25% Off Select British ...

British Airways is offering 25% off coach and World Traveller Plus Avios redemptions between London and NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, St Lucia or Bermuda for the rest of this year. Travel must be booked by May 30th. While 30,000 points round trip between NYC and London...

Museum Month: The Museu...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , North America , United States , Budget Travel Everywhere you travel, you’ll find countless art museums dedicated to contemporary art, modern art, fine art and period-focused art; however, when do you ever get to visit a museum devoted to...

Until 6pm: 4 Nights in...

JetBlue has a pretty amazing deal until 6pm tonight (or until seats are gone). You’ll get roundtrip air from Westchester to Nassau, plus 4 nights at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort for just $245 per person. Details here . In short, you have 4 date options: Option 1: –...
Revere Hotel Opens In Boston On The Anniversary Of Its Namesake’s Midnight Ride

Revere Hotel Opens In B...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Luxury Travel In April 1775, Paul Revere’s midnight ride made history. Capitalizing on the famous revolutionary hero, new Boston property Revere Hotel Boston Common hopes to make a similar splash when it opens its doors today. Aiming to...
Dysfunctional Tren Italia – Sempre Ritardo

Dysfunctional Tren Ital...

Filed under: Africa , Italy If I were tasked with creating a slogan for Tren Italia , it would be Sempre Ritardo – Always Late. Perhaps it wouldn’t help sell tickets but it would be a rare occasion of truth in advertising. I have a battered wife-syndrome love affair with...
iPhone Travel Apps Roundups: Which Suggestions Are Best?

iPhone Travel Apps Roun...

Filed under: Learning , Gear , Blogs , Budget Travel , Internet Tools , Consumer Activism , Travel Deals iPhone travel apps were of no use to me just six months ago. Despite spending much of my time traveling across the globe, I held out on getting an iPhone for what seemed as long as...

Explore The Unknown In ...

Filed under: History , Learning , Festivals and Events , United States , News “Travel” is an activity many of us associate with leaving home in search of the new and unfamiliar. But the truth is, there are some strange and wonderful sites in the places we live, often right...

7 Ways to Screw Up Summ...

There are many ways to screw up a summer vacation – such as a family of 12 staying at Aunt Maude’s one-bedroom apartment – but for this list we’ll stick to finding cheap flights and having a better travel experience. Don’t make these mistakes. Listen as Rick...

Summer Vacation: Memori...

Some of the most popular times to fly in the summer occur during holiday periods, but there are pitfalls. Let me guide you through them. When are these holidays I should be concerned about? This year’s summer holidays are as follows: Memorial Day – Monday, May 28 Independence...

$600 Roundtrip Fares fr...

Some reasonable summer fares to Europe are starting to trickle out…. This FT thread found a $596 roundtrip fare (taxes included) from Newark to Berlin in June, July and August — about half the price everyone else is charging. Looks like an Air Canada fare, though you’ll...

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