Jan 6th, 2012 at 12:00PM: It's the beginning of a new year and the time when people start thinking of ways to improve themselves in 2012. Instead of just focusing on how to make yourself better, why not think about ways to make your travels more worthwhile? Here are 10 travel resolutions to make this year.
Go green
Eco-tourism is a hot topic in the world of travel right now, and for good reason. There are myriad ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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10 travel resolutions to make in 2012
Jan 6th, 2012 at 12:00PM: It's the beginning of a new year and the time when people start thinking of ways to improve themselves in 2012. Instead of just focusing on how to make yourself better, why not think about ways to make your travels more worthwhile? Here are 10 travel resolutions to make this year.
Go green
Eco-tourism is a hot topic in the world of travel right now, and for good reason. There are myriad ...10 tips for planning your next trip on a budget
Dec 24th, 2011 at 10:00AM: As someone who is constantly traveling, my friends are always asking me how I can afford to go on trips so often. Traveling doesn't have to mean spending a fortune, and if you're willing to forgo the 5-star hotels and Michelin starred restaurants, it can be pretty simple to have a full travel experience without going broke. Here are tips that I use to get the most out of my travels while spending ...The ever-evolving language of travel
Oct 16th, 2011 at 12:00PM: While it is clear that travel itself has evolved in many ways in the past decade or so, it appears that travel language has, too. It is something that seems to happen overnight, without anyone really noticing that new vocabulary words are being invented but using them anyway. Check out this list of some relatively new lingo that has stuck in the language of travel.
Couch Surfing
While at one ...In Praise of Staying Home on Labor Day Weekend
Aug 22nd, 2011 at 10:00AM: Labor Day weekend. It's the last hurrah of summer. Soon, it's back to school or back to work, and in the northern hemisphere the planet tilts away from the sun as we move into fall. It's tempting to book one more plane ticket, squeeze in one more overnight hike, one more weekend road trip. After Labor Day weekend, it's closed toe shoes and alarm clocks and carpools and behaving like a grown up ...Knocked up abroad: second trimester travel
Apr 27th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
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A few years ago, before the word staycation foisted itself into the travel lexicon, babymoons were all the rage. A babymoon typically referred to the last getaway for ...Fall hideaways: Colorado ski resorts for the non-skier
Sep 24th, 2010 at 11:00AM: I live in Colorado and I don't ski, snowboard or otherwise partake in the numerous ski resort activities involving ice, snow, goggles, weird hats and heavy snow-suits (that the so-called fashionable people call ski apparel). But, I do go to the ski resorts at what I consider the best time, the Fall. It is after the summer crowds and before the winter madness begins; it is the perfect time for a ...10 travel resolutions for 2010
Dec 30th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
As 2009 draws to a close and we look back on the last 365 days of travel, it's time to make some resolutions for the coming year. Here are ten travel resolutions that will help you be a happier, more fulfilled traveler in 2010.
Pack lighter
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/10_Travel_Resolutions_for_2010'; Nearly every domestic carrier now charges for the first checked bag. The ...Facebook "memology" report reveals non-travel bias?
Dec 28th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Facebook has released its trend analysis of the top words appearing in status updates in 2009. Unlike the Twitter worldview, which had some terms that could be seen as travel-related, Facebook users appear to have spent more time at home. Sure, there's the obligatory H1N1 mention, which impacted the travel-hungry throughout the year ... but that's it. What cements the seemingly sedentary ...Daycation: Daytrips in northeastern US
Jul 28th, 2009 at 12:30PM: There's "YAYcation" where you say to heck with the economy and go on the trip anyway. On the opposite end, there's a "staycation" where you pretend your yard is somewhere interesting. Then there's Scott's devious suggestion, "liecation."
Here's an option that can be inexpensive but gives the sense of travel. Go on a daycation. In other words--a day trip. This is where you find out what's within ...Staycations suck: Enter to win a free vacation
Jul 21st, 2009 at 3:00PM: Staycation. The marketing term used to describe a vacation taken at home may be clever, but it won't make it any more fun. Staycations inherently suck. Try as you might, you just can't make yet another day at the movies, picnic or museum outing in your own hometown quite as exciting as a full-fledged family vacation to a new destination. At least, that's the argument LastMinuteTravel.com is making ...Postcards from strangers
Jul 6th, 2009 at 11:00AM: One of the coolest things about having lots of friends who travel is getting postcards from around the world. Sadly, letter and postcard writing don't seem to be as common as they used to be. Much of the stuff coming through the mailbox these days is either bills or junk mail. Going to the mailbox has gotten to be a drag. An organization called Postcrossing is trying to change that. This free ...Five great reasons to travel now
May 20th, 2009 at 3:00PM: You've been bombarded with pessimistic accounts of the travel industry's decline. And, yes, I am fully aware that I'm part of it. Frankly, these reports are true. There is a problem – i.e., people aren't traveling – and it's driven by a combination of macroeconomic challenges and company mismanagement. But, these conditions also mean there's no time like the present to get out on the ...CNN viewers believe staycations are fun
Apr 15th, 2009 at 2:00PM: I know, I half-promised someone that I wouldn't write about the stupid movement any more, but the travel news has been slower lately than I'd hoped. So, you get to deal with another BS story about "staycations." At least, I've kicked in a video this time. For those of you with addresses beneath rocks, a "staycation" is a euphemism for "the financial crisis has left me too broke or too petrified to ...Go to Orlando, but don't pay for it
Jan 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The "Bundles of Free Smiles" gig is exactly what you need in this dismal economy. Instead of settling for a disappointing "staycation" (oh, how we all loathe that expression) or digging deep into your pockets for regrettable recreation, the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau is giving you six months to pack your bags and get out of town. From now until the end of June, you can check out ...Yet another bad -cation
Dec 31st, 2008 at 3:00PM: "Staycation" was shoved into our lexicons over the summer, as gas prices spiked and credit was squeezed. Now, with the cost of fuel well off its highest levels, the staycation has given way to yet a new flavor of the non-vacation variatoin: the "naycation". I still don't know why CNN can't just say: "The economy sucks, and nobody can afford to drop big cash on a trip. Or, if they can, they're too ...Staycationing: A Sign of the Times
Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:30PM: At what point did Dorothy's saying, "There's no place like home," turn into the motto for staycationers across America? Very, very recently. With soaring gas prices and airfares, a bottomed-out economy, and little time to take off from your job lest you lose it to one of the 10% of Americans who are unemployed and eager to step in for you, it's easy to see why staying home is the safest, cheapest, ...Making the most of your 'staycation': Learn a foreign language
Jun 18th, 2008 at 11:00AM: With high gas prices and a low dollar the idea of "staycations" is all over the place. Go over to Urban Dictionary and there's even an official definition of the term that has come to define Americans' 2008 summer travel season: "A vacation that is spent at one's home enjoying all that home and one's home environs have to offer." But as Jeremy pointed out, the whole thing feels rather lame. He ...Summer travel woes? How about a staycation?
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Jun 5th, 2008 at 1:30PM: Summer vacation season is upon us here in the United States. Normally the first day of June is our green light to pack a bag, jump into the SUV or hop on an airplane and head out for some well deserved time off. But a variety of forces are conspiring this summer to hold some of us back - high gas prices, continued airline surcharges, and high food prices. It's been enough to inspire its own trend ...Hey Americans: Take a Vacation!
Jun 7th, 2007 at 9:54AM: Recently, I told my boss that I wanted to take a week-long vacation in July. "A whole week, huh?" he asked. "Yup." I smiled. "Do you have the vacation time for a whole week?" "Yes." "Really?" he sighed. "It seems like you're always on vacation." "That's interesting," I said. "Because it only feels like that to you." Before entering his office, I felt ashamed to ask to use the vacation time that I ...
