by Jaclyn Brandt | Feb 18, 2020 | Airlines & Hotels, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, News, Top Stories This Week
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Feb 15, 2020 | Czech Republic, Destinations, Europe, News, Top Stories This Week
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 30, 2020 | Airlines & Hotels, Atari Hotels, Hotels, News, Top Stories This Week
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 23, 2020 | Airlines, Airlines & Hotels, Delta, News, Top Stories This Week
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 21, 2020 | News, Top Stories This Week, Travel Tips
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 20, 2020 | News, Top Stories This Week, Travel Tips
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 17, 2020 | Airlines & Hotels, Antarctica, Arctic, Cruises, Destinations, News, North America, Top Stories This Week, United States
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 16, 2020 | News, Top Stories This Week, Travel Tips
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...
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by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 10, 2020 | Destinations, News, North America, Top Stories This Week, United States
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jan 6, 2020 | Destinations, News, North America, Top Stories This Week, United States
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Nov 29, 2019 | Asia, China, Destinations, News, Top Stories This Week
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Nov 24, 2019 | News, Top Stories This Week, Travel Tips
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Nov 10, 2019 | Asia, China, Destinations, News, Top Stories This Week
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Oct 12, 2019 | Destinations, News, North America, Top Stories This Week, United States
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...
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by Jaclyn Brandt | Oct 2, 2019 | Airlines & Hotels, News, Top Stories This Week, Travel Tips
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Aug 29, 2019 | Airlines & Hotels, Hotels, Marriott
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Aug 28, 2019 | News, Top Stories This Week, Travel Tips
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jul 20, 2019 | Asia, China, Destinations, News, Top Stories This Week
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,...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jun 20, 2019 | Destinations, News, North America, Top Stories This Week, United States
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...
by Jaclyn Brandt | Jun 19, 2019 | Destinations, News, North America, Top Stories This Week, United States
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...
