By Lark Ellen Gould When it comes to traveling through a lot of territory in a limited amount of time and for the maximum amount of value and care, escorted tours still rule the road. Tour offerings are becoming more and more inventive, spots visited that much more exotic, and the age range […]

  While a cozy country New England inn may be just the thing for a romantic autumn escape, what if that cozy stay could be in a cottage designed by Bill Gates’ personal architect? How about a romantic weekend with in-room masterpiece by Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney or Frank Stella? Twin Farms is not your […]

  By Lark Ellen Gould Can your hotel room make you healthy? The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas thinks it can. The sparkling emerald-hued resort at center Strip that offers the largest casino in Las Vegas has developed an antidote to Sin City for visitors who want to bypass the smoke-saturated slot […]

By Lark Ellen Gould While the Costa Concordia still sits submerged off the coast of Italy and Europe takes its share of economic hits from the slumped global economy, travel agents who have traditionally made their balance sheets add up in the wake of burgeoning cruise sales have had to take their licks as well. […]