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Last year, Spanish LCC Vueling, was getting solid ratings on luxury, friendliness and value. But passengers also warned that late flights were a sure bet, too. Seems old habits die hard.
We booked a solid €122 deal to Barcelona on Vueling’s user-friendly website but a few weeks later an email arrived saying our departure would be […]

Who would’ve thought that having an engine fall off the plane as you’re taking off would be bad for business? That’s what happened to South African carrier Nationwide Airlines late last year, and although they hit the skies again for a while, losing the engine was the beginning of the end.
As of yesterday, Nationwide Airlines […]

On Virgin America’s latest promotion, they’re offering 25% off  on fares, system-wide.  This offer is valid for EleVate members only (their frequent flyer program.)  If you’re a member already, you should have received your unique promotional code in an e-mail.  If you haven’t yet received yours, you might want to give Virgin America a call!
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If a woman says, “I’m a lesbian,” most people would assume she’s making a statement about her sexual orientation, not declaring she is a resident of the Greek island of Lesbos. That’s something a few Lesbians (capital L, denoting geography after this mention) would like to change, as three Greeks are taking the Homosexual and […]

We’ve always thought it’d be cool to travel around the art circuit–like writer David Amsden did last year–but it’s always seemed too pricey. We’d hardly be able to afford all the champagne and cocktail dresses, let alone the actual work for sale. But the Affordable Art Fair coming to NYC may actually be worth a […]

We can’t imagine that the latest pre-Olympics news from Beijing will make organizers less stressed. Officials in the capital are promising a smoke-free games, and that means stubbing out cigs in parks, bus and train stations and even some restaurants. It’s gonna be quite a project: China is the world’s top tobacco producer and consumer.
While […]

If you’ve been shopping for plane tickets lately, you probably don’t need us to tell you they’re getting more expensive. The average airfare in the US is 10 percent more expensive this year than last. And that’s before you get nickel-and-dimed by excess baggage fees, exit-row seating fees and fee fees.
Not that we are blaming […]

By now, you’ve had a Commandant’s Cocktail at Hotel Delmano and sweet-talked your way past the doorman at Employees Only. But you still haven’t quite had enough to drink, eh? Luckily we have two last speakeasy recommendations for you.
We’ve pretty much tapped the selection of secretive, dimly-lit spots in NYC, but if you insist on […]

With all these killer beaches, so much for a summer of frolicking in the sea, right? But Ft. Lauderdale is cleverly profiting from Florida tourists’ shark-phobia by offering a ton of “beyond the beach” deals that won’t leave you limbless.
Adventure-seekers can captain their own fishin’ boat for a day with Best Boat Club. They’re giving […]

Between playboy and presidential duties, Nicolas Sarkozy is lobbying to get French cuisine UNESCO World Heritage status. Don’t laugh, it is possible. In addition to sites of stunning human achievement and culture, the list, started in 1972, also includes United Nations-protected oral traditions, performance art, traditional crafts and social practices.
True to form, some French feel […]