The Good Life For Less: ‘Dead Week’ Deals
The week after Thanksgiving is lovingly known as “dead week” amongst travel experts. This is because many people — getting off a long weekend of travel — decide to mostly stay at home. Even businesses...
View ArticleDisclosure Law Requires Airlines To Post Actual Prices
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When it comes to travel, we’re all looking for a good deal, but that cheap ticket often times ends up costing us more than we expect. That’s about to change Tuesday, however, when...
View ArticleAirlines’‘Hidden Fees’ No Longer Hidden
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Next time you book a flight you may experience a little sticker shock — and it’s not because the prices have gone up. Starting Thursday, the federal government is now requiring...
View ArticleWCCO Talent Vacations And Trips
Want to travel with your favorite WCCO personalities? Now you can! Here are the links to the current trips that are sponsored by either WCCO-TV or WCCO-Radio: •Holiday Vacations •YMT Vacations . To get...
View ArticleCold Spell Heats Up Bookings To Winter Getaways
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Our cold spell is one more incentive for a winter getaway and the nation’s biggest travel agency is seeing an increase in bookings. Gail Weinholzer of AAA Minneapolis says bookings...
View ArticleWarm Getaway Ideas To Escape Bitter Cold
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Many of us are already done with winter and thinking about a getaway to someplace warm. That, of course, costs money. But it may not be as much as you think. Nora Blum, a travel...
View ArticleTraveling By Car Is Getting Even Cheaper
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Many families will be traveling this weekend with Education Minnesota Days, or what used to be called MEA weekend. School shuts down in most places on Thursday and Friday this week...
View ArticleNow’s The Time To Take That Beach Vacation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Travel agents say now is a good time for that beach vacation. With the state of the economy and low gas prices, spring break trips are booking fast. If you want to save some money...
View ArticleMOCA Helps Make Ovarian Cancer Patients’ Dreams Come True
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Around 400 Minnesota women get the same scary diagnosis each year — ovarian cancer. The average age to get the news is 63, but younger Minnesotans are also affected....
View ArticleThe Good Life For Less: Earth Day Deals; Free Pizza Today
By Alison Lorge, WCCO Cheer up my deal finding friends! The snow is here, but we’re ignoring it and hoping some of these hot deals will melt it away before you can ask, “Is it spring in Minnesota?” •...
View ArticleMpls. Ranked 4th Best Place For A Summer Trip
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — You won’t have to go far to travel to one of the nation’s top summer getaways. National Geographic Magazine ranked Minneapolis as one of its best summer trips of 2011. The city...
View ArticleThe Good Life For Less: 5 Tips To Save On Travel (Tip 2)
On Monday, I told you about some hotels offering discounts for late check-in. On day two of off-the-beaten-path travel tips, the founder of trip-discount site Yuupon.com, Mary Song said bulk-admission...
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