I notice a lot of articles offering advice on how to find the best flight, car rental, and hotel, but information for finding the best vacation package appears less often. With summer almost over, the time to search out winter vacations is fast approaching. If you...
Online reviews have been around a long time. We look for online reviews for everything from new sneakers to new mattresses to new electronics to cars. And travel is no exception. It’s a rare traveler who doesn’t check online reviews for hotel, resort, restaurant and...
Which search sites have the best pricing on the hotel you want to book? Is it Trivago, Expedia, Booking.com or another online aggregator or is it the hotel itself? What about the ‘best price guarantees’ hotel chains offer? How do they stack up? And if they are the...
A few 2018 updates: #4 below, Sign up for Price or Sale Alerts: Google has added a price tracking feature for flight and hotel searches. And, for additional alerts, browse our blog, 6 Travel Alerts Worth Setting. For #5 below, Stay at Newly Opened Hotels: Here are...
In the past decade or so, the topic of clothing bans has been a hot one. Today, if you’re traveling almost anywhere, it’s good to search ‘clothes not to wear’ for the country you plan to visit. Although many countries have fashion trends that come and go, there are...
So, you’ve gone to the trouble of searching and re-searching and have found yourself a great hotel at a great rate. You book it. You’re pleased. Then later – upon cancellation or upon arrival – you learn about some of the crazy add-on fees this hotel charges....