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  • Discover America Day encourages Canadians to go to U.S.

    This week, the Discover America Canada committee held its seventh annual media day in Toronto. The event featured more than 35 exhibitors from across the U.S. and focused on increasing tourism from the Canadian market. A new partnership between Brand USA and Air Canada is one of the efforts being made to promote more travel…

  • My Heart is in San Francisco

    I left my heart in San Francisco for the same reason Tony Bennett did: it felt like home. It was the last stop on the two month drive across the U.S. and as soon as I checked into the Hotel Mark Twain, I felt a sense of completeness – I just covered 6,000 miles, visited…

  • The W Hotel: East to West

    My love affair with the W Hotel began more than two months ago in Atlanta, GA. I was coming off of a seven hour drive and I just wanted to get into my room. But, as soon as I pulled up to the W Atlanta-Buckhead hotel and walked into the lobby I was floored: antlers…

  • Historic Route 66

    Historic Route 66 was the original highway in the U.S. Highway System and one of the most popular roads in the country bringing prosperity to many of communities it passed through. The nearly 4,000 kilometer route operated from 1926 to 1985 and passed through eight states to connect Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA. With…

  • Hotel Review: Sorella, Houston, TX

    Hotel Sorella in Houston embodies the “everything is bigger in Texas” statement. The 255 room hotel, located in the CITYCENTER plaza, Houston’s hottest spot for shopping, dining and luxurious living, features penthouse residences, a 10,000 sq. ft. meeting center and a 4,000 sq ft. ballroom. Location: 800 Sorella Court, Houston, TX Location points: The hotel…

  • Eating New Orleans

    It all started with the French back in 1718. It was then that Sieur de Bienville discovered La nouvelle Orleans and set up shop in the port city. The French brought with them a unique culture and French bread – considered by some as the ingredient that established bread pudding, one of the most popular…

  • On the Road: Driving Across the U.S., Part 7

    I know I said that the drive across the U.S. is over – and it is – but I still have something interesting to share. Similar to the third post, I wanted to focus on some fantastic facts about the rest of the destinations I visited. Delray Beach, FL: Delray is part of Palm Beach…

  • On the Road: Driving Across the U.S., Part 6

    The cross-country drive is over. I am back in Canada now and am feeling pretty depressed about the whole thing. The road trip was the best decision I have ever made in my life. Not only did I have the opportunity to see beautiful scenery, learn about different cultures and histories and meet wonderful people,…

  • Naples’ Icon: Philip McCabe

    If I said that Philip McCabe, president and CEO of The Inn on Fifth in Naples, FL owns half of the city I would be kind of right. Not only does McCabe run The Inn on Fifth, a contemporary four-diamond hotel located on upscale Fifth Avenue, he has also developed and designed four other hotels…

  • Florida’s Inspiring Hotels

    Two weeks of the cross-country road trip were allotted to exploring Florida’s landscape and attractions, as well as basking in the beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. During my time there, I also had the opportunity to stay in some of the most beautiful hotels in the state, if not the…