News and Deals: Februar...

Severe Winter Weather Continues Its Hold on Europe‎ Voice of America Severe winter weather continues to dominate in many European countries with air and road travel disrupted and gas supplies running low. The hardest-hit country is Ukraine, where temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees...

American’s New Busine...

February 1 was a big day at American. It was the day that the airline went over its (not really) new and improved business plan with employee groups, and that meant detailing the cuts it was going to ask for. As you can imagine, this brought some outrage but also a lot of sadness....

Five Surprisingly Roman...

Some cities you expect to be romantic; Paris has made billions of dollars on that premise alone. Other cities surprise you though with their ability to charm and to help create those special romantic moments between you and your loved one. Here are some of my favorite cities that may not...

A mobility scooter for ...

Filed under: Europe , United Kingdom , Budget Travel Paging the team at The Adventurists . Gadling Labs just dug up a great video from on the web showing a tricked out mobility scooter that would be great for a cross continent adventure. Youtube user colinfurze uploaded the video showing...
Photo of the Day: swimming in Thailand

Photo of the Day: swimm...

Filed under: Asia , Thailand , Photo of the Day WAHOO! Doesn’t today’s photo, by Flickr user halvora , make you want to take a running start and just jump in the water? Taken at a waterfall called Pala-U near the Thai resort town of Hua Hin, I love the image’s sense of...

Phuket and Koh Samui in...

This new video explores the diverse beauty of Phuket and Koh Samui in Thailand . Viewers will see pristine beaches, wildlife, waterfalls, resorts, and forests all in high definition and vibrant colors. Produced by Art Island filmmaker Andrew Melikov, the entire thing was shot using only...

Spirit Airlines fed up,...

Filed under: Business , North America , Airlines , News This week, Spirit Airlines , mad about new airline disclosure rules, started adding a $4 “unintended consequences of DOT regulations” fee to ticket prices. It’s just the latest in a salvo of complaints by airlines...

Loyal hotel customers w...

Relationships with hotel loyalty programs run deep, often causing members to lie, cheat or pose as someone else to get ahead says a new survey by Starwood Preferred Guest . ” Honeymoon “? ” Emergency “? Respondents would try subterfuge to get upgrades and were not...

Man arrested for steali...

Filed under: South America , Chile , News Late last week, law enforcement officials in Chile detained a man for allegedly stealing part of a glacier from inside Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, located in the Patagonia region. It is believed that the thief intended to sell the ice...
Photo of the Day- Predawn Houston

Photo of the Day- Preda...

Filed under: North America , United States Today’s Photo of the Day comes from Flickr user Theodore Scott who brings us this “view of Houston from Buffalo Bayou Park , shortly before dawn,” from an impressive photostream. Called “Houston’s most significant...

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