Gadling

As much as I really heart our sister-blog Luxist it does me no good reading many of Deidre Woollard's blurbs on ridiculously priced hotel stays, wine fests or swanky private country estates. With each line read I slowly find myself shrinking into the ...

While the glorious Palm Jumeirah -- an island shaped like a huge palm tree -- will house more than 20 hotels and other high-end facilities, getting people to the man-made island was a design challenge. Rather than build a road over the water -- which ...

Today, the city of Dubai announced it has purchased the Queen Elizabeth 2, "one of the world's most majestic cruise liners," to convert into a luxury hotel. The QE2 will be completely renovated and parked at the world's largest man-made island, Palm ...

It's easy to make fun of someone who's as privileged as Donald Trump Jr....so why make it hard on myself by doing otherwise. The Trumpito happens to be executive vice president of development and acquisitions at The Trump Organization, a company ...

Dubai has a thing for buying British vessels and cutting them up. Not long ago, it snapped up the retired cruise ship the QE2 with plans to cut it in half, add a section to the middle, and turn it into a floating hotel. The latest buy it and slice it ...

"Strike when the iron is hot" is a proverb for these times when it comes to taking advantage of a travel bargain. Cruises aren't the only places to find a deal--even if the deal may start off pricey. For those heading to New York City before ...