Archive for October, 2009

2009 Best Travel Awards

The 2009 Conde Nast Treveler Readers’ Choice Awards have been unveiled, and many of the results are not surprising. The winners are comprised largely of winners from past years. Highlights from this year’s list are below. Best US City San Francisco, CA Best US Hotel 21C Museum Hotel, Louisville Best Car Rental Company Hertz Best [...]

Travel News October 21, 2009 8:39 pm 0 Comments

Best Rolling Luggage: Eagle Creek Tarmac 22

The Eagle Creek Tarmac line of luggage has received rave reviews from travel writers everywhere, but the stand-out piece in the set is the 22 inch roller. The Eagle Creek Tarmac 22 or any other luggage, check out eBags. com and Save $15 When You Spend Over $75 on Luggage.

Luggage October 19, 2009 10:29 pm 2 Comments

Hotel Rates Going Down (but Airfares Are On The Rise)

The good news is that hotel rates are expected to go down in 2010. The bad news, on the other hand, is that airfare is expected to be on the rise during the same time period. Hotel rates are expected to fall by 1%-4% for mid-range rates, and 3%-6% for upper-range rates. According to the [...]

Airlines, Hotels, Travel News October 5, 2009 6:55 pm 1 Comment

Travel Insurance and Swine Flu

Many people have never heard of travel insurance, but with the increasing concern over swine flu, or H1N1, you may want to consider it. A typical travel insurance policy costs between 4% and 8% of the vacation’s total cost and cover trip cancellation or interruption refunds, as well as medical treatment. The typical policy does [...]

Travel Insurance October 5, 2009 6:52 pm 1 Comment

How to Prepare Your iPhone for International Travel

Everyone knows that if you take your cellular phone out of the country you are setting yourself up for a gargantuan phone bill the following month. Bills can easily climb to hundreds of even thousands of dollars if you are not careful, and that is just on a normal phone that only makes calls. The [...]

International Travel, Travel Tech, Travel Tips October 2, 2009 7:30 pm 2 Comments