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Discount rental car company on the rise
Three teens are taking on Hertz, Avis, and Enterprise -- the three giants of the car rental industry -- with a new business model that should delight travelers. ABC News reports Shri Graneshram, 19, and Kevin Petrovic, 19, and Rajul Zaparde, 18, dropped out of Harvard, Princeton, and M.I.T., because ...
Best and worst airlines
Summer travel season is here and you're scouring the web looking for the best airfares. Well, before you book that deal, make sure the airline you're planning to fly has a good reputation. Within the last few weeks, we've seen new tallies of customer airline satisfaction from three prominent organizations. ...
Are this airline's cheap fares worth it?
As leisure travel season ramps up, you may see tantalizing low fares on Spirit Air. But you have to know what you're buying before you get in over your head! Spirit Air has ranked among the worst airlines in the world, according to an analysis of data from SkyTrax. In ...
Huge airfare sale for late summer travel
A new Southwest sale offers great airfares for your late summer travel. The sale, which has pretty much been matched by everyone across the industry, is for travel from late August through mid-December. Blackout dates include the Labor Day and Thanksgiving holidays. The sale is set up by zones: $49 ...
Best value sunscreens and sunblocks
A July 2013 study from Consumer Reports has ranked sunscreens and found that you don't have to pay big bucks to protect your skin from harsh UV rays. Here's what so funny: The highest rated sunscreen that got a Best Buy recommendation turned out to be the cheapest one per ...
Cruises are best travel deal of the summer
I am not ecstatic about going on cruises. I used to be in the travel business, and had a very profitable department that sent people on tons of them. Yet cruising is not my thing. Not that I hate it, it's just not my thing. But, boy, is it cheap ...
Pre-vacation credit card checklist
As you plan your summer vacation, you most likely check out reviews of restaurants near your hotel, print out your confirmation information and make sure that everything you will need for your trip is packed in your suitcase. A little bit of planning will go a long way to ensuring ...
AirBNB hits snags in some cities
The fastest growing travel business in the world has hit a major roadblock. Here's your insight so you can know the hazards in the opportunity. AirBNB.com has emerged as a hot option for people to become would be hoteliers by renting their condo, home, or a room in their home ...
Cheap international travel
The thought of using your vacation days this summer to travel to the exotic destination of your dreams doesn't have to send you into shock. Believe it or not, there are some easy ways to head to your international destination of choice, and keep some of your hard-earned money in ...
Timeshare resales now illegal?
There's a new wrinkle in the timeshare business that just highlights what a bad deal timeshares can be. I read in The Orlando Sentinel about what are called "Viking ships." Here's how this works: You have a timeshare and you want out. So you pay $2,000 or more to a ...
How to do New York City on the cheap
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of taking my three kids to New York City. I want you to know it is possible to do the Big Apple on a shoe string. Upon arrival, our trip began when we hopped the M60 bus from LaGuardia Airport and transferred to ...
Best/worst airlines for frequent fliers
Are you sitting with a ton of frequent-flier miles and can't figure out how to best use them? Several new websites will help you make that call. the Wall Street Journal names several websites that take a scalpel to your frequent-flier account to tell you the best use of your ...
Save $800 on airfare to Europe
If you're looking to travel to Europe this summer, you've no doubt seen that the fares are outrageous. Yet there are a couple of ways you can beat the high prices. If you know the history of air travel, you know that travel from the U.S. to Europe was booming, ...
Skip the lines at Disney for a price
What would you pay to skip the lines at a Disney park? The Los Angeles Times reports the amusement parks are now offering various programs where you step out of line for a hefty price. A ticket to Universal Studios at retail goes for around $80. But if you want ...
Cruises cheaper than Motel 6 stay
It's always said that out of tragedy comes opportunity. Right now, there's a phenomenal opportunity for deals on cruises in the wake of Carnival's battered reputation. Carnival has gotten black eye after black eye ever since the tragedy off the coast of Italy. Bloomberg reports that it's now cheaper to ...
Is Southwest still a viable discount airline?
Southwest has long been my "girlfriend" because I've loved them since they started flying. Back in 1991, I spoke to founder Herb Kelleher and wrote an article predicting they'd one day be the largest airline in America. That's become partly true. They are the largest airline for domestic flights, though ...
Discount airlines top the 2013 Airline Quality Rating
Discount airlines trounced the full-fare airlines in the 2013 Airline Quality Rating (AQR), an authoritative tally of who offers the best customer service and lowest fares done annually by Wichita State University and Purdue University. It's often been said that you get what you pay for. But the exact opposite ...
Cheap hotel rooms coming to Europe
Looking for a cheap hotel room when you travel to Europe? Marriott and Ikea are teaming up to deliver accommodations from around $73 a night! The joint venture is a fashion forward discount hotel chain called Moxy. It's starting out in several Europe cities, but could likely migrate to the ...
Car rentals starting at $17 a day
Right now, there are some oddball opportunities to rent a car for cheap. Alamo, Avis, and Hertz have been advertising cheap deals ranging from $17 to $19 a day, before junk fees, if you can help them fill a need. The rental companies are looking for people willing to move ...
Beware of these hotel fees
Hotels are coming up with more and more gotcha fees for unsuspecting travelers. I want to outline some of the most common ones I've avoided in recent weeks on the road. The hotel industry is desperate with how soft revenue has been so they're looking for any way to spring ...
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