In a Readers Survey conducted by America's national newspaper USA Today, the fabulous beach at Canadian-owned Crane Residential Resort in the Barbados was voted the No. 1 beach in the Caribbean. After visiting Crane Beach several times, we at TraveLife give a thumbs up to USA Today for agreeing with our own survey which always ranks Crane Beach and its sugary sand among the best on the planet.

NEW YORK - Hilton today announced it closed its previously-announced sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York to Anbang Insurance Group for $1.95 billion (U.S.).