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Budget
Feb 15, 2020

Affordable Family Day in Naples, Italy

In a small corner of southern Italy, nestled between Pozzuoli and Torre del Greco, Naples sits along the Gulf that feeds out into the Tyrrhenian Sea and boasts some of the best of Italy — think authentic pizza and incredible Italian cuisine culture, cityscapes and historic sites, stunning coastlines and natural beauty.

United Continues Its Global Expansion

United Airlines keeps soaring to new heights, recently announcing another expansion of its leading global route network. The airline added new non-stop flights between Newark (EWR) and Marrakesh (RAK), Morocco; Tokyo (NRT) and Cebu (CEB), Philippines; and Houston (IAH) and Medellin (MDE), Colombia. That’s not all: United also plans to increase flights to popular worldwide destinations including Hong Kong (HKG); Seoul (INC), South Korea; and Porto (OPO), Portugal. Following the recent agreement to increase flights between the U.S. and Chinese governments, the airline now adds four weekly flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai (PVG).

Budget
Feb 10, 2020

Hit the Slopes Without Breaking the Bank at Idaho’s Sun Valley Resort

No one is pretending skiing is an inexpensive sport, but this season Idaho’s Sun Valley Resort, one of the few privately owned major ski resorts in the United States, is easing the pain in your wallet with deals on lift passes and lodging.

Budget
Feb 6, 2020

Budget-Friendly Family Ski Mountains in Eastern North America

With lift tickets topping $100 a day at major ski resorts, a family ski vacation can be an expensive prospect before you even think about hotels and meals — and if you don’t live within driving distance of snow-covered mountains. But you can trim that to fit the budget by looking at some of the smaller family-friendly ski resorts with affordable tickets. All these resorts offer lift tickets at less than $75 a day for adults, with packages and deals that make them even more affordable.

United Airlines Celebrates its First Class of United Aviate Graduates

As the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, United Airlines already hit a major milestone, and now the carrier celebrates another important — and historic — step as the inaugural class of United Aviate Academy pilots graduates, leading the next generation of aviators. The 51 students in the graduating class were majority, at 80 percent, women and people of color — another stride toward United’s goal of training 5,000 new pilots by 2030 with half women or POC.

Budget
Feb 2, 2020

3 Destinations for V-Day: Valentine’s or Vacation

Whether you love it, hate it or don’t celebrate, Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us. It’s really just another day, but this year, it happens to be a Friday, which means all the more reason to celebrate — even if it’s only in honor of TGIF. While everyone is scrambling to make dinner reservations and flower deliveries, there are some tasteful celebrations happening around the world you may be missing.