New Mobile App Helps You Find Workspace Anywhere in the World
Posted on 11/07/2016, 12:00 AM
Generally, we recommend using travel as a chance to unplug from the workaday world. But when something important comes up and that becomes simply unfeasible, there's a handy new mobile app that'll help you get work done no matter where you are in the world. Launched in October, Workfrom recommends crowd-sourced public and private workspaces based on the reviews of other users. All you have t...
New Details About Universal's Planned Water Park—Including Wearable Tech to Cut Wait Times
Posted on 11/07/2016, 12:00 AM
Universal Orlando Resort released new details last week about its upcoming Volcano Bay water park, which is set to open at the central Florida amusement complex next summer. We now know that the park's centerpiece, a 200-foot artificial volcano, will be a state-of-the-art "aqua coaster" with caves, waterfalls, twists, turns, and drops that riders will experience while seated in a specially de...
The Best Time to Buy Holiday Flights? It's Now. DO IT NOW.
Posted on 11/07/2016, 12:00 AM
There are exactly 48 days 'til Christmas. If you plan to travel for the end-of-year holidays, now might be a good time to buy your plane tickets, according to a study released by travel search engine Momondo. Analyzing 13.2 billion airfares across the 100 routes most frequently searched by American users of the site, Momondo's study found that you can save an average of 28% on Christmas and ...
How Veep Nominee Mike Pence's Plane Was Stopped When It Overshot the Runway
Posted on 11/04/2016, 12:00 AM
When a campaign plane carrying Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence skidded off the runway during a rainy landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport last week, no one on board was injured. And for that, they can thank the airport's "arrestor bed," a block of lightweight, crushable cement designed to collapse under the weight of a plane in order to slow it down after it overshoots the ...
Following Earthquakes, Is Italy Travel Still Safe?
Posted on 11/04/2016, 12:00 AM
The 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy on Sunday—the country's largest since 1980—was only the latest in a series of tremors that have shaken Italy since summer. Just days before the quake in Norcia destroyed historic buildings, left thousands of people homeless, and injured more than a dozen (though no deaths were reported), there were back-to-back earthquakes in Macerata, each...
Hyatt Revamps Loyalty Program, Rewarding Spending Instead of Stays
Posted on 11/04/2016, 12:00 AM
Hyatt Hotels Corporation plans to revamp its loyalty program next year. On March 1, the Hyatt Gold Passport will be replaced by the World of Hyatt program, which will have three tiers of membership instead of the Gold Passport's two. But the main difference has to do with how loyalty points will be rewarded. Rather than basing status on the number of stays, World of Hyatt members will acc...
Psssst! Because of Exaggerated Fears, Paris Is Today More Accessible to the Foreign Tourist Than Ever Before
Posted on 11/03/2016, 8:00 PM
The case for Paris—whether you've visited a hundred times or never before...
Jane Goodall-Approved Wildlife Tours Announced
Posted on 11/03/2016, 12:00 AM
For travelers who want close encounters with wildlife but also want to respect animals' freedom, G Adventures has introduced the Jane Goodall Collection of vacations. It's a selection of 20 critter-centric tours endorsed by the renowned primatologist. Options include safaris in Kenya and Tanzania, river cruises in the Amazon, island hopping in the Galápagos, kayaking in Costa Rica, and chil...
New England Ski Resorts Improving Snowmaking Capacity After Disappointing 2015-16 Season
Posted on 11/03/2016, 12:00 AM
The winter of 2015-16 was the warmest on record for many parts of New England, according to the National Weather Service. For the region's ski resorts, that meant a marked lack of natural snowfall. Vermont's Killington Mountain Resort, for instance, only got 81 inches all season (way down from an average of 250 inches), while Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, Massachusetts received a pitiful 2...
Study: Tarmac-Delay Rule Has Not Led to More Canceled Flights
Posted on 11/03/2016, 12:00 AM
It's been six years now since the Department of Transportation introduced a rule that penalizes airlines with hefty fines every time they leave passengers sitting on the tarmac for more than three hours before departure or after landing on domestic flights. At the time of the rule's 2010 implementation, airline executives warned that it would result in an increase in canceled flights, as carr...
