Travel News for July 29th 2011 through July 31st 2011
Bringing you what’s new in travel for July 29th 2011 through July 31st 2011:
- Plot thickens in Airbnb vacation rental horror story – USATODAY.com –
A blogger's account of a botched rental has sparked debate about the industry's safeguards.
- Photos: Inside a Boeing 787 Dreamliner Test Plane at EAA Airventure | NYCAviation –
Thousands of EAA Airventure spectators lined up along the flightline early on Friday as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down at Oshkosh for the first time and opened the doors for public tours, another first for the aircraft. - Little known travel tricks with Google Maps – Sean O'Neill recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:
Everyone has heard of Google Maps, which in 2009 became the most widely used mapping tool. But what are some of the lesser-known travel tips and tricks for using Google Maps? Here are five worth checking out.
- Trover, where roving photographers share – JoanneG recently posted this over on the Bing Travel Blog:
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that I have drawers full of photos of places I’ve lived and sights I’ve seen. Now, I can share my images and you can post yours and we can discover old places and new: Trover.
- Six Reasons I Broke Up With Your Travelblog | Gadling.com –
Filed under: Blogs
Every now and then I go through the little graveyard that is my RSS reader. It makes me sad when a travel blog I loved just… stops. I understand; you stopped traveling. Maybe you ended up totally off the grid; that's cool for you but it's weird that you just disappeared. Perhaps it turned out that blogging wasn't your thing and you wanted to live in the trip instead of at the keyboard. It happens. When I'm engaged with your blog, I get surprisingly attached to you and your… show all text - Spirit: Tickets sales soar from FAA ‘tax holiday’ – USATODAY.com –
Spirit Airlines says its ticket sales have soared since expired federal taxes were removed from its fares late last Friday. - Early Bird Discounts on 2012 Breezes Resorts Bookings – Smarter Travel has posted some info about ["cold cold winter","breezes resorts","caribbean getaway"]: Already dreading the cold, cold winter months? Think you'll need a Caribbean getaway come January? If so, Breezes Resorts' Early Booker's Special is worth a look.
Head over to www.smartertravel.com to read the whole article.
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