If you’ve been waiting for the lowest possible airfare for a trip this summer, it may be time to get off the fence.

So you’ve decided to camp out for tomorrow’s release of the new 3G iPhone at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan. Well that’s just fine. There’s a big open plaza to hang out in, the weather will probably be decent (unless it’s raining), and you’ll be surrounded by everything you need to survive in the wilds of the lower Upper East Side.

When I was last in London for a weekend, I noticed rickshaws in some of the tourist spots, ready to pedal you from one sight to another and save your weary feet. So when I was sightseeing in Berlin this spring, and saw more rickshaws I realised that this is a trend and that rickshaws are not just for South East Asia or India, but a cute way of seeing the cities of Europe too.

The Canadian Rockies boast great national parks. Many Americans wrongly assume these parks are too far north of the border for practical exploration, and many Canadians never venture west to see Banff, Glacier, Jasper, Kootenay or Yoho. But the parks can be reached in one day’s drive from eastern Washington, or within a two-hour drive from Calgary International Airport. Take a look at the features of each park and plan a budget trip.

Fliers who paid $199 in annual fees to Clear, a Registered Traveler vendor that fast-tracked them through airport security until it suddenly shut down late Monday, shouldn’t expect refunds.

A computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O’Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

As I have been asked about airline and airport lounges a lot lately, I figure it is time for another blog post about them. Airline lounges can generally be accessed by…

Stuck for Father’s Day gifts for a dad who likes to think of himself as a bit more intellek-shall than one who might want to receive a six pack or the latest Meat Loaf album?

Board a train in Istanbul and you can make bargain tracks all over a country that’s already one of the cheapest short-haul destinations

Foreign spending in the United States continues its downward spiral. According to recent U.S. Department of Commerce data, visitors to the United States from outside the country fell 17 percent from April 2008 to April 2009, settling at $9.5 billion. In conjunction with struggles in the domestic market, the result is an even greater gap that remains to be filled.

In transit between Tallinn and Berlin, I found myself in Latvia’s capital. I mean, obviously it wasn’t just pure coincidence, I had to have a layover there no matter how I booked it, so I opted for 10 hours in Riga. I hadn’t been there before, so why the heck not?

And this is our Rumrunner cider,” Kristen Jordan says, setting a frosty glass before me, “aged in Newfoundland Screech barrels.” Really?

I’ve been hanging out in Mexico for the past month and have a few weeks longer here. When I go out for breakfast, I’m pretty happy. In many countries it’s tough for a traveler from the U.S., Canada, or Europe to get jazzed up about the typical local breakfast. That fish ball soup or innards with rice may be good for you, but our stomachs didn’t grow up with that first thing in the morning.

The sunshine lifestyle has long tempted many Britons to uproot and make a new start on the costas of Spain. But now as the Spanish economy suffers and the opportunities there dry up, many of the expats are coming home.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is meeting with a task force charged with overseeing the restoration of the Florida Everglades this week. He intends to tell them that the Obama administration will ask the United Nations World Heritage Committee to put the national park back on its endangered list when the committee meet in Spain this week.

I’ve been leading international tours and training tour directors and guides for years. I love learning about cultures and sharing stories with fellow professionals. Last year I was privileged to get to know a wonderful professional Bulgarian local tour guide. Boby, the local tour guide, took my online tour management class but I’m sure I learned as much from her as she did from me. 

Black box believed to have been located after crash near Comoros islands that girl survived with fractured collarbone

Relations between the Israeli government and the Obama administration have become tense lately over the issue of growing Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Nearly 300,000 Israelis now live in such settlements, alongside some 2.5 million Palestinians. The tense disputes over the settlements touch on religious and historical claims, local and international laws, and, of course political disagreements.

The New Acropolis Museum, a project that the New York Times called “one of the highest-profile cultural projects undertaken in Europe in this decade,” is celebrating its opening day on Saturday after years of planning and labor–33 years in all, eight since the design was chosen. The stunning modern building, designed by New York architect Bernard Tschumi, allows visitors to view the Parthenon from balconies and see archaeological remains through glass floors.

Dazzling strokes of Indian paintbrush, daubs of lupine and larkspur, and dashes of primrose will be on display at Cedar Breaks National Monument during its 4th Annual Wildflower Festival next month.