Traveling to Hawaii on the cheap
March 16, 2009 ·
In an attempt to be frugal amid the economic downturn, Karl Stetson and his family in Seattle, Washington, planned to skip their annual trip to Hawaii. That is until Stetson began noticing airfare and hotel rates plunge this year. Last week, he caved, purchasing plane tickets for less than $450 a person, a sweet deal [...]
Soul of Rio’s Carnival in informal street parties
February 22, 2009 ·
On a street in Rio’s Ipanema beach neighborhood, Juju Maravilha, dressed in a sultry gold and green sequined gown topped off by a headdress of yellow feathers, takes less than five seconds to ponder a question. “The soul of Carnival? Why it is here, darling,” he coos, pointing at a crowd of thousands gathered for [...]
Tourists getting steep discounts at attractions
February 2, 2009 ·
Hoping the prospect of sales will woo cash-strapped travelers, the nation’s tourist destinations are taking a page from the retail playbook, offering tourists deep discounts and freezing gate prices. Free night stays at Walt Disney World in Florida. Coupons worth $15 off at Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark. Admission to the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest fish tank, [...]
NYC tourists displayed in hotel room behind glass
January 27, 2009 ·
A London couple visiting the Big Apple have settled into their hotel room — under the eyes of thousands of pedestrians and motorists. Duncan Malcolm and Katherine Lewis are receiving a complimentary five-day stay at Manhattan’s Roger Smith Hotel in exchange for staying in a replica of one of the hotel’s rooms on the ground [...]
Virginia giving away 40 trips in 40 weeks
January 26, 2009 ·
Virginia tourism officials are giving away 40 trips in 40 weeks to mark the 40th anniversary of the state’s “Virginia is for Lovers” marketing campaign. People can enter the 40 Years of Travel Passions Sweepstakes to win one of 40 trips to Virginia sites, which focus on interests such as history, wine and food, music [...]
Tourism to Goa takes beating after Mumbai attacks
December 22, 2008 ·
Beach beds are lined up outside the snack bars dotting the sandy white coastline and dance music booms from bars and restaurants. The only thing missing from Goa’s beaches are the throngs of merrymakers who normally flock here for the hedonistic year-end parties. With the country on alert in the wake of the terror attacks [...]
AirAsia offers 100,000 free tickets to Thailand
December 16, 2008 ·
Southeast Asia’s top budget carrier AirAsia said Tuesday it would offer 100,000 free tickets to Thailand under a regional marketing campaign to support its tourism industry battered by recent political unrest. AirAsia said it would collaborate with Tourism Authority of Thailand to bring back tourists and businessmen by “reinstating the core message that it is [...]
