Bargain Destinations (Even if You’re Loaded)
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 5 Comments »Travel & Leisure's March issue has a lot of stories with the words "affordable" and "value" in them. Never mind that these articles are next to ads for Hermes, Mercedes, and Porsche. Some of it is predictably comical, like a "World's ...
Higher Departure Tax in Ecuador
Sunday, February 18th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Long-term travel | No Comments »This Ecuador news came out December 10, but I just saw it buried in a travel magazine news update. The airport departure tax in Quito has gone up to US$37.93. We're not sure how they came up with such an ...
A Body Slam on Buenos Aires Boutique Hotels
Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel industry | 1 Comment »I'm in the midst of juggling a dozen writing assignments at once, so I'm going to let someone else do the informative and witty writing on here today. A few choice quotes from Time Out Buenos Aires editor Matt Chesterton, ...
Bogus Reviews on Travel Sites
Thursday, February 15th, 2007 Posted in General, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »The subject of PR people and hotel employees writing trumped-up reviews of hotels has been covered in plenty of articles over the past year, but here's an update from a Hotels and Casinos summit this week: Travel Sites Clamp Down ...
Ski Kashmir!
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 1 Comment »A notable bit of good news was almost buried in a recent Ski Report '07 piece in National Geographic Adventure: it's actually safe to go skiing in Kashmir. The cease-fires between India and Pakistan have stuck and people can actually ...
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