Budget Travel

Expedia, already the world's largest travel booker, is extending its reach into an area where it's been weak: rail tickets. Up to now, Expedia's been glad to sell you a flight, but it might, especially in Europe, not be the fastest or cheapest choice....

    When I began planning my visit to Oaxaca, I knew nothing about mezcal beyond having heard or read the word.  I discovered early on in my research that the beverage is the distilled product of the agave, also called maguey, plant...

That's a whole lot of seats, there, in Emirates new configuration that makes room for 98 more coach passengers by eliminating first class altogether, and shrinking business class by 18 seats.   The good news is that while the seats will not...

  The Flight Deal Website  posted a great deal from Miami to Brussels round trip for $324 on JetAirFly. The price is also good for Orlando to Brussels for some dates in November and December.This flight includes meals and 20kg of luggage....

  Every indicator points to Oaxaca being a sophisticated place, with posters everywhere announcing music, dance and theater performances, art events, film festivals, and most importantly, as far as I’m concerned, many opportunities to buy...

    On a late-October visit to see a special exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx Botanical Garden to most of us New Yorkers) I was struck by all the color around me.   It's fall, and colors are to be expected, but because...

With stations already under construction, a new rail service connecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando is on track for a 2017 launch, with trains that will provide airline-style amenities without the airport hassle.   The new...

  In an age where 'small' and 'less' get a lot of approval, you'd expect something like this: instead of the city bus-sized RVs we've come to expect on the road, here's a tiny tot meant to be towed behind a bicycle...or, since it sleeps two, a...

Laguardia taxiway, lined up for take-off: Is there room for more? Photo: Port Authority of NY&NJ A coalition of smaller airlines is stepping up pressure on the Department of Transportation to open up some landing and take-off 'slots' for them at New York's crowded airports, dominated by the 'Big 3' legacy carriers. Alaska, Allegiant , Frontier, Spirit and Virgin America call themselves "new entrants" in the business and the area, and are...

Soon to be your tour bus with new Visitobus app                 Photo: Simon_sees / Wikimedia   RATP, the regional authority that runs Paris transit systems has just unveiled a new set of smartphone apps,...

  A great number of things in Mexico are named for the country’s most beloved historical leader, Benito Juarez, born in a Zapotec village in the State of Oaxaca.  It’s fitting, then, that the original market in the city is named...

Motel 6, a brand whose name reflects its original room price, has long been noted mainly for low prices, and for Tom Bodett's radio ads, promising that "we'll leave the light on for you."   Now, facing increasing demands for comfort and...