Archive for June, 2011
Travel Tip: Your Existing Car Rental Coverage & What’s Not Covered
By now you know you may have existing coverage for car rentals, but do you know exactly what’s NOT included in that policy? The most common ways to protect your car are through a credit card or personal auto insurance. To enable this, you have to physically decline the rental-car company’s policy at the counter.
Weekly International Travel News Roundup
From Airbus’ outlandish plans for the aircraft of the future to overeager TSA agents, there’s controversy in the air this week. We decided to help stir the pot with a useful guide to getting kicked off flights. Back on the roads, the DOT is doing its best to establish order and regulate the small bus [...]
5 Ways To Get Kicked Off Flights
After a string of high-profile incidents of passengers being booted from airplanes, it seems like it doesn’t take very much to get escorted off a flight these days. But if you’re looking to score your own 15 minutes of fame, read on for our five ways to get kicked off flights. 1. Piss off a [...]
Hidden Gems: Bajamed, Baja California Cuisine
Here are two things you probably never associated: Tijuana and fine dining. It’s true, just south of the border is an exploding dining scene that goes far beyond tacos and churros (but save room those those too!). With the help of acclaimed Tijuana chef Javier Plascencia of Mision 19, Peter steps into the kitchen to [...]
Travel Tip: Eco-Boating
We’ve got environmentally conscious hotels and hybrid cars, so why not eco-friendly boats? Here’s what’s happening on the waters these days…. There’s a new ferry setting sail along the New York Harbor that was actually built to be green.
Radio Guests – Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico – June 18, 2011
What should every concierge be able to offer guests? And what are the occupational hazards that come along with the role? Author and concierge Holly Stiel shares the lessons she learned along the way when writing The Art & Science of the Hotel Concierge. Before heading off to Europe this summer, make sure you won’t [...]
Fourth Of July Travel & Finding Summer Travel Deals
With July 4 weekend just around the corner, Peter sits down with Travelocity Editorial Director Genevieve Shaw Brown to see if there are any last-minute specials to be had. Read on as Peter and Genevieve swap tips on when—and how—travelers can find good value in their hotels and airfare this holiday weekend and beyond. Peter [...]
Civil War Travel: Loudoun County, Virginia
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which means that popular sites like Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run and Fort Sumter may be overrun with tour buses and crowds. Virginia, which was home to a third of all Civil War battles, is a less frequently explored, but equally historic alternative. Contributing writer David [...]
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