By Larry Olmsted

For such a popular vacation and conference destination, New Orleans has always been surprisingly short on top tier luxury hotels. That is about to change.

That’s why the new Four Seasons, opening in one-week (August 17, 2021) is such a big deal – it is exactly what the city needs to fuel a tourism rebound, though sadly, the lack of enthusiasm for vaccinations and masking across the South, both strategies already been demonstrated to speed up reopening and a return to normalcy, have plunged placed like New Orleans into continued uncertainty … continue reading

Award-winning travel journalist Larry Olmsted is the author of “Real Food, Fake Food.” He is a Contributing Editor to US Airways Magazine and Cigar Aficionado Magazine and “The Great Life” columnist for Forbes.com. His newest book is“Fans: How Watching Sports Makes Us Happer, Healthier, and More Understanding.”