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6 Best Home-for-the-Holiday Videos
Must confess, I’m a sucker for those I'll-be-home-for-the-holidays videos. Maybe it’s because there’s a happy ending to the story or maybe we identify with on-the-road loneliness or maybe it’s the music used in the heart-tugging ads. Whatever the reason, it touches a...
Six tips: Luxury stays on a Budget
Few things give me more pleasure than receiving a great room at a low rate: luxury stays on a budget. Hotels are expensive. Luxury hotels even more so. The trick is to save on certain aspects of the trip and still travel safely and comfortably...with the occasional...
Tis the Season …to Find Best Fares
The holiday season is upon us. And yes, it should be a joyful time of year, but it can also come with certain anxieties. The anxiety of over-spending and of over-scheduling. To save travel time, you may decide to fly to your destination but to fly is to spend more...
Tourists vs Travelers – Blunders, Tips and Services
Tourists - they usually have a defined, short period of time to tour a destination and typically have a list of popular attractions to visit. Travelers - they tend to stay longer in one place, integrate more with locals, and perhaps find more authentic attractions...
One Mobile App Searches Hotels, B&Bs, Private Vacation Rentals
There are so many good options for your vacation or business stays. Choices span everything from Bed & Breakfast's to private home vacation rentals, from Airbnb rooms, to hotels like Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott. Searching online for accommodation choices is...
Six Ways to De-stress Travel
If you’re reading this article, then you probably travel. But likely it’s NOT so much the journey you enjoy, but the destination. Long gone are the glamorous days of air travel where your every whim is catered to. Now, the chore of getting to your destination is...
Take the Opptee Flight Challenge
The online travel search world is big and vast with so many search options - aggregators, OTAs (Online Travel Agents) and search companies - that the choices are mind-boggling! Some search hotels, some search airfares and some search all. According to Expedia Media...
