Goodbye summer, hello travel deals! Now that Labor Day is almost upon us, we’re entering what the travel industry calls, “Shoulder Season,” the time of year when hotel and vacation rates are at their lowest, after the summer vacation rush.

So, if you can swing it, now’s the time to scoop up travel deals at a fraction of their normal…

A couple of MIT grads — who just graduated in the Spring — may have just turned the travel industry on it’s head with a snazzy new travel search engine that is already winning rave reviews. Oh, and it just launched this week.

The new site, Hipmunk, displays flight results in an easy to read and assess grid…

Traveling with the kids can be fun, but it can be hard to get a good night’s sleep when everyone piles into two queen beds. With my kids, we try to find a way for everyone to have a comfortable place to sleep, but booking suites can be an expensive proposition. And even with the extra space, parents will be…

Country superstar Carrie Underwood and Canadian hockey star Mike Fisher took over the entire The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro for their wedding.

The  five-star hotel was named among the “World’s 500 Best Hotels” in Travel+Leisure Magazine in 2008.  The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation is 75 from Atlanta and is a well-known destination for elegant weddings.

The…

Packing for a weekend beach getaway is usually simple — just toss in a bathing suit, a chic cover up, flip flops and some magazines and you’re good to go with just a little duffle. Oh…but then there’s the bulky beach towel which takes up more space than all the other items combined.

Well, thanks to this innovative little compressed…

My daughter watched “On the Town” many times the year she turned four. The funny songs and exuberant characters (with Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly) — and setting in New York — made a big impression on her. Last week, I was finally able to plan a trip to take my daughter, now almost 11, and her younger sister on…

In dire need of a quick holiday to recharge your batteries? Take one look at this picture:

No question – you need to be there like, now.

Perched high above the flashing lights and nonstop action of the city below, this online ‘mirage’ is actually a luxurious hideaway found in Las Vegas, of all places. One of…

Travel & Leisure released their list of America’s Favorite Cities, which asked readers to rank U.S. cities across 10 different categories — one being cleanliness. Which cities do American’s find the dirtiest? They’re also the ones we think are lacking in the peace and quiet department, quality of public parks and overall environmental friendliness — which makes sense. Big cities…

This year Shanghai is brimming with bright flowers, topiaries, and blue mascot statues to celebrate Expo 2010. Exhibition halls from over 100 countries showcase ideas on the theme of ‘Better City, Better Life’ along with arts and culture from all over the world. Though the Expo itself can be a daunting maze of people clamoring to get into…