Travel Contest: 2 Nights Free at Properties Around the U.S.
We promised you new opportunities to Go Away this May and this week we want to upgrade your summer travels, wherever you may be headed. Recently, Courtyard by Marriott completed its 500th lobby renovation, marking an upgrade of 60 percent of its North American properties. Win this week’s challenge and you take...
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Memorial Day is right around the corner so it’s time to start planning summer activities. This week’s Best Places for Everything slideshow is getting you out on the river for some summer whitewater rafting adventures. Peter’s new book, The Best Places for Everything–available now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound and your local bookstore–has more [...]
Travel Tips
Parents, I get it. You’ll do just about anything to protect your kids. And now there are solutions out there. The obvious choice to track your kid’s location is a GPS device. The Amber Alert device, for example, uses GPS and wireless cell phone technology to keep track of where they are. Of course, that [...]
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Pilots at United Airlines have gone almost a decade without a formal agreement and last week they launched the Unfriendly Skies publicity campaign that alleges that not only is the airline mistreating their pilots, but its decisions are putting passengers at risk. Perhaps you thought that United is the only airline whose pilots are flying [...]
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Do you know how frequent fliers can now get unlimited travel to select cities in California? Where can you find a free fashion show in the heart of Paris? What is the newest phenomenon of “bleisure” travel all about? Find out the answers to these questions and the latest travel news when Peter Greenberg Worldwide [...]
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Slideshow: The Best Places for Whitewater Rafting
Memorial Day is right around the corner so it’s time to start planning summer activities. This week’s Best Places for Everything slideshow is getting you out on the river for some summer whitewater rafting adventures. Peter’s new book, The Best Places for Everything–available now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound and your local bookstore–has more [...]
Icarus Award: Travel Failures Great & Small
This week’s travel failures range in size and scope. From a missed cruise drill to an airline gone bankrupt from employee fraud, Lily J. Kosner rounds up all travel troubles, great and small. Dead or Alive? Airport security may be in charge of verifying passenger identities, but do they know the identity of their staff? [...]
Travel Tip: Security Apps
Parents, I get it. You’ll do just about anything to protect your kids. And now there are solutions out there. The obvious choice to track your kid’s location is a GPS device. The Amber Alert device, for example, uses GPS and wireless cell phone technology to keep track of where they are. Of course, that [...]
Radio Guest List, Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière, Paris, France
Do you know how frequent fliers can now get unlimited travel to select cities in California? Where can you find a free fashion show in the heart of Paris? What is the newest phenomenon of “bleisure” travel all about? Find out the answers to these questions and the latest travel news when Peter Greenberg Worldwide [...]
Travel Contest: 2 Nights Free at Properties Around the U.S.
We promised you new opportunities to Go Away this May and this week we want to upgrade your summer travels, wherever you may be headed. Recently, Courtyard by Marriott completed its 500th lobby renovation, marking an upgrade of 60 percent of its North American properties. Win this week’s challenge and you take home a gift card [...]
Travel Deals: Surprise Summer Savings
Last week, we told you all about summer adventure deals. After you conquer your summer challenge, take the time for some R&R . Unwind in a Caribbean villa, on board a U.S. or European train or hanging out with a few top chefs. Then for a change of pace, hotels in Boston and Sedona are [...]
Travel Tip: Airline Ratings
Every month, the Department of Transportation tracks airline data like complaints, lost luggage and bumped passengers. And every year those figures are compiled to rate the airlines. But you have to consider the context when it comes to rankings. In 2011, the DOT recorded more than 9,000 complaints against U.S. airlines. Sounds like a lot, [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Learn French & Volunteer in Africa
This weekend Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio is coming to you from Paris, France. We’ve already told you how you can restore castles in France and now we’re focusing on the French language. This week’s voluntourism spotlight shows you how to learn French while volunteering in Africa. Check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities and [...]
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