Tag Archives: Travel

Travelers GetGoing with surprise destinations

September 25, 2012 – 2:14 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING GetGoing.com helps travelers pack the element of surprise into their itinerary. Users provide details like departure airport, travel dates, preferred flight times, two cities or regions they’d like to visit and type of trip they’d like to make (e.g., museums, romantic getaway, skiing), and the site generates a list of […]

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UK: Stuffa Jacket doubles as wearable luggage

August 21, 2012 – 1:17 pm

by Krisha Kinnersley WHAT’S HAPPENING The Stuffa Jacket takes the idea of travelling light to a whole new level. Resourceful travellers can pack a weekend’s worth of clothes into the lining of this sleeveless jacket (Gizmodo.co.uk, 29 July 2012). Created by UK-based designer Sandro Cafasso, the Stuffa Jacket has 12 elastic pockets, roomy enough to […]

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Travel plans now include the layaway route

July 24, 2012 – 12:47 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Layaway isn’t a new way to pay, but travel hasn’t traditionally been a category associated with the piecemeal-style payment plan. Sears has launched Sears Vacations, an online destination where customers can put hotel and travel packages, hotels, cruises and rental cars on hold and pay for them progressively. Layaway payment […]

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Scratch-off map lets travelers show off trips

March 3, 2011 – 10:07 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Globetrotters often fill their homes with exotic objets d’art. Now they can turn their destinations into home decor. My Scratch Map lets travelers flaunt their trips by scratching off the places they visit, revealing brightly colored countries below. The classic world map is laminated with gold foil imprinted with country […]

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Tipping cards are a handy way to say thank you

July 22, 2010 – 1:20 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING The Where’s My Tip? card offers travelers a cashless relief from figuring out what to tip doormen, bellhops, housemaids, valets and concierges (Springwise.com 6.22.10). For a $100 annual membership fee, users get 100 “tip cards,” which they hand to service attendants in lieu of cash. Each card has a member […]

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COMFORT RULES

May 11, 2010 – 5:00 pm

by Stefania Revelli A few weeks ago I felt some personal consequences of Iceland’s volcano when my husband’s 5-day business trip to Italy inadvertently turned into an 11-day Roman holiday. Of course, we were among thousands so affected: The blow reportedly caused 100,000 canceled flights and cost the industry an estimated $1.7 billion (TravelMole.com 4.27.10). […]

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OF NOTE: Virtual handcuffs, deadwood copyrights, women’s undergarments and child rage (11.5.09)

November 5, 2009 – 3:18 pm

-At Iconoculture, we still believe It Sucks to Fly, but trip planning might suck a little less since Expedia has dropped its fee for booking flights over the phone. Broadband-challenged consumers can now save a few bucks and spend some quality time on hold. -What happens when blind justice stumbles into the ethereal abyss we […]

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Travelers can now tackle cities by mood

January 22, 2009 – 6:01 am

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Broke in New York City? Feeling romantic in London? I Feel London’s mood-based maps help travelers search for things to do and see based on their disposition (Springwise.com 12.3.08). Three locations (New York, London and Toronto) each feature nine maps for nine moods: naughty, energetic, romantic, sophisticated, chilled, girly, manly, […]

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