Mojitos, salsa greet Cuba’s 2 millionth tourist
November 16, 2008 ·
Cuba welcomed its 2 millionth tourist of 2008 with a salsa band, strong mojitos and word that the island expects to set a record this year for foreign visitors despite three hurricanes and a global economic crisis. Authorities hung a red-and-white banner reading “welcome visitor” in five languages just outside the customs area as Air [...]
Travel tips for the inauguration
November 12, 2008 ·
Here is some advice if you are hoping to go to the inauguration: HOTELS: Most downtown hotels are already filled, but there are still some rooms available in outlying areas of the city and the suburbs. Many hotels are requiring three- and four-night minimums. Travelers can check Web sites such as Expedia and Orbitz for [...]
Books that make you feel better about staying home
November 10, 2008 ·
Feeling bad that you can’t afford a vacation? Travel books with titles like “Don’t Go There!” and “I Should Have Stayed Home” may make you feel better. For $15 or so, you’ll get a laugh out of vacation horrors that you’ll be happy to miss. Other travel books out this year include coffee-table beauties — [...]
Low-cost carriers could win from recession
November 10, 2008 ·
Low-cost travel operators could be the big winners from the global economic downturn even as tourism faces a tough year in 2009, a report said Monday. The World Travel Market 2008 report — conducted by Euromonitor International — said travel markets within the Middle East and Asia remain a bright spot for the industry, although [...]
Delta AirLines adding first bag fee
November 5, 2008 ·
Delta AirLines Inc., the world’s biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will impose a $15 fee to check a first bag, becoming the last of the six legacy airlines to impose such a fee. The carrier also said it is cutting certain other fees as it aligns its policies with those of Northwest Airlines, which it [...]
Can a PSP be the only travel gadget you need?
November 3, 2008 ·
You know you’re facing gadget overload when, for a trip, you’ve packed your laptop, your GPS device, your MP3 player (or iPod), your cell phone, your camera…and you think you’ve forgotten the charger for one of them. The Holy Grail for travelers is a device that does it all. Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP) claims to [...]
Airlines begin cutting fares for holiday travel
October 30, 2008 ·
When it comes to holiday travel plans, good things may come to those who waited. The major U.S. airlines have cut many fares for the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. The airlines, in the midst of their worst year since at least 2005, may see the price-cutting as necessary in the face of a slumping economy [...]
