American Airlines and Alaska Airlines have announced a new partnership to help travelers gain points from both airlines on international and domestic flights. Use your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan points on Aer Lingus The “West Coast International Alliance” will allow travelers to codeshare on both airlines, which means it will be easier to book flights […]
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Pilsen, Czech Republic is a historic city for so many reasons, and is one of the best day trips from Prague. The city has been around for hundreds of years, and has so much history from all different eras. Here are our top things to see when visiting Pilsen, Czech Republic. Click the links below […]
Atari® has announced a series of video game-themed Atari Hotels all across the United States. The first hotel is expected to break ground in Phoenix, Arizona later in 2020. 7 Reasons why offseason travel is the best way to travel The hotels will be equipped with the latest in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality […]
Delta Air Lines is launching a new way for pets to travel, with the introduction of CarePod. Delta CarePod is a travel carrier being offered to Delta passengers. The carrier includes real-time updates of your pet’s journey, and is initially being launched at eight U.S. locations: Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York (JFK and […]
Hopper, a travel app that helps travelers find inexpensive flights, has announced an initiative to plant two trees for every hotel room booking on their platform, and they will plant four trees for every flight sold on their platform. 7 Reasons why offseason travel is the best way to travel “Today, we are excited to […]
Offseason travel can be fun for many reasons — you can save money and avoid the crowds. While you may have to make some sacrifices, there are plenty of reasons to travel in the offseason. Click the links below to skip to any of the following sections: Prices Plummet in the Offseason Upgrades Long-Term Stays […]
Viking Cruises is expanding its brand to expeditions. Its newest ships, Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris, will be embarking on itineraries off the beaten path starting in 2022. Viking Octantis will be heading to locations like Antarctica and the Great Lakes of North America, and Viking Polaris will be sailing to both Antarctica and the […]
Anthony Bourdain was working on a book when he died, and it was just announced it will be published this year. 2-week China itinerary: Day-by-day plans for your trip to China The book, World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, is “a guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places,” according to publisher HarperCollins, “as seen […]
Smith Rock State Park is unlike anything you have ever seen. Created out of thousands of years of volcanic eruptions, Smith Rock has numerous rock structures, which make it perfect for climbing, hiking, or horseback riding. Here are the things you need to know to spend a day at Smith Rock in Central Oregon. Click […]
Green Bay, Wisconsin is known mostly for the Green Bay Packers, but the city holds so much more. The history of the team resonates throughout the town, but there is also nature, food, and plenty of activities. It makes a great day trip from Milwaukee, Chicago, or even Minneapolis. So whether you are visiting for […]
If you are planning a trip to China, the options can be overwhelming. The country is thousands of years old, and there are so many amazing things to see and places to visit. Unless you have a year to visit China, you will need to narrow down your visit to a few cities. Here is […]
I have been a travel writer and marketer for years, but recently took the leap and joined a travel agency. The learning process has been interesting, and intense, but I have learned so much more about the travel industry than I ever expected. Here are some things I learned after booking my first trip as […]
If you are planning on visiting China, Beijing is a must-see city, for so many reasons. Beijing, China is full of history, culture, and of course, the Great Wall of China. But even if you only have a few days to visit Beijing, you can still see a lot of it. Here is our 3 […]
Visiting Bend, Oregon is any nature lover’s dream. With hundreds of hiking trails only miles from town (and some actually in town), it might be easy to overlook some of the other great things the town has to offer. However, in recent years, Bend’s beer scene has been booming with dozens of new breweries springing […]
Starting Oct. 1, 2019, residents of the United States will either need a passport to board a plane, or they will have to update their state ID (driver’s license or ID) to a REAL ID. You may have been hearing about the REAL ID a lot lately because it is now less than a year […]
Marriott International is planning to eliminate single-use toiletry bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and bath gel in all hotel rooms. The hotel brand will be replacing the toiletries with larger, pump-topped bottles. Marriott began testing the change in the last few years, and currently has larger bottles in around 1,000 properties in North America. They expect […]
Pickpocketing can be a real issue when traveling anywhere (even within your own country), and no one is immune. Even experienced travelers like Rick Steves, who have been traveling to Europe for decades, has been the target of a pickpocket scheme. Below are Rick Steves’ tips for avoid pickpocketing. Steves wrote a blog post about […]
Hong Kong is an amazing destination to visit, and there are so many things to do in such a small area. I had never considered visiting, but we decided to end our China trip in Hong Kong and then my family joined us for that section. We only had three days in the city, but […]
Central Oregon is full of plenty of beautiful hikes, and a surprising amount of those hikes have a waterfall at the end (or at the beginning!) If you are in the area and wonder “what are the best waterfalls near me?” – here are our tips for our favorite Bend, Oregon waterfalls that you can […]
Central Oregon is full of volcanoes — in fact, much of the Bend, Oregon area is built on top of lava flows from an eruption hundreds of thousands of years ago. There are two active volcanoes in the vicinity of Bend. While it makes it tough to build down, it does give the area a […]
