How to Make Your Next Trip With the Kids Great…Before You Even Leave Before I begin, let me preface by saying I love my children. Deeply. But given the choice of flying first-class on a luxury airline with my children, or flying in the back row of economy on a full flight in...
Thinking of Where to Honeymoon? Here’s Why You Should Jet to the Bahamas! This post was last updated on August 24, 2023. Many couples dream about vacationing in the Bahamas, especially on their honeymoon. With picturesque beaches and crystal-clear waters, it's an idyllic place...
Why World Travel Fosters Empathy I spent the first eight years of my life in Tokyo, Japan. Every day, my sisters and I rode the train almost an hour each way to our American school. There are a thousand tiny memories of those rides - but...
What a Spa Vacation Did for My Mind There’s a lot of talk about what a spa vacation can do for your body. A vampire facial will make your skin glow. A seaweed body wrap sloughs off toxins and zaps cellulite. And a hot stone massage will make...
Top 3 International Destinations for Your Babymoon Honeymoons get all of the love. I mean, I get it. They’re romantic, steamy, secluded. A symbol of your commitment to each other, a way to connect after the rigors of the wedding planning. Some even say...
Tax Refund Vacations – How to Funnel Your Refund into Your Dream Vacation Ahh tax season -- the glorious time when you settle up with Uncle Sam. 62% of Americans expect a refund for the 2017 tax season, and the average refund is $2,782. But how to spend it? A U.S. Travel...
The Magic Plastic Ride: How You Can Use Credit Cards to See the World A couple of years ago, scrolling through my Facebook feed made me white-hot with envy. Not because of people’s seemingly perfect marriages or new homes or fancy steak dinners. It was their vacations. How...
Marketers Pay Attention: Millennial Travel – Not Just Kids Anymore The INTERNET loves to assign tropes to millennials. You may be a millennial if you still live in your parent’s basement, have loads of student debt and binge-watch Netflix. You may be a millennial if you...
Does “Fun for the Whole Family” Exist? It Did for My Family at These Destinations Yesterday, from the backseat of the car, my three-year-old began to rattle off all of the places she’d been in the just over 1,200 days she’s been alive. “Jamaica, Switzerland, Spain, England, Australia,...
When Your Travel Plans Change Ever heard about Murphy's Law? Richard Knight had 10 days to see as much of Australia as he could. A busy attorney, he’d worked around the clock to get his billable hours in beforehand. On weekends he...
The 5 Best American Cities to Live in When You Work from Home This post was last updated August 21, 2023. The daily grind looks different to everyone. But for remote employees, the lack of a commute lends them a little more freedom. On some days, office is the coffee...
This Black Friday, Why Not Give the Gift of Travel? The holiday season is often associated with consumerism and materialism, but lately we've been seeing a noteworthy transformation. Instead of giving conventional presents, an increasing number of families are...
Culinary Experiences + Travel = the Hottest, New Trend: Food Tourism Contrary to what fitness gurus may tell you, food isn’t just fuel. It’s an art form, a cultural keystone and the key part of a fad that’s helping transform the travel industry. Trying local foods has...
Calling All Fans, Nerds, and Mega-Geeks! Exploring Pop Culture Tourism This post was last updated July 13, 2023 It's a fact. Geeks — that is, passionate aficionados and collectors of die-hard pop culture sagas — are done leaving their interests at home. Sure, fan...