Nov 17th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Hawaii seems like a beautiful place to live - great coffee, awesome surf conditions, nearly perfect weather at all times. But, hundreds of miles out in the Pacific, I imagine it starts to feel a bit isolated, especially with the high cost of flights from the islands back to the mainland US. But for those Hawaiian islanders looking to get away to the rest of the US for a while, Hawaiian airlines, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Nov 17th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Hawaii seems like a beautiful place to live - great coffee, awesome surf conditions, nearly perfect weather at all times. But, hundreds of miles out in the Pacific, I imagine it starts to feel a bit isolated, especially with the high cost of flights from the islands back to the mainland US. But for those Hawaiian islanders looking to get away to the rest of the US for a while, Hawaiian airlines, ...Some hotel futures at risk
Jul 26th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The number of hotels defaulting on their loans surged 125 percent in May and June this year. Travel is down (no shit), which has an obvious effect on the top line. When there's no money coming in, it's hard to send cash out to meet some pretty hefty obligations. So, if none comes in, none can go out ... and defaults start to rise.
Some high-profile properties have defaulted already, including ...The newest hidden cost in travel: taxes
Jul 7th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Cities and states are pumping up their coffers at the expense of visitors. Unemployment has led to a fall in income taxes, and with consumer spending off, sales taxes aren't bring in what they did in the past. So, municipalities have had to look elsewhere.
And, travel is a great place to start!
How can a city or state raise money without incurring the wrath of its own voters? You guessed it ...Top 10 national parks, thanks to TripAdvisor
Jun 6th, 2009 at 12:00PM: More than 3,000 TripAdvisor readers in the United States have selected the top 10 national parks. Big shock: nine out of 10 are out west. Only Maine made it onto the list. But, let's face it – if you want big, impressive national parks, you have leave the East Coast.
These readers are definitely interested in the national park scene. More than 70 percent plan to visit one this year, up ...Give a little to get a little at RockResorts
May 16th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Is it really goodwill if you're getting something in return? Well, maybe we'll call it a fair trade, then. This summer, RockResorts is offering a "Give & Getaway" package across all nine of its resorts. In exchange for an incredibly low room rate, you just have to chip in some time to help the environment. Projects include trail restoration, working with sustainable local farmers, and ...Jaunted founders launch Vegaschatter.com
Apr 20th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Our friends over at Jaunted and Hotelchatter are up to no good again, this morning kicking off Vegaschatter.com, a sister blog that will cover all things Vegas. Why Las Vegas? According to one Mr. Mark Johnson, the founder of SFO Media, "Las Vegas has always been one of the world's most popular travel destinations, and for years the city was in dire need of a daily travel web publication that ...Chattanooga, Portsmouth among top art destinations in the U.S.
Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Who thought that Tennessee and New Hampshire would be some of the top towns in the country for art lovers. AmericanStyle magazine just issued the results of its twelfth annual arts destinations poll. Some spots are predictable. Others, like Chattanooga, will just blow your mind. This is the first year Chattanooga made the list, shooting all the way up to second in the mid-sized city category. If ...Momentum around meeting cancellations
Apr 14th, 2009 at 6:00PM: Meetings and conventions aren't just falling ... they're actively being canceled. While it's easy to write this off as the erosion of a wasteful corporate perk, it translates to genuine financial crisis for the travel industry. Over the past six months, 402 conventions and meetings have been canceled in Las Vegas alone. According to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, this ...Make ski resort losses your gain this year
Feb 1st, 2009 at 4:00PM: Skiers are winners in the current recession. Lodges and resorts out west are offering generous deals to put you on their powder. So, if you have a bit of extra cash on hand and the urge to hit the slopes, there's never been a better time to be alive. In the Aspen/Snowmass area, you can get a free flight, a free night's stay and a free lift ticket. Of course, there's a catch. You're total stay has ...Feathers fall to floor for "Folies"
Jan 19th, 2009 at 10:00AM: "Les Folies Bergere" is about to come to an end. The topless review, which has called the Tropicana hotel and casino home for 49 years is about to take its stripping off the Strip. The show will close on March 28, 2009, in order to make room for something new ... though no details have been released. Ron Thacker, president of the Tropicana has not explained the decision, saying only that his ...Travel Alert! Southwest launches 50% off sale to Vegas
Dec 30th, 2008 at 12:00PM: Down to the last $1000 in your 401K? Why don't you take it all to Las Vegas and put it on black? The nation's largest low cost carrier just kicked off a fare sale to Sin City from ALL of it's departure cities for flights through March 11th, meaning prices have officially reached "dirt cheap." With the Vegas economy in the dumps right now, it's also a great time to score some cheap hotel rooms and ...Snowstorm... in Vegas?
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Dec 30th, 2008 at 9:00AM: As part of the hellacious weather that we've been experiencing across North America this past month, the most unexpected destination recently received an unexpected snowstorm: Las Vegas. The hedonistic city oft known for gambling, sin and excruciatingly hot weather received several inches of snow in a sudden downfall, paralyzing traffic, surprising residents and delighting children. These ...Tips for Adult Expo: Take a shower
Dec 28th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Every year, there is a quiet war waged at Adult Entertainment Expo (safe for work, just links to a previous article). On the one side are the throngs that come from across the country, eager to have that one-time meeting with Ava Rose or desperate to inhale Vivian West's cigarette smoke. Opposing are the insiders, the people who work in the porn business. They use the convention as a way to ...Get off to Vegas for the AVN Awards
Dec 23rd, 2008 at 3:00PM: Don't lie. You've heard of the AVN Awards ... but only from your friends. Er, one friend, really.
Nobody watches porn adult movies, but everyone knows someone who does, right?. Well, now that you have an excuse for knowing about the AVN Awards (porn's answer to the Oscars) why not check it out for yourself? Part of the broader Adult Entertainment Expo (January 9 - 11, 2009) experience in Las ...Strippers in Las Vegas Casinos? Not Yet
Sep 15th, 2008 at 5:00PM: Anything goes in Vegas, right? Not quite. Have you ever asked yourself why there are no strip clubs in casinos? Ok, probably not, but it seems odd that with all the adult entertainment in Sin City, there are no such options in major gaming venues. It makes almost perfect sense from a business standpoint. People throw their cash at casinos by gambling. Why not allow them to literally throw their ...Nevada hopes adventurer Fossett's wife pays for the search efforts
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:00AM: When a person goes missing in the wilderness and people try to find them, it's not cheap. In Steve Fossett's case, the price tag was $687,000. In Nevada, the state where multimillionaire Fossett disappeared, people don't have to pay the cost of the search parties who are look for them.
If you get stuck on a mountain somewhere without a dime in your bank account, you don't have to worry that ...Divorcing? Head to Vegas for your "Divorce Party"
Feb 25th, 2008 at 9:20AM: Las Vegas, Nevada, may be the place to get hitched in a hurry, but it's also becoming THE place to celebrate when that same marriage falls apart. The L.A. Times reports that it only takes 6 weeks to get a divorce in Vegas (and as little as 16 days if you're in the know), and ex-spouses are whooping it up once those papers are signed. Celebrities such as "Dancing with the Stars'" Shanna Moakler ...Little Known Las Vegas Haunt: Cathedral Canyon
Jul 26th, 2007 at 12:01PM:
Cathedral Canyon is a "small natural canyon which has been transformed into a rambling grotto of icons, statues, and text panels," notes the Center for Land Use Interpretation -- an on-line database of "unusual and exemplary sites" in the United States. Roland Wiley, a Las Vegas lawyer, purchased 15,800 acres in the desert and called it Hidden Hills Ranch. For the next thirty years, Mr. Wiley ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of December 24
Dec 29th, 2006 at 2:49PM: Before you start rattling off with excuses about how the family was visiting from Buffalo or how you got tied up under the mistletoe, please do me one small favor. Spare the sob story. I don't care why you couldn't get here or what could have been more important than getting your travel fix, but you're lucky that I'm nice and feeling the holiday spirit for I'm giving you the gift of checking out ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of December 3
Dec 8th, 2006 at 4:29PM: Time to wrap up the week that was with some of our some very tasty and foul entries. 5. How to Have A Bad Time in New York City: Sad to say, but everyone who arrives in NYC doesn't have a great time which is not a reflection of the city by any means. Instead it goes to show how much homework time they invested in seeing the Big Apple the right way. To avoid having a bad time on your first trip in ...
