Archive for September, 2010
Visit Las Vegas On The Cheap – Top Tips
Just because Vegas is renowned for attracting high rollers, that doesn’t mean you have to spend big to have a good time in Sin City. Unless you have pockets full of bills to spread around, it pays to do some advance research and take advantage of tips to help you stretch your dollars and avoid [...]
Richard Branson Wants To Know.. Do You Fancy Getting Into Bed With Virgin?
This is the cheeky and provocative query that introduces the new Virgin Hotels website. And apparently 70% of travelers surveyed answered yes, they would be excited to stay at a hotel owned by Virgin. So last week, Sir Richard and his Virgin group announced they are preparing to enter the crowded hospitality marketplace with a [...]
Best Articles About Fall Foliage, Autumn Festivals, Foliage Maps & Guides
It’s late September and the leaves in northern Maine are already turning dazzling shades of red and orange. Now’s the time to plan your annual leaf peeping excursion. Here’s a roundup of the best of our best Fall Foliage articles to help you make your plans: Best Fall Foliage Maps & Guides Fantastic Fall Festivals [...]
Emergency, Bereavement & Compassion Airfares – Who Offers Them and How To Get Them
It’s been two years since we last wrote about Bereavement and Family Emergency Airfares, and I’m pleased to report that more US airlines finally have information posted on their websites about these types of fares. (Although you do have to do a targeted search in order to find the information) It is still just the [...]
Congrats Virgin America – Best Domestic Airline 3rd Year in A Row!
Virgin America is beaming with pride today as the results of Conde Nast Traveler’s Annual Business Travel Poll are announced. Virgin America has been named the country’s Best Domestic Airline yet again by business travelers – three years and counting! To celebrate they’ve announced a great two day sale with fares from just $119 coast [...]
Wonder Where The Locals Go For Fun? – 3 Sites Give You The Inside Scoop!
It is so yesterday to visit a new city and wonder around with a guide book and tourist map in hand. Let’s face it by the time it’s written and put out to print, it’s yesterday’s news and the buzz is likely gone. You want to be where the action is… where the locals hang…. [...]
Skip The Resort Fees in Vegas
Now here’s some good news that I hope other resort hotels will adopt! The Harrah’s group of hotels in Las Vegas have eliminated their resort fees. That means Planet Hollywood, Caesar’s Palace, Harrah’s, Paris, Rio Suites, The Flamingo, Bally’s, and the Imperial Palace have all stopped automatically charging a resort fee for every booking. So [...]
Get Those Annoying Airline Baggage Fees Back!
The good folks at the InterContinental Hotels Group (InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Indigo, Holiday Inn, Staybridge & Candlewood brands) feel your pain and want to refund your airline baggage fees whenever you stay at one of their properties for two consecutive weekend nights and pay with a Visa card. The “Check It Free” promotion is IHG’s [...]
Eat Out In Orlando – September is Dining Month
Orlando Florida is inviting you for “Magical Dining” in September with set price menus all month long at many of Orlando’s best restaurants. What better reason do you need to wonder outside of the theme parks and have dinner in a local Orlando restaurant? Three course dinners are $30 per person at participating restaurants. See [...]
Sept 25th Is Free Museum Day Across America
Thanks to an initiative coordinated by Smithsonian Magazine, thousands of museums across the United States will open their doors to visitors free of charge on September 25, 2010. The Smithsonian wants you to ‘take your brain on a fieldtrip’ and enjoy a day meandering through a museum near you. Let’s face it we all have [...]
