Virgin Vacations sells luxury packages to the real Downton Abbey
Posted on 05/13/2013, 11:00 AM
It only took until Season Four. Virgin Vacations has added to its fall lineup a visit to the United Kingdom that includes a trip to the real-life set of the upstairs scenes of PBS's Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle. The seven-day trip includes round-trip flights, airport transfers, three nights' hotel in London and two in Bracknell, near the house. That's an hour west of London in Berkshire, ...
By Advertising That They Are "American Owned", A Number of U.S. Motels Are Engaging in Utterly Improper Racism
Posted on 05/11/2013, 12:15 PM
You don't have to drive long on U.S. highways until you see one: a motel sign loudly boasting the premises are "American-owned." And you don't have to stay in many motels to know that in the past 25 years, budget accommodations have become a major growth sector for immigrants from South Asia. A large proportion of America's budget hotels are now run by people born in and around India, who have ...
By Advertising That They Are "American Owned", A Number of U.S. Motels Are Engaging in Utterly Improper Racism
Posted on 05/11/2013, 12:15 PM
You don't have to drive long on U.S. highways until you see one: a motel sign loudly boasting the premises are "American-owned." And you don't have to stay in many motels to know that in the past 25 years, budget accommodations have become a major growth sector for immigrants from South Asia. A large proportion of America's budget hotels are now run by people born in and around India, who have ...
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...
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 ...
