When asked what they think the number one cause of death is for U.S. travelers when they travel abroad, most people mention things like terrorism, disease or crime. They are surprised to find out that traffic accidents are the actual number one cause of death for U.S. travelers. It’s not really too surprising though when [...]
Business jet operator, JetSuite Air, has started introducing lower air fares as a way to get business to pick up. The charter operator, led by Chief Executive Alex Wilcox, believes that they can get passengers to come from commercial airlines to their charter operation by offering lower fares for shorter flights. JetSuite began operations in [...]
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will reimburse guests up to $50 for checked bagged fees for U.S. customers that stay at their hotels between September 1, 2010 and December 30, 2010. IHG brand hotels include InterContinental, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Holiday Inn Express, and Candlewood Suites. To qualify [...]
Priceline.com announced today that they are launching a bounty-based price guarantee called Priceline Big Deal Guarantee. The guarantee will cover all of Priceline’s “Name Your Own Price” travel services which includes rental cars, hotel rooms and airline tickets as well as Priceline Vacation Packages. Basically, the way that the new guarantee works is that after [...]
Even though street riots have plagued Bangkok recently and sent many tourists on their way home, Bangkok has earned the “Top City” award from Travel Leisure magazine. City officials say that, although they are humbled by this news, they are also inspired. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra said “What we have in our hands is very [...]
Celebrity Cruises has announced today that they will start offering voyages to a few destinations that they had previously stopped traveling to – Australia and New Zealand. They will return to the region in 2011-12 offering a very nice set of cruises on Celebrity Century. This will mark the first time in two years that [...]
