Calling all jetsetters: if you're itching to use your passport this holiday season, here are four lovely European cities that are especially wonderful this time of year—along with our choices for the hautest hotel in each locale.

Luxury travel may not be as seamless as you think. You still have to organize, pack, get yourself there…you get the point. With so much to do and so little time we could all use some help, right? Right, and fortunately for us there are now these things we like to call apps to get you through. These are five must have travel tools for the next time you take flight.

High standards have been recognized at the World Travel Awards as the best city hotels in the world are announced.

The Ty Warner Suite at the Four Seasons is the most expensive suite in the city.

“The next Brooklyn is now and we felt it was the right time to bring this type of resort-inspired experience to the borough,” explained Sébastien Maingourd, General Manager of Brooklyn's The William Vale Hotel.

Fairmont San Jose, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is offering the Ultimate Super Bowl 50 Package: eight tickets for an exclusive game day experience, plus extraordinary accommodations and indulgences for a truly memorable Bay Area getaway. The cost? Just $50,000 a night.

Switzerland is by no means the only destination for watch geeks. Our resident watch expert, Arthur Touchot, reveals the watchmaking industry's favourite five-star hotels...

This holiday season is all about relaxing and unwinding, and no one knows how to do that better than Mirbeau Inn & Spa located at the Pinehills in Plymouth.

“I think the close portrait of model Kate Moss has become our signature piece, welcoming every guest who graces our lobby,” explained Troy Pade, General Manager of The Surrey.

The origins of the first Nobu Hotel in the world, uniquely designed rooms and luxury suites, tips to truly experiencing the property and location, the dining experience at Nobu Restaurant, and much more.

In case you haven't looked at your calendar lately it's December. It's the happiest season of all and the most wonderful time of year. It's also the month that creates total chaos with budgets and schedules, as well as utter frustration as you battle crowds and try to figure out what toy will incite the most squeals on Christmas morning.

ICE! featuring Christmas Around the World is a beautiful, awe-inspiring display at the Gaylord Texan.

The InterContinental San Francisco, which debuted in 2008, flaunts that it is the city's most recent ‘built from the ground up’ hotel. With its eighth birthday quickly approaching, we thought it would be fun to give you seven reasons—one for each year—why you should make this hotel—perched at the corner of Howard and Folsom Streets and boasting 550 modern rooms with fantastic city views, luxurious amenities and really, really comfortable beds—your next SF lodging destination.

One of the best escapes around the holidays is to the island of Nantucket. Charter a private flight from Boston and you can be on island in less than a half an hour for one of the island's hautest happenings this weekend.