I’ve checked into hundreds of hotels in my career, and been welcomed with cold towels, flower garlands and even costumed dancers. But my arrival at Mexico’s Alila Mayakoba marks the first time I’ve been asked to extend my hands for a massage with...

Last fall I had a three-day staycation at The Setai, which has been a fixture on Miami Beach for more than two decades. And then – because there’s no such thing as a staycation for a travel writer! – I wrote a resort review for Chase Travel. Even better...

Small-ship line Windstar Cruises christened its first ship in FOREVER (OK, maybe not forever but more than a decade!) in Miami last week. And my story about the 224-passenger Star Seeker is live on Travel + Leisure’s w...