Travel news you can use from The Travel Detective®
Sign up for our FREE daily or weekly newsletter

Archive for Category: "Travel Deals"

Travel Deals: Hotel Deals Starting Memorial Day

Travel Deals: Hotel Deals Starting Memorial Day

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer travel season, which means the start of summer travel deals. Airfare may be going up, but you’ll find hotel savings running from Memorial Day through September. Discounts start at 20 percent and offer extra incentives–free meals, complimentary drinks, military discounts, and tons of free outdoor activities. [...]

Daily Deal: Summer Savings with Swissôtel

Daily Deal: Summer Savings with Swissôtel

If you’re looking for summer hotel deal, head to Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. The chain is offering a 20 percent discount for summer travel. Rates vary by property but can be as low as $140 BEFORE the discount. You can book starting May 16, for travel from May 31 and September 1, 2013. Book on [...]

Daily Deal: Summer Savings at Snowmass Mammoth Festival

Daily Deal: Summer Savings at Snowmass Mammoth Festival

The Snowmass Mammoth Festival is coming up June 7-8 and has a few of my favorite things–chili microbrew samples and music. One of the best ways to check out the festival with with the Viceroy Snowmass where you’ll get a two-night stay and two-day adult passes to the event (a $160 value) all for just [...]

Travel Deals: Sizzling Summer Savings

Travel Deals: Sizzling Summer Savings

It’s just a few short weeks before summer begins and travel providers are rolling out competitive rates.  This week, we’ve found sizzling savings to meet all your travel needs. Family getaways, romantic retreats or endless island sand…it’s all available at discounted prices. Here are some of the top summer travel deals this week. Journey Through [...]

Daily Deal: Live Like Gatsby at Trump International

Daily Deal: Live Like Gatsby at Trump International

In the 1920s, Gatsby was synonymous with luxury, excess and decadence. Sounds like a good theme for a vacation? And who better to do this then Donald Trump. In New York, the Trump International Hotel & Tower‘s“Great Gatsby” Package gets you three nights in a suite overlooking Central Park. Plus, you’ll get in the Gatsby [...]

Daily Deal: Only in Cayman

Daily Deal: Only in Cayman

Every Caribbean island has its own unique feature, and in the Cayman Islands this summer, you can see what’s Only in Cayman for a discount. The Only in Cayman gets visitors a fifth night free at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa, and the Marriott Grand Cayman Beach [...]

The Best Reward Tickets for 25,000 Miles or Less

The Best Reward Tickets for 25,000 Miles or Less

Earning miles has always been easy. But redeeming miles is not. Award Wallet estimates that some 10 trillion frequent-flier miles in circulation today, worth well over $165 billion, have gone unused. You might think you need 50,000 plus miles to book a trip, but JetBlue offers round-trip tickets to select vacations destinations at air mile [...]

Travel Deals: The Best Mother’s Day Discounts

Travel Deals: The Best Mother’s Day Discounts

Mother’s Day is just 10 days away. Instead of just taking mom out to brunch, why not plan a trip together? For moms who like adventuring, dining, pampering, shopping and just plain traveling, here are some of the best hotel deals going on across the country. For the wine loving mamas out there there’s a [...]