Articles tagged ‘Things to Do’
BooksOnBoard Audio Book Downloads
By Carrie Thompson | July 7th, 2008 |BooksOnBoard is a company that offers you audio books to download from all of your favorite authors like John Grisham and James Patterson. BooksOnBoard is proud to be the first independent online bookseller to offer both subscription-free and DRM-free MP3 audio books from major publishers. The company is offering a 30% off deal [...]
New York City Waterfalls Bike Tours
By Carrie Thompson | July 2nd, 2008 |These days, Niagra Falls aren’t the only falls in the great state of New York. New York City is now the proud home to four waterfalls, courtesy of the city’s public art fund. Found throughout the city, the waterfalls range from 90 to 120 feet tall. The waterfall art installation will run [...]
Tropicana Las Vegas Mint Mondays
By Carrie Thompson | July 1st, 2008 |If your travels are taking you to Las Vegas, you can take advantage of a new deal at the Tropicana Las Vegas. The Tropicana recently introduced the latest and greatest pool party concept, ‘Mint Mondays; A Real Pool Party For Real People.’ Hey, I’m a real person. Mint Mondays is a party [...]
Bank of America Free Museum Admission
By Carrie Thompson | April 28th, 2008 |Bank of America offers FREE museum admission to various museums throughout the United States. Last year, the banking giant offered free admission in the month of May only. Now, the program, called the Museums on Us program, has been expanded to offer free admission the first weekend of every month. New locations [...]
2007 Most Eventful Cities Listings
By Carrie Thompson | December 17th, 2007 |Eventful is an events website that “enables its community of users to discover, promote, share and create events throughout the world.” The site has listings for more than four million events taking place in local markets throughout the world, including everything from concerts and sports to singles events and political rallies. I LOVE [...]
The NFL Experience 2008 in Glendale, Arizona
By Carrie Thompson | December 12th, 2007 |The NFL Experience is THE interactive theme park of the professional football league that happens each year before the Super Bowl. I personally can’t think of a better time of year to visit Arizona than January, when the bulk of the country is a frozen tundra. This interactive theme park is built each [...]
Expedia.com NFL Packages
By Carrie Thompson | November 19th, 2007 |Expedia.com, the online travel booking service, has partnered with the National Football League making Expedia the Official Travel Sponsor of the NFL. What does that mean to you, the business traveler? Lots.
With this agreement, Expedia will now offer travel planning and booking resources for NFL games around the country. If you like [...]
Thanksgiving Events in NYC 2007
By Carrie Thompson | November 2nd, 2007 |If you can’t be home for Thanksgiving, I can’t think of a better place to be. New York City offers a whole host of opportunities for travelers to the city during the holiday season.
One of the first things that comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day [...]
Napa Valley Jazz & Blues Festival in Calistoga
By Carrie Thompson | October 11th, 2007 |Napa Valley will again play host to the annual Jazz & Blues Festival in Calistoga from November 2 to 4. Sounds will include Bay Area musicians like Herb Gibson, Larry Vuckovich and Alvon Johnson. I don’t know who any of those people are, but they sound jazzy.
Day one tickets are $15 and include [...]
Budget Travel Magazine Cover Photo Contest
By Carrie Thompson | October 2nd, 2007 |Budget Travel magazine is looking for a cover shot to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I know you business travelers have loads of time to snap shots while on the road, and this is just another opportunity to show off your skills. The magazine is looking for a photo taken by an ammature taken [...]
