Part 3, Top 28 Destinations for 2020: Urban

We recently announced our Top 28 destinations for 2020 zeroing in on unique destinations with intriguing sites and experiences. Our list breaks down into four categories, both domestic and international, with the complete list here. We’ve already shared our Newsworthy Destinations and our picks for Nature & Culture. This week … Read more

Top Destinations for 2020 on TravelSquire

Top 28 Destinations for 2020

Realizing travelers have varied preferences, TravelSquire’s editorial team spends hours debating which destinations should make our Top 28 list each year. It’s never easy to choose, but we’ve finally reached a decision. We’ve comprised a diverse list with something to intrigue everyone. From bustling urban locales to natural wonders providing … Read more

My City: Toronto with Lisa Graziotto

Toronto is a fascinating destination, a hybrid city that is Canada’s most visited destination. It’s a center of big-ticket events and attractions, top notch restaurants, music, architecture, culture, festivals and pro sports including the Toronto Blue Jays. We chatted with artist and resident Lisa Graziotto, a born and bred Canadian, … Read more

The Toronto International Film Festival & Shangri-La Hotel

The ushers are still cleaning up popcorn from under the seats of the theaters that showed nearly 400 films during the recent Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which celebrated its 40th anniversary in September. The stars have finished their relentless march down the red carpets of Venice, Colorado and Canada … Read more

Nota Bene

Nota Bene, Toronto

Nota Bene is an island in the middle of a stormy sea. Tucked away in the slightly gritty Queen St. West theater district of Toronto, you almost wonder how it found its home there. But a home it’s found and it’s one that Chef David Lee is most likely proud … Read more

Lucien Restaurant, Toronto

Crystal chandeliers, faux wrought iron flourishes, low lights over the bar and a beautiful view onto Berzcy Park with a fully illuminated fountain set the stage for Lucien, an offbeat nouveau bistro in downtown Toronto with aspirations of epicurean greatness.  It won’t be hard for them to reach that with … Read more

Toronto

Toronto – Canada’s Melting Pot

Canada’s largest city, Toronto, is home to a diverse population of nearly three million people which includes virtually all of the world’s culture groups, reflected in the more than 100 languages and dialects spoken. As a result of this diversity, Toronto is known for its tolerance, open-mindedness, and acceptance. Multiculturalism … Read more

The Windsor Arms Hotel

The Windsor Arms Hotel

It isn’t easy to match a single word with every hotel you’ve experienced in your travels but word association comes easy when it comes to the Windsor Arms in Toronto – discreet. You realize this at check-in when you’re introduced to your butler.  Don’t think starched collar and white gloves, … Read more

Tourists Love Pride Toronto

Pride Toronto is one of the biggest LGBT events in the world, and it’s about to get even bigger with World Pride on the horizon for 2014. With over a million estimated attendees this year taking part in one of more of the festivities planned during the three day event, … Read more