Travel Agents are coming back in style according to a new report from Market Watch. The article claims that US travel sales were up this year to $105 billion (that’s a 12% increase from last year) but fewer travelers are booking their trips online.
The reason?
Apparently online travel sources aren’t doing that great a [...]

When you first look at pricing for a cruise, you may be shocked at how inexpensive it seems. Cruises can be very budget friendly, but there are many extras involved with a cruise that travelers don’t always consider. Here are a 5 things to keep in mind when planning your cruise…
1. Get [...]

Monopoly is one of the most beloved board games of all time. It is played by over 750 million people, and has been translated to 50 languages across the globe. Hasbro, Inc. never seems to run out of different ways to sell us the game either.
There are so many variations on Monopoly if [...]

The Spanish media is reporting that 43 passengers have been injured and 2 people have been killed after a plane skidded off the runway at Barajas International Airport in Madrid today.
The Spanair flight had 160 passengers on board. Their destination was Gran Canaria. Right now it is unclear exactly what happened to [...]

Many US Airways passengers have been recently stranded in the Dominican Republic due to Tropical Storm Fay. Gadling is now reporting that both Delta and JetBlue Airlines are planning on waving their fees for passengers who have had their flights impacted by Fay.
Both airlines are reportedly being flexible about flights out of select [...]

Here are some interesting travel related links from around the web…
Labor Day travel looks to be dropping by 5.7 percent according to the Dallas Morning News.
Foreign Policy has a great article about the Top 5 Countries for Medical Travel.
A charity is taking the UK to task claiming that the country is failing to prevent [...]

Gadling reports that a Spanish couple visiting Norway ran into a bit of a problem recently. The duo wanted to go to Olden to catch a cruise they had left. Traveling by taxi, the accidentally mispronounced their destination, and were driven to Halden instead, which is 560km away. The fair came [...]

Romania Countryside

Originally uploaded by tylertate

Romania is a beautiful country. While it may not be the most popular travel destination in the world…there is an amazing country there just waiting to be explored.
The countryside alone is worth a trip from small town hotel to small town hotel. A less common travel destination like this can [...]

If you’re like me, when you go shopping around for a private island, you like to keep things realistic. Of course, a 3.2 Million dollar luxury island in the Bahamas would be fantastic - but its very unlikely that I’ll be able to afford one of those in my life time…and I kind of [...]

If you’re thinking of going to “Burning Man” you’ll want to check out this first timer’s guide.
This collection of the World’s Most Impressive Airport Lounges will make you incredibly jealous the next time your sitting in a basic Airport like DFW or SFO.
Nasa has some stunning shots of the Pyramids of [...]