Tagged With "Van rental"
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May 3, 2020: Social Distancing in Van Cortlandt Park
Jonathan L took advantage of a beautiful day to break quarantine, but maintain Social Distancing in the park.
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National Trust: More like 'Heir B&B'
Britain's National Trust adds a new listing to its collection of rentable vacation spaces in historic buildings.
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Best Underrated Places in Florida
Jose offers some suggestions for places you should visit in Florida (sponsored content)
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Airbnb to check 7 million listings
In the wake of a recent shooting and scam investigations, Airbnb pledges to inspect all seven million of its listings.
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How to Save Money While Traveling
Aman has some suggestions on how to stretch your money further while on your travels (sponsored content).
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Signs of Scotland
PHeymont shares a collection of signs seen on a recent trip to Edinburgh and Glasgow—ranging from whimsical to ironic to serious.
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How to Save Money While Traveling
Aman has some suggestions on ways to save money while abroad (sponsored content)
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Tips to Plan a Perfect Road Trip
Some suggestions for planning a great road trip (sponsored content)
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Cycling in Rome with an e-bike
Sponsored content presenting reasons for use of an e-bike in the Eternal City of Rome.
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Explore Rome with bikes
Looking for a novel way to explore Rome? A bike offers you an environmentally friendly way of getting around, with health benefits and loads of fun (sponsored content)
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Now Harry Potter's an Airbnb host!
Another newsworthy Airbnb listing: the house that starred in Harry Potter movies as his ancestral home in a village that stood in for Godric's Hollow.
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Toy Town Junction, Luray, Virginia (Where Gumbo was #355)
Gumbo was visiting the fascinating collection of old toys at Toy Town Junction. George G shares the experience.
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So Many Amazing Events and Reasons to Visit Orlando
Sponsored content about events and activities in the popular tourist destination of Orlando.
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Expedia takes stand in resort fee war
Expedia has adjusted its listing algorithm to push hotels with resort fees down the list, giving them new reason to reconsider the fees.
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LAX adds new hi-tech lost-and-found
A consolidated online lost-and-found, including TSA items, should make life easier for passengers leaving gear behind at LAX.
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Not just Airbnb: Half of Paris rent ads illegal
Rents are capped by new laws, but a consumer group survey found many violations in housing-tight Paris.
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Lots to Do in Virginia Beach
George G spends some family time at Virginia Beach and discovers its full of fun and more for every age.
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A Complete Guide to Buy Travel Insurance for your upcoming vacations
A one stop guide to digging deep and helping you find the right travel insurance for your trip (sponsored content)
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Hertz summer plan: raise prices, cap capacity
Hertz ad featured on a Ryanair jst Wikimedia / robot Just like the airlines, Hertz is adjusting capacity in search of greater profitability. And it's also doing something they're not doing at the...
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Spotted on the Road, Winnipeg, Canada
I did a double-take when I saw this little buggy. I was walking out of my father's apartment, heading to my car rental, when I spotted it parked there with all the other cars and trucks. It has to be the smallest 4 wheel motorized...
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SF's Airbnb law amended, faces more challenges
San Francisco's "Painted Ladies." Short-term rentals in San Francisco continue to raise controversy. San Francisco, one of the first cities to work out an arrangement for legalizing short-term rentals, has amended the law passed in October to...
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Spain's booming tourism hits record numbers
Spain's busy beaches (Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria, above) Photo: Wouter Hagens / Wikimedia If it seems like you've seen a stream of articles lately about Spanish towns wondering whether there's a...
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Avoid Airbnb scammers by following the rules
A relatively new scam has victimized a number of British vacation renters, and could be more widespread, but it's easy to avoid: Just follow Airbnb's rules about payments and messages. A number of British holidayers reported to the Telegraph...
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Hitchhike Amsterdam on a Bicycle
Yellow Bike, the guided bike tour and bicycle rental company in Amsterdam, started an initiative this summer that allows locals to offer travelers a free ride on their bicycles. Yellow Bike gives a free yellow luggage rack...
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Rain Wreaks Havoc on Music Festival in Georgia
The electronic music festival, TomorrowWorld, in south Fulton County, Georgia was expected to bring an estimated 180,000 people over the weekend but closed attendance today for those not camping at the event site. Severe rain though...
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Top Euro car renters agree to be fair to customers
Just a little nice, that's what they promise. Counters at Lourdes Airport, France Europe's "big 5" car rental companies have pledged to align their policies and contracts more closely with EU consumer policy, and to be more transparent...
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Guide to Greek Holidays, Summer 2015-style
World events are pushing their way to center stage for travelers to Greece. Here's some practical information and advice for those who are committed to going (and some travel agencies and tour companies are offering cancellation or postponement...
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Cruising solo just got more affordable
Being single means sometimes I travel alone. Generally speaking this means I have no one to share costs with—hotels, car rental and gas. But otherwise expenses such as airfare and restaurants are the same. One standout where...
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Portland, Oregon - Part III - Escaping
After a week in Portland's restaurants and gardens, we were ready for nature. One of Portland's closest and most popular natural attractions is Multnomah Falls , the second highest, year-round waterfall in the nation. Getting there by car is easy;...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 18, 2015: Olive Grove, Saint-Remy
An easy walk from the center of Saint-Remy, these olive trees are on the grounds of the hospital of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, the asylum where Vincent Van Gogh spent a year of his life in the 1880s. While there, he painted in these fields. For...
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Norway puts tourists in reflector vests
Norway's scenery is to die for; unfortunately that's sometimes literal, and to save lives, the Road Administration is supplying rental cars with safety vests.
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A Visit to Lovely Lake Orta
George G shares memories and images of a visit to lovely Lake Orta in Northern Italy.
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Berlin eases up on Airbnb rules
Berlin adjusts its rules after two years of banning renting out primary residences for short terms.
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Travel Association offers Daily Getaways site
US Travel Association, a tourism trade group, is launching a new website to offer daily deals from its participating companies.
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Planning a Vacation on a Budget
Food, car rental, accommodations -- all important cost factors in planning a budget. Jessica Kane offers some suggestions on making your dollar stretch farther.
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No more 'Name Your Own Price' for cars
Priceline's iconic opaque bidding system for cars, hotels and more is shrinking, with new emphasis on 'Express Deals'
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Paris's new rental law in effect
New rules are in effect for short-term rentals, focusing on registration as a tool for monitoring.
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Rockefeller Center Christmas
Jonathan L visits Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas Tree and other NYC Christmas destinations
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Hyatt Resorts – Hyatt Regency Orlando. Florida
Samantha takes a luxurious break at a resort hotel.
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Airbnb an election issue in Amsterdam
The Labor Party in Amsterdam has made a ban on Airbnb part of its platform in the upcoming local elections.
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Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort
Samantha shares her visit to the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa. She says it is one of the best Hyatt Brand Resorts she has visited.
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Airbnb shows profit as it heads to stock sale
Airbnb is expected to go public this year, and has a profitable year behind it to speed the process along.
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Airbnb, cities continue to fuss over rules
Across Europe and in the U.S., the struggle over rules for short-term rentals continues.
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Merritt Island Wildlife National Refuge
DrFumblefinger explores the right bird life at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, just north of the Kennedy Space Center.
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Canada's 10 Best Kayaking Destinations
Floating Authority shares ten top spots to go kayaking in Canada. Canada may well have the best assorted destinations for kayaking of any country in the world.
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In Egypt: Around Luxor
With a week to spend in Luxor, PortMoresby enjoys leisurely days in the town as much, if not more, as those spent at its famous monuments.
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Paris gets electric scooter rental
A new transit option in Paris: electric scooters by the hour. But will it succeed where others have run into difficulties?
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Bad news piles up for Paris bike-rental system
Paris bike system's new operator continues to pile up problems. Now it's promising a crash program to get it rolling again.
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Paris takes Airbnb, Wimdu to court
City officials are angry that short-term rental sites are not enforcing registration laws and limits.
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Paris: Bike rentals out of gear
Paris's famed Velib bike rental system is having major problems with a new operator, technical glitches and striking workers.