Top Travel Trend #3: Slo-Mo is the new #FOMO
It is the time of the year when 2020 Tourism and Hospitality Trends are published. What is the new hot thing next year? Here is one that caught our eye. Booking.com predicts these Top Travel Trends. Read more here. Trend #3 in this article is about “taking it slow”. While FOMO – the Fear of […]
A Mother & Daughter’s Dream Come True: Our Boutique Hotel on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast
Many people dream of a second career that takes them beyond corporate meeting rooms and stressful business travel. Here is the story of a mother who was able to live her dream of opening a boutique hotel with her adult daughter in a tropical beach setting. Elizabeth Steinvorth and her daughter Elena dreamt about opening […]
Undertourism – This Destination needs your Attention
National Geographic recently published an article about the “destinations that want your attention” vs. the many other destinations that are swamped and suffering from over-tourism. Last year saw a number of destinations finally put the brakes on over-tourism. Venice announced payments for entry, Bruges cut the number of cruise ships and Paris declared intentions to […]
A Love Affair with Puerto Viejo – The Story of an Unlikely Arts Boutique Hotel
The story of Hotel Aguas Claras in Puerto Viejo de Limón starts back in 1984. Elizabeth, the hotel’s owner, worked as a translator in Costa Rica’s capital city and was invited by a co-worker to come and check out Puerto Viejo. Back then, nobody from San Jose would ever consider going there. The trip would […]
Sophisticated, sexy and sustainable? Not all hotels are made equal
There aren’t many hotels out there that could call themselves sophisticated, sexy and sustainable. Sure, there are hotels and resorts that might qualify under one or maybe two of those categories, but Kurà in Uvita, Costa Rica hits them all. So for anyone who thinks that “sustainable” has to mean “rustic” – and invariably unsexy – allow […]
How about Surfing Lessons for your kids?
Wondering how to get your son or daughter off the electronic device? How about a surfing lesson? Not only does it create a great connection with nature and the ocean, but it also helps the improvement of local communities in the tropics. Here is how it works. Surfing is cool. Surf culture is cool. Most […]
Magical Places don’t have Direct Flights from Major Cities
We spent last week visiting the top luxury travel agents in the US, telling them all about our Cayuga Collection hotels and lodges in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. The feedback we received from them about their clients’ stays with us was overwhelmingly positive, but what continues to surprise us is how many agents still […]
Costa Rica in a Day? Go Coast to Coast the Cayuga Way
What if you could experience the essence of Costa Rica in a day? Just think, how memorable would it be to soak up two different cultures across two different coasts in the space of 12 hours? You could catch a sunrise on the golden shores of the Caribbean Sea. Spend a morning peddling along the […]
The Symbiosis of Luxury and Sustainability in Hospitality: Our Daily Challenges
We often get asked about what makes Cayuga different from other hospitality management companies or boutique hotel operators. One thing for sure is the passion for customer service and developing local staff members of Cayuga’s founders and owners, Andrea and Hans. But what really makes us unique is our mission to achieve the ultimate symbiosis […]
Celebrating The Cayuga Way: Three Years on The Global Stage
At the Cayuga Collection, we could find something to celebrate every day. Across our hotels and lodges, we know how to appreciate the little things like happy guests, engaged staff, and smart solutions to our day-to-day difficulties. But now and then, we have some big things to shout about too. And over the last three […]
