Wednesday, May. 26 2010

Expedia Launches Gay-Friendly Website

Last week Expedia.com debuted their new gay-friendly sites, finally.  The site launched fifteen different cities at start where you can search for “LGBT-welcoming” hotels and attractions. Expedia has partnered with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association to find and identify “LGBT-welcoming” hotels. Now, along with air conditioning and courtesy breakfast, you can search for [...]

Wednesday, May. 5 2010

Well this is a first, Mexico is issuing a warning to their citizens not to visit the US state of Arizona due to the recent passing of the strictest immigration law in history. You go, Mexico.  It’s extremely rare that Mexico issues a travel advisory for their citizens visiting the States, but with Arizona recently [...]

Wednesday, Apr. 21 2010

We get so tired of people telling bloggers and the media to calm down on coverage of travel destinations that may or may not be having an uprising, citing that if we cover the news negatively we’ll help those destinations to lose business, but the trouble is, there is and has been trouble in Bangkok, [...]

Tuesday, Apr. 20 2010

Airplanes across Europe took back to the skies again today after volcanic ash from Iceland shut down airports across the globe since Thursday of last week. Although many flights were being scheduled, wary eyes are looking at a new cloud of volcanic ash that is moving towards the continent. Tuesday Air France announced they would [...]

Tuesday, Apr. 13 2010

After 21 people were killed in political unrest this weekend in Thailand, China’s Tourism Authority has ordered a stop on organized travel trips to the country. While this is just a temporary suspension of travel, the Chinese National Tourism Administration revealed, “Tourism authorities at all levels will immediately notify all travel agencies to temporarily stop [...]

Thursday, Apr. 8 2010

Unlike adults a new study is revealing the news that children who have a pre-visit doctor’s visit before traveling overseas will be much less likely to contract an illness or suffer from an injury. The report, published in the journal Pediatrics, shows that kids that have a doctor visit complete with screening, vaccinations and basic [...]

Monday, Apr. 5 2010

Cape Town Airport Wins Awards

Cape Town International Airport was recently named the best airport in Africa as well as the receiving an accolade for best airport staff service excellence. The two prizes were awarded to the airport by the Skytrax World Airport Awards and they couldn’t have come at a better time with Cape Town hosting the World Cup [...]

Tuesday, Mar. 30 2010

What Travel Expenses Can You Tax Deduct?

Taking a look at USA Today we found this great article on what travel expenses you can actually deduct on your taxes this year and we know you want us to share, so take a peek below! Business owners should know that you can write off 50% of your business meals ( including the tax [...]

Thursday, Mar. 18 2010

Ernest Hemingway’s

Ernest Hemingway Key West home was just named an official Literary Landmark over the weekend. Not only a tourist attraction for the literary implications but also for the original Parisian furniture, this luxurious island home is located a short walk away from the Casa Marina resort.  Tickets for the tour run $12 which is definitely [...]

Tuesday, Mar. 16 2010

Now Canadians on top of US citizens are being warned against visiting a city in norther Mexico that recently has seen a rising level of violence. Ottawa is warning its citizens from visiting the border city of Ciudad Juarez unless it is aboslutely essential.  With the deaths of an American couple with ties to the [...]