Alternative Travel

Accommodations are taking on a new look and defying gravity, as more and more luxury tree-house villas are being set up in Europe, Central America and South America.

Look at an Adult Vacation as the perfect little gift you give to yourself. It’s not for everyone of course, although you only live once right? There are many options and levels of adult fun a person or couple can have, so take a moment to sift through the selection, there is a lot of fun to be had and therefore your personal getaway should be thought out and handled with care. At redtag.ca, our travel specialists are discreet and knowledgeable with the right vacation spot for you.

These simple suggestions will help you know what to look for when deciding if your partner is Mr.Right or just Mr.Right-Now. Read on for advice and useful tips to make your first extended vacation together fun as well as informative for both of you.

In the past, single Cruise Vacationers have found that taking a cruise alone, not only cost more in extra fees, the experience wasn’t an easy one. With very few single-person cabins on cruise ships and charges for all sorts of singles supplements, taking a cruise if you were alone just wasn’t worth it…BUT now the tables are starting to turn.

As the demand for travel seems to be tapering off for the next while, major airline carriers such as United, Continental and American Airlines are selling off some of their smaller planes. Plus newly manufactured planes may have to stay parked and collect dust for the time being…

According to a recent survey, approximately 85% of North American travellers consider themselves to be environmentally conscious. Travellers are tired of having to pay extra for services such as Carbon Offsetting or paying hidden fees to cover recycling programs. It’s time for companies to take the financial responsibility for being environmentally conscious or move on to one that will.

Looking for a good brew and fun conversation during your trip to U.S this year? Look no further. Here’s a list of great Irish Pubs in some of the biggest American cities around – Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans and more…

Where can you travel to this summer and get the most bang out of your buck? With a healthy exchange rate for the Canadian and American dollar, North American tourists are heading to lesser known spots in Europe, Asia and the U.S, Norway, Copenhagen, Hungary even Kenya. Are London, New York and Paris - staples in global tourism, becoming too expensive for Canadians to travel to?

If the idea of an airplane that only flies animals (or "pawssengers") seems as an unnecessary extravagance, consider this: approximately 76 million pets travel with their owners aboard airplanes each year within North America. A study by the San Francisco SPCA found that 1 in 4 pets are either harmed, severely injured or die as a result of flying in the cargo area of planes. This July, pet specific flights (for dogs and cats) will start in New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago and Washington D.C.

Is it better to give, or receive? When it comes to travel, a volunteer vacation has the benefit of both. By giving your time to a worthy project, anything from monitoring whale life in the St. Lawrence River to teaching English in Ghana, you receive a big shot of feel-good endorphins from doing a good deed that contributes to society.