Where to Travel in 2023: 6 of the Best Places to Visit This Year

Whether you’re looking to wander the streets of a new city exploring buzzy restaurants, bars and shops, or if you’re looking for an island getaway to escape from your daily routine, here are Better’s top picks for destinations both near and far to visit this year. Wherever you travel, consider how you can give back […]

Travel with Purpose: 10 Perfect Getaways for an Active Family Vacation

Grandpa wants to play golf, the cousins want to swim and you want to go for a scenic 40-mile bike ride — so how do you decide where to go for this year’s family vacation? From South Carolina to Alaska and Hawaii and everywhere in between, these resorts and adventures cater to active, multigenerational families, offering something […]

Royal Caribbean Has Ambitious Sustainability Goals — How The Company Plans to Cruise Toward Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

The cruise industry makes up a substantial section of the travel industry. Before the pandemic, Statista reports cruise passengers totaling almost 30 million in 2019. While Covid-related impacts have continued to hit the cruise industry hard two years into the pandemic, new studies show that travelers are once again ready to cruise. Cruise giant Royal […]

Let the Sun Shine! Tropical Getaways for the End of Summer

After what felt like the coldest summer in a long time (especially in Southern Marin), we wanted to offer up some guaranteed sun-filled R&R. Here are four, easy(ish)-to-get-to destinations in Mexico and Hawaii. Take a Siesta in Mexico Careyes, Jalisco, Mexico Italian-born Gian Franco Brignone dreamt up Careyes, a seaside Mediterranean village on the Mexican […]

5 Ways to Save Money on Travel in 2021

After a year of unprecedented restrictions, and despite the rise of the delta variant, people have been taking to the skies and roads in droves. Pent-up demand has people within the United States clamoring for a vacation and the opportunity to make up for missed holiday time with family and friends last year. But that […]

Santa Barbara’s Unexpected Hospitality History — Plus, Where to Stay on America’s Riviera

Thanks to its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, rich heritage, world-renowned food and wine scene, stunning natural beauty and near-perfect weather, Santa Barbara is known as the “American Riviera.” The moniker is actually trademarked, so it’s got to be true. “It’s actually a lot like Marin,” explains Marin native Karna Hughes, who handles public relations for […]

Santa Barbara’s Unexpected Hospitality History — Plus, Where to Stay on America’s Riviera

Thanks to its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, rich heritage, world-renowned food and wine scene, stunning natural beauty and near-perfect weather, Santa Barbara is known as the “American Riviera.” The moniker is actually trademarked, so it’s got to be true. “It’s actually a lot like Marin,” explains Marin native Karna Hughes, who handles public relations for […]