When you’re planning a getaway, whether it’s just for yourself or for the entire family, you want to make sure that you get the best deals. With the cost of your plane ticket, airline surcharges, a rental car and your hotel room, traveling is expensive, no matter your destination. These Top 8 Travel Booking Tips will help you get from point A to point B while keeping your budget in check. Read more
Flying can be a stressful and unpleasant experience, not to mention expensive. When you’re on a long, international flight, or even a quick, local trip, you want it to be as painless as possible. The worst airlines in the world somehow manage to ruin everyone’s day, with terrible customer service, hidden fees and long waits. Read more
Summer is in full swing and with it comes travel. Lots of it. From planes to trains to automobiles and everything in between, summer is the perfect time to get away but can also cost more than you bargained for. And with everyone's wallet feeling a little slimmer than summers in the past, getting a good travel deal seems more like a necessity than a luxury these days. You know the deals are out there - you just need to find them. Whether vacation packages, rental cars or hotels, there's a travel deal online for every need. Bellow, we've categorized the best websites by typical traveler, all with an eye on the bottom dollar. While major, well-known websites like Kayak.com and Tripadvisor.com are some of our favorites, we wanted to give you some under-the-radar finds to help you save even more dough. So check them out and then, well, check in! Read more
Between luggage fees, security lines and delayed or cancelled flights, these days it feels as if air travel is the most unreliable and frustrating way to get from Point A to Point B. That's why last week we reached out to survey the Viewpoints community to find out how people really feel about flying. What airline do you fly the most? Do you feel like the airline industry is improving its customer service? Here's what we learned from the hundreds of responses we received: Read more
As the summer vacation travel season gets into full swimg, we want to know your feelings about flying. How many times a year do you fly? What is your favorite airline? What do you hate most about flying? Take the Viewpoints Air Travel Survey and we'll share the results with our community. Plus, voice your opinion on which airline is the best in our Battle of the Brands poll. Read more
With Memorial Day on the horizon and temperatures rising across the country, we surveyed Viewpoints users to see what they have planned for summer vacations this year. Where are you going and how will you get there? What's your favorite part of vacationing? Will finances limit your options this year? Read more
With Memorial Day less than two weeks away, it's time to start making summer vacation plans, if you haven't already. Are you planning one this year? Where will you go and how will you get there? What do you look for in a summer vacation? Tell us about your plans and we'll share the results with the Viewpoints community. Also, you can voice your opinion on the top fast food restaurants in our weekly Battle of the Brands poll. Take our summer vacation survey >> Read more
Viewpoints reviewers have some strong opinions when it comes to airlines. They've shared 100 United Airlines reviews and more than 90 Continental Airlines reviews, ranting and raving about the quality of each carrier. So when United and Continental recently announced they were merging, we were curious what Viewpoints reviewers loved (and hated) about each airline and what the merger might mean for their biggest complaints and highest accolades for each airline. Read more
Our users love ocean cruises. We've got nearly 1,600 cruise reviews on the site, and the average rating is 4.03 out of 5 stars. But once you accept the collective Viewpoints wisdom that a cruise can be a wonderful vacation, how do you go about choosing one? That's a heck of a lot of reviews to wade through. Read more