TripAdvisor’s Tingo Gives Money Back for Hotel Bookings
by Jimmy Im If you didn’t think hotel discounts could get any more attractive, think again. Launched few weeks ago by TripAdvisor, Tingo is a new booking site that promises users an instant refund of the price difference if the rate at which they reserve …
This Week in Travel: April 20-26, 2012
This week, giant puppets (yes, you read right) put on a show on the streets of Liverpool, England. Over 600,000 people turned out for the 3-day performance. Entitled “Sea Odyssey,” the show was a tribute to the Titanic, one of the many commemorative events held …
Obsessed with the Titanic Centennial? Head to Belfast
by Jimmy Im When it comes to Belfast, more Americans remember its dark political history and forget that the New York-bound Titanic ship was built and made its maiden voyage from there 100 years ago this month. Belfast is hot on its heels of erasing …
This Week in Travel: April 13-19, 2012
On April 17, visitors milling about on the National Mall in Washington, DC, got to snap some quick photos of a once-in-a-lifetime event –Space Shuttle Discovery’s very last flight. It wasn’t flying solo though; the space shuttle was mounted to a 747 carrier aircraft as …
Travel’s Freebie Friday: Free National Park Week
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with a trip to one of America’s stunning national parks? Explore the awe-inspiring rock formations of the Grand Canyon, wander through the spindly cartoon-like Joshua trees at Joshua Tree National Park, get inspired at FDR’s Hudson River …
Travel’s Freebie Friday: Patriots’ Day in Boston
Each year, half a million spectators line the streets of 8 consecutive Massachusetts towns to cheer on the 25,000 runners attempting to finish the winding, hilly 26.2 miles that make up the Boston Marathon. Held on Patriots’ Day — a Massachusetts holiday commemorating the beginning …
Run on a Real Airport Runway
by Jimmy Im Has your plane ever been stranded on an airport runway? Not fun, considering the number of hours you could potentially remain seated. But now there’s a way you can move freely at your own discretion — and you won’t be asked to …
Travel’s Freebie Friday: Eggciting Easter Events in San Francisco
There’s no better time to visit San Francisco than in April, after the rainy season has ended and before the summer fog settles over the city. You don’t have to be religious to have a hippity hoppin’ good time this weekend at the city’s annual …
Papua New Guinea Emerging as a Travel Destination
by Jimmy Im Any history buff will most certainly know that Amelia Earhart has been making international headlines again — this time, with new clues to the disappearance of her plane. And any Amelia Earhart fan will remember the last leg of her flight leaving …
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