Rapa Nui: Easter Island

 Ah, Easter Island! Doesn’t it conjure up the most wonderful images? I’ve wanted to visit this enigmatic island in the South Pacific ever since I first saw one of the giant moai in the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, decades ago! Thor Heyerdahl’s documentary about his expeditions (1955-56 and 1986-88) only served to keep the fire going. …

Discover the Town That Embodies the Dream of Martin Luther King Sr.

Atlanta became the first major southern city to elect an African-American mayor in 1974 and has selected one in every election since. Black citizens in the Atlanta metro earn college degrees at a rate almost 50% higher than the national black average. When Ebony magazine named Atlanta, Georgia as the “Black Mecca of the South” in 1971, it …

Getting banked with Maya is your ticket to all-year-long travel in 2024!

Maya, the #1 Digital Bank in the Philippines, is kicking off the New Year with an exhilarating opportunity for its users to jet-set around the world throughout 2024. It’s a Happy YOU year, as users can experience the thrill of winning unlimited flights for the entire year just by saving, spending, investing, or borrowing with …

Seven Gen-Z Travel Trends That Are Transforming the Hospitality Industry

Generation Z is the younger generation that comes after the Millennials and this demographic consists of people born between 1997 and 2012. These tech-savvy and adventurous are highly self-reliant and are used to going out and finding what they need on their own. Thus the type of lodging and experiences they look out for when …