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I touched down in the Lake Tahoe area in mid-December, only a few days after the region’s first snowstorm of the season. Naturally, I was worried about how the weather would affect my travels, but the timing couldn’t have been better.  By the time I arrived, the roads were clear, while a fresh blanket of powdery snow covered pretty much everything else around them. We drove for about an…

Turquoise waters, white-sand beaches, and lush peaks — the unparalleled beauty of French Polynesia is bound to wow even the most seasoned travelers. Jet-setters tend to flock to honeymoon-favorite destinations like Bora Bora and Tahiti, but with 118 islands and atolls comprising this overseas territory in the South Pacific, there are endless pockets of paradise worth exploring. One of them is…

Disneyland has revealed new details and never-before-seen artist renderings of The Villas at Disneyland Hotel, set to open in September. The new tower, which will join the existing Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California, will “blend timeless Walt Disney Animation Studios classics with contemporary designs, delicately curating a celebration of Disney history and immersing guests in the…

“My kuleana, or responsibility, is to pay attention to the culture and to bring the culture alive in the present, [in] the atmosphere of the hotel. So from the décor to our guest experiences, to our menus, and the artwork, everything is meant to tell a story,” Clifford Nae’ole, the longtime cultural advisor of The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, told me. We were chatting at the…