Tag: travel savings
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Pet Travel Deal: LimoLiner between NYC and Boston

This winter, travelers dashing through the snow between Boston and New York City can bring their pets along for the ride when heading home for the holidays, catching a show or shopping for last minute gifts. Throughout the month of December, LimoLiner will waive pet fares on designated pet-friendly trips, dish out gourmet treats and…
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Luxe: Valet Parking for Manhattan Cruise Terminals
So many of us love the capital region. But when that last colorful leaf falls to the ground, a lot of us yearn to take a cruise to warmer destinations. Luxe, New York City’s on-demand valet parking and car services app, announced its latest service in the city, parking at the Manhattan Cruise Terminals. Luxe will begin…
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Lonely Planet Releases Free Celebrate Rio Ebook

Lonely Planet has released a free new ebook guide to exploring Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the upcoming 2016 Games this summer. Celebrate Rio can be downloaded from Lonely Planet’s Rio destination page (lonelyplanet.com/brazil/rio-de-janeiro), which has been completely overhauled for visitors to Rio. Brazil travel experts will be updating news regularly throughout the Games at http://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/rio-olympics.…
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New Albany JetBlue and Last Minute Deal!

Last Thursday, December 10, 2015, JetBlue started its flights from Albany International Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Local members of the business community, politicians, and Albany Airport representatives were all there to celebrate the big event with balloons, food, and speeches. JetBlue invited me to take this inaugural flight, and I really enjoyed the nonstop ride. The seats were comfortable, and the flight…
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San Francisco: The Walt Disney Family Museum

A couple of weeks ago, I made my way to San Francisco to visit my brother Bruce and his husband, Bill. Although over the years I’d traveled to this beautiful city quite a lot, I’d never been to the Walt Disney Family Museum. Located within the former military barracks of the Presidio area, this is not just a…
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Adventures with the New York Pass

Last month my eighteen year-old daughter and I were given the wonderful opportunity to try out the New York Pass. This promotion provides you with discounts and admissions to 80 attractions in New York City. This huge selection had a number of advantages. Yes, you have a lot to choose from, but the New York Pass also provides you with the…
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Type A Vacationer’s Dream : The New York Pass

If you’ve read some of my posts, you probably know two things about me: 1. I am usually a Type A vacationer who likes to squeeze every drop out of her travel experiences and 2. I love, love, love NYC. So you can imagine how thrilled I was to be asked to try out The…
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Thirty Places to Eat Cheaply in NYC
I love traveling to NYC, but the cost of a meal can be pretty pricey. Check out Grub Street’s list of 30 new cheap eats in the city. Click HERE to read the whole story. And let us know if you have any inexpensive favorites.
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How to get a refund on a non-refundable flight
Like most of us, cost is a major factor in considering whether I take a certain flight. One problem with the airline super fares,though, is that they can be nonrefundable. Smarter Travel says that there are some loopholes or workarounds with these types of fares. This is what they say: If you are booking an airfare in…
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So Many AARP Travel Discounts!

I’ve already mentioned that I attended last week’s AARP ‘s Life@50+ Expo with the hope of scouting out more travel discounts to tell you about. Like many of us, I’ve received membership benefits from various organizations that I’ve never found a use for. So I was happy to see that, for the price of a…
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