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Sustainable Tourism: The Basics, Part I

Sustainable Tourism: The Basics, Part I

Tourism is a numbers game, and more isn't always better (as Barcelona and Iceland will tell you). Travel has almost doubled in less than 20 years. There were nearly 1.18 billion international travelers in 2016, up from 674 million in 2000, according to the United...

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8 Luxury Travel Trends to Watch in 2018

8 Luxury Travel Trends to Watch in 2018

What are the luxury travel trends in 2018? Luxury is probably the most overused word in the marketplace. The definition of luxury travel has changed and evolved based on the Zeitgeist, but the parts that have stayed true to the notion of luxury are scarcity,...

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The 10 Best Travel Tips for 2018

The 10 Best Travel Tips for 2018

Happy New Year! I haven't done an updated post on my favorite travel tips since my top 100 travel tips and hacks in 2014, so I wanted to start the year by sharing the best travel tips for 2018. These are a few of my favorite travel tips that I use on a frequent basis....

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5 Favorite Cocktail Bars in Reykjavik, Iceland

5 Favorite Cocktail Bars in Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelanders have an undeniably passionate love affair with booze, particularly beer. But it's interesting to note that beer became legal in the country only about 26 years ago in 1989, designating March 1 as National Beer Day. You will notice that most bars around...

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The Cultureur 100: 100 Things to Do in the United States

The Cultureur 100: 100 Things to Do in the United States

100 Things to Do in the United States If you've been following me for awhile, you'll know I love creating series -- Deconstructed!, 15 Foods You Must Try in..., Eat, Play, Stay Luxe City Guides, 100 Reasons to Travel, and the list goes on. So I bring you a new series...

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5 DOs and DON’Ts in Los Angeles

5 DOs and DON’Ts in Los Angeles

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.  A pioneer of American pop art, Andy Warhol paints only one version of my darling hometown, Los Angeles -- a city of extremes, where the opinions...

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2017: An Open Letter to Luxury Hotels Around the World

2017: An Open Letter to Luxury Hotels Around the World

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. -Maya Angelou Dear Luxury Hotels of the World: Consider this an open letter from your esteemed guests all over the world. For the love of all that is good, please stop: Assuming that the...

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