http://www.robbreport.com/This is an RSS feed for Travel category in RobbReport.60http://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Explore-Antarctica-in-Grand-StyleIn celebration of its 20th anniversary touring Antarctica, Abercrombie & Kent created three extraordinary Antarctic journeys aboard the newly unveiled expedition ship MV Le Boreal. The expansive luxury liner, equipped with stylish, spacious staterooms, many with private terraces, will be limited to 199 passengers. A team of naturalists, geologists, historians, ...Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/FrontRunners-London-DownWhen a public-smoking ban took effect in London in 2007, the Lanesborough’s Library Bar could no longer serve cigars. So the hotel set three umbrellas on a sunken outdoor patio and served cigars in the makeshift space. The spot became so popular that the hotel sought permissions to upgrade it. ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/The-Robb-Reader-Dereck-and-Beverly-JoubertWhen Botswana residents Dereck and Beverly Joubert are not traversing continents to promote their latest film, book, or photography exhibition, they live in the bush, tracking the lions and other super predators that are the focus of their Emmy Award–winning documentaries. After 32 years of exploring together, the Jouberts—who are ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Imperial-HeightsCaesars Palace has raised the stakes. The Las Vegas resort’s three Octavius Tower Villas—the property’s only individually designed suites—opened in September as part of an ongoing $1 billion expansion. Central to the development, the $375 million Octavius skyscraper was built to house 665 guest rooms and 71 suites, including this ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Mind-Body-SoleilIf God lives in Italy, then he vacations in the south of France—or so the Provençals say. Such superlatives, however, pass almost without notice in this land of blue skies, lavender fields, olive groves, and vineyards, all of which—after disembarking from an 11-hour transatlantic flight—I have watched roll by during ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Great-ExpectationsDereck Joubert strides through tightly planted rows of pyrethrum and sweet potatoes on a steep rise in the Rwandan countryside. Reaching a craggy overlook near the mountain’s peak, he points down to the valley floor, where a muddy footpath snakes through the farmland. "The road will come up through there," says ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Island-Wonder-Down-UnderBy the third day of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2009 off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the weather gods are clearly unhappy. A high-pressure system has settled over the island on this August morning, bringing the winds to a standstill and leaving a flotilla of roughly 200 becalmed sailing ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Bilila-Lodge-KempinskiBig and bold like its surroundings, the 74-room Bilila Lodge Kempinski is one of just five non-tented lodges in Tanzania’s 5,700-square-mile Serengeti National Park. The $50 million property, which opened in July, includes all the requisite amenities of a five-star resort—infinity pools, sun decks, a wine cellar, a spa—plus such ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/The-Jefferson-Washington-D-CFresh from a top-to-bottom renovation, the Jefferson in Washington, D.C., reopened in August with a new design scheme that is true to the 87-year-old hotel’s Beaux Arts roots and offers subtle nods to the third American president. Wander the halls to peruse original Thomas Jefferson sketches and signed notes before ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/San-AntonioSince Santorini became a regular cruise-ship stop a few years ago, the Greek volcanic island has become a hot spot for the tourist hordes. But last May, a hotel debuted on an isolated stretch of the island, a setting where the Santorini of old—a peaceful perch from which to sit ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Soneva-KiriThe Eco Villa at Six Senses’ new Soneva Kiri resort is best identified by what it lacks: carbon emissions. This environmentally friendly accommodation—which Six Senses intends as a prototype for its future properties—is one of 42 villas at Soneva Kiri, a stylishly sensitive beach resort that opened on Thailand’s Koh ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/La-MamouniaAfter a three-year, $180 million renovation, Marrakech’s La Mamounia has finally swung open its ornate, heavily mosaicked doors to reveal a hotel that, despite dating to 1923, is almost entirely new. "Inside and out virtually everything has changed," says general manager Didier Picquot, himself new to the iconic Moroccan property. ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Il-SalviatinoFrom among the cypress trees in the hills of Fiesole, Il Salviatino peeks out onto the Florentine skyline. This former aristocratic estate opened as a hotel in October following a nearly $60 million reinvention that touched every tile, fresco, and furnishing in the property’s 15th-century villa. Located three miles from the ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Qasr-Al-Sarab-Desert-Resort-by-AnantaraThough inhabited for thousands of years by nomadic Bedouin tribes, Abu Dhabi’s Empty Quarter is one of Earth’s hottest, driest, and least hospitable environments. The Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara—opened in October amid the Empty Quarter’s golden-red dunes—is one of the planet’s most welcoming. Thailand’s Anantara group modeled ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/The-Robb-Reader-Larry-RuvoLas Vegas businessman Larry Ruvo believes success should be shared. As senior managing director of Nevada’s Southern Wine & Spirits, he has grown the company into one of the state’s largest importers and distributors. Yet the direction of his life changed when, in 1992, his father developed Alzheimer’s disease. The ...Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/On-the-HorizonFor Jiro and Yukiko Hashimoto, a well-traveled couple who introduced triathlon competition to Japan and now publish a portfolio of magazines for endurance-sports enthusiasts, Atami seemed the perfect place to build their dream home. The seaside town, which is one of Japan’s best-known hot-spring resorts, has a mild climate and ...Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Bruce-Wallin-on-Family-Ski-Resorts Bruce Wallin, Robb Report’s Editorial Director and seasoned traveler, lists his favorite family ski resorts and hotels.There are several great options this season, as a number of new properties have opened in the past year. I would recommend any of the hotels below, each of which offers a family-friendly environment ...Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Exclusive-Chalet-Opens-in-the-French-AlpsThe Hotel de Charme Les Airelles in Courchevel, France, unveils its latest escape from the cold this winter: a nine-bedroom, five-floor private chalet, located less than 20 feet from the Bellecôte slopes. The 3,000-square-foot Chalet Ormello, which officially opened in December, can accommodate up to 15 guests and features a ...Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Grand-Openings-Out-of-the-BlueIn 2007, Emirates Hotels & Resorts purchased a 4,000-acre site in Australia’s Blue Mountains with the intention of building a resort-cum–conservation project. Two years later, the new Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa—which is based on Emirates’ Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve and Al Maha resort in the Middle East—delivers on both ...Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.robbreport.com/Travel/Grand-Openings-On-the-MarkFrench architect and interior designer Jacques Granges has transformed New York’s classic Mark Hotel into a stylishly modern neighborhood scene that features a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant, Frédéric Fekkai beauty salon, and the fashionable Bar Mark. Located in the heart of New York’s residential Upper East Side on Madison Avenue and ...Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT