Caribbean & Mexico We ask our readers to use #SurroundMeWithWater to show us their best island photos. Here are our favorite submissions this week. Source: Islands Deal
Read More...Best Places to Travel in 2017
Caribbean & Mexico New year, new places to travel. These 10 islands made this year’s hot list of the best places to travel in 2017 thanks to a host of new resorts and reasons to visit. So… Source: Islands Deal
Read More...Merry Thanksmas! Grab Some Sweet Deals in the In-Between Holiday Time.
Have you ever considered a non-Holiday holiday? With November, December, and January stuffed with Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s, sometimes it doesn’t occur to people to take a break around this time. But in the travel industry, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the week after New Year’s, are considered “dead weeks,” with […]
Read More...5 Money-Saving Smartphone Apps for Your Summer Travel
As you get ready to embark on your own summer vacation, here’s a quick list of smartphone apps that can help you get organized, find great deals, and save you money along the way. Waze– Whether your trip involves a lot of road travel, or you just want to find a faster way to […]
Read More...5 Questions for Choosing the Right Luggage for Your Next Trip
Almost all travelers have a Nightmare Luggage story. You spent a lot of money on a fancy brand-name bag that broke on the first leg of the trip. Or you skimped on the spending and got exactly what you paid for. Or the bag that you thought would be comfortable and versatile turned out to […]
Read More...5 steps to the best travel of your life
Ever feel yourself stuck in a vacationing rut? Maybe you try out different places, but they all kind of seem the same. Maybe you find the planning exhausting. Maybe you stress out over small things so that your energy gets sapped. Maybe you cram too many things into too little time, and you come back […]
Read More...Dread airport lines? Try these tricks
We all know how it is. Any mention of the state of airport travel today — especially the lines and the TSA — will inevitably elicit groans of frustration, eye rolls, and a raft of stories of security nightmares. It’s true in many ways that traveling by plane in 2015 lacks much of the glamour […]
Read More...Five things you need to know about travel insurance
Even the most seasoned travelers sometimes feel confused about travel insurance — what’s out there, what it covers, whether or not they need it. While coverage and policies vary from state to state, of course, here are some basics of travel insurance to get you started: There are five main types of travel insurance. What […]
Read More...Turn your red-eye into some shut eye
Sleeping well on a plane has developed into a certain kind of art — and into a healthy business — with savvy travelers constantly scoping out new ways to make long flights more conducive to actual rest. Here are a few that really seem to have some payoff. Splurge on a better seat. Sure, not […]
Read More...What you need to know about the lifted travel embargo to Cuba
It seems like about 15 minutes after the travel embargo to Cuba was lifted in January, I started hearing about people jetting off to this beautiful island. Soon I was seeing photos pop up everywhere in my social media feeds — those iconic streets with old cars, the gorgeous lamp-lit city squares, views of the water, […]
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