Monday, Nov. 30 2009

Paris’ Pompidou Center Still On Strike

RuRoh!  Just in time for the holiday season, it looks like one of Paris’ main museums may shut down for good. The Pompidou Center has been on a labor strike since November 23, with workers walking off in protest of a government plan to reduce cultural spending in France’s cultural capitol.

Thursday, Nov. 19 2009

Earlier this year travel-booking site Orbitz extended their Price Assurance program to not only airfare but also hotels, offering users automatic reimbursements. Now the website is offering up a low price guarantee that will ensure that you not only receive an automatic rebate but also a promo code  for $50 off your next hotel or [...]

Wednesday, Nov. 18 2009

Forbes Publishes Travel Guide Winners

Formerly known as the Mobil Travel Guide, Forbes has officially published the winners of the now Forbes Travel Guide. This year’s winners include the Colorado Springs The Broadmoor, winning five stars for the 50th consecutive year; the Tower Suites at Encore in Las Vegas and The Spa at The Broadmoor. Congrats to all winners.  For [...]

Monday, Nov. 16 2009

Yahoo! has been in a battle with Google in who can offer up the best free WiFi and where and from our post it looks like Yahoo! might just be winning. Recently Yahoo! began offering up free wireless Internet to Time’s Square in cooperation with the Times Square Alliance.  So the next time you’re in [...]

Tuesday, Nov. 10 2009

According to Air Transport Association of America, Thanksgiving holiday air travel is expected to be down at least 4% from last year’s travel. “It is increasingly apparent that economic headwinds facing the airlines and their customers are anything but behind us. The recent announcement that U.S. unemployment surpassed 10 percent highlights one of the key [...]

BudgetTravel Launches Paris, France Page

BudgetTravel has just revealed their new Paris-only page and it has us reeling with info! From Paris, France travel pics to the most affordable places to eat and stay, BudgetTravel’s new page is making headway as being one of the best Paris sources around.

Tuesday, Oct. 20 2009

New iPhone Travel App Pretty Handy

The new iPhone travel app HearPlanet is perfect for when you want an informative audio commentary based on nearby landmarks. All you have to do is download the $5 app and you’ll be well on your way to hearing all about that statue you’re so interested in.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 2009

BudgetTravel wrote up this informative post about what airlines won’t tell you and we thought we would share. Airport luggage scales can be wrong The airplane air can make you sick Layovers do not have to be explained to travellers You won’t know right away or maybe even before you land if there is an [...]

Wednesday, Oct. 7 2009

Traveltechie.com is apparently India’s very first travel deals website and it has officially just opened their doors for business. Instead of offering online booking, the travel deals website sends weekly email travel finds called, Best 25 Travel Deals.  For your next Indian vacation, signing up for their travel tips might come in handy.

Tuesday, Oct. 6 2009

Worst Travel Slogans

BudgetTravel did posted a unique blog entry recently that we wanted to be sure and share, Careful with those tourism slogans! From “Colombia: The Only Risk Is Wanting to Stay” to “Albania: A New Mediterranean to Love”, travel slogans can go from bad to worse.  I guess not everyone can come up with the now-gem [...]