The rise in Online Travel Agencies, or OTAs, may make for some formidable competition for travel agents these days but a new executive report conducted by IBM shows there is no substitute for the voice and face of human contact when it comes to travel. The report, “Travel 2020: The Distribution Dilemma,” identified the trends […]

  By Lark Ellen Gould The games are on. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London are within cheering distance, running from July 27 to August 12 – close enough to feel the heat but in time enough to make travel plans and still get a room at the inn. The Olympic Park has transformed a […]

    Got romance in mind? What could conjure more thoughts of romance than staying in a Renaissance-era palace that sits but a stone’s throw from the balcony of Shakespeare’s Juliet? The City of Verona, a destination that oozes romance, is now the second city to bear the stamp of Veronese Marcello Pigozzo. The master […]

  By Lark Ellen Gould Call it hosp-pet-ality or call it Fido-friendly fall-out from the economic recession. Either way, dogs are here (and there) to stay if the proliferation of dog-friendly hotels and hotel programs is any indication. It’s not unusual to see business properties such as Hilton, Fairmont, Loews and Doubletree hanging pets welcome […]

If your head is buzzing with such terms as “Instagram,” “Pinterest,” “Klout” ratings, “Smithgrams” (your life in six words of less), and “RockMelt,” not to mention Foursquare, Facebook, and Twitter, worry not. You’re not alone. We feel your pain. Rambling through the world of Social Media is like trying to stand up on a wavy […]