I went to Times Square to get healthy.  No, the raggedy Elmos aren’t leading Bikram yoga classes. (I wish.)  Instead, there’s a new hotel that’s obsessed with health and wellness—and it happens to be located in the most hectic neighborhood in the world’s busiest city. EVEN Hotels Times Square South is the third EVEN hotel ... 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

Jeffery Keffer, a West Virginia CEO, arrived last March in Svalbard, a chilly, remote Norwegian archipelago where polar bears roam. He’d come specifically for the total solar eclipse, a rare event during which the moon passes between the earth and the sun, resulting in a bright, halolike ring behind a ... More

Throughout history, Turkey has found itself at any number of crossroads—religious, political, geographic—and so it remains. In August, the country elected a new, and controversial, president whose paternalistic rule as prime minister inspired protests in 2013. Appeals for admission into the European Union are ongoing. And although Turkey became a ... More

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In the world of private aviation, Wheels Up is the new kid on the tarmac—but the company is already shaking up the industry. That’s largely thanks to co-founder Kenny Dichter, who launched Wheels Up in August 2013 with the intent of providing a “jets-on-demand” service similar to that ... More

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Ever since the end of the Jet Set era, airline travel has been more of a task than an event to be treasured. It’s something to be endured, what with the crowds, close quarters and delays so frequent you can rely on them. The surest way to get that magic ... More

Since the 1950s the tiny Principality of Monaco has undoubtedly held the crown as one of the most important ports in the world for the jet set. It conjures opulent images of Roger Moore as James Bond docking at the local Yacht Club de Monaco and Société Nautique rowing ... More

For a certain kind of traveler, the best part of vacationing isn’t lounging on the beach, lingering over dinner or spending hours in the spa—it’s the luxury of being looked after in five-star fashion. So it’s no surprise that an increasing number of jet-setters are opting to take up residency ... More