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Europe is a popular summer travel destination for many reasons: the weather is perfect, attractions are open, and well, it’s beautiful. But this summer, things are looking even more appealing. With the euro down 18 percent against the dollar, travelers are saving over $100 (or 88 euros) on a 500 euro room, making it a…
While many people forego train travel in favor of faster (and sometimes cheaper) modes of transport, hopping aboard a train is an excellent way to explore the planet. If you love to ride the rails (or if you’ve never done it before), here are a few of the world’s greatest — and, in some cases,…
By John Solaro via Flickr The quality of a city’s beer credentials might seem like strange criteria on which to judge a travel destination — but there are certainly stranger. And there are also plenty of beer fans out there. It might be the cost of the beer, its beer-soaked historical root,s or its sweet…
If you want to see a rare artifact, you typically have to head to a museum or know someone with a stellar private collection. But how cool would it be if seeing a piece of history was one of the amenities that came with your hotel stay? Well, that’s exactly what some properties are doing;…
Travelers take vacations for all sorts of reasons, but this year in particular spiritual tourism is on the rise. As travel junkies, we find that any type of getaway can work to strength our spiritual connection — to the destination, our companions, nature, and/or ourselves. Some visit resorts dedicated to health and wellness to harness…
Last year, Bloomberg published a list of the world’s most expensive hotel cities and we were fairly surprised that San Francisco took the number one spot, even though we did know it’s one of the world’s most expensive cities to live in. As New Yorkers, paying some of the largest rents for the smallest spaces,…
Trekking, hiking and mountaineering have all seen a worldwide increase in popularity in recent years. New safety measures — coupled with the rise of extreme sports — has led many to try their hand at scaling some of the world’s most iconic mountains, or trekking through Nepal’s stunning landscapes. An Active People Survey concluded that…
The Headland Hotel has scenic sea views. The British summer is a glorious thing to experience — especially when the sun shines — and there’s no better way to do so than with a stay in a hotel that overlooks gently lapping water and swathes of golden sand. So we scoured through our database and…
Sometimes it feels like the family-run inns of yesteryear are all but extinct now; larger brands run the hospitality show these days, and even some historic bed-and-breakfasts that have maintained their quaint vibe are nonetheless owned by hotel chains now, meaning no more pleasant interactions with husband-and-wife duos or generations of owners. But “all but…
Here at Oyster, we can never get enough of bright lights, big cities, and the continuous buzz and hum of modern metropolis life. There’s just something about the energy in the air that we find exhilarating. But that doesn’t mean we don’t take a moment every once in a while to step back in time.…
