Consumer Publications Highlight Romance Travel in February
by Anna Gleksman /It’s Valentine’s Day, so it should come as no surprise that romance is in the air.
The February issues of some top consumer travel magazines will be highlighting romantic destinations, and so we thought travel professionals would be interested in what their customers will be reading this month, and which destinations consumer travel writers think will be hot.
Here’s a list of the top stories in a few consumer travel publications this month.
Budget Travel
Budget Travel breaks up its editorial sections by location and relevance. In the Air this month features National Parks; the Great Wall of China; Girlfriend Getaway to New Mexico; and Three-Day Weekends in Barcelona. The feature article, “Where to Go in 2016”, recommends: Iceland, San Antonio, Cuba, Los Angeles, Greece, Vietnam, Martinique, Galapagos, Portugal, Isla Holbox, New Zealand, Cincinnati, Asheville NC, Nicaragua, Rome, Copenhagen, Scotland, Croatia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Rio de Janeiro, Colombia, and Namibia.
Conde Nast Traveler
In the spirit of the season, February brings a “Romance Issue” from Traveler that features Costa Rica, Paris, Venice, Baja, and Mongolia.
National Geographic Travel
If you are selling river cruises this year—and who isn’t?—you might want to read “Gently down the Stream.” The feature article describes the “18th Century Cruise” down England’s Oxford Canal, a slow and romantic romp through a majestically beautiful countryside littered with quaint and historic towns.
Sunset
Sunset features the 20 Most Romantic Getaways for a quick escape for Valentine’s Day weekend. They are: Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA; Rolling Huts, Methow Valley, WA; Rolling Huts, Methow Valley, WA; Petit Hotel Hafa, Sayulita, Mexico; Hidden Meadow Ranch, Greer, AZ; Volcano Rainforest Retreat, Big Island, HI; Cavallo Point, The Lodge at the Golden Gate, Sausalito, CA; Rockwater Secret Cove Resort, near Halfmoon Bay, B.C.; Korakia Pensione, Palm Springs; View Hotel, Monument Valley, UT; Two Harbors, Catalina Island, CA; Waimea Plantation Cottages, Kauai; Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, at Uclulet, Vancouver Island, B.C.; Figueroa Hotel, Los Angeles; Todos Santos Inn, Baja, Mexico; Griffin House Inn, Elk, CA; Indian Springs, Calistoga, CA; Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, Big Sur, CA; Coast Cabins, Manzanita, OR; Bamboo Retreats, Los Angeles.
Travel + Leisure
T+L’s February features include a spread on the Caribbean, with a guide to where to stay and what to do; a piece on The Isle of Skye in Scotland; Palm Springs and a history of this famous Hollywood getaway; and Zimbabwe’s growing role as a hot spot for safari trips.