Melinda Fulmer

And it has nothing to do with wine.

Spas draw from the local well of belief and tradition, but how do you really know what you’re getting into—and should you mix and match?

The new AmaLia luxury riverboat offers the best of Egypt from the water.

Resorts are spending fortunes turning spas into life-extension laboratories. Are longer guest stays the big pay-off?

A Waldorf, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, a Six Senses, and more than a dozen others are transforming the nation’s once sleepy Gold Coast into a scene out of St. Tropez.

From California to Portugal, therapy, counseling, and even intimacy coaching are being added to the lineup.

With two new Nobu restaurants, a pair of renovated Four Seasons hotels, and wellness wonders galore, is Lanai becoming the next Maui?

Once known for kicked-back holidays, top resorts are now luring thrill-seekers with adventurous activities.

The towering, white St. Regis is now a plant-filled Hawaiian hideaway that blends into the green landscape.