News from Fresno Magazine: By Brian O May 14, 2012 parenting Shelly Rivoli vacationing in Yosemite Warm weather has finally arrived, and parents everywhere are starting to plan family vacations. But traveling with a little one can be challenging and requires preparation. Family travel expert Shelly Rivoli, author of “Travels with Baby,” helps moms and dads [...]
News from The Seattle Times: Q: Two college roommates and I booked a cruise through Celebrity Cruise Lines. We did everything as suggested — booked through a travel agency, had Celebrity book the airfare and took out insurance. When we arrived in Charlotte for our connecting flight, US Airways said there was a mechanical failure [...]
News from ABS CBN News: By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo, Special to the BusinessMirror MANILA, Philippines – Hotels and resorts in Boracay, Cebu and Bohol are reporting cancellations in bookings from China, as tensions continue between Manila and Beijing over Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Cebu Pacific, Zest Airways and [...]
News from Naperville Sun: By Francine Knowles and David Sharos Sun-Times Media May 12, 2012 10:40PM Passengers wait in line to go through a security checkpoint at Terminal 3 inside Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. People flying this year for summer vacations can expect to pay more. storyidforme: 30337865tmspicid: 10879601fileheaderid: 4974438 Average summer round tripairfares from [...]
News from Sun-Sentinel: Four months after the Costa Concordia tragedy, travel agents say they’re seeing more demand for their expertise as travelers return for guidance on cruise purchases. Cruise agents were on the front lines assuring consumers of cruising’s overall safety after the Concordia capsized off the coast of Italy Jan. 13, killing 32 people, [...]
News from MSN Money: This post comes from Angela Colley at partner site Money Talks News. Summer vacations are on the rise again — as long as vacationers are getting a good value. Eighty-seven percent of Americans surveyed for Choice Hotels International said they planned to take at least as many summer vacation trips as they did last [...]
News from USA TODAY: The FBI says hackers are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while they’re trying to establish a connection in their hotel rooms. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, or the IC3, issued the warning this week. Here is what the center had to say: “Recently, there have been instances of travelers’ [...]
News from Telegraph.co.uk: The cheapest pay-as-you-go access was 20p per minute, offered by Fred Olsen, while Paul Gauguin Cruises offers some of the best-value packages, with 250 minutes’ access costing $ 0.25 (16p) per minute – although the line does charge an activation fee of £2.45. Several readers have contacted Telegraph Travel to express frustration [...]
News from USA TODAY: Readers: This is the fourth post from Orbitz Worldwide CEO Barney Harford, who is guest blogging this week. Here’s Harford, in his own words: Mobile commerce on smartphones and tablets is a really hot area right now, particularly in travel. And within travel, the hotel segment is the hottest. A recent [...]
News from The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and: Travelers can expect U.S. airlines’ planes to be full this summer as a record number of people take international flights, the industry association Airlines for America reported Wednesday. In its annual summer forecast, the trade group for major U.S. airlines estimated that 179.4 million [...]