Best airport lounges in the world

Let’s be frank: for all their baubles, the world’s best airline lounges are still just very fancy waiting rooms. Yet they attract such avid interest from the world’s #avgeeks (myself included) and can often be the reason why a big-spending customer chooses one airline over another. Working as a travel journalist, I’ve experienced many lounges […]

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Opinion | How not to die while traveling solo

Before I left to study abroad last semester, I knew I wanted to visit Ireland. So after a few trips around the UK with friends, I planned a trip to Galway with one other person … only for that person to cancel. Nevertheless! I steeled my resolve. I would travel solo. I’m an adult! I […]

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Unlimited travel by road, sea and rail available on one ticket

The Morebus Breezer and New Forest Tour services received a premium journey rating UNLIMITED travel by sea, road and rail across some of the most scenic places in Dorset can now be bought on one ticket. Morebus has teamed up with City Cruises and the Swanage Railway to offer a day out by bus, boat […]

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ALG Vacations Introduces Group Customization Technology

ALG Vacations (ALGV) has launched a new technology aimed at revolutionizing group bookings, offering travel advisors new customization capabilities.  The new technology, an extension of the existing GroupEase, will allow advisors to swiftly create personalized event pages tailored to groups of any size within minutes, hosted on a dedicated one-page website.  With automation, templates, and […]

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Southwest Companion Pass Available After Making One Round Trip Flight

Southwest Airlines is giving travelers a chance to earn a promotional Companion Pass® after flying one round-trip flight. This pass is essentially a buy one ticket, get one ticket free, allowing two companions to travel together. However, this promotion is only available until March 27, 2024. People attach wish notes for the Year of the […]

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SHARP Travels: 4½ Ways To Explore Manchester, UK

Dating back to Roman times, Manchester, England* doesn’t so much contain a character that sets it apart from the rest of the UK. It’s more like characters with an s. Remember the famous tagline from Avis car rental: When you’re number 2, you try harder? That fits for Manchester. When you’ve had your fill of […]

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Understanding Trip Cost | TravelPulse

Last updated: 2:15 PM ET, Tue March 26, 2024 Understanding Trip Cost Are you planning your next adventure and considering travel protection? One key term you’ll encounter is ‘trip cost,’ but what does it really mean? In this informative video, we break down the concept of ‘trip cost’. Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or planning […]

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Travel+Leisure Faces Headwinds In Two Of Its Main Business Units, Says Analyst

Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken initiated coverage on the shares of Travel+Leisure Co (NYSE:TNL) with a Neutral rating and a price target of $55. There are two headwinds for Vacation Ownership Interests (VOI) segment that is making the analyst more cautious, one being accelerating new owner sales and the other being rising interest rates in the financing business, compressing the […]

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Ysgol Llanhari school trip coach crashes with lorry in Germany

26 March 2024 Image source, Landau Town Authority Image caption, The side windows of the bus were smashed following the collision A coach taking a group of schoolchildren on a ski trip has crashed with a lorry while travelling through Germany. The group from Ysgol Llanhari, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, were travelling in southern Germany […]

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Tourism Ireland attends British Tourism & Travel Show

26 March, 2024 Inspiring the travel trade in Britain about the island of Ireland Three tourism companies from the island of Ireland joined Tourism Ireland on the ‘Ireland Pavilion’ at the recent British Tourism & Travel Show, which took place at the NEC in Birmingham.   The British Tourism & Travel Show […]

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