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Truth Telling

National travel writer calls Houston a much better trip choice than overrated, uptight Austin

By Tyler Rudick

04.09.13 | 12:41 pm

Yikes . . . Sorry, Austin. In a piece for the Huffington Post, travel writer David Landsel ranks the Lone Star capital No. 1 in his list of the world's 10 most overrated destinations. ...


Island time

Galveston, oh Galveston! Island's new throwback tourist campaign brings musical surprises

By Whitney Radley

04.02.13 | 10:32 am

Romantic beach sunrises, bird watching, roller coaster rides, grand historic property tours, raucous parades and laser-lit dance parties: This is the Galveston portrayed in the island's new tou ...


Last Concert Cafe gathering

How hip is Houston? Bun B, Connor Barwin & other notables star in major ad campaign

By Dillon Sorensen

12.19.12 | 3:57 pm

On Tuesday morning, an unlikely cast of Houstonians – including rapper Bun B, fashion designer Chloe Dao and Houston Texans linebacker Connor Barwin – made their way through the unassum ...


Island Time

Is Galveston truly a viable cruise destination? Debating the island's push for "port of call" status

By Whitney Radley

11.08.12 | 6:28 pm

As a native Southeast Texan, I grew up building drip sand castles along Crystal Beach, swimming in Gulf of Mexico waters muddied by the Mississippi's silt.  Galveston Island, ...


On the East End

Galveston to get a new nine-story hotel on the water, community opposition be damned

By Whitney Radley

10.02.12 | 1:37 pm

Ordinance? What ordinance? The city of Galveston's planning commission has voted in unanimous favor of a nine-story hotel at 1328 Seawall Boulevard, despite community opposition and a ...


World Traveler

The road less traveled: Laid-back Laos offers authentic Asian experience

By Shelley Seale

08.25.12 | 4:53 pm

The land-locked Asian country of Laos may seem very far away from Texas, but Southeast Asia is increasingly becoming a hot spot for travelers. Particularly with rising prices and a weaker ...


Beyond Texas

Nonchalance toward Colorado wildfires helped fuel devastation: Keeping tourists a warped priority

By Chris Baldwin

07.02.12 | 8:48 am

On the first night of the Colorado Springs wildfire, the dining room of Summit restaurant at The Broadmoor resort was packed with people celebrating the night away. Next to our table, an extend ...


places to stay

The new Heywood Hotel is a groovy little oasis of mid-century style in East Austin

By Shelley Seale

02.05.12 | 7:34 pm

People come to Austin to live out their dreams, says Kathy Setzer. She is one of them — originally from St. Louis, she came to Austin in 1999. The realization of her dream in the form of ...


Hometown Glory

We're getting more fabulous: Houston is a Top 20 LGBT travel destination for the first time

By Caroline Gallay

12.16.11 | 12:06 pm

A San Francisco-based market research group has released its 2012-2012 Gay & Lesbian Tourism Report, and for the first time ever, Houston has broken into the Top 20 U.S. destinations for LGBT t ...


Bad ideas

The perils of Houston's new marijuana tourism: Visitors to the busted pot farm forget to leave their drugs at home

By Sarah Rufca

10.26.11 | 6:03 am

When you think of marijuana tourism, you probably imagine foreign havens like Amsterdam, Jamaica, Thailand and, um, Berkeley. If those destinations are a little out of your reach — it is ...


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