Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday of this week that the Obama administration wanted to lift the travel restrictions on families wishing to visit relatives in Cuba. She then urged Havana to make its own concessions. “The president-elect (Barack Obama) is committed to lifting the family travel restrictions and the remittance restrictions. He believes … [...]

The Holland America flagship “Eurodam” will be targeting first time cruises this supper with a series of Dover departures. The schedules range from a 2 night Dover to Copenhagen weekend, to a 12 night Collector’s Voyage featuring several highlights of the Baltic. The cruises will come just one year after the Eurodam’s launch – and [...]

Smarter Travel recently posted a look at some of their favorite beaches in the world, and Holland America’s “Half Moon Cay” made it to the top of many reviewers lists. The private island is 17 miles from its nearest neighbors and about 100 miles out of Nassau in the Bahamas. It is considered by many [...]

Next week I’ll be away from the computer quite a bit as a I head off to Macworld 2009 in San Francisco, CA. The even takes place in the downtown area at the Moscone Center. What’s great about the trip is that there is quite a bit located around the event. A few movie theaters, [...]

Gadling has an amazing report that apparently, according to a Russian professor and “expert” on US relations, the United States is on the verge of a Civil War that will completely destroy our country. His name is Igor Panarin, and he’s been making this claim for years – but in the past few weeks the [...]

So – the weather has been a little odd lately. Take, for example, Las Vegas. Recently “sin city” was hit with an unexpected snowstorm. Why was it unexpected? Because it never snows in Las Vegas. In fact, the town is known for being hot most of the time – it’s not often that snow hits [...]

Embedded video from CNN Video How does 2009 look for travel? Well – not terribly good. It seems that there is going to be even more slow down than we’ve seen this year so far. What will it all mean for travel deals? Well, it’ll probably mean that they’ll be better than we’ve seen in [...]

Would you take $471,000 to Jamaica? If you answered yes – stop what you’re doing….you’re an idiot. Apparently you’re only allowed to take $10,000 with you when you travel to Jamaica. Two American women did not know about this rule when they visited there last week – and the Jamaican officials took their money. There [...]

Business Traveler Magazine recently announced their “Best in Business Travel Awards” for 2008, and “Park Hyatt” has been named the “Best Hotel Chain” among business travelers around the world. “Our subscribers are among the most seasoned travelers in the world, which is why each year we ask them to select top performers in the industry. [...]

Looking to redefine “frivolous lawsuit”? Look no further. A man named Yoichi Shimamoto is suing United Airlines because he believes that they served him too much wine, which caused him to lose control and beat his wife. Yes, that’s right. He’s suing an airline company because he was arrested at a customs checkpoint after striking [...]