The Wyndham Garden Inn Wismar on the coast of Mecklenburg Vorpommern in Eastern Germany offers a clean room, access to a gym and pool, a good breakfast and friendly service in an out-of-town location that’s feasible for road trips. While the value is just average for the location, it was excellent value for me due […]
Every year Lonely Planet, my favorite travel guides, publishes a list of top destinations to visit. The countries and cities Lonely Planet selects are usually beautiful places that are just making it (back) onto traveler’s lists, yet before they become mainstream and the tour buses arrive. That always makes for an intriguing list to check
Avianca, the flag carrier of Columbia, is the second largest airline in Latin America and has the most destinations on the continent. Their CyberWeek promotion offers to purchase up to 200,000 award miles with a bonus of 140%, for a grand total of up to 480,000 miles – enough to travel the world in First
As we are getting closer to Black Friday this week, the travel sales keep rolling in: You can now book hotels at the boutique hotel chain Joie de Vivre with up to 40% of regular prices. And even better, you can win a free stay of two nights at any of their properties in a
Hong Kong might not be celebrating Thanksgiving, but that won’t stop Cathay Pacific from launching a Black Friday Promotion for flights from the US to Asia. You can get $1,000 off Business Class and $500 off Premium Economy tickets for round-trip flights to select destinations. Business Class starts as low as $2,334 from Seattle to
Viceroy Hotels is running an early Cyber Monday sale with discount of up to 45% at their 12 boutique hotels in 8 popular destinations including San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico and the Caribbean. Several of the hotels are former Kimpton properties and prices in San Francisco can exceed $500/night, giving you an idea of
The Country Inn & Suites Dixon is a road-side hotel of California’s I-80 from San Francisco to Sacramento. It offers a large, clean room in good condition. You get a solid breakfast, friendly service and good amenities, including a pool, gym and laundry room. I liked the thoughtful touches in the room that made it
Accor Group is the largest hotel chain in Europe and among the largest in the world. Accor has been on a acquisition spree as much as an innovation spree – they have acquired the Raffles, Fairmont, Swissotel and Moevenpick brands at the luxury end and launched Jo & Joes at the hostel end of the
EVA Airlines was only launched in 1989 and has gained a great reputation as a 5-star airline in the short time since! While it has grown quickly, it is still somewhat of a hidden gem few American or European travelers know about. Find out what destinations EVA Air serves and what planes they use –
WOW Air was one of the low-cost carriers that sparked the fare wars over the North Atlantic, with one-way fares as low as $69 one-way, forcing competitors to respond. From their base in Iceland, they were able to fly across the Atlantic with narrow-body planes, which made for cheap, if uncomfortable flights. Now, their local competitor
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson is a midscale, select service brand of Radisson Hotels that is focused on the United States and is found in suburbs and second tier cities. You’ll get a nice room, free breakfast and internet at any of their properties. Find out who they are, what to expect from the
With the travel high-season behind us and winter knocking at the door, hotel companies are launching sales for their slowest season of the year. Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) is joining in with their annual winter sale, offering at least 20% off hotels in the US! If you have travel plans for the next few months,