Foodies, pay attention: members-only private sale site SniqueAway (as in “sneak away”) is teaming up this October with artisanal wine site Lot18 for their Food & Wine month, featuring culinary-focused sales and exclusive packages. Each Friday this month, expect to see “Happy Hour” deals, inspired by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Top Food and Wine destinations. Sales […]
Nomadic Matt is a pretty good authority on travel: on the road since 2005, Matt has no permanent home and instead spends his time traversing the globe and writing about it on his blog. In 2014, however, he opened a youth hostel in Austin Texas and stopped his traveling. He now has moved back to […]
Sol Melia, often viewed as the leading hotel company in Spain and Latin America, has announced the start of operations in the US with the opening of the Melia Atlanta. “The company achieves its objective and begins operations in the so-called ‘capital of the south’ of the United States and with an eye on new […]
Worried about the hassles of payment methods during your trip? PayPal, one of the most popular online payment devices today is now partnered with HotelTravel.com to diminish that stress factor. HotelTravel.com has signed an agreement with PayPal, the leading global online payment gateway, and will officially launch the new payment option to customers by early […]
Yesterday we reported on this Oil Free Guarantee that’s becoming popular throughout the Gulf Coast as a way to boost tourism. Now companies like Orbitz.com is getting in on the action with their own version of a guarantee. Orbitz announced recently that it has extended the ‘Open Beach Guarantee’ for hotel stays through September 30, […]
The BP Oil spill is still leaking across the Gulf Coast’s many industries, including tourism. Many hotels have been offering up No Oil guarantees to shore up their businesses. Steve Huettel of the St. Petersburg Times reports: From the Panhandle to Sanibel Island, Gulf Coast hotels are trying to reassure wary tourists with a simple […]
Vacationing on the Cape (that is Cape Cod, Massachusetts for the unfamiliar) has become so expensive, most travelers opt out unless they’re lucky enough to have an in at a friends summer cottage. But there are budget friendly accommodations abound, including a new Hostel that’s cropped up in Hyannis. The Angeline Crocker Hinckley Hostel is […]
When filling out your online reservations, be they flight or hotel or tour packages etc., there’s usually a promo code box taunting you at the end of your order. “Yeah, I wish.” Most of us say as we surf on by with out those magically codes of numbers and letters. Especially with the summer travel […]
