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Eastern European Cities Offer So Much Value

2011-04-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Riga is the best value capital city in Europe, according to the UK Post Office

UK travelers looking for a weekend city break away will achieve the best value for money in Eastern Europe, according to a new survey by the British Post Office.

Tags: Berlin, Boston, Budapest, city break, Dublin, Eastern Europe, New York, New York hotel, Post Office, Post Office Money Travel, Prague, Riga, Rome, Sarah Munro, Stockholm, Sweden, Tallinn, Three star Riga hotel, Travel Money, Travel Money survey, warsaw

Exploring Ukraine on the Dnieper

2011-04-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A more adventurous way to explore the Ukraine along the Dnieper river.

In the first of a new series, we will take a look at one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas of Eastern European travel, the river cruise. Touring Europe via river boat or barge is not new, but for those who have never experienced the continent via river, new horizons await.

Tags: Black Sea, Dnieper River, Europe, Imperial River Cruises, Kiev, Monastery of the Caves, Moscow-crimea railway, Odessa, Potemkin Steps, St. Anthony of the Caves, Tsar Nicholas II, Ukraine, Value World, Viking, White Palace, Yalta

British Airways Introduces TripSeeker, Flight Search Tool

2011-04-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

TripSeeker British Airways

British Airways has released the latest version of TripSeeker (formerly WorldExplorer), its new flight search tool.  With it travelers can search for the best flights and destinations all from ba.com. The new tool is completely Flash-based (sorry iPad users), and has an interactive interface allowing you to click anywhere on the world map where BA […]

Tags: activities, air fares, British Airways, destination guide, flight search tool, Google Maps, travel class, TripSeeker, WorldExplorer

Kayak Acquires Checkfelix, Austrian Travel Search Engine

2011-04-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Kayak acquires Checkfelix

Kayak has further enriched its European portfolio by adding Checkfelix to its list of acquisitions.  Checkfelix is an Austrian travel search engine that offers cheap flights, discounted hotels, and cheap rental cars. In the deal, Kayak will acquire JaBo Software Vetrieb- und Entwicklung, better known as Checkfelix, but the Austrian company will continue to function […]

Tags: acquisition, austrian, Checkfelix, Kayak, travel meta search engine, travel search engine

HotelTonight Now Offers Multi-Night Stays

2011-04-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

HotelTonight users

If you are a traveler and have an iPhone, you probably already have the HotelTonight app that has achieved 250,000 downloads in its first two months.  The app now has a new feature offering extended-day options to users. HotelTonight is a free last-second hotel booking app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.  Users who […]

Tags: app, App Store, Apple, extended stay, HotelTonight, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, last-minute booking, mobile bookings, multi-night stay

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