Hotels

When we booked our stay at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino, the main reason wasn’t the hotel itself — it was access to Renaissance Island. The private island is …

We first visited Aruba earlier this year on our cruise, and while we had casually mentioned a possible future stay at the Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort, we had no …

If there’s one thing about being a travel enthusiast, it’s that there’s always something new to learn. We’ve gone over some “I bet you didn’t know” terminology over the years: …

In recent years, many credit cards have started offering statement credits when you book a hotel through their travel portal. Initially, these credits were provided by banks that had their …

The world is fraught with ways to somehow beat the system. A candy machine that spits out two chocolate bars instead of one. A website that lists discount codes people …

One underrated perk of the American Express Platinum Card is automatic Gold Elite status with Marriott Bonvoy. Here’s how it works, how to activate it, and whether it’s actually worth …

Hotel designers have a tough job. Either you’re trying to make a cookie-cutter hotel room seem interesting and inviting, or you have to shoehorn a design into a hotel that …

My husband Joe and I have been married for over 20 years, so it’s been a long, long time since we shared our hotel room with anybody else. But back …

When it comes to booking a hotel, you’d think it would be simple: pick the hotel you want and book it. But these days, that’s far from the case. With …

First! There’s something in all of us that makes us want to be the first one to do something. It’s human nature, or whatever. The feeling you get knowing you’re …