Randy Curwen

The Boston Globe has been named best newspaper travel section of 1996 in the over-500,000-circulation category in the 13th annual Society of American Travel Writers' Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism...

Two weeks ago, we reported on the winners of the first reader survey conducted by Travel & Leisure magazine. Now its arch rival, Conde Nast Traveler, which has been doing...

There's a new player in the "readers' favorites" travel awards game. Travel & Leisure magazine, perhaps responding to the success of arch-rival Conde Nast Traveler's annual reader survey, has come...

It doesn't take long. In the very first paragraph of his new book, "The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean" (Putnam; $27.50), Paul Theroux--visiting Gibraltar--slams the vegetation,...

It's being touted as a breakthrough in promotional cruise videos. But Princess Cruises, with its "Sun Princess Video Tour," is making a virtue out of a necessity. The 15-minute video...

Three legendary Asian hotels topped the 6th annual Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards as reported in the magazine's October issue. The Peninsula in Hong Kong moved ahead of the...

Need a little exercise? Or a lot? Start your tuneup by picking up some of the current crop of books aimed at adventurous travelers. Most books listed here are available...

Welcome to our special section on travel in these United States. Inside, you'll find a state-by-state (plus the District of Columbia roundup of tourist destinations, the most popular attractions, treasures...

The price of a hotel room is a very variable thing-especially for hotels abroad where exchange rates can change from day to day. At least partly because of these fluctuating...

''Riders on the Storm'' (Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, Nigel Pegram; Maurice Phillips, dir. Charter Entertainment, 1988; color. Running time: 92 min. Rating: R. $89.98) What do you get when...