As summer for the northern hemisphere approaches, so does the peak travel season for most tourist hot spots, and there’s more trouble on the horizon for air travelers. Some of it can be planned around, to a degree, and some of it can’t. Cancelled Cruises and Tours There’s already been quite a bit written about … Read more
Updated February 27, 2026 This is your guide to Virgin Voyages deals. Virgin Voyages is shaking up the cruise industry with its bold new approach. Setting itself apart from traditional cruise lines, Virgin has a strict No-Kids policy, leads the way in environment-friendly cruising, and includes more in the base fare than any similar cruise … Read more
Last year I wrote a couple articles related to illness and your vacation, including this one about cruise ships outbreaks. It’s now been ten months since that article was posted and we’ve got some results to discuss. As the title mentions, there’s good and bad news to cover. Climbing Number of Cruise Ship Outbreaks 2025 … Read more
Updated February 3, 2026 This is your guide to Virgin Voyages deals. Virgin Voyages is shaking up the cruise industry with its bold new approach. Setting itself apart from traditional cruise lines, Virgin has a strict No-Kids policy, leads the way in environment-friendly cruising, and includes more in the base fare than any similar cruise … Read more
It’s the New Year and with it comes new travel fees for tourists. To be frank, this is profoundly unsurprising. There’s little else that local, regional, and national governments love more than levying a tax on tourists. There’s quite a bit of sense to it, they raise additional funding and they don’t anger their voter … Read more
If you’ve taken a cruise or two before, this list is likely something you’ve seen in the past. However, for the “uncruised” this is an important read (and it never hurts to have a refresher). There are many banned cruise items that the lines outright prohibit and others they tightly control, and it’s your responsibility … Read more
In the last year, we got a rather surprising bit of information about our website. Our site’s metrics for the last three months showed that our article on travel humidifiers gets significant traffic. I was surprised to learn this since, when I published it, it got very little traction. It seems, though, that in the … Read more
Updated December 19, 2025 This is your guide to Virgin Voyages deals. Virgin Voyages is shaking up the cruise industry with its bold new approach. Setting itself apart from traditional cruise lines, Virgin has a strict No-Kids policy, leads the way in environment-friendly cruising, and includes more in the base fare than any similar cruise … Read more
If you’re a frequent traveler, you very likely have a frequent flyer account with one or more airlines. You likely have an airline that is the biggest player in your local market and you probably fly that the most. If you live near a hub for one of them that’s doubly true. For decades now, … Read more
