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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 ...

Brits in a Bubble

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Travel funnies, Travel industry | 3 Comments »

According to this article, it's not just us porky Americans who go sit on a beach and do nothing while on vacation. Apparently the majority of Britons holiday in a bubble. "A survey by Halifax Travel Insurance found that although millions ...

Good Companies Being Good

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Travel adventures, Travel industry | 1 Comment »

I've subscribed to Seth Godin's blog for ages and just finished his compilation of postings, small is the new big. There are all kinds of great thoughts and quotes in there, but here's one that's relevant to what I'm about ...

A Great Rant on Travel List Books

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Travel books, Travel funnies, Travel industry | No Comments »

A while back I went off on 5 things that are getting off my nerves. One of them being the proliferation of travel lists, specifically the books that tell you that you must go here and do these specific things, ...

America’s Worst Airline Will Charge $25 to Lose Your Bag

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Travel industry | No Comments »

There are some companies that, through no fault of their own, have a streak of bad luck and they stumble. Others prove week after week that they are led by complete idiots who shouldn't even be in charge of their ...