Mary Melnick

A couple weeks ago I headed down to Florida to spend a week in the sunshine and beautiful weather. There were a couple reasons I needed to be in Florida, so I decided to just make a trip of it. At the beginning of the week I needed to be in Miami for the Leisure Lifestyle awards. Along with some of my colleagues, I flew into Miami and headed to the InterContinental Miami. While there for work, we had a team dinner, the event and some other work stuff to take care of.

Dude ranch vacations are growing in popularity among family travelers, but skillcation trips on ranches are also on the rise, with travelers looking for opportunities to learn a new skill and develop a new hobby while escaping day-to-day life.

Raffles Hotels & Resorts is headed to the mountains! The luxury hotel brand announced plans for its first-ever alpine resort in the French Alps. The property will be located in Courchevel 1850, the most iconic address in the French Alps, offering a refined, intimate, slope-side retreat slated to open in 2028.