North America

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (4 hours ago)
As Hurricane Earl works its way up the east coast, airlines are letting passengers take one item off their lists of concerns. Delta has announced that passengers affected by the storm can make one-time changes to their plans without incurring any fees. This applies to ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (5 hours ago)
When I was in college, relaxation came from the best six-pack of beer I could find for under $5. But, it looks like times are changing. The W's Bliss spa chain is kicking in 20 percent discounts on spa treatments for college kids this year. With fewer business travelers on ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (6 hours ago)
Hotdogs and sporting events belong together, so when I went to my first U.S. Open tennis match, I knew I'd have to see what the Arthur Ashe Stadium had to offer. Given a delay caused by matches earlier in the day, the Nadal/Gabashvili pairing started late, so I wasn't able ...

by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 day ago)
The southernmost inhabited bit of Canada is Pelee Island, a 36-square mile island in Lake Erie just 90 minutes from Sandusky, Ohio by ferry. To its south is an even more southerly uninhabited Canadian island, Middle Island, which was a safe haven for rumrunners during ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 day ago)
When the Glen Canyon Dam was built back in 1966, it created Lake Powell, the second largest man-made lake in the United States behind Lake Mead. Covering more than 250 square miles in area, Lake Powell falls along the border of Utah and Arizona, a spectacularly beautiful ...

by Melanie Nayer (RSS feed) (1 day ago)
Need a breather? We totally understand. The daily rigors of life can be complicated and every now and then you just need a moment for some uninterrupted meditation. The Elysian hotel understands, too, and has put together a yoga program fit for a celebrity.
The Elysian is ...

by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
We hate to break it to you, but there's only a week left in summer. Why not get a jump on planning your fall and winter travel? Wanderfly, the new travel-planning and booking site we reviewed earlier this month has just unveiled a spiffy new beta site and is offering free ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
Today, Gogo Inflight Internet celebrates its 1,000th plane with the airborne Internet service. This is an amazing accomplishment when you consider that two years ago, they were working on installing equipment on their first aircraft.
The plane in question is a Delta DC-9, ...

by Melanie Nayer (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
Viva, Mexico!
Get your margaritas ready and toast to Virgin America's new flight announcements. The airline announced today it will serve San Jose del Cabo International Airport (SJD) and Cancun International Airport (CUN) with nonstop flights from California starting ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
AvidTrips, a newly launched website, is giving adventure travelers a new option for finding unique places to explore and connecting them with tour operators that can help them do it. The site is currently in beta form, and still lacking a lot of travel options at the moment, ...

by Melanie Nayer (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
It feels good to give back, and when hotels get in on the giving we make a point to salute them.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced the launch of Choice Hotels Music – a new music initiative that brings new artists in front of millions of consumers and ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
Well, now we know for sure that the U.S. prepaid mobile broadband market is finally taking off. A mere 4 days after our Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go review, a new product from 4G company Clear is offering another prepaid / no contract broadband solution.
Their product is ...

by Melanie Nayer (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
The Trump family of hotels is working on a greener lifestyle in New York.
Green Mountain Energy Company announced that Trump SoHo™ New York, the newest Trump hotel and condominium complex at 246 Spring Street in New York City, has committed to purchasing renewable ...

by Amy Chen (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
I was in the East Village last night and encountered my first sighting of New York's new restaurant grading system.
Starting last month, every New York City restaurant is now required to post a letter grade that corresponds to its health-inspection score. (Los Angeles has ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
The 29th annual Hood to Coast Relay will take place today when more than 12,000 runners will descend on Mt. Hood in Oregon to take part in the largest relay race in the world. The event gets underway with the first wave of runners setting out from Timberline Lodge, located ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
Just a couple of months after the airlines themselves approved their merger, United Airlines and Continental Airlines have received the blessing from the Department of Justice to form one airline.
The Department issued a statement that they had investigated the proposed ...

by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
According to this image's creator, I Am Rob, this blurry, even distorted, photograph of a rain-splattered windshield was snapped in Southern California. I believe him. Everything about this image suggests Los Angeles in the late winter: the rain, the palm trees, and the ...

by Amy Chen (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
My brother got married last weekend in Los Angeles, which meant that I had to fly out Thursday night and back to New York City on Sunday. Rather than deal with getting off a long flight and renting a car from the airport -- I didn't think navigating an unfamiliar city at ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
Las Vegas has a reputation for letting visitors get away with all kinds of "bad" behavior. Activities like gambling and drinking on the street get a free pass in this anything-goes gaming capital. But apparently that permissive Vegas attitude doesn't extend to all behaviors, ...

by Ralph Grizzle (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
In 2007, it was possible to board a flight in Baltimore and set foot fewer than five hours later in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland's largest commercial airport.
From Kangerlussuaq, it was a short hop to board Hurtigruten's (a Norwegian cruise company) Fram to cruise ...
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