There seems to be a shift in American vacation travel habits and it has to do with where you’re staying. More and more travelers are renting private apartments and homes in place of hotels. These cost-conscious travelers..

While online marketplaces like eBay and Craigslist are becoming increasingly more popular, you might not be getting what you’re expecting in terms of travel accommodations. Well known travel writer Ed Perkins, of smartert

Content specific search engines may be your key to discounted hotel rooms, including foreign subsidiaries. It’s no secret the hotel industry is in terrible shape, with hundreds hotels all over the world discounting like...

The lure of devoting your leisure time to a worthwhile cause is something that can excite the most seasoned traveler. The selfless thought however, is harder to manifest when your options are limited. Most programs that offer..

There seems to be a science behind buying airfare if you’re trying to save an extra buck. Arthur Frommer sat down with Scott Meyerowitz, the airlines reporter for the Associated Press, who says with the advent of online shop

Vacationing to Orlando, Florida is becoming that much easier. A new vacation package from Travel Themes and Dreams includes round trip airfare, five nights..

Traveling through America by motorcycle is something you find either exhilarating, or completely terrifying. But as Arther Frommer found, there are many listeners who prefer this type of travel. Pauline Frommer had interviewed

Popular resort towns have seemed to escape the list of Mexican cities our state department has deemed unsafe. That’s to say the drug related violence in Mexico is geared toward drug dealers and have not yet effected the tour

The once troubled area of the world is seeing a surge in tourism due to it’s changing political makeup. That area is Northern Ireland; a portion that still remains under British rule. The conflict between Protestants and

Summer airfare from Paris to New York City may be getting significantly cheaper. XL Airways, based at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, began offering cut-rate round-trip flights in late May of this year and plans to run at leas

New search engines are launching and travel agents catering to you! With the success of a particular website called CruiseCompete.com, it may be easier (and cheaper) for you to book vacations. The creators of CruiseCompete..

Consider this when packing for a vacation: two shirts, a pair of pants, cell phone and toiletries, all of which fitting comfortably in your over-sized trench coat. That’s right, no suitcase no carry on, just you and your coa

Planning a cruise vacation is often thought of as an all-inclusive excursion, but some liners seem to be bending that definition. Introducing: the Disney Dream. This cruise ship is the third of Disney’s cruise line fleet...

Seasoned travelers are often wary about falling into over-hyped tourist traps, but how do you know if something is really worth the visit? Well, if you’re going by Catherine Price’s latest travel account you’ll...

American travelers have long since noticed the similarities between the large Canadian cities and those of the United States, but there seems to be a change in Canada’s demographic. Vancouver, British Columbia is now 50%...

A teetering cruise line finds a sense of financial security leaving potential passengers very happy. After filing for bankruptcy in December, Windstar Cruises has been picked up by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz...

An over abundance of cruise ships in the Mediterranean seem to be the perfect formula for a free vacation. Cruise lines who have sent out too many ships this summer will have to bring those liners back to the Caribbean come...

With the advent of credit cards, Americans have found traveler’s checks to be a thing of the past. But what happens when credit cards aren’t being read by ATM’s across the globe? The possible return of...

Home to three world empires, the grand bazaar, and 5,178 miles in coastline, it’s almost hard to believe Turkey’s tourism industry is just recently finding success. Now a prosperous, politically influential country...

The lure of Vancouver in British Columbia may have become a bit more enticing. One hour away lies the charming town of Whistler, Canada, known for supplying one of the “Most Important Ski Resorts of the World”. But...

What could the first female member of the Supreme Court Justice and an undergraduate college student possibly have in common? Here’s a hint: a very large cruise ship. College students have been taking advantage of a unique...

Despite the rise in financial problems across Europe, there seems to be a flourishing business just around the corner: The tourism industry. Travelers are coming from not only the United States but France, China, Brazil...