Ilya Orlov, one of the founders of TravelChain, а decentralized data exchange for the travel industries, believes that Blockchain technology gives a prodigious opportunity for travel industry players. Travellers can now earn money for sharing their experience directly and safely with travel businesses, and …

If you’re looking for a romantic way to celebrate Valentine’s Day — and quickly running out of time — a long weekend trip is the perfect way to say “I love you.” In Charleston, South Carolina, that trip could be all the more romantic on a houseboat — the ideal accommodations for two love birds […]

 A winter storm will dump snow and freezing rain on the U.S. Midwest and the Northeast beginning on Tuesday after it caused several deaths as it snarled highways and spurred the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Chicago’s main airport. The National Weather Service warned commuters in northern Texas, east through southern Illinois and Indiana, […]

Jennifer Lawrence took over the loudspeaker on a Delta flight from New Orleans to Los Angeles on Sunday. “Everybody, this is not the pilot speaking. This is Jennifer Lawrence,” the star said over the loudspeaker. She continued, asking the entire plane to chant “Fly Eagles Fly,” in support of the Philadelphia Eagles ahead of the Super Bowl. Although Lawrence was born […]

Maybe it’s wrong to look at a university education as your ticket to more money — unless you’re attending Frequent Traveler University. I was one of about 200 people who spent a fall weekend absorbing info from travel experts at a “Frequent Traveler University,” at its makeshift campus of conference rooms at a hotel near […]

When my children were little (4, 7 and 9 respectively), I decided to take them on a week-long trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I also took along my mom and my step-father. This intergenerational trip was a ton of fun: My parents really enjoyed watching the kids’ reactions to the Disney characters they would meet […]

For Catherine Richey, being a personal chef doesn’t mean being cooped up in someone’s kitchen, slaving over gourmet meals at their every beck and call. Sometimes it means free travel for her and her whole family as part of her boss’s exclusive entourage. “My client wanted me to cook for them at their ranch one Christmas. […]

Online Travel Agents are declining in popularity as people are looking elsewhere for real choice. Can Winding Tree rewind this? Does airfare make any sense to you? Are you completely flummoxed at how complex it is to really find an airline ticket at a decent price? Sometimes flying from an airport further away from your […]

Pamela Whitby has been talking to the co-founder of a new ‘crypto tribe’ platform for short-term lets that is targeting early adopters of Airbnb When Erasmus Elsner first tested the proposal for CryptoCribs, his blockchain-based answer to Airbnb, where users are mostly required to pay in cryptocurrencies, he was looking for honest feedback. Inspired by Pieter […]

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain. The Known Traveller Digital Identity initiative is aimed at using technologies like blockchain and biometrics to improve the security around international air travel. A prototype, developed in collaboration with professional services firm […]