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Tag: Grand Canyon

Travel Tips
Jan 10, 2019

National Parks For Beginners

Visiting some national parks in the New Year? With so many amazing locales to choose from, it can seem overwhelming to begin planning, but it’s easier than you think. Whether it’s your family’s first national park trip together or it has just been awhile, there are a few easy steps to get started.

Celebrating 25 Years of The Peninsula Chicago

June marked The Peninsula Chicago’s 25th anniversary, commemorating a quarter century for the hotel as a pillar of luxury on North Michigan Avenue.

Travel Tips
Sep 21, 2018

Experience the Grand Canyon’s 100th Birthday

If the 2016 booming centennial of America’s National Parks is any indication, the 2019 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park is sure to be a doozy, indeed. If you’ve been thinking about hitting up one of the United States’ most iconic chasms, now’s the time to reserve a space — especially since lodgings are already filling up for high season (with 6 million domestic and international visitors in an average year, it’s no wonder).

Adult Children
May 3, 2018

Family Adventure with G Adventures

Families with young adult children who wouldn’t be caught dead on a bus tour can see the sights their style via G Adventures’ new fleet of custom-built adventure vehicles, designed for travel on more than 20 itineraries across the United States and Canada. The journeys, which range from six-day outings to 43-day guided road trips, ditch traditional bus transportation for the new millennial-friendly vehicles, which offer state-of-the art connectivity and oversized viewing windows. And did we mention the vehicles are purple?

Best of Both Worlds

Enjoy the best of both worlds when you fly with TAP Air Portugal thanks to the Portugal Stopover program. With the program, TAP passengers, whether traveling for business, leisure or both, can stop in Portugal for up to 10 days at no additional airfare on the way to their final destination. What does this mean for travelers wishing to explore by both land and sea? It means after flying to Portugal with TAP and experiencing the country in an entirely new way, travelers can then embark on scenic river and ocean cruises from  Portugal’s port cities, or fly with TAP to another European destination.

Listicles
Oct 18, 2017

Easy Fall Weekend Trip Ideas

The siren call of autumn has returned, along with challenges inherent in fall travel — the kids falling back into full-on study mode and intramural commitments, the vacation budget being exhausted from summertime travel, and watching one's pennies for family vacations in 2018. Fortunately, there are reasonably priced getaways a short drive from major cities that celebrate the simple pleasures of season rather than play as a stay-cation compromise.