You might think with the fantastic Sasquatch Music Festival taking place in the Columbia Gorge each May that the state of Washington might have already been tapped out as far as top-notch music festivals go. But you’d be wrong. In fact, the Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival over Labor Day weekend makes an excellent case [...]
When you start looking at all the great summer music festivals that take place from April to September, you may begin to think it’s possible to go from one to another without ever going home or having a day off. And when you’re talking about long festivals like the excellent Summerfest in Milwaukee, you’d even [...]
This is the time of year when cities all over the world play host to a fantastic array of music and art festivals. Summer is the perfect season to get outside and enjoy live music, if for no other reason than these summer music festivals routinely have some of the best lineups music lovers will [...]
Planning to head to Hawaii next month? Then let Alaska Airlines fly you there. For a limited time only, until May 27, 2010, the airline offers great deals on flights between select Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Northern California cities and Hawaii.The travel period is between June 4 and June 30, 2010. For some destinations the travel [...]
Hawaiian Airlines together with Starwood Hotels and Resorts have come up with excellent packages starting at $599 per person. The package should be booked by June 2, 2010. The price is based on Roundtrip airfare and 3-nights hotel. All taxes are included. The travel period is until December 15, 2010. Starwood Hotels and Resorts offer [...]
One of the rites of passage for many travelers is going to the famous Burning Man party in the Nevada desert at least once in their lives. The event is one part community building, one part performance art, and one part off-the-grid living - and although there are often musical or other artistic performances, the [...]
There are some summer festivals for which the question “how do I get there?” is a major determining factor in whether you’ll go. A festival in the middle of nowhere is going to be tougher for people without a car to reach, there’s no getting around it. But you stick a festival in the middle [...]
Don’t have any plans for the holiday yet? Then let Frontier Airlines help you with some excellent fares to great destinations. Book your ticket by May 31, 2010 and travel between May 27 and June 1, 2010. The fares are valid daily. A minimum three-night stay might be required. Seats are limited and the tickets [...]
Sometimes music festivals are held in rural locations far from a big city, and that’s when figuring out what airport to even look up in order to reach them can take a bit of research. But even when you hear that a festival is in a big city like Seattle, that doesn’t mean that you [...]
Although some of the best music festivals have finished long before Labor Day rolls around, and although Labor Day weekend in the Pacific Northwest isn’t exactly always known for its gorgeous weather, there are way worse places to spend that last holiday weekend of the summer than in Seattle to enjoy the city’s fabulous Bumbershoot [...]
Any event that takes place in the middle of a desert is going to bring up the same question for people who haven’t been before - how do I get there? - and Burning Man is no different. To make matters a little more complicated, unlike other similar summer festivals that aren’t right in the [...]
Usually, the first order of business whenever you travel is to find out what airport is closest to your destination, and then book your flight there. But when your destination is in the middle of the Nevada desert nowhere near an airport, things get a little more complicated.So if you’re traveling to Burning Man, your [...]
Alaska Airlines introduces a new seasonal service Bellingham to Portland from June 16 through August 20, 2010. To celebrate the new addition, the airline offers great deals to some of their most popular destinations from Bellingham. Make sure to book the tickets by May 20, 2010. The flights to/from Bellingham on sale are:Portland $69Sacramento, Burbank, [...]
Let’s just say you’ve heard tales of a week-long festival in the desert where people enjoy an anything-goes attitude, release their inner performance artist, and cap the week off by burning a giant sculpture of a man. This event appeals to your bohemian side, but you don’t live anywhere near the Nevada desert - so [...]
Just in time for the World Cup starting in South Africa - the first time the tournament has been held on the continent of Africa - JetBlue has announced a partnership with South African Airways. With this new partnership, which is effective as of tomorrow (May 12, 2010), travelers planning a trip from the United [...]
Planning a vacation at Disney? Then check out the packages offered by Southwest Vacations for prices starting at $99 per person, per night.To benefit from the deal you need to book the ticket by August 7, 2010 and travel between May 2 and August 14, 2010. Advance purchase is required (7 days). The cheapest option [...]
Several months ago we wrote about the New Class of Travel introduced by Hawaiian Airlines: Coach Plus. The current fares start at $668 round trip and can be booked by May 14, 2010. The travel period is between June 11 and August 22, 2010. The routes on sale are:Las Vegas to Honolulu $668Los Angeles, Oakland [...]
Edinburgh is a popular enough place to visit any time of the year, but for most of the month of August the city is transformed into one gigantic open-air arts festival. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe - lovingly known simply as “The Fringe” - is the biggest arts festival anywhere, and rather than being just a [...]
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