Business travel is a mixed bag. On the one hand, traveling to a new city is exciting (both for the city & the work experiences you’ll have there)! What’s not as much fun is the unknown of business travel. That is, stress, being away from family & friends, airport logistics, transportation, and getting settled into …
With Coachella quickly approaching (weekend one begins Friday 4/14!), we’ve partnered with our good friend @KelseyThisYear to get her advice on how to plan for the action-packed festival. Read below for her top tips and check out her site for the full post! Known for it’s trendy outfits, A-list attendees and headliner music, Coachella is the …
Hotwire recently partnered with Alyssa Garrison, founder of Random Acts of Pastel, to send her on a spontaneous getaway to San Diego. Read her account about her trip here & see the full post on the RAOP blog. When I first booked a trip to California with no concept of when I’d be back, I really …
Coffee is an essential part of most people’s morning routine, especially here in the US. It’s estimated that Americans are the global leader of coffee consumption, at 146 billion cups per year, which would put us first in the competition for most caffeinated nation. WalletHub did us all a favor and ranked the best cities …
If you have a vacation coming up with friends, you may be wondering how to make the most of your trip. Who pays for the bill? What tours should you do and who’s scheduling them? Well, NY Times put together a handy guide to help you navigate all those sticky situations. See below for …
Our Principle Program Manager, Don Flaherty, recently traveled through Europe with his 14-year old daughter, and learned a few tricks along the way that he agreed to share with us. Let’s face it, for most teenagers, spending massive amounts of time with their parents is about as fun as being locked in a closet without …
Last Friday we hosted our second #TravelSkills Twitter chat with Chris McGinnis and Johnny Jet. Over the course of an hour we asked ten questions about what it means to be a Travel Geek. We see a travel geek as someone that takes every opportunity to get out and visit new places. He or she …
In 2015 a record number of Americans traveled abroad, and before the summer of 2016 winds down, many more Americans will take a trip overseas. Hotwire president Henrik Kjellberg knows a thing or two about traveling abroad for both work and vacation, and has become an unofficial expert in one side-effect that plagues many who …