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Intrepid launches tours for solo travelersThe tour operator said solo travel has grown 40% over the past five years.

Rooms at the Explora Atacama in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, offer views of the An-des.

Explora Atacama: Chilean adventuring in styleThe resort "is about the outdoors and activities but not necessarily tough physical exercise; it's about the adventurous soul."...

The English Lake District in the U.K., one of 21 sites newly designated as World Heritage sites by Unesco.

Unesco adds 21 sites to World Heritage listThe additions bring the number of properties that are on the list to 1,073.

Travel Impressions offers agent specials for Barcelo bookingsTravel Impressions is offering travel agents exclusive rates on air-inclusive, four-night packages and up to $1,000 resort...

The Ventus Australis is being built at the Asenav shipyard in Valdivia, Chile.

Patagonia line Australis makes U.S. sales pushThe cruise line expects to begin sailing the 210-passenger Ventus Australis in January 2018, when it will join a sister ship,...

Four Seasons says its redesigned lobby will "offer an inviting and convivial open-air gathering space."

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica closing for major redoFour Seasons calls the project an "extensive re-imagination that will bring a striking new interpretation of modern eco-luxury...

Machu Picchu addresses overcrowding with new rules

Machu Picchu addresses overcrowding with new rulesThere will be two daily visiting periods and a tour guide requirement for visiting the site, effective July 1.

Delfin launches third Amazon vessel

Delfin launches third Amazon vesselThe Delfin III sails the Peruvian Amazon through the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.

A cabana at the Blancaneaux Lodge. The resort, in Belize’s Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, is owned by film director Francis Ford Coppola.

Surprising sylvan elegance: Belize's Blancaneaux LodgeThe resort is an earthy oasis in the midst of a vast protected forest. The weather conditions and landscape are nothing that...

Oetker Collection enters South America with Brazil propertyThe 141-room Palacio Tangara opened last week in Sao Paulo overlooking the city's Burle Marx Park.