I have just read the following: “Now Europeans can access the newly-launched Cuba Cruise breaking new ground with its circumnavigation of Cuba. Finally Cuba’s fascinating but otherwise hard to reach ports are accessible to all. Each cruise includes the opportunity to visit world famous beaches, six UNESCO world heritage sites and four National Parks &…
Of course it had to be such a list and it was voted by the Travel + Leisure readers. However, the prices were not in the article so being (too) curious I checked them out (the prices are from the hotels’ websites or from boooking.com). No. 1 Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia All prices…
“Nice choices.” said the message after confirming my selection. I wonder whether it would ever say “Bad choices” 🙂 based on the selection. Making choices (of any kind) is difficult for me, especially as these ‘privileges’ cannot be changed. However, I had decided not to procrastinate unnecessarily and went ahead especially as I was gently…
Superfly, an Israeli startup, was launched in 2011 and they say: “It’s better than Kayak because it takes you into account. By you we mean your miles and points, elite status and travel preferences.” You have sign up in order to use the site (last year when I had a look you did not have…
One should not be paranoid when traveling but it is good to know these scams. The list was put together by the online travel consultants Cheapflights.com. 1. Fake Police 2. Faux Gems 3. Distraction 4. Bar Scams 5. Tricky Taxi Drivers 6. The Struggling Musician 7. Photo Ops 8. Packed Trains 9. Where Are You…
This was the title of a promotional email from Radisson Blu Edwardian, London. Wow, that’s novel (for me), get tickets to his concert by booking a hotel room so none of the hassle of ordering tickets online that very likely sell out long time in advance.However, at a closer reading there is no concert but…
Air Canada is so excited by the promise that I have received the email announcing this twice :).“If, within 24 hours after completing a purchase on aircanada.com or aircanada.com/agent, you find a price for the exact same Air Canada flight that’s at least $5 less with another Canadian online travel retailer, Air Canada will offer…
Also, Vancouver housing market is 2nd least affordable in the world. One of my future posts is a list of 10 cities that I have traveled to and I would like to live in. Vancouver is so far at the top of the list, but ‘unfortunately’ many people seem to think the same. “The idea…
Premium Economy service will start July 11, 2013 from Montreal to Paris, with introduction on other international routes over time. I like how the seat looks like and some facts about: it it is larger (50.8 cm/20 in, between armrests) and has a greater recline (20.3 cm/8 in) as compared to Economy Class, the seat…
Europe’s Airbus is considering whether to drop lithium-ion batteries and switch back to traditional ones on its A350 passenger jet. I like it how this safety official put it: “It is a classic risk-management problem. If you don’t know the cause of something you can’t quantify the risk that it will happen again,” an international…