News from Tampabay.com: For most cruisers, the muster drill is one the first orders of business on their high-seas vacation. The purpose of the mass assembly is to make sure that passengers know the distress signal, where to meet in case of an emergency, how to put on their life jackets and the location of [...]
News from Sacramento Bee: If you’ve ever been to Tulum, Mexico, south of Cancun, you know the rustic nature of the seaside ruins in an area that is growing ever more sophisticated. Now, 99 cabanas have popped up on the Caribbean beach, creating a seasonal outdoor hotel called Papaya Playa. The pop-up resort runs now [...]
News from Denver Post: That seductive $ 49 one-way airfare may not seem as alluring after a new federal rule goes into effect later this month. The base fare may still be $ 49, but beginning Jan. 26 airlines must advertise the ticket price with government taxes and fees included — amounts that can increase [...]
News from USA TODAY: PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy (AP) – Survivors from a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over, leaving at least three dead and 69 people still unaccounted for, described Saturday a chaotic evacuation, as plates and glasses crashed and they crawled along upended hallways trying to reach safety. Gregorio Borgia, [...]
News from Reuters: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:45pm EST (Reuters) – Several major hotel chains have launched a new website in an effort to increase their online booking revenue and lower costs associated with third-party travel services. This week, six hotel companies announced roomkey.com, a hotel search engine that routes consumers straight to participating hotel [...]
News from How to Make Your Air Travel Green – CNBC.com: Source: Carbonfund.org Foundation For those corporate travelers concerned about climate change — as well as quarterly profits —frequent air travel may make you uneasy. If you work for Google, Dell, UBS and dozens of other companies, both big and small, sit back and enjoy [...]
News from Mid Columbia Tri City Herald: Allegiant wants you to kick the post-holiday blues and start dreaming about summer vacation. The company, known for its exceptional travel deals, announced Jan. 10 the extension of its flight schedule through Aug. 14 and the beginning of its hugely popular Early Bird sale. Travelers who book their [...]
News from USA TODAY: This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of The Dallas Morning News and Coastal Living magazine. He is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away. Silversea is serving up Slow Food on its new tour of Tuscany. The [...]
News from Los Angeles Times: The Keating Hotel in San Diego will be featured in an upcoming “Hotel Hell” TV show from Gordon Ramsay that’s scheduled to debut in March. (The Keating Hotel) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger January 13, 2012, 11:24 a.m. While Republican presidential nominees duke it [...]
News from Grand Forks Herald: Talk about it Airline boardings in North Dakota finished a record year bolstered by huge gains in the western part of the state where oil development has spurred traffic of all kinds, according to a report Thursday from the state Aeronautics Commission. Total boardings were 872,169 last year, which is [...]