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The 7 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make on a Walt Disney World Vacation

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 05/09/2024, 7:30 AM

Disney World vacations are full of pitfalls. Save money and avert discomfort by avoiding these basic planning mistakes.

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Biden Creates His First National Park Unit: Amache in Colorado

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 05/08/2024, 8:00 AM

Update: Amache officially became a Natonal Historic Site on February 15, 2024. Here is its official National Park unit page.Last Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the paperwork that created his first contribution to the National Park Service: the former Camp Amache in southeastern Colorado, about a three-hour drive from Colorado Springs. It was another American president, Franklin Delano Roo...

15+ Amazing Travel Tricks Your iPhone Can Already Do for Free, From Translation to Flight Status to Measuring Bags

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 05/06/2024, 8:00 AM

Apple has loaded all iPhones with a list of free features just for travelers, ranging from live translation of conversations to flight statues to train departure times. Your iPhone can do these, too—try them!...

10 Surprising Things That Could Trigger a Bag Search at the Airport

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 05/02/2024, 6:30 PM

If you pack any of these items, don't be surprised if airport security agents ask to open your luggage for closer inspection.

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Warner Bros. Hollywood Debuts Historical TCM Classic Films Studio Tour

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 04/17/2024, 10:30 AM

Stung by criticism, Warner Bros. launches a new tour of its Burbank studios that pays homage to the glory days of Hollywood. How different is the TCM Classic Films Tour from the existing studio tour?

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Disney's Genie Plus Explained: These 10 Tips Will Save Money and Time

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 04/09/2024, 5:00 PM

Is Disney's Genie+ service worth the extra money? That's debatable. One thing is for sure: It's a waste of money if you use it the wrong way.

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Over 50 and Traveling Solo? Road Scholar Now Has All-Inclusive Trips Just for You

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 04/08/2024, 8:00 AM

For decades, Road Scholar has been formulating high-quality guided tours of the world's most popular destinations, but through a senior lens. Its all-inclusive group tours, which take as many as 100,000 people a year on vacation, are intentionally geared to the interests and demands of travelers over a certain age. In the past, the minimum target age for customers was 60, but now, it's just 50 year...

Can Visitors to Germany Use Cannabis Now That Recreational Use is Legal There?

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 04/05/2024, 8:00 AM

In 2024, Germany legalized the use of marijuana products for recreational use. Does that mean tourists can buy or use cannabis in Germany now?...

King Charles to Open Scotland's Balmoral Castle, Where QE2 Died, to Tours

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 04/04/2024, 8:00 AM

Fans of the British Royal Family probably thought this announcement would ever be made. King Charles of the United Kingdom has announced that he will be opening Balmoral Castle, his mother's favorite home and the place where she passed away, to visitors. Balmoral's website says this it will be first time such a tour has been offered since the Castle was completed in 1855. On the Balmoral Castle ...

Times Square's Ball Drop Building Reinventing Itself as a Year-Round NYC Attraction

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 04/03/2024, 6:00 PM

It was the building that gave Manhattan's Times Square its name when The New York Times opened it in 1905 as one of the most celebrated early skyscrapers in a celebrated city.But after standing mostly empty for the better part of a century, the structure now known as One Times Square, which overlooks the length of Times Square and is best known as the site of the annual New Year's Eve "Ball Drop," ...

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