The bellman swept back the gold drapes with a flourish to let the late afternoon sunlight flood my room – and to reveal a post-card view across Lake Lugano to the mountains on the opposite shore.

I’m staying at Tenuta Pilastru, an agritourism inn high above Arzenchena, about 15 minutes from the Costa Smeralda, but light years away in style and class.

Kristkindlmarkts -- Christmas markets fill villages throughout Europe's Alpine region with twinkling lights, tantalizing aromas, crafts and holiday music.

December winds nip at noses and fingers as vendors and shopper wrap their hands around warm cups of spicy Gluhwein at Munich's many Christmas Markets.

Deliciously comfortable beds and a wrap-around balcony with an eye-to-eye view of the rising moon and the Chrysler Building – how can New York get any better than this?

Iberia Airlines begins the Business Plus experience on the ground, at a chic, stylish and ever-so-welcoming lounge in Boston.

Woodstock, Vermont, may not be the first place you’d think of for a family vacation, but it should be. The kid-friendly Woodstock Inn & Resort is only the beginning of the town’s charms.

I have a new best friend to travel with – my Titan four-wheeled roll-on luggage. I never dreamed that having luggage with a backbone and four feet of its own could make so much difference in my travel life.

Sam's is what Annapolis is all about: the harbor, boats, fresh seafood, fine dining and good old-fashioned Maryland hospitality with a smart 21st-century style.

Porto de Galinhas isn’t a town with a beach; it’s a beach with a town. Beach towns have never been my favorite destinations, so I was surprised at how much I liked this little Brazilian beach town just south of Recife.