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Tourism to Machu Picchu Has Virtually Exploded in Recent Years, Despite the Refutation of Its Most Popular Explanation

In the world of travel, Machu PIcchu, the famed "Lost City of the Andes", occupies an increasingly-high position.  Currently, more than 1,000,000 tourists a year are visiting…

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A Website Called Wanderu is Now Able to Advise You About Nearly All the Low-Cost Bus Services for Travel in the U.S.A

With the recent expansion of a major internet site for booking bus transportation, the bus has come into its own as a major method for travel within the United States.  None other…

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Everything You Need to Know About American Queen Steamboat Co.

This small-ship line has two paddle wheelers plying U.S. rivers. Are either right for your next vacation? Read on to find out.

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#CarryOnShame Campaign Exposes Bag Hogs on U.S. Airlines: Are You Next?

When Spud Hilton, Travel Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about carry-on bag hogs on the paper’s travel blog, Bad Latitude, this week, he had no idea that the response…

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A New App for Your Cellphone or Tablet Lets You Read Magazines for Free, But only at an Airport or in the Plane!

If an entrepreneur were to create a cellphone app that permitted you to read various magazines free of charge, that wouldn't be a news event suitable for…

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A Number of the Questions Recently Posed to Our Weekly Radio Program Reveal Strong Concerns About Problems in Travel

Although some of the questions put to our Sunday radio program may seem rather ordinary at first, they nevertheless reflect widespread concerns about problems in travel.  Here…

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Frequent Changes for Frequent Flyer Programs: Another Consumer Unfriendly Switcheroo Is on the Horizon

Lassie may be loyal. But flyers—at least those who aren’t business travelers—may want to ditch that strategy.That’s the only conclusion to come to after the latest announcement…

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Legal Marijuana in Jamaica and Free Wi-Fi in Japan

Getting wifi in Japan and legal marijuana in Jamaica: most would assume these would be slam dunks for tourists.But despite reputations to the contrary, it's near impossible for…

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These Upcoming Cruises are Selling from $65 a Night

Periodically, we ask our friends at AllThingsCruise.com to fill us in on the best bargains in cruises at the moment. Here's what they suggested, where to book them, and…

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Tourism to Machu Picchu Has Virtually Exploded in Recent Years, Despite the Refutation of Bingham's Theory About It

In the world of travel, Machu PIcchu, the famed "Lost City of the Andes", occupies an increasingly-high position.  Currently, more than 1,000,000 tourists a year are visiting this…

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A Broad Range of Non-Academic Learning Vacations of Varied Sorts (But Mainly in Arts and Crafts) Are Still Available for Your Summer Vadcation

In the world of learning vacations, such famous names as Oxford, Cambridge, Cornell and St. John's tend to dominate discussion.  These are the schools to which a great many…

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Book a Resort Room, Get a Sofabed? How Third-Party Bookings Can Go Wrong And How to Fix Them

Last week, I used a discount hotel app to book a room in Orlando. The property I chose, the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, is a major resort on Walt…

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Would You Bet $25 That Your Flight Will Be Delayed?

If you’re like most travelers across the U.S., you are probably looking forward to a summer of hurricane and storm-related flight delays, cancellations and missed connections.A…

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What’s New In Las Vegas? Everything! (So What Else is New?)

The world spins a bit faster in Vegas, though it’s no longer the swoosh of the roulette wheel that’s powering change in Sin City. It’s demographics.“Las Vegas is getting much…

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Four North American Museum Exhibits That Will Be Worth Traveling to See This Summer

Thousands showed up when relics from King Tut’s tomb toured; and museum-goers slept overnight on the pavement to see the designs of Alexander McQueen when they were exhibited at…

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How to Make Your Tiny Cabin Feel Like a Castle

While cruise ships are lauded for their activities, entertainment, and food options aplenty, they aren’t exactly known for spacious accommodations. Just because you’ve…

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How to Choose a Caribbean Itinerary

Cruise itineraries in the Caribbean are divided by eastern, southern, and western options. For cruisers who haven't sailed these warm waters, the designations — which…

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Disney’s “Deep Dive": Four-Day Vacays and the Amazon

Adventures by Disney has unveiled new vacation options based on their research that shows families want more and more “deep dive” experiential travel—a growing trend that hotels…

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Wheels Not Wings: Three Tools To Help You Plan Better Bus, Train and Car Trips

With the cost of airfare going up, up and away, many vacationers will be traveling closer to the ground this summer. If you’re one of them, here are three websites that could make…

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The Eyes Have It: Observation Wheels Are Going Up Everywhere, But Do You Care Anymore?

The New York Wheel, now in planningWashington has a brand new attraction. The new, 180-foot-tall Capital Wheel just opened in the DC area.If it wanted to corner…

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New York City's New 9/11 Memorial Museum: A Review

For well over two millennia, humans have been telling one another stories of the dangers of looking back at evil or death. Lot’s wife turned to a pillar of salt because she dared…

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Ever Heard of the "Upper West Side"? It's My Own Favorite Stomping Ground, Which Apparently Stamps Me as Something of a Square

Let me start with a disclaimer:  I am well aware that visitors to New York come here for the city's most famous sights:  the U.N., Broadway Shows, Rockefeller Center,…

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In Terms of its Controversial Social Policies, Amsterdam Remains One of the Most Interesting of European Cities--You'll Want to Schedule a Stay

In a long-ago time when Amsterdam was thought to be "quaint", a place of tulips and wooden shoes, I wrote a travel guide called "Surprising Amsterdam", whose point was that…

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5 Cruise Cabin Locations You Really Don’t Want

I’m a light sleeper — a very light sleeper. If you’re like me, choosing a hotel room’s location is extremely important … and cruise ship cabin real…

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Getting Cheap Tickets to Broadway Shows Just Got Easier

In a savvy move—one likely intended to lure back those theatergoers buying discounted tickets online—the Theater Development Fund has changed the way the line is being handled at…