Find out why sports stars, celebrities and savvy business travelers check in to The Peninsula Chicago when they're in town.
-
08 Feb ' 18:56
-
Money Wise Women
Gift Guide: How to Not Screw Up Valentine's Day
Are you seriously mailing a baby in a wooden box for Valentine’s Day? C’mon guys, you’re better than that.
Recent Activity
Active in Travel in the past 24 hours
Trending in Travel
World's Most Beautiful Cities
564 views today
-
Ann AbelFeb 08, 2012
Magazine
The Hotel Police
Going undercover with the arbiter of greatness in hospitality.
-
-
08 Feb ' 12:53
New Paris Hotels Debut From Top Luxury Brands
Princess Eyeballs And The Case For Business Travel
Andrew BenderGuide To Perfect Water Bungalows And Lagoon Trips
Tanya Mohn-
Caroline PatekFeb 08, 2012Hotel Of The Day: The Peninsula Chicago
What: The Five-Star Peninsula Chicago is a hub for the city’s business and celebrity travelers—sports teams and stars passing through town choose The Peninsula for its attentive service and oversized, elegant suites. Inside, the hotel has an understated European aesthetic (on display in the fifth-floor lobby with its soaring ceilings and murano glass chandeliers) with decorative nods to the brand’s Hong Kong roots. The hotel’s Shanghai Terrace restaurant turns out fine Shanghainese and Cantonese[...]
see photosPhoto Gallery
Topflight Airport Lounges
-
Caroline PatekFeb 08, 2012
Forbes Travel Guide
The World's Most Outrageous Airport Lounges
See photosForbes Travel Guide chooses four topflight airport lounges for first class passengers.
-
Kenneth RapozaFeb 08, 2012My Sad Brazilian Carnavals
See photosEveryone who has ever lived in Brazil has a Carnaval story. Mine are all depressing. Here's how to avoid a similar fate.
see photosPhoto Gallery
Where To Party In Brazil During Carnaval
Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval has long been known as the nks to concierge clasworld's biggest party. Surely it is the most colorful, if not flamboyant. It's on many people's bucket lists. Here's how to spend it, and where throughout Brazil this year, thas travel firm Dehouche.
-
merrillmoores Enter Your Comment
Feb 08, 2012 @ 11:40AM -
richardrider To read a well-reasoned and sourced rebuttal of this ode to pro sports subsides, read the Bloomberg opinion piece available below: http://sdrostra.c[...]
Feb 08, 2012 @ 11:08AM
-
-
Valentine’s Day. Here it comes, filled with high expectations and commercial pressure. Almost makes you want to protest even the need for the day.
-
-
08 Feb ' 07:43
-
Larry Olmsted You can get all your info on the world from the radio and believe eveyrthing you hear. Im a journalist so I try to get mine in person. An owner of a 100+[...]
Feb 08, 2012 @ 9:21AM -
cmac One correction to the story. The "Sports Strategy" Indy has been 40 years in the making, starting with then Mayor Richard Lugar, leading the way. The[...]
Feb 08, 2012 @ 8:49AM
-
-
-
07 Feb ' 21:22
ACTIVE CONVERSATION
+3 called-out comments in the past 24 hours
-
armond more specifically episode #343 Super bowl economics
Feb 07, 2012 @ 11:04PM -
armond Was the cost of your meals and hotel all it cost the city of Indianapolis to have this ridiculously misguided puff piece released? Listen to NPR's planet[...] continue
Feb 07, 2012 @ 10:57PM -
loren103 Larry, Great article, by the way. Should you ever desire to travel to Brazil and need some direction as to where to visit and what to do, I would[...] continue
Feb 07, 2012 @ 10:44PM - comment now
-
-
07 Feb ' 17:04
-
Ellen DorleFeb 07, 2012Valentine's Day.....What If ????
Valentine’s Day. Here it comes, filled with high expectations and commercial pressure. Almost makes you want to protest even the need for the day.
-
-
07 Feb ' 12:38
Here's What's New In Oahu
Forbes Travel Guide Inspector picks the best of what's new in Hawaii's Oahu.
FTG InspectorContributor Master Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim On Dream Trips
-
Meghan CallaghanFeb 07, 2012Nobu Hotel Slated To Open This Fall At Caesars Palace
While luxury hotels with restaurants by star chefs may be old news in Las Vegas, famed chef Nobu Matsuhisa is putting a new spin on the concept with the opening this fall of the first Nobu Hotel. The hotel, housed in a renovated tower at Caesars Palace, takes its style cues from the chef's restaurants and recipes, offering streamlined rooms, signature Japanese flair and, of course, 24-hour room service menus designed by Matsuhisa himself.
-
Reinvention Stories: A Chicago Theater Becomes A Steakhouse
Anybody who walks down elegant Oak Street in Chicago has paused to look at the Esquire Theater and wonder, "why doesn't somebody put something in there?" The streamlined movie palace has been a part of Chicago's Gold Coast since 1938, but it hasn't shown a film in six years.
-
Behind The Scenes Of A French Truffle Hunt
Want to know what really goes on during a truffle hunt?
-
The Modern Business Traveler: Top 5 Things That Will Keep Your Travel on Track
Forbes Travel Guide
Guest houses on the grounds of luxury hotels offer privacy, space and exclusive service. Here are three to book for a secluded retreat. read »
-
07 Feb ' 01:27
-
06 Feb ' 20:41
-
Super Bowl XLVI's Real Winner? Indianapolis!
Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most watched television event in American history, tuned into by nearly half of all households and at peak time, more than 117,000,000 viewers. Ad rates were $3.5 million per 30 second spot, and while viewers debated who was better, an overweight Volkswagen obsessed dog or Clint Eastwood, the real beneficiary of all that airtime and all those viewers was the city of Indianapolis.
-
-
06 Feb ' 14:31
Top VIP Houses To Reserve At Luxury Hotels
Ashley Hamilton Contributor-
Whistle Stops: How To Travel By Train Almost Anywhere
Fed up with the unfriendly skies? For a happy break from frenetic and increasingly unpleasant air travel, check out the award-winning “Man in Seat 61” a sophisticated, encyclopaedic website for travel by train, track-by-track, almost anywhere on the planet. This colossal collection of routes, prices, timetables, and even ferry connections generates fodder for heart-poundingly inspirational travel.
-
Forbes Travel Guide
Where Master Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim Wishes He Could Be Right Now
Master mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim has been putting new spins on classic cocktails since 1980. The bartending legend has worked coast-to-coast from New York to San Francisco and now lives in Las Vegas, consulting for some of the biggest names in the beverage business (Steve Wynn handpicked him to design the cocktail program at the Bellagio when it opened). When he’s not creating new handcrafted drink recipes, Abou-Ganim hosts international cocktail seminars and appears on TV shows such as America’s[...]
see photosPhoto Gallery
VIP Accommodations
-
-
06 Feb ' 07:44
Four Seasons New York's Ty Warner Penthouse Suite
Hayley Bosch-
This Is How To Buy Your Way Into Fashion Week
The Carlyle Hotel is offering a sweet deal for New York Fashion Week.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Looks from the runway shows at Lincoln Center.
-
Tanya MohnFeb 06, 2012
Thatched-Roof Bungalows and Crystal-Clear Lagoons
It’s the time of year when many of us who live in colder climates yearn for a bit of tropical paradise. One travel writer turned entrepreneur has done his part to make it a little easier. Roger Wade recently created what he calls a comprehensive guide to every overwater bungalow & water villa resort in the world.
The $250 Million Cezanne: What Does It Mean To You?
Search the Site
Custom Search
