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Foto Friday: Name Your Price!

Inauguration day is approaching, and we’re ready to hit Washington, D.C. in style! When searching rooms in the area, we looked for comfort, convenience, and any special extras that might entice us. Luckily we found two great hotels — one luxury and one value — with all our of must-haves. The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown is located…

Foto Friday: Choose Your Own Adventure

While some travelers love the pampering and convenience of all-inclusive resorts, other opt for the intimacy and individuality of a boutique stay. For those who choose resorts, all-inclusive options allow for a hassle-free vacation with pre-planned activities, meals, and excursions. And for the fans of boutiques, nothing beats charming character and a unique ambiance, mixed…

The Best Travel Tweets of 2012

Whether our favorite tweeters are giving us drunken live updates from their planes, or just making us super jealous from their private island vacations in the Caribbean, we can’t get enough of their 140 character e-postcards. And 2012 saw its share of great travel tweets from all types of tweeters. Check out some of our…

The Top 5 Travel Trends of 2012

The way we travel is always changing, and 2012 provided ample proof of that. To help you prep for your 2013 vacay, Oyster honed in on the top trends currently rocking the travel world, from the royal travel craze to the rise of the pod hotel. Here’s what’s hot — and what’s not! The Trend:…

13 of the Best Luxury Hotels in Europe

There are plenty of different ways to travel in Europe – from shoestring-budget trips to over-the-top getaways worthy of the British royals. Here at Oyster we’ve been lucky enough to be able to do both (seriously, the budget hotels in Europe are pretty nice!), but the holidays are for wishing and dreaming, so we’re going…