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There are plenty of reasons to travel — museums, spectacular food, historic sights — all perfectly fine diversions. But for shopaholics, none of those can beat the high we get from returning to our hotel room victorious after a decadent day of shopping. And for us, no vacation is complete without splurging on something on…
“Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” features scenes that have gone on to play a prominent role in pop culture long after the film’s 1992 debut — the pizza-filled limo ride, the pigeon lady encounter, and of course, the cameo appearance from Donald Trump at The Plaza hotel. Now, to celebrate the film’s 25th…
Central Park, New York City/Oyster Now that Thanksgiving is over, we’re already thinking about Christmas. But that’s for a good reason. When it comes to booking hotels for the holidays, the sooner the better. And this is particularly true for the most popular destinations of the season. Looking at data based on where Oyster.com users…
Jörg Schubert/Flickr You can try all your life to feel like a “real” New Yorker and never quite get there. Ask a local and they’ll offer hodgepodge of guidelines for what constitutes a true native. If you’re not a regular in the Big Apple, all you need to do is learn a few simple rules…
Being a travel journalist has its obvious perks: experiencing different cultures, racking up airline miles, and seeing new sights from the mountains in Peru to the legendary landmarks in Paris, to name a few. Even better is being able to share our discoveries, so that others can enjoy the world as we have. That said,…
When it comes to New York City neighborhoods, there are hundreds and hundreds of them, spread out across 304.6 square miles in five boroughs. With such a selection, it’s hard to pick the “trendiest,” but if we were hard pressed to make a choice, we’d have to go with SoHo. Today the downtown neighborhood is…
Visitors to New York City often search frantically for hotels with beautiful skyline or Central Park views — and we get it, they are fabulous. However, many travelers forget that New York City is an island surrounded by water, and many hotel rooms have spectacular water views. We pulled together a list of great hotels…
There are many reasons why people don’t go home for Thanksgiving — maybe their family doesn’t celebrate the holiday, it’s too expensive to go home, or it’s a free long weekend and traveling elsewhere just sounds more fun. Whatever your reasoning for passing on heading home, we want to provide you with some amazing Thanksgiving…
It’s the middle of October and that means we’re elbow-deep in pumpkin-carving, costume planning, and spooky stories. Whether or not you believe in ghosts, it’s still fun to indulge in a little spooky storytelling this time of year. At Oyster, we love all things hotels — and we get a special thrill from (supposedly) haunted…
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