Norwegian Launches Flights from the U.S. to the Caribbean Starting December 3 Today Norwegian Air Shuttle announces that the airline will fly from Boston, Baltimore/D.C. and New York City to two Caribbean destinations: the Guadeloupe Islands and Martinique. The new routes will… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 25, 2015
Millennials Trust the Sharing Economy for Travel We recently reported on this year’s summer vacation habits here. Summer trips for Americans are up by 13% from last year; that’s 198 million Americans hitting the roads, skies or… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 25, 2015
Travel Video of the Day: Stowaway Cat Goes For A Plane Ride in French Guiana A pilot in French Guiana posted a video of his flight where, just after takeoff, he discovered a stowaway cat. He wrote on YouTube about the importance of looking into… Johnny Jet , June 22, 2015
US Tourism Outlook: Chinese Tourists to Increase by 172% in 2019 The US Department of Commerce projects visitor growth from China to the US will increase by 172 percent to 3.1 million visitors by 2019, which will make China the third-largest international market… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 22, 2015
The 10 Airlines with the Cleanest Aircraft Cabins Skytrax, the comprehensive airline and airport customer review site, just announced their annual “Airlines with the Cleanest Aircraft Cabins” winners. And guess what? Not one airline was from North America, Europe,… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2015
United’s “P.S.” Transcontinental Service is Moving Out of JFK and Into Newark Beginning October 25, United is moving their p.s. service— the New York-Los Angeles and New York-San Francisco premium transcontinental service—from New York JFK to Newark Liberty. These flights will be… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 16, 2015
13% More Travelers This Summer But They Will Spend Less Eighty-five percent of Americans aren’t saving all of their money this summer because they are headed on vacation! However, they intend to spent less. The American Express Spending and Saving Tracker… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 11, 2015
5 Things to Do in North Dakota I have been to 45 of the 50 United States and it’s my goal to visit all 50. I haven’t yet been to North Dakota, but it’s high on my… Johnny Jet , June 10, 2015
Earn Extra Best Western Rewards This Summer From now through Sept. 7, 2015, Best Western customers can snag a deal to earn extra reward points! Best Western rewards members can earn 1,000 extra bonus points on each… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 9, 2015
Father’s Day Gift Guide for the Dad Who Loves to Travel Looking for the perfect gift for Dad this Father’s Day? If your dad loves to travel like mine does, here are a few gift ideas I think he’ll love: Skits… Johnny Jet , June 3, 2015
IHG Rewards Club and MasterCard Sweepstakes Promote One More Day of Vacation As you may or may not recall, last year I wrote about MasterCard’s #OneMoreDay campaign. The promotion stemmed from a US Travel Association study, which revealed that last year, American workers… Johnny Jet , May 30, 2015
United Now Flying Direct from Newark into Newcastle, England United Airlines is running a new direct flight through September from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Newcastle International Airport (NCL) to cart East Coasters to the northeast region of… Caitlin Martin Marker , May 28, 2015
Travel Video of the Day: Delta’s New Meme-tastic Safety Video Delta’s new in-flight safety video captures basically every internet sensation possible. We appreciate the Dancing Baby the Dramatic Chipmunk! The airline initially launched a series of safety videos beginning in late 2012 using… Caitlin Martin Marker , May 20, 2015
Summer travel predictions with Chris McGinnis Our good friend and fellow travel writer Chris McGinnis has partnered with Best Western as the YouMustBeTrippin.com business travel expert to offer some predictions for the summer travel season ahead. This guy has basically… Caitlin Martin Marker , May 20, 2015
Travel writer Paul Theroux receives Royal Honors Acclaimed travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux has enlightened audiences around the globe with his five decades of travel wisdom. On June 1, he’ll be presented with the esteemed 2015 Patron’s Medal by the… Caitlin Martin Marker , May 18, 2015
