Category: Money & Technology
Kids Go Free! – Cruises, All-Inclusive Resorts and More
Budgets seem particularly tight this year just as prices are on the rise, so to make sure you can have a great summer vacation, we’ve gathered together an impressive list of family vacation offers where the kids go free! You’ll have to get the kids there, but once you all arrive, your children can stay, [...]
Rain or Shine, Mystic Connecticut Has Something For Everyone
Rain and Shine, Mystic Connecticut is a great vacation destination for the whole family. Thirty years ago we took our daughter to Mystic Connecticut on vacation. A mere hour and a half from Boston, it was a great destination for a day trip or longer. She loved Mystic Seaport http://www.mysticseaport.org (in a time before animation [...]
Staying Connected With Your Tablet While Traveling Without The Huge Data Fees
The whole reason for buying a tablet device is to ensure that we can keep our computing interests right at hand, no matter where we go. And, with more of us travelling farther afield these days, the tablet device makes an ideal accompaniment if you’re going to pretty much any far-flung part of the globe. [...]
Chip and Pin Credit Cards Available In The USA – Where to Find Them
Chip and Pin credit cards issued in the United States have been on the wish list of international travelers for quite some time now, and I, for one, am ready to sing hallelujah at the announcement that Chip and Pin cards are being introduced by several US banks.
New App Launches For Booking a 'Hotel Tonight'
Hotel Tonight is a new mobile app specifically designed to make booking last minute hotel room reservations a cinch. With all the disastrous winter weather plaguing the country this year, the Hotel Tonight app could be your savior when flights get canceled in Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC or San Francisco, or [...]
Travelers – Phone Home Totally Free!
International travelers sing hallelujah – there’s finally an easy way to phone home from anywhere in the world totally free!!! It’s fast, easy, and free. I’ve tried it and I LOVE IT! The folks at Google Labs have developed a computer to phone calling system that works from any GMail account. If you don’t have [...]
At Last, A Chip & Pin Card for America!
Finally! – there’s a chip & pin card solution available for American travelers to Europe. For years travelers from the United States have been stymied by our ‘swipe and sign’ credit cards while traveling in Europe where ‘chip & pin’ style cards are the standard. US travelers have been unable to make purchases at train [...]
Free Airline Wifi For the Holidays
Google Chrome is giving everyone an early holiday gift. From November 20 until January 2nd Google will be sponsoring free Wifi connections on all Delta, Virgin America and Air Tran domestic flights through Gogo on-board internet services. This is the second year in a row that Google has given holiday travelers a gift of connectivity. [...]
US Dollar Not Being Accepted in Mexico Vacation Spots
For years vacationers from the United States could count on using their US dollars in Mexico without doing a currency exchange – no more! In an effort to thwart drug-related money laundering, the Mexican government has put a cap on the amount of US dollars foreigners and businesses can trade for Pesos (Mexican currency). Since [...]
Trains, Planes & Automobiles All From One Search Engine
Momondo, Europe’s fastest growing travel booking site, should be on your short list of websites to use when making travel arrangements no matter what country you live in. In recent flight pricing standoffs, Momondo took top spot for consistently delivering the lowest fares. Not only do they search for the least expensive flights using twice [...]
