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The State of Flying

Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in MSNBC - Tripso columns, Travel bargains, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »

This is the best of times, the worst of times for flying. Airline news can be kind of boring and often frustrating, but if you don't keep up on it you can miss out on deals and get socked with ...

Why This Will Be a Great Summer to Travel

Friday, April 24th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Family travel, Travel industry, Vacation deals | No Comments »

Traveling in the summer can be a real pain in the rear: huge crowds, whining kids, strollers in your way everywhere, jammed "scenic" highways, packed national parks, and on and on. And if you've been to Europe in the summer ...

Safety in Mexico, Part 2

Thursday, April 9th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 8 Comments »

A few weeks ago I ranted about the inability of most newscasters to see the difference between say, Ciudad Juarez and and Los Cabos in this travel safety reputations article. On March 30 Budget Travel Online pointed out this disconnect between ...

Green Travel Interview

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Posted in Leffel projects, Making a difference, Travel industry | 2 Comments »

Being a columnist for Transitions Abroad since I first got started in travel writing, I've done more than a few articles on environmentally friendly travel and reducing your impact. I wrote about these things 15 years ago when hardly any ...

The Travel Mag Disconnect

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in Travel bargains, Travel industry | 4 Comments »

I've been catching up on my travel magazine reading and am having great fun watching the identity crsis unfold at the likes of Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure. It's tough trying to talk about value travel in a ...