Next PostsDumb Move? Oasis Hotels In Cancun Offers Free Smart Cars
March 3rd, 2012
Oasis Hotels and Resorts of Mexico is offering its premier guests the free use of a branded smart car at any of its seven Cancun locations. Oasis purchased 200 smart cars for this program at a time when tourism to Mexico is taking a hit from bad press and scary travel warnings. The smart cars [...]
Lower Manhattan Tourism Up 8% In 2011
March 1st, 2012
Tourism is increasing in Lower Manhattan, with the newest figures showing that 9.8 million people visited the region in 2011, an increase of 800,000 people from 2010. The increase in tourists represents a growth of 8 percent from 2010, according to the Downtown Alliance‘s 2011 Year in Review. In 2008 there were 7 million tourists [...]
Horseback Riding In the Sea On Turks & Caicos
December 25th, 2011
By Vanessa Yurkevich I’ve loved horses ever since I can remember. Which is why, after I had to stop taking lessons at 13, I made it a point to try to go horseback riding in every new country I visit. I have ridden through the fields of Poland, the beaches of Costa Rica, pampas of [...]
Decorate Like Dorothy Draper At The Greenbrier Resort
December 21st, 2011
Learn how to decorate in high style at the Greenbrier’s “Dorothy Draper School of Decorating,” with classes designed by Carleton Varney, the curator of The Greenbrier, Ms. Draper’s protege and the President of Dorothy Draper and Company. The West Virginia resort, located in the Allegheny Mountains, is offering one-week interior decorating courses from Feb. 26 [...]
The Stockholm In “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
November 2nd, 2011
To cater to all those readers of Larsson’s crime novels (around 30 million copies have sold), the Stockholm City Museum has been arranging guided Millennium tours since 2008. The two-hour walking tour takes place Saturdays (in English) and will appeal to hardcore fans of the series, as well as those who want to know more [...]
More NYC Hotels Support Gay Marriage With Promos
July 12th, 2011
New York State will be hearing new wedding bells chime on July 24th, when same sex marriages are legal. And the travel industry is wise to take notice. “Hoteliers are well advised to begin developing innovative promotions and special offerings to attract what is likely to be a boom in the marriage business,” says Cathy [...]
Now Casting: Groups of Travelers For Reality Show
July 5th, 2011
Want your 15 minutes of fame along with the opportunity to travel? Reality TV producers are seeking several groups of 4-10 people with “big personalities” and an interesting story to star in upcoming episodes of a new travel reality show to air on PBS in the fall. The cast of ”Getting Away Together,” gets a free [...]
Five Ways To Win In Atlantic City Without Gambling
June 13th, 2011
By Jennifer Ceaser If you’re heading to Atlantic City, chances are you’ve got gambling on the brain. After all, it’s the country’s second-largest gambling market, with 11 casinos (and two more planned, including a Hard Rock Casino and the long-delayed Revel). But if you’re looking for a break from the clanging and banging of the [...]
Cash Payments Carry Concerns For Tour Travelers
May 24th, 2011
by Amanda Chan While most tour companies that offer discounts allow customers to pay with a credit card, one company, China Spree, is offering a special reduction to customers who pay in cash. The 8-day winter deal, including round-trip airfare to Beijing from San Francisco, six nights’ at a four-star hotel, some meals and selected [...]
Two New Brooklyn Hotels Not To Fuggedaboud
May 24th, 2011
New digs for music-minded New York visitors are set to open this fall in Brooklyn. Hip-hop deejay DJ Bijal is launching a new boutique hotel called Hotel BPM, for “beats per minute,” which features 75 guestrooms with environmentally conscious amenities and a specially mixed soundtrack played from the hotel’s public areas. Room rates start at [...]
Titanic Memorial Cruise From NYC Added
April 6th, 2011
Honor the 100-year anniversary of Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage on a cruise on the Azamara Journey, departing from New York City on April 10, 2012. Guests on the Azamara Journey will enjoy a series of Titanic historian lectures and on April 14, the exact anniversary of Titanic’s sinking, guests will join those sailing on the [...]
Take A Vacation “Knockoff” And Save
March 10th, 2011
Designer duds all have inexpensive knockoffs, and so too with vacations. You can find a splurge and a steal on practically every category of travel, from safaris to spas. Here’s what you save and what you lose by going for the “knockoff” version. 1) HEALTH SPA Splurge : Pritikin, Miami Cost: $8000 for two, one [...]
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