Look up! Tips from an Interior Designer to Take Travel Home
The inspiration we get from the new spaces we experience is one of the reasons we travel. It's even better when we can translate that inspiration from our travels into our own homes. Karen Sealy is principal designer of Sealy Design Inc. and TV design expert on Cityline. She's also an...
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Video: Man vs. Jetstream and other things you didn't know about St. Maarten
From the outrageous antics on Maho Beach at the end of the airport runway, to the hidden gems (literally!) of the island, this BestTrip.TV travel video shares our favorite - and most unique - things about the island. So is it St. Maarten or St. Martin? If you don't know why...
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Who's the Best Bartender at Sea?
2500 entries. 13 cruise lines. All competing for the title of 2017 Bacardi Legacy Cruise Competition Bartender of the Year. The finals took place in Miami in February in a live competition judged by a panel of cocktail and spirits experts, held at award-winning restaurant Alter in Miami’s hip Wynwood neighborhood....
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How to Eat Like the Irish on St.Patrick's Day
A foodie exploration of Ireland is an island-wide adventure involving the favorite Irish pastimes of eating, drinking and socializing – from cafés and pubs, to stylish Michelin-starred restaurants.In the 'Emerald Isle', food is intimately connected to the rich green landscape, regional farming and cooking traditions, the freshest seasonal ingredients and...
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A New Viking on the High Seas
The Viking Sky has set sail on its maiden voyage. It's the 3rd ship for Viking Ocean Cruises and a sister ship to Viking Star and Viking Sea. The Viking Sky launched from Rome’s Civitavecchia port last week on her first cruise en route to Barcelona. Sister ship to the award-winning...
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Makes 5-Star Award History
Business, leisure luxury hotel brand earns more Forbes 5-Star Ratings in a single year than any other hotel brand. 2017 is a banner year for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. It marks the second consecutive year the hotel brand, loved by fans of luxury travel, has topped Forbes Travel Guide ratings...
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Video: Culinary School in Provence, France
Has it been your dream to go to a cooking school in Europe? Immerse yourself in local produce, ingredients and culinary secrets shared by a chef in a scenic destination? BestTrip.TV traveled to Provence in the South of France, a region famous for its sun, breathtaking vistas, vineyards, beaches and cuisine....
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Video: When is a Cruise not a Cruise?
Crystal Cruises has deconstructed luxury cruise travel and put it back together again, re-imagined. In addition to the luxury, small ships that put Crystal on the map, the new, 'All Things Crystal' includes river cruises, yachting, expedition cruises, and most breathtakingly: air cruises. Imagine, a whole 777 aircraft made over as a...
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Montreal Celebrates 375th Anniversary with a Year of Music
5 Can't Miss Music Events in Montreal in 2017 from Leonard Cohen to Pink Floyd Opera to an Electronic Music Parade.On May 17, 1642, a small colony called Ville-Marie was founded by a small group of 50 explorers from France. The little colony would soon be known as Montreal and...
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Spoiling you at Sea: Lifestyle Brands on the World's most Luxurious Ships
If you've never sailed on a small, luxury cruise, you don't know what you're missing. It feels like being on a large, private yacht that can sail right into the heart of a destination, allowing you to stroll on and off the ship at your leisure. Imagine an all-suite environment...
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Video: Tree-Top Champagne Bar in Champagne, France
It's the elixir of lovers and those who love the good life. Champagne is perfection, and how do you improve on perfection? Drinking it in the tree tops at the Perching Bar. BestTrip.TV traveled to the source, the Champagne region of France, and to the National Forest outside its capital of...
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What European River Cruise is the Most Romantic?
It's the time of year when we celebrate love - and love of travel. We've hand-picked our favorite travel experiences for treats, pampering, romance, the good life, and celebrating traveling with everyone in our lives we love.Beginning with... the most Romantic river cruise in Europe: Castles and wine and lovers'...
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Video: Meet the Maker: Dutch Bicycles and Cycling Culture in Amsterdam
Did you know there are more bicycles than people in Amsterdam? It's one of the original and influential cycling cultures that helped set the trend towards urban cycling and our love for touring new destinations by bike. The Dutch bicycle - the original workhorse urban bike for entire families - sets the...
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Eataly's $106 Million Italian Culinary Destination in Bologna
They don't want you to call it a 'theme park'. But if you're one of the foodies around the world who love the wildly popular, Eataly franchises, the field-to-fork destination that has opened near Bologna, Italy is the culinary 'theme park' of your dreams.The Eataly phenomenon has been described as...
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Video: Hong Kong's Chinese New Year Fireworks
Kung Hei Fat Choy! BestTrip.TV discovers the traditions, the spectacle and the little known facts behind one of Hong Kong's biggest festivals. Chinese New Year - or Lunar New Year - is celebrated not only in mainland China, plus Hong Kong and Macau, but also in Chinese communities around the world, as...
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BestTrip.TV Travel Video: Juice Fasting Resort in Costa Rica
Is health and weight loss at the top of your resolutions this year? Did you also resolve to travel more? What if you could marry your two goals? Travel to a dream destination AND come home healthier? Foodie BestTrip.TV travel video host Lynn Elmhirst trades in cocktails and cuisine for a juice...
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Cruise to Cuba? Yes You Can!
10 ways you can cruise to Cuba this year. One of the biggest travel stories of the past year has to be the renewing of relations between Cuba and the US and the rise of Cuba as a destination for American travelers. Cuba has long been a favorite sun and culture...
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Accor's New-Concept 'Millennial' Hotels: 'Revolutionizing' Travel?
French company Accorhotels is launching JO&JOE, a new hotel concept it says is 'disrupting' traditional hotel codes and 'reinventing' the hotel experience in design, food&beverage, service and lifestyle, blending 'the best of private-rental, hostel, and hotel formats for solo, groups, pairs or family 'tripsters'. A lot of jargon, but what does...
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