Friday Round-up of Good Travel News
Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, General, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Making a difference, Travel books | 2 Comments »1) Outside magazine has stopped including any subscription insert cards in all subscription copies, starting with its March "green" issue. This will save an estimated 1,500 trees, according to the magazine. "We've had huge gains online," Paul Rolnick, consumer marketing ...
Take Your Dollars to Panama
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Leffel projects, MSNBC - Tripso columns | 4 Comments »My new MSNBC column is out this week: Beating the Crowds to Panama. If you're aghast at the plummeting U.S. dollar (and wondering how our inept president can possibly do any more damage than he has already done to the ...
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 ...
The Hidden Luxury Hotel Tax
Thursday, December 27th, 2007 Posted in MSNBC - Tripso columns, Travel industry, Vacation deals | No Comments »My new Tripso column came out yesterday: The high price of high-price hotels. If you're a round-the-world backpacker type, you probably avoid these places like the plague anyway (unless it's to sneak into their pool or meet a relative for ...
Can You Still Find Travel Bargains in Europe?
Monday, December 3rd, 2007 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »With the U.S. dollar sucking wind, it's getting downright painful for Americans to visit the traditional tourist destinations in Europe. The obvious solutions are to either avoid the continent altogether or head to the countries that are still a relative ...
