales — have followed suit, catering to those who prefer to do as little planning as possible.…
Every winter, when you get blasted with blistering, freezing winds, you may start fantasizing about a beach getaway. If you are already thinking to yourself, “I wish I was sitting on a Caribbean beach with my toes tucked in the soft sand” — well, you are not alone. And even if you have a tight…
Want to join a growing community of truly care-free travelers? Try going completely nude — a travel trend that’s slowly shedding its taboo reputation. Of course, I don’t mean doing anything illegal, like streaking at Machu Picchu or stripping down at Angkor Wat. Clothing-optional, adults-only tourism is well established in many places, from American beaches…
The official end of summer may not arrive till September 21, but it certainly feels like it’s come to a close — at least the summer vacation part — once Labor Day has passed. What does that have us thinking about? Well, sure, the thrills of fall — like apple cider, pumpkin patches, and roaring…
Intrepid explorer, nautical navigator, and prolific colonizer — Christopher Columbus was a man of many talents. In his tenure, Columbus, along with his three ships Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, crossed the Atlantic four times in search of treasure in the New World. And while his conquests earned him wealth, Columbus left behind a controversial…
Luxury: The word alone conjures an immediate barrage of decadent images like Italian marble bathrooms, sumptuous silk robes, on-call butlers, and infinity pools that touch the horizon. The word is also powerful enough to immediately remind most mortals that the trappings of the well-heeled are frequently far out of reach. With a little hotel-search savvy,…
For many, traveling to a new destination means packing in as many things as possible into the daylight hours. To those folks, we say, there’s a lot more to be accomplished after the sun sets too. At least that’s what many hotels are thinking these days. In fact, accommodations around the world have started to…
