Category: Money Saving Travel

EuroStar Rail Passes Reduced Just in Time for Summer Travel

EuroStar Rail Passes Reduced Just in Time for Summer Travel

In the past few years high speed rail routes have blossomed throughout Europe making travel between major cities both fast, convenient and comfortable, but not necessarily inexpensive.  Famous Eurostar trains zip travelers between London, Paris and Brussels with ease, and thanks to Rail Europe’s recently announced Eurostar High Speed Savings Plan, this summer’s travel will [...]

January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment More
How To Save Big In the Big Apple

How To Save Big In the Big Apple

Thanks go to Rita (a WGTT tipster) for passing along this wonderful post about how to save money on your next visit to New York City.  Rita knows her stuff – enjoy her report! “I had always heard how expensive New York City can be, but my friend and I found ways to have a [...]

January 7, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Heads Up Boston – Virgin America Has Arrived!

Heads Up Boston – Virgin America Has Arrived!

The long anticipated arrival of spunky new low cost carrier Virgin America is finally on the way.  Nonstop flights between Boston and LAX and SFO will begin operations on February 12, 2009.  Tickets are on sale now for just $149 each way (see site for full details).  Virgin America also flies between New York, Washington [...]

December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment More
Where, Oh Where, Has Saga Tours Gone???

Where, Oh Where, Has Saga Tours Gone???

There was a time not so long ago when hundreds of joyful retired US couples packed their bags and flew off to the breezy coasts of southern Europe for the winter season with the low cost tour operator Saga Holidays.  They were KING of the long term condo rental market on the Costa del Sol [...]

November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment More
Fantastic New Rewards Program From Hotels.com – Sign Up Today!

Fantastic New Rewards Program From Hotels.com – Sign Up Today!

Hurray for Hotels.com.   They’ve created an easy to understand, valuable, frequent use rewards program for their loyal customers called Welcome Rewards.  If you’re not already a loyal user of Hotels.com, you just might want to change your booking habits  to take advantage of their discounted hotel prices and the new no-nonsense ‘free night’ earning [...]

October 24, 2008 More
Teach English Around the World and Be Paid To Travel

Teach English Around the World and Be Paid To Travel

Most anyone who speaks English well can be trained to “Teach English As A Foreign Language” through the well known TEFL organization.  TEFL Certification courses are offered all across the globe and usually require a 4 week commitment to study the course curriculum and do a bit of practice teaching.  This international program enjoys wide [...]

September 29, 2008 | 0 Comments More
Family Emergency and Bereavement Airfares – Where To Find Them

Family Emergency and Bereavement Airfares – Where To Find Them

Family medical emergency and bereavement fares have become harder to find in the past year as some airlines have eliminated them altogether. The excuse is that competition among airlines has brought prices down to the point that they just can’t afford to reduce them any further – yeah right! We all know that last minute [...]

January 21, 2008 | 15 Comments More