posted by admin on Nov 30

Every other new travel website claims to make your trip-planning experience easier and more efficient.
, even though it's still in beta, actually makes it more fun.
TripBase is the Match.com of travel planning. You input what you find desirable in a destination (night life, dining, nature, attractions and shopping) and it returns destinations that you're likely to be infatuated with. Like online dating results, these outcomes may disgust you. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Nov 28

With La Fresh packs, just wipe away those travel hassles
You’ve got a short business trip or quick weekend getaway and don’t want to hassle with packing all the stuff in your bathroom medicine cabinet.
from Ontario, California-based
.
We’ve all used disinfectant wipes, but these packets, geared toward pilots and flight attendants, include more than that.
In the men’s package, you get deodorant wipes, anti-bacterial Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Nov 12

Expedia, Inc. is the world's leading online travel company, empowering
business and leisure travelers with the tools and information they need to
easily research, plan, book and experience travel. Expedia, Inc. also provides
in-destination concierge service and activity desks for travelers. The
Expedia, Inc. portfolio of brands includes: Expedia.com, hotels.com, Hotwire,
Egencia (formerly Expedia Corporate Travel), TripAdvisor, Expedia Local
Expert, Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Nov 9

November 10, 2008 (Computerworld)
you're planning to approach your manager about a flexible work schedule, the good news is that your boss may beat you to the punch. Your employer might impose a four-day workweek or offer telecommuting even before you can volunteer, says Mercer IT workforce specialist David Van De Voort. "The cost of gas has gotten employers' attention," he says.
By year's end, almost one in four employers (22%) will be, for Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Nov 6

) is the leading
advertising network in the online travel vertical reaching 25 million
worldwide unique users through top tier website publishers, including
BBC's Lonely Planet, Rand McNally, Maps.com and 200 other travel
websites. TAN uses industry expertise, geographic targeting and
exclusive publisher relationships to give marketers unrivalled access
to an untapped audience of affluent, passionate and engaged travelers
visiting both travel Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Oct 30

CHICAGO, Oct 29, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Travel with a backrest or body pillow?
Yes you can ... with our Patent-Pending Curvy Transformational Pillow Covers
... any bed pillows can be turned into a body pillow or backrest. The Curvy
Pillow Company (
), a long established (since 1988)
innovative designer of nature-inspired pillow products, now offers a way to
turn ordinary, rectangular bed pillows into curvy, more comfortable, fully
functional Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Oct 14

Quiz participants eligible to win Hyatt Hotels & Resorts getaway with reality television stars Trista and Ryan Sutter.
Chicago, IL (
) October 15, 2008 -- Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today unveiled a first-of-its-kind travel personality quiz to help individuals identify their travel temperaments and test their travel companion compatibility. Participants who complete the quiz before Nov. 7 and prove to be a match with reality television stars Trista Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Oct 11

Air travel is declining for the first time in almost 20 years,
discloses today. Airline failures, harder economic times and a dismal airport experience have caused a sharp downturn in the number of travellers boarding planes at British airports.
IoS figures show that traffic at 18 leading UK airports fell by 4.5 per cent last month from 20.8 million to 19.9 million, with almost one million fewer fliers in the skies. The biggest airports recorded Read the rest of this entry »

posted by admin on Oct 7

MANILA, Philippines -
Following reports of stranded expatriates in Kish Island and Qeshm in Iran, Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were warned Tuesday against dealing with travel agents and re-entry visa facilitators.
reported that the warning came from Philippine ambassador Libran Cabactulan after a meeting with seven Dubai-based travel agencies.
Cabactulan noted that aside from Kish and Qeshm, Filipinos were also stranded in Buraimi Read the rest of this entry »