Sailing With Costa, Pos...

Filed under: Europe , North America Images of sinking ships aren’t normally the best advertisements for cruise lines, but after watching the Discovery Channel’s documentary on the ill-fated Costa Concordia, it made me want to book a cruise. And not just any cruise – a...

When Cruise Ships Plug ...

Filed under: North America , Canada , Transportation , Cruises Having the ability to ” plug in ” to cleaner shore-based electric power , rather than burning diesel fuel when in port, allows cruise ships to eliminate a jumbo-sized carbon footprint . At a number of ports in the...

Australian Billionaire ...

Filed under: Cruises An Australian business man announced plans to build a replica of the Titanic this morning, with all the luxuries of the former ship but none of the design flaws. Calling the ship the “Titanic II,” Clive Palmer has enlisted the help of a Chinese shipyard...

Family Travel, England ...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Luxury Travel Luxury travel agent network Virtuoso has released their annual “luxe” report. Generally, we’re fans of anything luxurious and travel related, so this was one we couldn’t wait to get our hot little hands on....

Road Test: Mixed Luck W...

Filed under: North America , United Kingdom , United States , Hotels and Accommodations , Internet Tools Not long ago, in Better Search, Blazing Fast, Tested , I tested hotel-finder Room 77 that claimed “blazing fast” search results. I was impressed. Going through the process...

The MeetingLife Journal...

Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , Learning , Stories , Europe , North America , United States , Video You don’t always need to leave the country to connect with others from around the world. The MeetingLife Journal , a leather-bound book full of stories from people all...

Cruise Lines Court New ...

Filed under: North America , United States , Cruises New Yorkers and most of the upper east coast of the United States have had few cruise ships to choose from. Traditionally, cruise lines sailed most of their ships from warmer, southern ports, which added the cost of a flight to a...

20 Useful Online Travel...

Filed under: Blogs , Budget Travel , Internet Tools , Consumer Activism We all do it. We hear about a new website that is supposed to be this or that and we sign up for it. At first we’re skeptical or excited, or both. We begin to fill out our profiles and then we get distracted....
News and Deals: April 11, 2012 – Huge quake strikes off Indonesia tsunami warning issued, Mexican tourist town says new swingers resort could hurt tourism, Korean Airlines jetliner lands after bomb threat and Fares dropping for Europe cruises

News and Deals: April 1...

Huge quake strikes off Indonesia tsunami warning issued Reuters‎ An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region dashing out of their homes and offices in fear. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami watch was...

The Titanic Chronicles:...

Filed under: Europe , North America , United States , Cruises , Luxury Travel Today’s cruise industry exists and operates safel y in many ways as a result of the Titanic tragedy. Still, recent maritime events including the grounding of Costa Concordia nearly brought to pass the...

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