Jul 6th, 2011 at 7:00AM: This time its travelers from Tennessee claiming the use of misleading and high-pressure tactics to sell memberships in a travel club where members would be entitled to huge savings. Vacation Station is the latest company accused of running a travel scam by not delivering promised savings or service on what they said would be access to discounted vacations.
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Travel scam watch: vacation club not what it promised
Jul 6th, 2011 at 7:00AM: This time its travelers from Tennessee claiming the use of misleading and high-pressure tactics to sell memberships in a travel club where members would be entitled to huge savings. Vacation Station is the latest company accused of running a travel scam by not delivering promised savings or service on what they said would be access to discounted vacations.
Tennessee residents have filed ...Travel to Cuba? Yes, you can.
Apr 24th, 2011 at 7:00AM:
While restrictions still apply, the long-awaited guidelines defining who can travel freely to Cuba were released and made official this week. Supporters of the changes say more exposure to Americans will lead Cubans cutting the ties with their government.
The new rules allow journalists plus religious and educational groups to travel to Cuba pretty much whenever they want to. They also allow ...Australians can't wait to leave: outbound travel up 3X over 20 years
Sep 30th, 2010 at 12:00PM: It looks like the best place for vacation, if you're Australian, is anywhere else. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, outbound travel surged from 2.1 million a year to 6.8 million a year over the past 20 years. For the 12 months ending last June, 6.8 million overseas trips originated in Australia. Two decades earlier, it was only 2.1 million. At today's levels, there are 31 overseas ...No luxury: five people who have no choice in travel
Sep 30th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
It's easy to see the world only from your own point of view. After all, what choice do you have? Even the best efforts at empathy and telepathy will still leave you unable to truly put yourself in another person's shoes. In the travel world in particular, it can be difficult to understand why the person with whom you're jockeying for an armrest is on the plane at all. Try as you might, you'll ...Work for Netflix, travel when you want
Aug 26th, 2010 at 11:00AM:
Let me guess: you want to travel more, but you don't get enough vacation time. You'd love to take that month-long trip through Asia or just sit on a beach for an extra week every year. Those of us who don't really take a whole lot of vacation time would love to get a bit more of it, even if it means working from the road.
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Which country loves to work? See who doesn't take vacation time
Aug 8th, 2010 at 4:00PM: A friend of mine asked me a few days ago when I last went on vacation – a real one. I struggled to remember the last time I went on a trip and didn't write or, before that, keep up with what was going on at the office. After stopping and focusing, I remembered a four-day trip I took to Orlando back in late 2005. Even there, I'm not sure that I didn't work, I just don't remember spending time ...Make a game of it - Souvenir tip
Apr 25th, 2010 at 1:15PM: If you're traveling with family or friends, create a shopping contest. For example --
* Who can find the weirdest souvenir today?
* Who can find the funniest post card?
* Who can spot the best souvenir under $10?
Making a game of it can add a tradition to your trips, and provide the potential for hilarious memories. Prizes could be picking the next restaurant -- or everyone buying the winner ...Change the Trend: Use Your Vacation Days
Jan 19th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Not everyone is as brazen as Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter. While his publication was in the middle of cutting 5 percent of its staff, he made himself scarce. But, you can do that when you're the top dog. Most people don't take vacations when the Grim Reaper is mingling among the cubicles. They'd rather be at their desks, they convince themselves, generating value for shareholders and demonstrating ...How to save money while on board a cruise ship
Jan 16th, 2010 at 8:40AM: One of the biggest appeals of a cruise ship vacation is its all-inclusive aspect. Your meals, port stops, and on board activities are pre-planned and available for your enjoyment, pretty much whenever you feel like enjoying them. Unfortunately, a cruise ship's "all-inclusive" element doesn't mean it's an on board free-for-all. All those port excursions, soda and alcoholic beverages, beauty ...Bring your own drinks - Cruise trip tip
Jan 9th, 2010 at 4:13AM: Soda isn't usually included with your all-inclusive cruise ship fare. Instead of buying a pricey soda card, bring along your own drinks!
Before boarding the cruise ship, stop at a grocery store and purchase a few cases of your favorite pop or bottled water.
You don't even need to sneak it on or hide it in your luggage -- almost all cruise lines allow you to bring a reasonable amount of ...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 ...SkyMall Monday: Sand Names Print
Dec 14th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Times are tough. The economy is still struggling and the holiday season makes our bank accounts hemorrhage money. I've even had to make cuts at the SkyMall Monday headquarters. I've stopped purchasing a new King-sized bed every three months and found a new way to sleep comfortably. Everyone's budgets are tight and discretionary income is hard to find. It's difficult to take women out on dates, let ...Top Ten Reasons that Road Trips Rock
Nov 5th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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Yesterday, Annie posted a top ten list about why road trips suck. I was shocked and appalled, to say the least. After reading her piece and discussing it with folks on Twitter, I deduced that Annie didn't really hate road trips. She hated long car rides. There's a ...Where have all the timeshares gone?
Sep 30th, 2009 at 12:30PM: I know there are a handful of people out there who have taken the bait: just sit through a short, two-hour presentation, and we'll pay for your trip to luxurious-fill-in-the-blank-destination. Well, more and more of you are saying "no" this year. Timeshare sales are expected to fall 30% this year, following the glory days of 2004 to 2008.
Until last year, everything looked great for the ...Indian company offers "divorce tourism" package to quarreling couples
Sep 5th, 2009 at 12:00PM: For many happy couples, a trip is taken to commemorate joyful events, like a marriage or the impending birth of a child. Then there are other couples - the ones who certainly aren't happy but who aren't quite ready to rush off to Vegas for their divorce party. For them, there's "divorce tourism".
The Daily Mail reports that a company in India, called KV Tours and Travel, is offering packages to ...How to get out of work and make the most of your Labor Day weekend
Sep 1st, 2009 at 11:30AM: Back in June, maybe getting away for Labor Day weekend just didn't seem possible. Maybe there were too many looming commitments or perhaps money seemed too tight. But now your time has been freed up and you're seeing all the low-priced flights and deals available for Labor Day. You're ready to get out of town and three days just isn't enough. But the odds of your boss granting you an extra day off ...Swiss vacations about to increase?
May 29th, 2009 at 10:00AM: It looks like the Swiss won't have to worry about how to look busy while they're on vacation. If a referendum by Swiss citizens passes, the current standard of four vacation weeks a year may increase by 50 percent. The measure was good enough to pick up 125,000 signatures, but it still has a long way to go.
The group behind the referendum, Travail.Suisse, cites increased stress in the workplace ...Budget Travel: Ft. Lauderdale
Feb 26th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
When we flew into Ft. Lauderdale, our original plan was to stay only long enough to drop our daughter and my dad off at their cruise ship before heading out of town for a couple of days. Instead, on a whim, we found ourselves checking into San Souci Resort Hotel for three nights and looking forward to coming back after a jaunt to Orlando once the cruise ship returned.
For an affordable vacation ...Are you going on vacation this year?
Feb 12th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The answers seem to be all over the map. Few have extra cash on their hands, and those who are working are still worried about what the future will bring. It's tough to dash off to somewhere exotic – or even somewhere that's not home – when you don't know if your income will be there when you get back. But, sometimes you just have to get out of town. There is some truth to the fact ...Who works harder? Aussies or Americans? What does this mean for tourism?
Jan 12th, 2009 at 2:00PM: In this article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australians are touted as working the hardest out of people in the developed world.
Here are the statistics given to prove the point. In Australia:
Almost 60% of the people with full-time jobs don't take all of their four-week vacation time.
Years of this practice have many people with 8 weeks of unused time.
Corporate men ages 35-49 ...
