It’s Official: Vacations Change Your Life
A British travel report released today states that live-changing decisions often emanate from vacation time away. The report shows “over 50% of all life changing decisions are put into action following a decision made on a holiday, proving that holidays can change a person’s life.” From the Kuoni report: “The 24-page report reveals that the [...]
British in an Uproar Over TripAdvisors “Dirtiest Hotel” List
A recent article in Travel Weekly highlights the British Hotel Association’s brouhaha over whether consumer reviews on websites like TripAdvisors are legitimate. I happen to know that a lot of my friends rely on review sites like TripAdvisor when they travel. However, I have often heard of disappointments arising because of the potential for abuse [...]
Is Your State Closing Its Rest Areas?
As we have been traveling around the State of Arizona, we have noticed that some of the state’s rest areas have been closed. As it turns out, 13 out of 18 of the state’s rest area have been closed. From the Arizona Department of Transportation: “The most immediate signs of ADOT’s actions to weather the [...]
2010 North America Airport Satisfaction Study by J.D. Power
Phoenix Sky Harbor airport, the Roaming Boomers home airport, snagged the #5 spot with “accessibility” being it only drawback.
Airlines Adding More Time to Their Scheduled Flight Times
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, airlines are adding more time to their scheduled flight times: “Across the airline industry, carriers have been adding minutes to “block times”—the scheduled durations—baking delays into trips so that late flights officially arrive “on-time” and operations run better because flights pull into gates more often on schedule. [...]
Getting Your Private Parts X-Rayed at the Airport
For me, I guess this is the price we pay to have safe travel in the United States. Furthermore, if some man/woman is getting their jollies by viewing my scan, well…what choice do we have? Right? I suppose the protesting public will tighten the ways these scans are used, but the simple truth of the matter is, at least right now, if you want to fly, you must potentially have your goodies checked out.
The 2010 Conde’ Naste Traveler Gold List
Conde’ Naste Traveler Magazine just announced its 2010 Gold List. About 20 years ago, my wife and I hired an unknown travel agent to book us a romantic trip to the Bahamas. The brochures were beautiful, but when we got there we were completely aghast at this so called resort. It more resembled someone’s backyard. [...]
Arizona Awarded Best Domestic Travel Destination
Global Traveler Magazine just published its sixth annual GT Tested Award Winners. According to Global Traveler, 25,951 people participated in their annual survey rating their favorites in 60 different categories. The categories ranged from favorite hotels, airlines, destinations, and many more. This year, the State of Arizona was voted #1 as the best domestic tourist [...]
