Las Vegas is a city of strangers, so I wanted to see how strange it could get if I didn’t actually experience the city at all. Thus began a three-day, self-imposed “lockdown” inside the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Resort, the pride of hotelier Steve Wynn. The ... More

The sky was gray and gusts of wind had women clutching their straw sunhats, but most of the ship's 450 passengers were too preoccupied clinking glasses to mind the weather. We'd just set sail off the southern coast of Greece on Seabourn Quest—the newest ship from the luxury ... More

Deep in the heart of a verdant river valley, the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan is an architectural marvel, seamlessly incorporating the property’s original trees and rice paddies and offering 60 secluded suites and villas, many with serene views of the rushing Ayung River. Even though the resort is just ... More

A new breed of far-and-wide travelers is emerging—the socially responsible type. As global sustainability issues continue making headlines, hotels and resorts have rallied behind green principles like recycling, energy efficiency and water/resource conservation. But with tourism accounting for an entire 5% of worldwide carbon emissions, the number of ... More

Travelers who consider Santiago little more than a place to fly in and out of while en route to more exotic locations would be missing out. Both the capital city and its nearby destinations are worth figuring into your itinerary. Below, how to make the most of your visit to ... More

The luxurious W Mexico City, in the ritzy Polanco neighborhood (blocks from Lincoln Park), was the first W opened by Starwood Hotels outside the U.S. And now the high-rise property has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation to its 237 rooms, overseen by New York-based designer Anurag Nema ... More

Lately you can’t shake a stick without hitting a boutique hotel promising Egyptian cotton linens, Kiehl’s products and flat-screen televisions. But there’s more to luxury than a well-appointed suite. That is why the proprietors at a string of new properties are turning their attention to common areas. More

The Austrian city of Salzburg has laid claim to a number of rich moments in history—it is the city that gave us Mozart (he was born there) and also served as the backdrop for the classic 1965 film The Sound of Music. Equally historic is the city’s Grand Dame property,  More

A lot of people start with a vision, but give up because it’s too big,” says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “Or they edit their vision, so it’s more attainable. But as Walt Disney once said, ‘If you can dream it, you can do it.’ ” The dream that became Airbnb began as ... More

On any given night at the new W Singapore Sentosa Cove, a glittering glass structure trimmed in neon and flanked by private marinas, sleep comes secondary to pretty much everything else. Positioned squarely at the center of one of the island-nation's most exclusive neighborhoods—you pay a toll to ... More