Travel News:

• Find out America’s Best Cities For New Years Eve according to Travel + Leisure.
• Planning to still workout during the winter? Outside has an article on How to Layer For a Winter Workout.
• Budget Travel has a list of 10 Stupid Things Americans Do Overseas. In my opinion, this list is pretty stupid. What do you think?
• Lonely Planet has an article about Unique Spots For Winter Sports.
• ABC News reports that some Speeding Florida Drivers Were Issued Lottery Tickets instead of Tickets on Christmas Day. Talk about a lucky break for the holidays. Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

Travel News:

• Find out about Uber’s Surge Pricing & How Someone Paid $94 for a 2 Mile Ride.
• Skift has a podcast where Richard Branson Explains His Plans for a Hotel in Space.
• Check out National Geographic’s 50 Best Daily Travel Photos from 2013.
• Thrillist has an article- Arrested Onboard: The 17 Worst Real Life Airline Passengers.
• Find out about 6 signs that you are ready for a vacation from Club Carlson.
• NBC News has an interesting article: Grand Travel In Retirement Doesn’t Come Cheap. Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

Travel News:

• Lonely Planet has a fun winter-related article featuring some crazy events- Walking in a wacky wonderland… nine remarkable winter celebrations of the world.
• CNBC tells us the Best and Worst US Cities for travelers taxes.
• National Geographic put together a slide show of Best Winter Trips.
• The Feds shut 52 unsafe bus companies. Find out more from the Washington Post.
• Check out this article from Skift- Global Airline Industry on Track to earn record profits of $19.7 billion in 2014. 
• Angelina Jolie was banned from flying her personal plane.
• Southwest is offering iMessage on flights for $2 per day.
• Weird news: Find out how you can book a package trip for your stuffed animal to Japan. Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

Travel News:

• I’m sure that you’ve all heard- Nelson Mandela has passed away at 95 years old. Kim and I visited Robben Island a few years back and saw the cell that Mandela was locked up in for many years. We also saw his home and other Mandela sites during a visit to Cape Town. Check out this CNN article: Nelson Mandela, anti -apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa, dies.

• Jetblue started service on Thursday, December 5 to Port au Prince, Haiti from New York (JFK) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL).
• Check out Trip Advisor’s 2013 list of winners for Destinations on the Rise.
• NBC News reports that Southwest and Virgin America were approved to buy slots at LaGuardia Airport that AA & US Air agreed to sell due to the merger. Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

Travel News:

• USA Today writes about In-flight calls? Here’s what the airlines think. I’m against the use of cell phones during flights. What do you think?
• Learn about Delta’s In-Flight Wine Training Program that was offered recently. The trainees will be flight attendants in the future.
• CNN Travel has a list of the World’s 12 Best Shopping Cities.
• NBC News Travel has a post for the little ones: 10 fun, safe kids apps for the holiday slog ahead. Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

 Travel News:

• Outside Magazine writes about A Surge In Wild Orca Capture for Killer Whale Shows. This is horrible news. I suggest seeing the film Blackfish (which recently aired on CNN) to find out more about the horrible treatment orcas face in captivity.
• View From the Wing writes about a funny story of a 9 year old girl passing through Turkish immigration using a fake passport for her toy unicorn! It’s pretty crazy that customs agents aren’t more careful when checking passports, especially those of children.
• Smarter Travel has a slideshow with the 10 Best National Parks Around the World. I’ve only had a chance to visit 2 from the list so far. Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

Travel News:

• USA Today Travel has an article with some info about Pet Travel Policies For Top U.S. Airlines. I don’t suffer from allergies or have a problem with animals being allowed to fly in the main cabin but I can see the other point of view for those that do have allergies. What are your thoughts?
• CNN Travel-  As passengers are getting wider, airline seats are getting thinner. Find out more in the article: Feeling Cramped? How To Battle The Shrinking Airline Seat
• CNN also writes about British Airways denying a 500 pound man a return flight to France. I don’t get how British Airways could fly the man to the U.S. safely but can not get him home? Odd..
• Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

Travel News:

• Huff Post Travel has an article about 10 Airports With Awesome Amenities. Find out what they are HERE.
• Check out this video from the US Department of State: The Do’s and Dont’s of Passport Photography
• USA Today reports that Southwest ranks as the easiest travel company to deal with according to a new index.
• CNN Travel has an article with the World’s worst airports to sleep in… and the best
• Another from CNN- 9 Haunted Spots Across America Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →

Travel News:

• CNN Travel: The world’s best city is…
• USA Today Travel: American announces 2 new routes from DFW hub
• Skift writes about Iberia’s new branding after making cuts.
• Find out some interesting facts about the NYC Subway from TimeOut NY
• Budget Travel has an article- 7 Most Outrageous Travel Fees and How To Prepare For Them Continue reading Travel News, Deals & Offers →

Travel News:

• Air Canada lost a women’s dog earlier in the week and a spokesman said “I think I would just ignore, it is local news doing a story on a lost dog. Their entire government is shut down and about to default and this is how the U.S. media spends it’s time”.
• Find out about Sweden’s version of Pompeii in this article on Yahoo.
• A 9 year old boy boards a plane without a ticket in Minnesota and flies to Las Vegas. Find out more about it from the AP. Continue reading Travel News, Deals and Offers →