Archive for July, 2009
Newly Divorced? – Don't Mope, Get Out And Party On A Divorcee Cruise
The fun folks at Cruise.com have come up with a new specialty cruise category – Divorcee Vacations. These short cruises (3-5 days) are especially desgined to help newly single adults reconnect with others with similar interests and experiences. Currently three cruises are scheduled to depart between now and the end of the year. A 3 [...]
Celebrate 9/09/09 for $99 at 9 Beaches Bermuda
Everything’s coming up 9′s in Bermuda this fall. To celebrate the turning of the calendar dials to read 9/9/09, 9 Beaches is inviting guests to stay 9 nights and enjoy it’s 9 beaches for the super price of $99 per person per night. Even JetBlue has been bitten by the ’9′ bug, with it’s latest [...]
Teach The Whole Family To Sail On Your Next Vacation
To impart the love of sailing and the thrill of skimming across sparkling aqua waters in a tropical paradise is a magnificent gift to share with every member of your family. Some sports are best learned in childhood – swimming, sailing, skating skiing….. here is one of the world’s best places to introduce your family [...]
Wildfires Spread Across Spain, France, Italy and Greece
Wildfires have sprung up all across the Mediterranean this summer causing widespread concern. Spain in particular has seen hot weather, dry conditions and high winds exaserbate the spread of fires. Evacuations have been called for in villages of the southern Andalusia region with seven large fires currently raging. Mediterranean islands are some of the hardest [...]
Super DEAL – August 1st – Rod Stewart In Vegas
How’s this for a memorable one night party event? – Tickets for two to the ‘one night only Rod Stewart concert’, stay in a luxury Jr. suite at the Signature at MGM Grand, and enjoy a $50 beverage credit – all for $349! That’s more than enough reason to shake your ‘Hot Legs’ in Vegas [...]
United Drops $100 Last Minute Ticketing Fee for Award Seats
FINALLY, some good news from an airline! As the fees for everyting from checking a bag to having a snack inch ever skyward, United has taken the unusual step of eliminating a fee and the savings are considerable. Beginning July 30th, United Airlines is eliminating the $100 fee for redeeming a milage award ticket less [...]
10 (Painless) Eco-Friendly Tips For Your Next Trip
Looking for some simple ways to be more environmentally friendly on your next vacation? Here is a practical list of small adjustments each of us can make to lesson our eco footprint as we travel the globe. Each of us can minimize the impact left in our wake through a few mindful approaches to planning [...]
Globs of Oil Wash Ashore On South Padre Island
Record high temperatures and summer vacation season usually means thousands of beach enthusiasts will head to South Padre Island to frolic on the popular beaches. This season may be different however, as basketball sized globs of oil started washing ashore this week, spoiling a stretch of beach between the town of South Padre Island and [...]
Finding The Best Car Rental Rate
Just did an extensive search for the best (last minute) car rental rate (US city). The AAA.com site delivered prices substantially less than anyone else. Next time you’re booking a rental car, don’t forget to include the AAA.com site in your search. (You’ll need to remember, because the AAA site is not ‘scraped’ by meta-search [...]
Make Your Own Spa Treatments At Home And Save A Fortune!
I recently came across a fabulous spa site – SpaIndex.com. Yes, they have all the traditional destination spa descriptions, BUT they also have four other killer categories – 1) Home Spa with instructions for creating hundreds of spa treatments at home, 2) Spa Cuisine yummy spa recipies by famous chefs to impress your friends, 3) [...]
