From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Does United Charge for Heavy Baggage?

August 30, 2008
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If you are flying United Airlines and need to check heavy baggage, there is a good chance that you are going to be charged an overweight fee. Of course, this depends mainly on the weight of the luggage you are checking and your flying status.
Generally speaking, if you are flying as a normal passenger you [...]

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Gustav Dominates Tourist Thoughts This Week

August 29, 2008

Since Monday, many eyes have been on Hurricane Gustav as it barrels through the Caribbean and causes havoc for locals and tourists alike.
It’s not unexpected to have a storm like this at this time of year, and Gustav is the third hurricane of the 2008 season, but that doesn’t make it any easier to handle. [...]

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Galactic Suite Project

August 26, 2008

Do you want to take a trip into space? Well you can make your reservations now for the Galactic Suite Space Resort, even though the first trip into space isn’t scheduled until 2012. The much talked about project already has 38 people who have booked their space trip.
Galactic Suite Limited is private company that is [...]

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Spanair Crash Kills 153

August 22, 2008

The worst nightmare of many travelers happened again this week, with a plane crash killing 153 people, the vast majority of them tourists and holidaymakers.
Spanair Flight JK5022 Crashes
The Spanair Flight JK5022 from Madrid to Gran Canaria, a vacation island popular with Europeans almost took off at its scheduled time of 1.00pm, but the airplane [...]

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Expect Less Crowds When Traveling This Labor Day

August 19, 2008

If you are planning to travel on Labor Day weekend, you may be surprised by the lack of crowds at airports. According to numerous reports, Labor Day weekend travel by air is expected to drop by almost 6% when compared to the 2007 numbers. Within the United States, the decrease could be as high as [...]

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Gas Prices Might Be Falling, Travelers Still Changing

August 15, 2008

After months and months of rising gas prices, it looks as though things might be looking a little bit more positive. In the last few weeks most people across the United States have seen a fall in how much they have to spend to fill a tank – in some areas, gas prices have fallen [...]

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Finding Nino in Italy – Book Review

August 14, 2008

Marc Llewellyn’s new book Finding Nino tells the story of Llewellyn, his wife, new-born baby and dog moving to the Italian island of Lipari. Spending a year or two in a Mediterranean country is not really the makings of a new and original travel story, although many of the most famous predecessors seem to focus [...]

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Detroit Golf Courses

August 13, 2008
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It’s the middle of summer and the living is easy in southeast Michigan. The days are hot and dry–but not too hot. The fairways are manicured and the greens are a lush velvet. In short, it’s a perfect time to play golf in and around the “Motor City.” There are literally hundreds of courses, both [...]

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Get Frommer’s Guides on your iPhone and iPod

August 12, 2008

Modality, the leading company in transforming high quality content for personal handheld media players, announced on Monday that you can now get Frommer’s travel guides on you iPhone and iPod.
Frommer’s travel guides are regarded as some of the best in the business. They have more than 300 types of guides and sell more then 2.5 [...]

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Is An All Inclusive Resort Right For You?

August 12, 2008
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The All Inclusive resort is becoming a major staple in the travel industry. Years ago the idea of all inclusive meant Club Med. You may remember – the party atmosphere, the uninspiring food, the plastic pop beads used to pay for drinks. Your other option for an “all inclusive” was the Catskill resort in the [...]

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Postcards Struggle to Find Their Place in a Digital Age

August 11, 2008
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Postcards used to be every traveler’s favorite way of keeping friends and family updated on their trips with short prose and whimsical “wish you were here!”s. Today, though, the digital ages has threatened postcards with email, social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, and even travel-themed ecards and digital postcards.

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Tourists All Looking at Beijing

August 8, 2008

Wherever you are in the world this week, everybody’s attention is heading for Beijing – especially today with the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games taking place. The latest travel news out of Beijing includes these stories:
Plenty of hotels have rooms available – and a lot of news reports mentioned that checking up on [...]

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Handy Travel Products You Can’t Live Without

August 8, 2008

Whether you’re jetting across the country for a business meeting or backpacking through Europe, at least one of the nifty travel products below is bound to become the one item you couldn’t do without.

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On a Boat With Mr Ding’s Chicken Feet – Book Review

August 7, 2008

ravelers who teach English as a second language to get around are a dime a dozen, and more of them are producing books about their experiences: but Gillian Kendall’s Mr Ding’s Chicken Feet is a bit more than “just another English teacher’s trip”.

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The Best Places to Shop in Dallas

August 6, 2008
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Texans love to shop and no where is this more true than in Dallas. Here, shopping isn’t a chore, but an event–one to be planned in advance and to get dressed up for. Below are just a few of the many unique shopping venues in and around the “Big D.”
The Galleria. This upscale shopping [...]

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JetBlue Now Charging for Blankets and Pillows

August 5, 2008

Do you want to catch a nap on the plane? It will cost you!
It was announced on Monday that JetBlue Airways customers will now be charged for pillows and blankets. The company will offer an eco-friendly travel blanket and pillow for $7 on flights two hours or longer.
The blanket and pillow sets are just [...]

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Exploring Fremont Street in Las Vegas

August 5, 2008
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Fremont Street in Las Vegas is one of the most famous–and most colorful–streets in the world. Founded in 1905, it was named for American explorer, soldier, and Senator John Charles Fremont. Today the thoroughfare is closed to vehicles to encourage visitors to explore the many attractions there. Here is just a sampling of what [...]

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13 Japanese Scream Machine Roller Coasters

August 4, 2008
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If you can’t make it to Japan to test these rides yourself, these videos will give you a good idea of what you’re missing.

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Safest Airline Not So Safe This Week

August 1, 2008

Qantas might have been made famous by Dustin Hoffman’s character in Rainman when he repeated said he wanted to fly Qantas because “Qantas never crashed”, but anyone reading the headlines this week would have felt a bit less secure about flying on Australia’s national airline.
Hole in Side of Qantas Jet
The week started with an explosion [...]

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