Archive for December, 2011
Travel Detective Blog: Where in the World is Peter Greenberg’s Lost Luggage?
You may think baggage woes only happen to you, but now Peter is, well, fuming…and for good reason. Find out what happened in his latest Travel Detective blog. I have always said there are two types of airline bags–carry on, and LOST. As a result, many of you know that I don’t check bags on [...]
Travel Tip: New Social Networking Technology
If your only exposure to social networking is posting pictures to Facebook, listen up. There’s a whole world of social-networking tools that can help make or break your travel experience. One tool is called Trippy, which connects to Facebook so you can enlist your friends to help plan the trip. You post where you’re headed–or [...]
A Contrarian Christmas in Las Vegas
New Year’s in Las Vegas, everybody understands—where else would you set “The Hangover?’ But Christmas in Sin City? Now, that’s contrarian. Lynn Langway shares her Las Vegas Christmas plans as well as tips for finding holiday deals on and off the strip. Usually, my husband and I take turns with hosting the holidays at our [...]
Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio–Beijing, China–December 17, 2011
If you missed this weekend’s Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio broadcast from The Opposite House in Beijing, China, you can download the full podcast of the show or listen to it streaming right here. Peter and guests look at the travel forecast for 2012. Peter also explores the current state of travel to China and Beijing’s latest [...]
Travel Tip: National Parks Winter Programs
Our national parks don’t shut down in the winter. In fact, this is when some experiences actually come alive, so now is the time to go. The Yellowstone Association in Wyoming has a very cool naturalist program where you get to track the wolves inside the park. For three days, you’ll snowshoe your way through [...]
Weekly International Travel News Roundup
With 2011 quickly coming to a close, travelers are dashing home contributing to the expected 91.9 million holiday travelers this year. With this many people in transit, the DOT is making new plans to increase efficiency at airports, and Peter gives us some helpful tips for safe driving to make it home in time for [...]
Slideshow: Hot New Travel Technology for 2012
As you’re finishing up your last-minute Christmas shopping, we’re rounding up the hot new travel technology you’ll want to have on your trips in 2012. Check out what’s new to the market from cameras to portable chargers and more. Check out more travel technology in our Gadgets & Gear section and Phil Baker’s 2011 Travel [...]
Icarus Award: The Top 10 Nominees of 2011
This week’s Icarus Award has the top 10 civilian travel fails of the year. Vote for the worst of the worst and check back next week to see the top 5 contenders for our 2011 Icarus Award. Heart-Attack Sandwich On an August flight from the UK to Sweden, a 63-year-old passenger suffered from a cardiac [...]
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