Archive for Category: "Travel Tips"
Travel Tip: Free Events at Art Festivals
It’s festival season again and that means art lovers are fighting for tickets. But what you want to do is look for all the freebies that come along with these summer art festivals. In late May, Charleston, South Carolina comes alive for the Spoleto Festival, a 17-day performing arts festival that’s among the biggest in [...]
Travel Tip: Olympics 2012 Travel
Say you score tickets to the Olympic Games in London this summer. That’s great news, but are you prepared to deal with finding a place to stay? I’ve got some tips for you. Like any host city during the Games, hotel rooms won’t be cheap. So think like a contrarian and stay away from hotels. [...]
Travel Tip: New Airline Routes
With summer travel season around the corner, the airlines are paying attention to where people want to go. So here’s what’s going on with the airline routes this season. Ever heard of Porter Airlines? Probably not. It’s a small, regional service in Canada. But it has great service and just launched a route between Toronto [...]
Travel Tip: Summer Airfare is Going Up
It’s official, summer airfare is going up. It’s a seasonal issue that we see every year, but this year there are some other factors in place. Airfare has already risen three times this year, and it’s expected to jump another 3 percent this summer. The major contributor is decreased capacity. Couple that with increased demand [...]
Travel Tip: Running When You Travel
The weather is finally warming up, so it’s time to break free from the hotel gym and find new ways to work out this summer. One problem with working out on the road is finding space to pack sneakers and exercise clothes. Westin hotels has a solution for that. Several properties in the chain lets [...]
Travel Tip: Saving Fuel this Summer
With gas prices averaging more than $3.80 a gallon these days, it’s hard to imagine taking long road trips this summer. But there are some effective ways to save at the pump. There are common-sense tips like keeping your car tuned up and your tires inflated. But you might think that keeping your engine on [...]
Travel Tip: Volcano Travel
If you know the term “vulcanologist” has nothing to do with Star Trek, this one’s for you. There are tons of very cool volcano experiences out there that you may not have heard of. How about driving a route that’s all about volcanic sites? The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is a 500-mile route between California [...]
Travel Tip: Repurposed Buildings
If there’s one thing I love, it’s buildings that have a lot of history…especially when they pay homage to the great stories behind them. In Amsterdam, there’s a cool local restaurant called De Kas, which is located in a former greenhouse and nursery. Today, they still maintain a small section of the greenhouse to grow [...]
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