Once the realm of the intrepid traveller, many of the world’s must-see sights – like the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and the Great Wall of China are now included in touring itineraries, making it easier to visit these global wonders.
USA and worldwide touring specialist Jetsave has come up with a list of 10 sights to see before you die.
If you prefer to use a credit card when traveling abroad due to safety and better exchange rates, bad news. Other countries have adopted smartchip technology in their bank cards, and soon we Americans may be forced to use cash when traveling.
Smartchip technology is sort of a banking equivalent of the metric system—it’s superior to magnetic stripe cards, every other country is using it, and the American banking system simply isn’t interested.
The first airing on PBS of Ken Burns’s and Dayton Duncan’s twelve-hour series has got us all thinking about the superb idea that blossomed into Yellowstone Park. The idea of preserving areas important to our country evolved later into the National Park Service, and today we have a national network of 391 park units. I’ll post here something I first wrote three years ago about this idea of ours.
Bill Clinton, slathered in sunscreen, urged Americans to explore the riches of Haitian tourism on Friday as he took a VIP trip to a mountain palace and a nearby beach where a cruise ship pier is being built.
The appeal to tourists is part of the former U.S. president’s crusade to help the hemisphere’s poorest nation emerge from a cycle of poverty and instability — problems that helped destroyed a once thriving tourism industry here.
But his trip wasn’t one that many tourists can match.
Walt Disney Co. presents an opportunity to meet your favorite Disney characters for free! All you have to do is sign up for a volunteer opportunity on their website and you get a free one-day admission ticket to Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Florida or Disneyland in Anaheim. What makes your one day of service enjoyable is the fact that it consists of fun-filled projects that involve your family.
Tours4Fun was delighted to connect with Niclas, an enthusiastic traveler from Denmark who writes for a travel magazine. Niclas visited some of the most beautiful destinations of North America by journeying with us on our 3-Day Niagara Falls Toronto & Thousand Islands Bus Tour.
Here is a short and sweet description of Niclas’ interesting traveling experiences in his own words.
British Airways says it will allow passengers to choose seats up to 355 days before flying — for a fee.
The airline said Friday that charges will range from 10 pounds ($16) per passenger for an economy class flight within Europe, 20 pounds for a long-haul economy seat or 50 pounds for an exit row seat.
Business-class passengers will be charged 20 pounds for a short-haul flight and 60 pounds for a long-haul flight.
Cellphone use on airplanes, it would seem, is on extended hold in the United States.
The national union representing flight attendants wants Congress to ban in-flight phone calls, and survey after survey of airline passengers shows strong opposition to allowing cellphones on planes.
So while domestic airlines rush to wire their cabins to provide in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity, there is no indication whether, or when, passengers in the United States might be able to make a cellphone call at 37,000 feet.
On my last trip to Europe, I didn’t bring my usual $200 cash reserve. With just a few bucks in my wallet, I landed in Madrid, relying entirely on two ATM cards and no cash safety net. It turned out OK. At the airport, I withdrew some euros from an ATM machine, and tucked the bills into my money belt. After decades of traveling to Europe, I have found that the cheapest, safest way to go is to pay with cash for most items, and withdraw money as I zip from one place to the next. The reason? To cut down on fees and fraud.
CANCUN, Mexico — An inventory for a trip to a tropical beach could read like this:
Swimsuit, check.
Sunscreen, check.
Passport, check.
And iPhone, check.
Well, make that a possibly giant check, drawn from your bank account. Unaware travelers can blithely rack up eye-popping bills on their iPhones while traveling abroad.
