New US entry rules and registration. First confusion, now ripoff merchants. Recombobulation time?

by timsboot

The new US rules on registration prior to entry are coming into force next week (January 12). Called the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation, the process is a four step process to apply for the right to enter the US under the Visa Waiver... Read more »

Fundy ice & snow = great photo ops

by Terri

Although we tend to grumble a bit about the onset of winter here in this part of Canada, I actually have a suspicion that many of us welcome winter for its complete change of pace from the rest of the year.Personally, I look forward to the way... Read more »

Birthday Bowling in Lehigh Valley

by lvcvb

Over the holidays a group of us went out for a friend’s birthday. We started the evening at Stooges for a cocktail, and then walked over to Henry’s Salt of the Sea for dinner. I actually think they should rename it Henry’s... Read more »

Havana, Cuba - A First Hand Account

by jsarra

Just back from beautiful Cuba … one of my stops was to the City of Havana … Havana offers what many travelers desire … rich historical sites … diverse cultural influences … welcoming locals. Here you will be amazed at how the Americans... Read more »

Press release of the day!

by Kevin May

PING! This just in...Coastal communities cash in on lucrative love medicine8 January 2008A remote fishing village in southern Madagascar has sold its first batch of locally farmed sea cucumbers - believed to be a potent love medicine in southeast... Read more »

Is a little context needed on flight search plummet stories?

by Kevin May

Hitwise is scaring the hell out of the everyone today with data from the week ending 5 January 2009 showing that flight searches in hte UK were down 42.4% on the same week 12 months before.Searches to the US and Eurozone countries have falled... Read more »

Bristol is one of the top 10 cities to visit in 2009

by Heather Cowper

It’s official, Bristol is one of the top 10 cities to visit in 2009, according to guide book publisher, Dorling Kindersley. I have lived in Bristol for the last 15 years, and I always knew that it was not only a fantastic place to live,... Read more »

What can we expect next from Lonely Planet?

by Kevin May

There is no question that Lonely Planet has come a very long way since its days as a publisher of dog-eared guidebooks for overlanders from Kathmandu to Istanbul.The Thorn Tree forum, online destination guides and white labelled meta search... Read more »

Bedbanks are not as cool as airlines but they are more interesting

by Kevin May

The most frustrating on-off deal of the latter part of last year was finally completed yesterday when the Thomas Cook Group bought lastminute.com's MedHotels for an undisclosed fee.Rumours first circulated at The Travel Convention in Gran Canaria... Read more »