Tips for vacations using public transportationNews from Washington Post: Tips for better trips In 2011, 54 percent of travelers surveyed by the American Public Transportation Association planned to use mass transit on their summer vacation. Of the 34,460 respondents, 65 percent said that the availability of public transportation influenced their choice of destination. The group’s [...]
‘Social travel’ startups help travelers find tips from the locals by mining …News from San Jose Mercury News: Wondering where to go on your vacation this year, and what to do? A growing number of “social travel” startups offer alternatives to the trusty, dusty guidebook. Sites like Twigmore and Triptrotting help you troll your social [...]
Four Survival Tips For Your Family VacationNews from CarJunky.com: Whether you’re traveling by car, plane or train, here are a few travel survival tips to ensure a smooth journey during your next vacation: * Keep A Snack Stash. Hunger is the happy traveler’s kryptonite, as moods can go south quickly when you’re in need of [...]
Tips to Prepare Your Home For Vacation TravelNews from Business 2 Community: Popular Today in Lifestyle: All Popular Articles Make sure to prepare your home before you travel to your vacation destination. Everybody loves to get away for a little while on vacation. Particularly with the summer season fast approaching, vacation and travel will be [...]
Four survival tips for your family vacationNews from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: (ARA) – You know the old saying that the journey is just as important as reaching your destination? It can also be applied to your family vacation. Some even believe that the journey is half the fun of getting there. While you may already [...]
Tips that make it easier to say ‘yes’ to taking a vacationNews from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: March 5, 2012 | (ARA) – Ask anyone within five feet of you whether they’d like to take a vacation, and you can bet every answer would be “yes.” But wanting to and doing are two very different things. [...]
Travel experts share bargain-hunting tipsNews from Baltimore Sun: If you don’t know where you’re going on vacation this year, you may not be indecisive. You might just be a bargain hunter. Increasingly, travelers are trading the certainty of the destination for savings, Peter Yesawich, vice chairman of MMGY Global, a marketing firm with expertise in [...]
AAA Travel Experts Offer Five Cruise Safety TipsNews from Sacramento Bee: ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012 – Cruising remains an attractive vacation option for millions of North Americans ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AAA Travel cruise experts say cruising remains a popular choice for North American vacationers. More than 16 million cruise passengers sailed [...]
Travel Trends and Tips for 2012News from Fox News: If you’re thinking about a beach vacation or checking out some cultural sites – you’re not alone. A recent Trip Advisor survey of more than 2,700 U.S. travelers revealed those are the “top trip picks” for the coming new year. We spoke to travel expert, Josey [...]
Kids’ Top-Secret Tips For Family Travel: The Stuff They Just Won’t Say When …News from Huffington Post: In my last column, I gave some overdue ink to kids themselves on the sometimes sensitive subject of going on vacation. Drawing from an exclusive panel made up of a dozen kids ages 6 to 15, the blog [...]
