Tagged: apartments

Several Well-Financed Firms Have Now Gone into Competition with Airbnb, Supplying You with Alternatives for Renting Low-Cost Apartments

By now, Airbnb.com has become a "household word" in travel. Most Americans are aware that the bearer of that name is today valued at billions of dollars, and that its…

Planning a Quick Trip to Havana? The "Casa Particular" May be the Answer to Your Housing Needs

The new and greatly broadened rules that permit Americans to make trips to Cuba have just gone into effect, and a great many of our fellow citizens are now…

Taking My Own Advice, I Have Now Substituted an Apartment for a Hotel Room—And Greatly Enjoyed the Experience

Some two years after I first began writing about AirBnB.com--that ultra-successful service for finding short-term apartment rentals--I actually became an AirBnB user last…

Photo Slideshow: Singles Vacations in Stunning Destinations

Click to view slideshowLooking for someone who shares your passion for travel? Look no further than a singles vacation.

They're Big in America: 6 Gargantuan Attractions Worth a Gander

We like things big in America and we certainly like to boast about it. Superlatives reign supreme in this listing of the biggest of their kind in the country (and sometimes in the…

One Hump at a Time: Camel Racing in Australia's Red Centre

Alice Springs, Australia -- the unofficial capital of the Northern Territory Outback -- is the kind of town tall tales are made of. Alice Todd, for whom it was named, never set foot…