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Archive for 2006

Travel Trends for 2007, Part 1

Saturday, December 30th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, Travel bargains, Travel industry | 1 Comment »

I've already seen a dozen "travel trends of '07" stories and we're three days away from the end of the year. So either the editors planned these things weeks ago or are already hitting the bar at their New Year's ...

Time to Look at Portugal

Friday, December 29th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, Vacation deals | 4 Comments »

Although Portugal will probably never make the list of the World's Cheapest Destinations, it's quite a bargain compared to the rest of Europe. And with the tourist magnet cities of Eastern Europe getting more expensive all the time, Portugal can ...

My Clear as Mud Disclosure Policy

Thursday, December 28th, 2006 Posted in General | 2 Comments »

There's been a lot of brouhaha in the blogosphere lately about disclosing any relationship with supporters, advertisers, back-scratchers, or business partners. To me it seems silly, as if every time an athlete goes out to play they should have to ...

World’s Most Congested Cities

Friday, December 22nd, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, General | No Comments »

Forbes has put out a story on the world's most congested cities and for me, looking through it brings back memories of packed-in people, endless honking horns in gridlock, and a staggering level of air polllution. "The cities with the ...

Touring the U.S.? Buy a Park Pass Quick

Thursday, December 21st, 2006 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | No Comments »

Budget Travel online just reported that the National Park Pass as we now know it is disappearing after this coming year and the replacement will be more expensive. So if you plan on visiting a lot of U.S. national parks ...