Among the coolest things about being an AvGeek is finding weird routes or products to explore. It is among the longest domestic routes in America, between the East Coast and Hawaii (some of the shortest…
One of the most iconic properties in Scottsdale, Arizona is the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort (formerly known as the HyATt Regency Scottsdale resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch). A new era The resort is ready…
I'm a traveler and travel journalist, Singapore has longluded me to the city-state (and its famous Singapore Airlines) but it is always been in my mind. After a work trip to Japan in the end…
New Zealand is home to dozens of small luxury lodges, from the lush subtropical Bay of Islands in the north to the rugged, glacier-cut valleys of Central Otago in south as well as some of…
The brand's design-forward, lifestyle-based hospitality is a key part of the financial center of Frankfurt and opened in May 2025 as Kimpton Main Franchising Germany debut for Kimon. Frankfurt is also a popular layover city,…
Hundreds of people choose their name-brand properties such as Edition, Four Seasons, Aman (and the first of AMAN's new "little-sister brand," Janu), and many others have their choice in Tokyo'd luxury hotels. Hence, when I…
Located on the quiet stretch of New York's Thompson Street, with its graceful sawtooth oaks and Chinese elms, The Manner is an aptly-named boutique hotel that manages to feel both dignified (a home away from…
Madrid's Palace Hotel was one of the largest and most modern hotels in Europe when it opened in 1912 under the auspices of King Alfonso XIII. Spain was the first country in Spain to provide…
Although the original Peninsula Hotel was opened in Hong Kong in 1928 and remains an Asian landmark to this day, it is one of the world's smallest ultraluxury hotel chains (with only a few hotels…
One of the biggest complaints I hear about hotel points is that people think they can only earn and redeem them at cookie-cutter hotels, which are part of large chains. Over the last several years,…
