As someone who’s been going to Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach for 50-something years, I was pretty happy to see Trip Advisor name it as the best beach in the U.S. in this year’s Travelers’ Choice Awards. It’s a fabulous, three-mile stretch of sand with great snorkeling, paddleboarding, boogie boarding and swimming. It’s also fronted by a long foot path lined with towering palm trees, and has some of the island’s best hotels and resorts, as well as the delightful, open-air Whalers Village Shopping Center. Among my fave hotels on Ka’anapali are the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel, the Sheraton Maui Resort and Spa Read more
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Canada Jetlines is making its first scheduled flight to Mexico today, flying from Toronto to Cancun. “Canada Jetlines is very proud to operate our first scheduled flight between Canada and Mexico. Following the recent announcement of our first successful scheduled operation to Las Vegas, we are pleased to be flying this morning to Cancun,” said Canada Jetlines Chief Commercial Officer, Duncan Bureau. “Canada Jetlines continues to expand on the strong relationships with the travel agency community, and tourism boards in both Canada and Mexico. We are looking forward to offering our world class product to those that are traveling between Read more
It’s National Beach Day, so here are some of my fave beaches around the world. Cheers!
Travel + Leisure this week came out with its annual list of top destinations and hotels around the world. Among the featured lists was a gathering of the top 20 resorts in Hawai’i, a place I love dearly. Here’s there list, along with a few suggestions of my own. Hotel Wailea, Maui Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani, O’ahu Four Seasons Resort, Maui (great food, beautiful beach and a terrific spa) Prince Waikiki, Honolulu, O’ahu Montage Kapalua Bay, Maui (only walked past it, but a stunning hotel with wonderful views and one of the best beaches on the planet.) Mauna Lani, Auberge Read more
Trip Advisor has a top ten beaches of the U.S. list out, and Florida has been knocked out of the top spot. Hapuna Beach, located on the north Kona coast on Hawaii Big Island, takes the top spot this year, while Siesta Key in Florida took the silver medal. Casey Brogan, senior communications specialist at Tripadvisor, told CNBC that a Florida beach had finished first in the last eight polls. “So for Hawaii to pass it, this is actually the first time Hawaii has had the number one beach in the U.S. since 2014,” he said. (EDITOR’S NOTE: DO YOU Read more
