flower festivals: February orchid shows

Flower Festivals Present Warm Edge to Winter’s Wrath

Flower festivals By Susan Mckee Flower festivals are in bloom again. And if it’s February it must the time for orchid shows. The wild tropical plant that’s become a reliable greenhouse bloomer brightens the days as the countdown to spring continues. Orchidaceae, the Orchid family, is a diverse group of flowering plants belonging to the […]

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AARP Insights: Why Baby Boomers Travel

An AARP Baby Boomers report finds that, more than ever, international travelers want to see things from a local’s perspective when they travel. In fact, nearly half of those surveyed discussed interest in touring with a local (49% compared to 40% in 2017). They also showed fewer vacation barriers than last year at this time […]

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Seven Travel Trends to Expect in 2018

It’s not hard to read the tea leaves if you have data from more 128 million real guest reviews and research from 19,000 travelers across 26 countries around the world. Booking.com did just that and came up with a list of the biggest travel trends for 2018.