green living, smart spending
Can’t sleep? Then you’ll appreciate the latest vacation trend – sleep tourism – with hotels focusing on experiences designed specifically to improve your sleep, and therefore your overall health. Choose from relaxation experiences such as sound baths in Singapore, sleep yoga sessions in the Maldives, and immersive sleep concerts in China, along with comfy mattresses
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Where were you on September 11, 2001? I was in Bermuda, due to fly home to New York City, and watched the horror unfold on a TV screen in my hotel lobby, while waiting for my ride to the airport. An expected hurricane two days before had closed the airport, when I was scheduled originally
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Eurostar is resuming the train route between London and the French Alps, offering skiers and snowboarders an eco-friendly and convenient travel option, instead of driving or flying. Branded as Eurostar Snow, the trains begin operating in December 2024, four years after being halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trains will leave London every Saturday and
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JetBlue is dropping dozens of US routes and to popular international destinations, adding more upscale Mint Blue seats and offering new perks on Basic Blue budget seats. It’s all very confusing, and an effort to boost the bottom line. Flight Routes Being Dropped The airport losing the most flights is Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA),
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Summer rarely ends at these top ten most beautiful beaches in Europe. Greece and Spain top the list with several entries each in this “top ten”, but there are other picturesque and memorable beaches in Croatia, France and England. All offer sand, sea and sun, and also budget prices, especially off-season. Some are quiet hideaways,
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The Mont Blanc Tunnel, a critical transportation link between France and Italy, is closed for repairs through mid-December 2024. The closure seriously impacts travel between Italy and France, including between the Milan Airport and resort areas nearby in France such as Chamonix. It also disrupts thousands of local workers and businesses who rely on the
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Budget airline Norse Atlantic Airways has launched another airfare sale, with one-way fares between US and Europe as low as $135, including such popular getaways as London, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Oslo. And there also are new, relaxed rules for carry-ons. Usually, such bargain fares are to promote new routes. This one is to promote
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The tourists have gone home, the kids have gone back to school, sweltering temperatures have tamed to tolerable levels, and hotels have reduced their peak summer rates. It’s an ideal time to enjoy the crisp autumn air and the technicolor palette that Mother Nature serves up each autumn. Here are my favorite places in the USA and Canada and for a fall getaway.
There’s something new for Hello Kitty fans, and it’s not a new toy – it’s jet planes decorated inside and out with theme characters, including headsets and place mats for meal service. The special flights are on EVA Air, a major Asian-based airline. Called the Hello Kitty® Besties Jet, the airplane exterior is painted with
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This past ski/snowboard season was a winner, with late season storms and record visits. As happens every summer, the resorts we love are busy upgrading trails, adding new snowmaking, new lifts and pass deals, and ski clubs already are signing up members for organized trips. Here’s what to know now about the 2024/25 season, so
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