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There are entire websites and forums dedicated to maximizing your travel miles and getting the best bang for your buck when it comes to purchasing airline tickets. But rarely do we hear from those behind the reservations desk ... until now.
Over on Reddit there's an ...Summer Car Deals: Buyer's Tips
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Reports and polls determining the top travel destinations in the world come to us in variety of ways throughout every year. Travel related companies tally internal data to make their lists. Government agencies publish the most frequented destinations based on incoming ...Learn About Sustainability Around The World With Recyclebank's Passport For The Planet
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One lucky fan of AirAsiaX's Facebook page will win the trip of a lifetime – a private plane ride from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on an Airbus A330 for themselves and 302 of their Facebook friends, plus three nights of free accommodations.
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Capitalizing on the success of apps like Hotel Tonight, Priceline Group's Booking.com has launched a same-day booking product for iPhone and iPod touch.
The inherent advantage with this app is Booking.com's much larger user base – over 200,000 hotels. While we're ...Summer Hotspot: Anchorage, Alaska
Summer months in North America open up a whole realm of possibilities for travel into higher latitudes. As the deep frost starts to fade and the rivers pick up speed, Alaska turns into a beautiful respite from the sultry weather in the contiguous 48 states.
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Do you dread Tax Day? While you'll still have to file your income tax returns, these leaders in hospitality are making April 17 more fun for travelers.
Loews Hotels
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Earlier this year, we offered tips for saving money on hotel rooms by traveling smarter. We only wish we'd known about these three services then.
Tingo
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In celebration of Syracuse University Orange's #1 seed in March Madness, the city is featuring a "1 for 1 All the Way" campaign, offering a variety of $1 deals. Twenty-two local hotels, restaurants, spas, museums and theaters are offering discounts for the Orange's run ...Travel Smarter 2012: Use CouchSurfing to ditch your hotel addiction
Hotels are so passé.
How many times have you visited an exciting destination only to find you're staying in a generic hotel room completely lacking in local flavor? When I visited Greece last month, I stayed in affordable, centrally located hotels in Athens and ...Want to get away for Easter weekend? These U.S. hotels are offering holiday specials
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The railroad is the oldest, commercial mass transport of the modern age, predating the car and the airplane by at least 100 years. So how can train travel be smarter in 2012?
For starters, "the train takes less time total than all the preliminaries of air travel," ...Luxury vacations now within reach through new travel service
For many travelers, a luxury vacation is a thing for which to save, splurge on for a special occasion, or hope to do some day. Adventure travelers often do not even have luxury vacations on their radar and are more apt to grab the backpack than to hit the road. But luxury ...Tranquil travel hits Bali as the entire island falls silent during Nyepi
While many cultures around the world celebrate their New Year with fireworks, parades, and loud parties, the island of Bali in Indonesia takes a different approach. In fact, travelers looking to enjoy some peace and quiet in a beautiful setting should consider taking a trip ...
