Michelle Gross

Dec 18, 2024 | forbes.com | Michelle Gross

The year of conscious travel is upon us. According to the latest world tourism barometer by UN Tourism — international travel is not only expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024 — but a shift towards intentional and immersive travel experiences coupled with travelers growing desire to see and explore the world more ethically in the face of overtourism and climate change is on the rise.

Dec 3, 2024 | forbes.com | Michelle Gross

When the Waldorf Astoria opened its opulent, art-deco inspired doors on New York City’s Park Avenue in 1931, it was, by and large the grandest hotel the country had ever seen. In the near century since the Waldorf first made its historic debut, New York’s grande dame has hosted a decadent buffet of elegant guests and A-listers from the Windsors to The Who, along with every sitting U.S. President since Herbert Hoover famously took up residence in suite 31A of the Waldorf Towers.

Dec 3, 2024 | bbc.com | Michelle Gross

Grímsey: The Arctic island with 20 people and one million birdsAlamySet some 40km off Iceland's northern coast, this windswept sliver is home to one of Europe's most remote settlements and a thriving seabird population. Even on a sunny day in late August, the wind on the island of Grímsey cut through our waterproof layers with so much force that one bad gust felt as if it could wipe us clean off the map for good.

Nov 23, 2024 | forbes.com.br | Michelle Gross

A linha de cruzeiros de luxo Silversea está oficialmente entrando no setor hoteleiro. Em um anúncio feito recentemente, a empresa informou que abrirá um hotel na cidade mais ao sul do Chile, Puerto Williams, no final de 2025. Localizada nas costas setentrionais e ventosas da Ilha Navarino, Puerto Williams é conhecida como uma cidade portuária e ponto de partida para os viajantes que desejam explorar a lendária Terra do Fogo da Patagônia, além de ser o ponto de partida para viagens à Antártica.

Oct 17, 2024 | robbreport.com | Michelle Gross

Providenciales, the capital of the coral island archipelago of Turks and Caicos, has grown into the Caribbean vacation destination of choice for A-listers. Provo to the initiated, its popularity was spurred by a best-in-the-Caribbean inventory of massive, ultra-private luxury villas—not to mention the no-filter needed, sugar-white sand beaches and Gatorade Cool Blue-water.