Holiday Travel

Costa Rica Green Report Card: Arenal Volcano Region

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


Perry Garfinkel

Look, it's nearly impossible for a 114-room upscale hotel nestled into 750 acres of rainforest not to leave some footprint. But, under Wagner's guidance since 2006, not only has the hotel raised its luxury bar and won a handful of awards and stars but it also has tightened up on its various eco-programs.

Travelers hunker down for Christmas Eve at airport

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 01.24.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — With airports across the country recovering from a blast of snow and ice storms, some unlucky holiday travelers stranded for the secon...

Holiday Travel Delays: Over 400 Flights Canceled At O'Hare Airport

Associated Press | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago


Snowy weather is causing flight delays and cancelations in Chicago. The Chicago Department of Aviation says more than 400 flights have been canceled ...

Snow And Weather Cancels 250 Flights At O'Hare

Chicago Tribune | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago


Airlines have canceled more than 250 flights at O'Hare International Airport today because of the snowstorm moving through the Chicago area, city avia...

Chicago Airports Expect Huge Holiday Crowds

AP | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago


One of the busiest days of the holiday travel season is here. The Chicago Department of Aviation says Tuesday, the day before Christmas Eve, should b...

Surviving Stuck at the Airport: A Las Vegas Parable

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 01.20.2009 | Living


Alison Stein Wellner

I made it home to New York City on Friday from Las Vegas, after three unsuccessful attempts to leave Sin City, which  tacked two extra nights on ...

Powerful Winter Storm Makes Holiday Travel Difficult

AP | AMY LORENTZEN | Posted 01.20.2009 | Home


DES MOINES, Iowa — Successive waves of wintry weather gripped much of the country Saturday, frustrating holiday travelers from coast to coast an...

How Happy Is... How To Travel Like a Zen Master

Sophie Keller | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

If I could, I would be more than happy to give you a psychological breakdown linking your traveling techniques to your psychological profile, but act...

The Land Of Lost Luggage (Or Where To Buy Other People's Stuff On The Cheap)

Kira Craft | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style


Kira Craft

I've got some heavy baggage that travels along with my luggage. It's not physical, but emotional--each year around this time my anxiety mounts as I pl...

America's Most Stressful Airports

forbes.com | Lauren Sherman | Posted 12.27.2008 | Living


If you're one of the 4.54 million people planning to board a plane during the Thanksgiving holiday, rest well knowing that--in terms of flight delays-...

Holiday Travel Tips: How Will You Manage?

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 12.27.2008 | Living


It's the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and you know what that means! Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today, ...

Less Holiday Travel Makes for a Greener Thanksgiving

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green


Stefanie Michaels

With so much at stake in the economy and many would be travelers sitting out Thanksgiving travel, it all adds up to less impact on our environment.

Luxury Stays For Less This Winter Holiday

The Huffington Post | Nour Akkad | Posted 12.23.2008 | Style


With the holidays around the corner and the economy in the dumpster, this winter vacation is all about being a recessionista and/or a recessionisto. ...

Hospitality Checklist for Holiday Hosts

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style


Jeffrey Shaffer

Realize that, in addition to their luggage, guests may also bring along a wide assortment of lifestyle habits and personal preferences that will lodge in your memory forever.

Midwest Storm Kills 11, Leaves Thousands Without Power

AP | CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Highways were treacherous for holiday travelers Monday in the upper Midwest in the aftermath of a blustery snowstorm that blacked out thousands of hom...

Employees Hate Airlines As Much As Passengers

New York Times | Jeff Bailey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


And you thought the passengers were mad. Airline employees are fed up, too -- with pay cuts, increased workloads and management's miserly ways, which...