Savvy business travelers accustomed to earning rewards through airline frequent flyer programs are probably just as familiar with another source of rewards – hotel frequent guest programs. Like frequent flyer programs, frequent guest programs encourage loyalty by awarding points, which can be redeemed for free nights and room upgrades. Most frequent guest programs offer multiple [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Each summer, some cities that made it through another chilly winter – Milwaukee, Baltimore, Salzburg and Edinburgh, to name a few – celebrate by staging some of the world’s most famous festivals. Milwaukee’s Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, is an 11-day celebration held on the shore of Lake Michigan. The annual festival welcomes hundreds [...]
This May marks the 100th anniversary of the first running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race – more commonly known as the Indy 500, or just “the 500.†This Memorial Day, May 29, race cars will once again roar around the track in Speedway, Ind., an enclave of Indianapolis.            While the race is always thrilling, [...]
Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer travel season, which is traditionally the busiest time of the year for travel. Families and students who can take some time off from the routines of school and work stream into airports, bound for their summer vacations. Unfortunately, the warm temperatures of summer can lead to hot [...]