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October 6, 2008

Travelers Want to Go Green, Save Green

Filed under: Favorites, Green — Rick Seaney @ 6:36 pm
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According to the folks at TripAdvisor.com, an increasing number of travelers are interested in 1.) saving money and 2.) being more environmentally-correct.

But, as anyone who’s ever bought organic fruit at the grocery store knows, these two ideals do not always go hand-in-hand.

But go for it, if you can.

According to this survey of 3,000 U.S. travelers, one of the ways travelers will save money is to visit National Parks, and I think that’s a fine idea. And a growing number will go environmental by seeking lodgings with “green practices.”

Perhaps you could combine these impulses — by simply pitching a tent in a park.

September 29, 2008

Conde Nast Traveler: Best Airline and Airport (Some True Surprises)

Filed under: Favorites, Business Travel, List — Rick Seaney @ 2:16 pm
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The Road Warriors have spoken - and according to Traveler magazine, these are their favorites (and tell me if you agree or not):

Best U.S. Airports:

  • 1. Portland, Oregon
  • 2. Tampa
  • 3. Washington - Reagan

Best International Airports:

  • 1. Singapore
  • 2. Hong Kong
  • 3. Amsterdam

Best U.S. Routes - Airlines with Business/First Class Service:

  • 1. Virgin America
  • 2. Alaska
  • 3. Continental

Best U.S. Routes - Airlines with Single Class Service:

  • 1. Midwest
  • 2. JetBlue
  • 3. Frontier

See the entire list right here.

August 21, 2008

VIDEO: The State of the Airline Industry - in Laugh-Out-Loud Detail

Filed under: Customer Service, Airlines, Favorites — Rick Seaney @ 9:05 pm
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Not familiar with the blog, One Mile at a Time? Well, it’s time you were, and thanks, Flying Critic, for being the first to alert us to this gem of a video. (Parodyandson original poster and creator)

August 8, 2008

And the Award for “Best State Travel Website” Is….

Filed under: Destinations, Favorites — Rick Seaney @ 11:00 am
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Well, we should find out which state has the very best travel website very soon. Voting closes tonight.

Voting? Sure — this is the “Great Travel Website SHOWDOWN” — brought to you by the intelligent and entertaining folks at Travel 2.0.

Here’s the “Final 8″ state websites — the websites that were in contention as of June:

Ohio vs. Michigan
North Carolina vs. Oregon
Hawaii vs. Virginia
New Hampshire vs. Illinois

And now — it’s down to just 2: Michigan and Virginia.

Vote for you favorite. And tell me why it’s your favorite. By the way, no prizes — just bragging rights.

July 21, 2008

Fun Lists: Travelers’ Top 10 U.S and World Cities

Filed under: Favorites, Tips and Tricks — Rick Seaney @ 4:56 pm
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Did your favorite cities make “The List”? In this case, we’re talking about Travel + Leisure Magazine’s annual readers’ poll of favorites.

A couple of weeks ago, I told you what their top airlines were. Now, let’s start some arguments with the Travel + Leisure “top cities”.

First, their top 10 best cities in the world:

1. Bangkok

2. Buenos Aires

3. Cape Town, South Africa

4. Sydney, Australia

5. Florence, Italy

6. Cuzco, Peru (not on the list last year)

7. Rome

8. New York

9. Istanbul, Turkey

10. San Francisco

Keep reading, for the top 10 cities in the U.S. and Canada.

(more…)

December 11, 2007

TOP 10 List: Smartest Things You Can Do Before Take-off

Filed under: Favorites — Rick Seaney @ 5:01 pm
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Here’s a great little list — chock full of common sense advice, and maybe a thing or two you wouldn’t think of.

Such as, your alcohol intake?

I know I have broken a few of these common sense rules in the past and regretted it — one of our writers recently put this preflight check list together — give it a whirl its a quick read and might save you some heartburn in the future…


 

 
 
 
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