TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual summer travel survey of more than 1,800 U.S. respondents. Eighty-six percent of travelers are planning leisure trips this summer, up from 81 percent that traveled last summer. A separate survey of more than 1,200 U.S. respondents showed that recently declining gas prices [...]
Walnut Creek, CA — Gas prices are down throughout Northern California, according to the latest report from AAA Insurance, which tracks gas prices as a service to consumers. Every metro area in Northern California except Ukiah saw a drop in its average price over the past month. Gas prices are down throughout Northern California, according [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, – The deal experts at Travel-Ticker.com, a leading inspirational travel website, revealed its Summer 2012 Where To Go Now & How Guide. Each season, the Travel-Ticker team uses its years of experience traveling the globe and hunting for great bargains to provide travelers with the inside scoop, identifying the destinations that offer the best [...]
Princess Cruises announced that for the first time it will base a ship in San Francisco year round, beginning in May 2013. The extensively renovated Grand Princess will first offer a series of Alaska cruises during the summer months from the “City by the Bay,” followed by a schedule of Hawaiian Islands, Mexico and the [...]
Emeryville, CA., April 30, 2012 — New research from AAA finds that the average, annual cost of owning and operating a new car has increased by 1.9 percent in the United States. The 2012 edition of AAA’s annual Your Driving Costs study estimates the overall cost of owning and operating a new sedan at 59.6 [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – Hotwire.com®, a leading discount travel site, yesterday released the April 2012 Hotwire® Travel Savings Indicator, which features the top five cities in North America where hotel, air and car rental rates have dropped the most compared to this time last year. Using extensive pricing research to cover the three most popular travel products, [...]
Conde Nast Traveler’s16th annual May Hot List issue is the ultimate insider’s guide to the hottest new hotels, spas, and restaurants of the year. Of the thousands of new properties that opened in the last year, our editors traveled incognito to 49 countries to visit 172 new hotels, evaluating each on a standard set of [...]
Walnut Creek, CA, — A collective sigh of relief is no doubt being felt by many California drivers as prices have started to drop in most metro areas across the state. A collective sigh of relief is no doubt being felt by many California drivers as prices have started to drop in most metro areas [...]
TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced its 2012 Travelers’ Choice®award-winning Hotels for Families. This year, 504 top family-friendly properties were recognized in 25 markets around the globe including the U.S., Europe, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific. Award winners were determined based on the hotels most highly rated by those who traveled [...]
Large numbers of vacation loyalists are still traveling despite rising fuel costs, according to a recent AAA travel agent survey and travel sales data. AAA Travel’s lists of top summer vacation destinations include choices popular with American families for generations within the United States and around the world. Many seasoned vacationers are expanding their travel [...]