Cheap Tricks for Summer Travel
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Family travel, Leffel projects, Vacation deals | No Comments »Today there's a big spread in USA Today called Cheap Tricks for Summer Travel. The online version is not as pretty, so grab the paper one if you're staying at a hotel or have some spare change at the convenience ...
Will You Fly This Summer?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Family travel, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 5 Comments »Since I've got one book out on traveling to Mexico and Central America and another one called The World's Cheapest Destinations, naturally I'm going to encourage people to fly somewhere far and go exploring. This summer though, I wouldn't blame ...
A Visit to Ek Balam
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel | 2 Comments »There were supposedly some 113,000 tourists in the Cancun area the weekend before Easter, with a 95 percent hotel occupancy level. I'm sure a fair chunk of those pinkish folks stepped away from the buffet table long enough to visit ...
The Beauty of Hidden Beaches
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Family travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 4 Comments »A few weeks ago I was quoted in a SmarterTravel.com article on lesser-known beaches that made for a nice getaway. I happen to be on the one I talked about in that article right now. This is one of those beaches ...
Talkin’ City Discount Cards on the Radio
Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Family travel, Leffel projects, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Vacation deals | No Comments »My latest MSNBC column (via Tripso) is Tourist Discount Cards: Deal or No Deal? The folks running Peter Greenberg's radio show liked it so much that I'm going on the air this weekend to chat about good discount cards and ...


