The all-inclusive Wyndham Alltra Samana in the Dominican Republic is taking reservations ahead of its Dec. 1 opening. Managed by Playa Hotels & Resorts, the resort will be the first Wyndham Alltra on a Caribbean island (existing Alltra’s are in Mexico: Cancun, Riviera Nayarit and Playa del Carmen). • Related: Dominican Republic out to prove it’s more than Punta Cana […]

JUMP TO… Why use magnetic hooks on cruise ships? Best magnetic hooks for cruises Best cruise storage accessories Cruises serve as your home-away-from-home on the high seas, and with holidays ranging anywhere from three days up to multiple weeks at a time, there are a lot of things to pack. But, there is one handy item that cruise veterans frequently […]

Maui’s lodging industry has played a pivotal role in early recovery efforts, with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announcing a no-cost hotel program for locals displaced by wildfires. An initial 500 hotel rooms have been secured and made available. Additional rooms have been made available to temporarily house first responders.  Green added that his office was working with Airbnb to turn […]

A holiday can mean a whole host of different things. Rest and relaxation, a lovely location, a chance to try something new, time spent doing the thing you love. Activity holiday specialists Neilson gathered up everything on this wishlist then added more into the mix. They created luxury accommodation options, laid on fabulous food, they even sorted the childcare, the […]

Holidaymakers take to Reddit to reveal their biggest travel blunders, from packing a passport in hold luggage to reserving a hotel on the wrong side of the Grand Canyon One traveller visited Barcelona alone following their husband’s passport blunder Another divulged how they ‘booked a month-long Airbnb for the wrong month’ READ MORE: Travel expert reveals the cabin bags that fit […]

Air Canada has become the first airline to sell Hopper’s Cancel for Any Reason insurance product within its own website.  Canada-based users of AirCanada.com are now automatically given the option of purchasing Cancel for Any Reason within the booking path. Air Canada’s Standard, Flex, Premium Economy Lowest and Business Class Lowest fares are eligible for the insurance product. Refundable fares […]

An Airbnb customer arrived at their rental to find an exhaustive list of rules for using the kitchen, including the host dictating guests wash dishes by hand despite the property having a dishwasher. The horrified guests wrote that their “host” had even warned them against drinking the tap water. The guest posted the list on Reddit under the r/mildlyinfuriating section.  The […]

Officials in Maui this week said tourists in parts of Maui not impacted by the fires have not been asked to leave and that visitors are still welcome in the southern and eastern parts of the island.  “South Maui is open. Kihei, Wailea is open,” said Maui County mayor Richard Bissen during a press conference over the weekend. “Maui is […]

In the winter of 2024-2025, Celebrity Cruises for the first time will base a ship at Port Canaveral, Fla., the world’s busiest cruise port. In what new president Laura Hodges Bethge said is an attempt to reach a mix of out-of-state and in-state travelers, the line will sail cruises from Port Canaveral on the Celebrity Equinox. The Equinox will sail […]

Expedia is still offering package holidays to Maui, marketing them as a “tropical island fantasy come true” while wildfires are devastating the area, despite a rising death toll reaching almost 100. The company’s Destination Travel Guide is at the time of writing still billing the area as a location holiday-makers can “stay on incredible beaches, watch gorgeous ocean sunsets, and […]