For an outrageous NYE celebration, catch A-listers and live performances with Jay-Z, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyonce at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas.
By Jay Pierce
With New Year’s Eve only days away, time has almost run out for travelers to finalize their celebration plans. Almost. For the first time ever, Orbitz is recommending the most unique traditional and modern hotel pairings for New Year’s Eve, taking the guesswork out of deciding where to go. Just steal away to one of these top five NYE destinations and you’ve got only one thing left to figure out; will you celebrate old-school style or in all the latest rage?
Dine at Azure in Honolulu where you'll take in this view at the Royal Hawaiian Resort.
By Bill Pirraglia
Along with the magic of spectacular weather, scenery, and beaches, trips to Hawaii would not be complete without an evening at one of it’s many award-winning restaurants. From award-winning chefs to some of the most spectacular seafood you’ve ever tasted, restaurants across the Hawaiian islands can almost do no wrong. How to tell the very best from the great? Created in 1984, the Hale Aina (“eating place” in the Hawaiian language) Award recognizes Hawaii’s most notable dining establishments and those most worthy of a traveler’s appetite.
Orbitz customers donating to CarbonFund.org help to support projects like the Amazon Forest Conservation Project. Credit: Batrax.
By Jeanenne Tornatore
With Orbitz customer contributions totaling more than $50,000 sent to the non-profit carbon offsetting organization, CarbonFund.org, the online travel company and its customers have offset over 10 million pounds of CO2 in 2010. But just what does an offset like this mean in real life terms:
Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy, site of the Palios horse race. Credit: PhillipC.
By Vince Font
We recently posed the following question to our Facebook friends: “If you could travel to any place in the world to experience one event or festival, what would it be?” Travelers (and aspiring travelers) around the world chimed in to share this bucket-list of international events and vacation destinations.
How many times have you opened an email touting a great travel deal, only to forget to take advantage of it after reading the dozens of other new emails in your inbox? According to Hotmail, the average person receives more than 200 email messages per week (outside of work). And until now, most HTML emails have required you to click out of an email and go to the sender’s website to take advantage of an offer – something most of us intend to do once we finish checking our emails.
The new Cosmopolitan features unique private terraces with sweeping views of the Vegas Strip and skyline.
By Nina Kokotas Hahn
Tonight, the brand-new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opens its doors with a grand opening celebration that includes a performance from The Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers. Earlier this fall, I had a chance to tour the Cosmopolitan –touted as the biggest-casino resort to hit the Vegas Strip in some time – and I’ve since been obsessing about my next Las Vegas vacation. Here’s what I can tell you first-hand: the Cosmopolitan is incredible and truly special compared to so many other Las Vegas hotels.
Southwest Airlines has priced its new in-flight Internet service: $5 USD per flight, regardless of length of the trip or the device used. Southwest uses an Internet service called Row 44 and the airline says it’ll have 60 aircraft wired by the end of the year. All other U.S. airlines use an inflight WiFi product called Gogo and prices range as high as $12.95 per flight.
Find tropical warmth at the new The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico. Designated as a Certified Gold Audubon International Signature Sanctuary, the St. Regis is first Caribbean resort to earn this distinction.
By Joe Brancatelli
As cold weather and longer nights begin to dominate many places in the United States, airlines and hotels begin focusing on warmer-weather spots. So if you’re battling the cold and dark already, consider these balmier options:
The Air Transport Association (ATA) expects 43.6 million passengers to travel on U.S. carriers over the winter holidays. If you’re trying to figure out the best way to navigate the lines, security measures and often-unpredictable weather conditions, follow these airport travel tips and you might just arrive at your destination with some holiday cheer still in tact.
Trade in that hotel feeling for your own unique waterfront villa at Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Riviera Maya.
By Nina Gass
Some new and unbelievable Mexico hotels have opened, tempting an immediate winter getaway. Combining luxury, value and a number of unique and totally refreshing amenities, these new Riviera Maya hotels are sure to please even the most discriminating traveler — from families to adults only — with beaches, fine dining and glorious R&R:
