The Hunt – Romantic spots

February 2, 2012

Global – Every week, The Purple Passport team goes out in search of a designated item in whatever city our team members happen to be in at that time. We wanted to share with you, our readers, some of our finds from around the world. And with Valentine’s Day coming… (more)

Tempting Tuesday: The Royal treatment at Claridge’s

January 31, 2012

LONDON, UK- In preparation for the Olympic Games, hotel prices in Londontown have sky-rocketed. And all the while, the allure of the cosmopolitan city across the pond refuses to falter. Thankfully, we’ve uncovered a gem of a deal for the infinitely luxurious and classically cool Claridge’s. This historical Mayfair hotel is offering a… (more)

Introducing: New York – Cosmopolitan to the Core

January 25, 2012

NEW YORK, US – Start spreading the news…We’ve launched The Purple Passport Guide to New York! Fittingly for the nation’s largest metropolis, it’s our biggest guide yet, featuring over 450 of the choicest hotels, restaurants, spas, nightlife spots, shops, and activities to help you plan a distinctive city experience. Drawing… (more)

Tempting Tuesday: Splashing out at The Omphoy Ocean Resort

January 24, 2012

PALM BEACH, FL – The holidays have wrapped up, the weather is getting a bit grim (two thumbs down for dirty snow!) and we here at The Purple Passport are starting to get those mid-winter blues. Boo. But there’s some good news! Visions of Palm Beach have been cheering us… (more)

Tempting Tuesday: Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution

January 10, 2012

NEW YORK, USA– Are you guys keeping your New Year’s resolutions?  You know, your plans to relax on the weekends, and to treat yourself every once in a while? Oh, you’re not? Well, we aren’t either. But lucky for you we’re here with a hotel deal in New York… (more)

A “bobo” bistro with cinematic charm at Hôtel du Nord

January 9, 2012

PARIS, FRANCE–Every time I walk through the streets of Paris, I can’t help but feel a little cinematic déjà vu. The Eiffel tower, the grands boulevards, the bourgeois-bohème crowd (bourgeois-bohemians, affectionately known as “bobos“) cupping espressos at sidewalk cafés…every mental snapshot I take feels like a frame of celluloid ripped… (more)

Tempting Tuesday: A Hot Hollywood Hotel

January 3, 2012

LOS ANGELES, USA- Welcome back to Tempting Tuesday travelistas! We’ve been super busy behind-the-scenes at the Purple Passport (have you seen our New York City Guide sneak peak?), but this week we are back to our regularly scheduled programming with a deal straight from the Los Angeles hotel scene. We… (more)

A Chic Week in Sydney and Melbourne

December 28, 2011

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- Last month, my husband and I traded in almost all of our frequent flier miles on Etihad Airlines to fly from our current home in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Sydney, Australia. The 14-hour flight seemed to take forever, but it was much shorter than it would… (more)

Paris by way of the Silk Road at Hôtel Daniel

December 10, 2011

PARIS, FRANCE – If you’re like me, your passport is a well-worn hodgepodge of stamps from the Middle East and Far East (Jordan, China, Japan, Vietnam), the best of the West (Spain, France, UK), and a sprinkling of North/South (Mexico, Argentina). But whatever direction my compass points me, I love… (more)

Tempting Tuesday: NYC Skyline for a Steal

December 6, 2011

NEW YORK,  USA–Sometimes, it’s the little things that make us love our favorite hotels–our preferred designer beauty products in the bathroom, signature cocktails at check-in. But other times, the details we love are a bit bigger. Say, sweeping floor-to-ceiling vistas of one of the most beautiful cities in the world,… (more)