When it comes to holiday weekends, it's hard to think past almost-here Memorial Day. But if you plan on getting out of town for the Fourth of July, the time is now to start planning your trip. There are a number of patriotic packages ready for the picking.
Check out some July Fourth deals after the jump.]]>
The start of another week brings a new travel contest, but at least with this one you can get up and move around for a chance to win a free vacation. Travelzoo just launched a new series of television commercials—complete with 80s soundtrack—and they’re encouraging everyone to dance along.
The travel deal website teamed up with Jennifer Hamilton—apparently she’s done choreography for movies like Austin Powers and Charlie’s Angels—to create a whole new song and dance thing set to Hey Mickey. Obviously Travelzoo is looking to stir up some new business—along with getting their new song stuck in our heads—but they’re also looking to give away some free stuff. ]]>
St. Patrick's Day is less than two weeks away, so now's the time to make plans. But instead of hitting up your local pub for a beer-fueled evening—which is what you do every weekend anyway—hit up an authentic Irish city, whether it be locally in Boston or in the motherland in Dublin.
Check out some last-minute St. Patrick's Day deals after the jump.]]>
St. Patrick's Day is around the corner and the place to celebrate with a pint of Guinness will be the mecca for all things St. Pat's: Dublin, Ireland. Travelzoo is running a great deal that will send you to the Emerald Isle for only $599.
Unfortunately, the package gets you to Dublin on March 19, two days after St. Pat's Day, but the country will surely still be celebrating when you arrive. In fact, Dublin's official St. Patrick's Day Festival runs through March 20. So be sure to pack your tackiest big old green hat to share in the festivities. The deal is partially so good because it happens just after the holiday.]]>
Time is ticking away while you try to come up with the perfect Valentine's Day gift. Instead of getting the predictable overpriced staples—chocolate, perfume, roses—bring your loved one on a romantic getaway to someplace exotic. It'll impress her (or him) way much more than a Whitman's Sampler box.
Here are three last-minute deals to book for a passion-packed V-Day: ]]>
Forgive us for even bringing it up, but Groupon Groupon Groupon. We're so tired of hearing about it, especially since we've never scored anything worth writing home about from the site (spa deals and meals at restaurants we've never heard of seem to make up the bulk of offerings), but there's a potential good that can come of group buying for discounts: cheap travel. We're always on the look-out for worthwhile travel groupons and while there haven't many/any, there comes an interesting one today from the Groupon-like site Travelzoo Local Deals, for a $99 Helicopter Lesson and 30-minute flight.
The $99 Travelzoo special is cut down from $265 and is available to anyone who can make it to Lincoln Park, NJ for the session. Or...Travelzoo's Boston deals has a $99 helicopter deal too. ]]>
We've been stuck in the Snowpocalypse in New York and, while unburying our car, we daydreamed of sun and sand—basically the opposite of snow. That's why we are digging this four-day, all-inclusive trip to Los Cabos, Mexico, for $499 for our pick of 01/01/11 trips.
You can spend the first day of the new year chillin' on the beach of the Sea of Cortez. Hey, that sounds far more awesome than spending New Years freezing your butt off while holding in your pee for 7 hours in Times Square. The Travelzoo deal includes airfare, four nights at the InterContinental Presidente Los Cabos, and all food and drinks—including alcohol. Plus, kids stay free.]]>