Today, just days after the city’s football team the Saints defied the odds to win become Super Bowl champions, I’m taking a look at New Orleans. I lived in New Orleans for six years between 1994 and 2001, and it’s one of my favorite places to visit (see my other faves here). I try to go down at least once a year – this year my trip will be in June for a friend’s wedding. And honestly, I wish I was going sooner because the city is having a banner year. Here are 5 reasons why you should plan a trip to New Orleans in 2010.
It’s already into December and you suddenly realize you really don’t want to sit at home that week after Christmas. A quick look online or a call to your travel agent will tell you, a few days in Hawaii or the Caribbean or Mexico really isn’t much of an option, unless you’re prepared to spend thousands in airfare before even beginning to look at prices for the few hotels available.
An Air France A380 was forced to turn around when it developed a problem with the navigation system.
A passenger at Bismarck Airport was having trouble with Delta’s check-in kiosk to accept his information.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is exploring the possibility of going to private management. Paperwork has been filed with the FAA to allow the airport to look for a private manager. The city is said to be soliciting bids for management.
It’s been four years since Hurricane Katrina broke through levees in New Orleans and hurtled across the city. The population is down something like 173,000, however tourism is coming back and districts are slowly rebuilding. The rebirth is a tribute to the power of neighborhoods and small groups that have led the efforts.
Gabriel Medina can’t reach his hotel in New Orleans because there’s a police barricade in front of it. A manager promises to “help” him cancel the reservation, but three days later, his credit card is charged $113. Now his credit card has sided with the hotel. Is there anything else he can do?
New Orleans is a city that has long been defined by its food. Here is my short list of favorites from the luxurious full-service spots to the lunch counters and take-out cafes. This is my personal list based on places I have visited and dined repeatedly with local friends and why I keep returning.
Priceline’s 6th annual survey of the 50 most popular destinations for July 4, 2009 is out today. The survey is based on more than 30,000 hotel room booking requests made by customers using priceline.com’s Name Your Own Price® hotel reservation service.
When it comes to a cruise vacation, a new ship is better, right? Well, not always. As more cruise lines renovate older ships with updated amenities found on new ships they are becoming a great value. Come aboard the newly remodeled Carnival Fantasy and see how an 18-year-old ship has become better than ever.
