In a city renowned for its history and traditions, Boston can seem kind of stodgy in the new lodgings department. But with a slew of recent hotel openings — and many more slated to come in the next couple of years — there are plenty of reasons to plan a visit.

One of the best is the new Courtyard Marriott at TD Garden…

Even with the joys of becoming parents, many moms- and dads-to-be may assume things they enjoyed before the blessed event — dining out in particular — will have to be back-burnered until their child starts prepping for his SATs. The prospect of a decade’s worth of Chucky Cheese and other theme park-esque chains can…

Solo travel is a growing trend. From young adults traveling between school semesters or well-traveled adults taking a solo sabbatical, approximately 24 percent of Americans went on at least one solo vacation last year, and, according to a MMGY Global report, 46 percent of those travelers were women.

Clearly, solo travel…