San Diego: 2 nights at Porto Vista Hotel come with winery tour, tastings and more
Posted on Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The governor has proclaimed September California Wine Month, which is a good excuse to tour a winery — without going far from home. The Porto Vista Hotel in San Diego has a two-night package for two that includes wine tastings, a winery tour and more starting at $435.
The deal: The Great Wines in San Diego, [...]
Hurricane Earl travel update: Airlines waive change fees, predict Labor Day delays
Posted on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
U.S. airlines are warning passengers flying along the East Coast from Maine to Asheville, N.C., over the next few days that they may face weather delays related to Hurricane Earl. Airlines also are waiving change fees, and in some cases also airfare differences, for passengers who need to change travel plans because of the storm.
If [...]
Labor Day: Put down the grill tongs and find a cool place to party
Posted on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Labor Day doesn’t have to mean flipping hamburgers and hot dogs around the backyard grill. You could be viewing fireworks over Lake Tahoe or chilling at a Minus 5 Ice Lounge in Las Vegas to put a little party punch into the holiday weekend. Here are some places to add to your list:
> Lake Tahoe: [...]
Washington: Fall package starts at $399 for 3 nights at ‘Twilight’s’ Olympic Peninsula
Posted on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
In fall, temperatures turn cool and maples scattered amid the lush forests turn red on Washington’s wild Olympic Peninsula, the setting for Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” novels and the hit movie series. Now you can explore the area’s national park and national forest with three nights at any of four lodges
The deal: The Best of the [...]
Mexico: Rosewood hotel to open in San Miguel de Allende
Posted on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
An ultra-luxury hotel resort, the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, is set to open in the historic city in central Mexico early next year.
The 67 guest rooms and suites will be decorated in the rustic Spanish-Mexican style that distinguishes the colonial town. Suites, some up to 4,000 square feet, will include local artwork, wood-beamed ceilings [...]
FareCompare’s When-to-Fly iPhone app: The good and the bad
Posted on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
After FareCompare launched its When-to-Fly iPhone app last week, I had a few days to play with it. I must say, I’m already inspired to grab a cheap flight.
The app, which is free, lets you search for airfares by typing in your departure airport and your month of travel, then choosing where you want to [...]
Universal Studios Hollywood unveils Halloween Horror Nights 2010 mazes and scare zones
Posted on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Halloween Horror Nights 2010 returns to Universal Studios Hollywood with a lineup of all-too-familiar freak show faces — Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky and Jigsaw — that we’ve seen many times before.
HHN 2010 will feature five haunted mazes and six scare zones over 17 nights: Sept. 24 and 25 and Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9, [...]
Riverside: $229 for room, dinner for two and tour of Mission Inn
Posted on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
President Taft slept here. So did Teddy Roosevelt (planting a tree in the 1903 photo above). The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, which has been described as “a cross between a European villa and a California mission,” exudes Old World charm — particularly at Christmastime when it’s done up with holiday lights. Now [...]
Virgin America celebrates new Mexico routes with 3-day fare sale and two-fer tickets and tacos
Posted on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Got lunch plans? Get thee and thy iPhone app to particular taco trucks in Los Angeles or San Francisco on Tuesday and you can score two-for-one airline tickets to Mexico (and two-for-one tacos) courtesy of Virgin America. The San Francisco-based airline is launching new international service to start this winter from San Francisco and Los [...]
Central California: A woodsy stay at Cambria Pines Lodge for $69 a night
Posted on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
A fall getaway to California’s Central Coast can mean visiting elephant seals, nearby vineyards and Hearst Castle, or maybe just taking some lazy walks on Moonstone Beach. Cambria Pines Lodge positions you for all of these activities with a midweek rate starting at $69 per night.
The deal: The “Fall Special” is available Sundays through Thursdays [...]
