“This is a Park Hyatt,” Sam Kirby, the general manager of the highly anticipated Park Hyatt Riviera Maya, told TPG in a recent sit-down interview. “First and foremost, it’s a Park Hyatt — it just happens to have an all-inclusive lens over the top.” Yes, you read that right: Park Hyatt is opening its first-ever…

The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is one of the best all-around travel credit cards. It has a $95 annual fee, a handful of useful perks and simple earning rates that suit anyone who doesn’t want to track categories. It’s also easy to redeem Capital One miles for travel, either directly through Capital One…

There are new ways to earn bonus points, land discounts and snag freebies with a major U.S. airline loyalty program. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines just launched a handful of new “communities” in their combined Atmos Rewards program. Think of these as mini clubs inside the loyalty program that offer a handful of smaller perks,…

Among cruise lines that focus on upscale trips, Ponant Explorations has one of the simpler fleets. All but three of the line’s 13 vessels fall into one of just two groups: The Sisterships and the Ponant Explorer ships. Both of these groups are made up of vessels constructed around the same time to the same…

We’ve been urging travelers to lock in their holiday flights, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas, for weeks now, as we are worried prices will continue to climb as we get closer to the holidays. I’m even recommending some people go ahead and book spring break trips now. Our last check with our partners at Points Path…