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13 Traditional Christmas Dinners from Around the World

Feast of the Seven Fishes, Photo via Saveur You thought you were bad at Thanksgiving? That feast is really just the amuse bouche to all the holiday eating that goes down at the end of the year. After all, the month of December is pretty much stuffed with events where we stuff our face. And…

You Can Celebrate Christmas Year-Round At These 4 Merry Hotels

Everyone has that friend: It’s 95 degrees and sunny — the middle of July — and he or she is already posting a countdown to Christmas on social media. Instead of unfollowing that person, pass along this convenient little list of hotels that celebrate the holiday year-round so he or she can cure the holiday…

10 Amazing Travel Experiences You Have to Add to Your Bucket List

You’ve probably heard that millennials, and consumers in general, are shifting their buying habits from goods to experiences. Instead of purchasing a new handbag or the latest technology, consumers are opting to splurge on trips to Phuket and scuba diving in the Bahamas. After visiting and investigating thousands and thousands of hotels around the world,…

Four Things You NEED to Know Before Visiting Japan

Geisha at Hamadaya restaurant At Oyster.com, our trained team of amazing photographers and hotel experts are constantly working to bring you honest hotel photos and reviews from around the world. They visit each hotel in person so when you arrive, what you’ve seen on our website is exactly what you’ll get in real life. But…

The Most Delicious Traditional Breakfasts Around the World

These days, most people (particularly in the US) down a power bar on the go — or skip breakfast all together. But doctors (and nagging mothers) have long dubbed it the most important meal of the day…and we’d argue it can also be the most delicious. During our travels, we’ve used this MD-approved advice as…

World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries

This post comes from our partners at Travel + Leisure. A self-proclaimed taphophile — someone fascinated by death and cemeteries — Loren Rhoads has documented more than 150 sites for her blog CemeteryTravel.com. “Visiting cemeteries on vacation helps me understand what the surrounding community values; it makes me feel more connected to people, to the…