14 Things You Should Know about the Norwegian Breakaway
Posted on 05/10/2013, 1:15 PM
Norwegian Cruise Line has been feverishly building its brand for the past decade. What was once a side player in a big industry has evolved into a major name that's been betting it all on big new ships. . The newly built Breakaway leaves from the Hudson River in Manhattan, just a few blocks west of Times Square, and she will call on Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean, depending on th...
Harry Potter expansion confirmed for Universal Orlando
Posted on 05/09/2013, 2:00 PM
Well, it's true. Universal Orlando finally confirmed what has been an open secret for months: It is building a second section of its blockbuster Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The massive show building for the new section has been under construction for months, but it took until now for the official announcement to be made. The theme park isn't saying much beyond the fact it will open at Un...
Airlines Make You Miserable to Maximize Profits, And It's Unfair to the Crew
Posted on 05/06/2013, 9:45 PM
On U.S. Airways, boarding announcements are like a comedy sketch. Gone are the days when getting on a plane was a simple matter of passengers who need extra time, then first class, then everyone else. Nowadays, it's a ridiculously confusing, hard-to-hear, multi-tiered hierarchy of status level members, credit card holders, fare class purchasers, and beyond that, umpteen "zones". At U.S. Airw...
Zipcar is Zipping Home From the Airport
Posted on 05/06/2013, 9:30 PM
Getting home from the airport may just have gotten cheaper and easier. Last week, car-sharing firm Zipcar (www.zipcar.com) announced that it will parking vehicles at major airports around North America. If you book in advance online, you can skip car rental lines and head directly to the parking lot. This new development could drop the cost of getting back from the airport significantly, ...
Gettysburg is booked for its 150th anniversary, but there are ways
Posted on 05/06/2013, 9:30 PM
The hotels around Gettysburg, PA, are already jammed for the massive 150th commemoration of the seminal Civil War battle of 1863. There will be a huge re-enactment on July 4 to 7, and tparticipants snapped up lodging months ago, meaning that even a room in the Super 8 can hit you for $250 a night. You can still participate in the once-in-a-lifetime re-creation, though. The city has set up a t...
It's Florida Drive Out Season! One-Way Rentals for $10/Day, No Strings Attached
Posted on 05/01/2013, 8:00 PM
It's one of the best-kept secrets in vacationing: the annual Florida Drive Out. This is the time of year when the big rental car companies need to rebalance the distribution of their fleets. To convince customers to help them shift their inventory away from winter vacation destinations by the start of the summer travel season, they mark down their prices to nutty levels. And I mean crazy ...
It's Florida Drive Out Season! One-Way Rentals for $10/Day, No Strings Attached
Posted on 05/01/2013, 8:00 PM
It's one of the best-kept secrets in vacationing: the annual Florida Drive Out. This is the time of year when the big rental car companies need to rebalance the distribution of their fleets. To convince customers to help them shift their inventory away from winter vacation destinations by the start of the summer travel season, they mark down their prices to nutty levels. And I mean crazy ...
You Can Use a Starbucks Card Abroad Without Fees
Posted on 04/24/2013, 9:00 AM
Starbucks junkies may blow the equivalent of a MacBook Pro a year on those pricey morning cappuccinos, but if they're travelers, there may be one tiny benefit to the transaction.? Travelers may use Starbucks cards as payment in other countries — and they can do it without service fees and at the day's exchange rate as determined by the banks. Even credit cards and ATMs usually sock you with p...
United Jacks its Change fee to $200. What's the Real Cost?
Posted on 04/24/2013, 9:00 AM
Is the $200 change fee coming? No, it's already here. United is the first airline to jack up the fee it charges to passengers who need to amend their domestic travel plans. Now it'll hit you for $200 to tweak your flight plans. Until April 18, the fee was $150, already very high, which means the company hiked its penalty by a third. Other airlines are expected to follow suit. Thanks, Unite...
10 Ways to See London Theater for Less
Posted on 09/02/2009, 8:00 PM
If you leave London without seeing at least one stage show, then you'll have missed one of this city's most glittering attractions. Here's how to spend less money doing it. ...
