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A totally “adorbs” pair of pointy, midnight gloss Jimmy Choo slingback pumps at La Vallee Village near Paris are almost half of what you’d pay in SoHo.

Whether couples want to escape colder climates or are just looking for a way to celebrate February 14, these Valentine's Day deals in Sunny Florida are a sure way to heat things up, both on and off the beach.

Wyndham Vacation Rentals offers two properties in Central Florida that are located just minutes from Disney. Bahama Bay Resort & Spa and Caribe Cove Resort both offer all the conveniences of home combined with all the amenities of a full-service resort.

Fans of the new Disney film, "Frozen," can stay in their very own Frozen-inspired suite at Hotel de Glace in Quebec.

Last month, Recommend attended the 2013 USTOA Annual Conference & Marketplace at The Fairmont Princess Scottsdale in Arizona and if the optimism felt during that conference is any indication, 2014 is going to be a stellar year for the travel industry.

From Finland’s lake district and Iceland’s dramatic landscape, to Sweden’s imposing castles, Norway’s cutting-edge architecture, and Denmark’s innovative festivals, Scandinavia is where the Northern Lights shine and where travelers will find something unique around every corner.

In 2011, B Hotels & Resorts launched in Fort Lauderdale with its first hotel, B Ocean Fort Lauderdale, with a very specific goal—provide an approachable, but stylish lifestyle hotel at a moderate price point, without compromising sleek design and well-thought-out amenities, especially for today’s tech-savvy traveler.

Here we are, wrapping up 2013 with an issue that has Recommend’s editors looking back over the course of the year and pinpointing noteworthy trends and hotel openings, as well as tour operator and destination updates.

Throughout a challenging season, cruise industry leaders have stayed on course, doing what they do best.

U.S. travelers are staying put in North America, exploring their own backyard with its national parks and urban escapes.

Europe—from Great Britain to Italy, France, Germany, Eastern European countries, and Turkey, too—is never one to rest on its laurels, with new vacation experiences awaiting first-timers as well as those North Americans who just can’t get enough of this historically, architecturally, and culturally rich continent.

As I’m writing this, I’m thinking of the various trips I have lined up in the coming months, including a 2-day cruise on the re-imagined Disney Magic, Mexico City a la luxury, and December’s USTOA conference, which brings us to the issue at hand. For the articles in this November Hot Destinations & Tours issue, our editors reached out to USTOA members to get their take on the various destinations, trends and products we deem to be hot for 2014.

Tasmania, the island long thought of as Australia’s gawky little sister, is rapidly making headway into becoming the destination of choice for those who want to experience a place that beckons with an atmosphere of remoteness.

After a decade of political ruin and economic disaster, there is lots of good news coming out of Zimbabwe.

Travel agents can earn $5 bonus cash from Funjet Vacations with each booking, as part of the revamped Fun for Life agent rewards program.

Family travel isn’t what it used to be: mom, dad and the two kids heading to the nearest beach town for some fun in the sun.

The Norwegian Breakaway sailed into the New York City market with a big splash in May and like its home port, the 4,028-passenger Norwegian Breakaway is a ship of superlatives.

Club Med Punta Cana packs quite a punch when it comes to offering a full-throttle multigenerational family vacation.

We’re strolling through Belle’s French-inspired village in the Enchanted Forest section of Walt Disney World’s New Fantasyland—the largest expansion to date at Magic Kingdom—and we can almost hear a chorus of villagers singing “Bonjour! Bonjour!” as we eye Gaston’s Tavern and a castle in the distance.

Recommend's editor-in-chief, Paloma Villaverde de Rico, interviewed Kim Goldstein, manager/travel consultant specializing in Disney Destinations, with Journeys Inc., for the Adventures by Disney's Scotland story that appears in the September Family Travel issue.