Travel + Leisure released its Readers’ Choice Travel Awards for 2024 today (July 9). California had the top city hotel in the U.S. while Toronto had the top Canadian hotel. I usually find Vancouver wins the most hotel awards in Canada, but this time Toronto stole the show with the number one pick overall and three of the top six. For the U.S., California had two entries in the top 10 but Boston had two in the top four, so they definitely win the grand prize for 2024. Travel + Leisure also had readers name their top hotels in the Read more
best cities in the U.S.
Time Out has just issued its annual list of the world’s 40 coolest neighborhoods. Of course, it’s entirely a judgment call; what I call cool might be considerably different from what you like. Still I enjoy these lists. So here are some highlights that include some of my fave countries and U.S. states to visit. UNITED STATES California impressed with two spots in the top 30. The vibrant and funky Arts District in Los Angeles was 13th overall and second in the U.S. only to the Mid-City district of New Orleans. Here’s a Vancouver Sun story I wrote that talks Read more
A new study has revealed that Miami is the most popular city to visit in the US, at least according to the social media app TikTok. The research conducted by real estate company Portland Real Estate analyzed popular hashtags using travel-related terms on the platform for each of the most populated US cities to reveal a ranking of the most popular cities to visit, according to TikTok. Miami takes the top spot in the rankings with over 52.3 billion views on TikTok for the city. The city is a hotspot for dazzling nightlife, incredible real estate, and gorgeous beaches, Read more
