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Nikki Ekstein

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Travel Czar at Bloomberg Pursuits

Hotel nut. Always hungry. Travel Editor at Bloomberg Pursuits. (Opinions are my own.)

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  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nikki Ekstein

    A rendering of a private home on the grounds of the Hudson Valley’s coming One&Only. (Bloomberg) -- For decades, New York’s Hudson Valley has been something of a local secret. Yes, New Yorkers know it—they’ve been vying for reservations at Blue Hill at Stone Barns and hunting for antiques in Beacon for years. But ask Londoners or Parisians to name a single town or hotel in the region and they’ll likely draw a blank. It’s not the Cotswolds—yet.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nikki Ekstein

    Corona Arch near Moab, Utah(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Last summer, Elizabeth Mouzannar treated her husband and 11-year-old daughter to a two-week road trip visiting some of America’s most beloved national parks. At Zion, Arches, the Grand Canyon and beyond, they attended every ranger talk they could, racking up National Park passport stamps. Not only did her daughter love it, “I actually found it really educational for myself,” says Mouzannar, an arts administrator in Brooklyn, New York.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nikki Ekstein

    The striking red towers of San Diego’s Hotel Del Coronado. (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- “That building you’re looking at right there? It’s the birthplace of the American beach vacation,” says Gina Petrone.  Petrone holds the unusual title of “heritage manager” at San Diego’s landmark Hotel del Coronado, and she and I are standing in the long driveway that leads up to the vast Queen Anne Victorian pile, whose distinctive ivory shingles and terracotta-red turrets captivate every arriving guest.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Nikki Ekstein

    NowThe baffling purple honey found only in North CarolinaIn a quiet corner of North Carolina, bees produce a violet-hued honey so rare and unpredictable that even experts can't explain it – and that's what makes it magical.

  • 1 month ago | torontosun.com | Nikki Ekstein

    The best way to gauge the success of a vacation is how you feel when it ends. So as pop culture becomes more aware of “the vibe economy” — the idea that consumers are willing to pay more to feel a certain way — it’s no surprise that travel professionals are hoping to capitalize on it.

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26 May 22

RT @luxury: Among the most popular routes, a Los Angeles to New York ticket is selling for an average of $569 round trip, up 69% from 2019.…

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26 May 22

RT @luxury: In April, domestic fares climbed 18.6%, the biggest monthly increase since the US Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking t…

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26 May 22

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