Loyalty program wins ca...

Filed under: North America , United States , Hotels and Accommodations , Airlines , Cruises Working loyalty programs for airlines, cruise lines, hotels or rental car agencies can be tricky business. Core benefits of one program are often overshadowed by promotional offers from another....

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Greece Wins Second Bailout as Europe Picks Aid Over Default Bloomberg Debt-stricken Greece won a second bailout after European governments wrung concessions from private investors and tapped into European Central Bank profits to shield the euro area from a precedent-setting default....

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Washington avalanche kills 3 veteran skiers CBS News Well-equipped and familiar with the terrain, about a dozen expert skiers were making their way through a foot-and-a half of fresh snow when an avalanche hit them in an out-of-bounds area near a popular Washington ski resort. Three men...

The adventures of the i...

Filed under: North America , Panama , Ecotourism , Cruises , Central America The Adventures of the Island Interns is a new online travel video series following the life-changing journey of Ben Brown and Luke Hansen, winners of the first-ever Island Intern Contest . Held last Spring and...

Couple to visit most of...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Africa , Asia , Europe , North America , Oceania , South America , Antarctica , Ecotourism , Cruises , Middle East , Central America , Caribbean Darren and Sandy Van Soye, a couple from Southern California , have started on a global...

Venice to cruise ships:...

Filed under: Europe , Italy , Ecotourism , Cruises Venice is proud of its heritage. Home to beautiful architecture, canals, bridges, gondolas , the annual Venice Film Festival , the Basilica and many other churches along with museums like the Guggenheim, its probably no surprise that...

National Geographic has...

A new National Geographic special coming up on Sunday, February 12 is promising to answer a whole lot of questions about the grounding of the Costa Concordia last month. Featuring first-hand accounts of American survivors who share their own home video, Nat Geo will present Italian...

Passengers sick again, ...

Last weekend nearly 700 passengers , on three different ships, contracted the flu-like Norovirus causing Princess and Royal Caribbean cruise lines to delay departure of this week’s sailing for extensive cleaning. Now, another outbreak on one of the same ships has caused its...

Cruise ships bring near...

Filed under: North America , United States , News , Cruises Between two cruise ships arriving in Florida and one in New Orleans , nearly 700 sick passengers were brought to shore over the weekend. Norovirus , which causes vomiting and diarrhea , hit passengers and crew causing hundreds...

Destination information...

Filed under: Asia , Europe , North America , United States Destination information from a trusted source can make for a rich travel experience and help keep us safe . Knowing where to go (and not go) in a city we have not traveled to before can be valuable information to have on hand....