DailyCandy: Sticars is here to unleash the idea of accessorizing your car. The new line of magnetic art allows you to make a statement without having to commit to a neon pink paint job. Totally affordable (just 22 bucks), they come in packs of adorable contemporary designs. Choose from a rainbow of colors and both tough and girly patterns. Adhere […]

Springwise: Americans who are in the market for new automobiles, but don’t want the headaches of searching or haggling for the best price, now have an alternative that can help them sidestep the usual dealership woes—No Haggles, a new car buying service that promises to save customers time and money by negotiating all of the details of the sale on […]

BusinessWeek: For years, airlines have sought to emulate the low-fare, low-cost business model of Southwest Airlines, the much-studied pioneer in the cutthroat aviation game. Terror attacks? Exorbitant jet fuel costs? Little matter, the profits still flowed at Southwest, as its ultrafrugal ways kept pace with expenses. Now a new generation of discount carriers is set to make Southwest look downright […]

Wired: Imagine being in a dragster, peeling out from zero to 100 in three seconds, then keeping your foot to the floor for a full six minutes until you reach 17,500 mph. On Friday, the Kennedy Space Center will open the Shuttle Launch Experience, an amusement-ride-cum-astronaut-flight-simulator designed to mimic the 17,500-mph liftoff of a NASA shuttle orbiter. The 44,000-square-foot attraction […]

Springwise: What could be better than having an insider walk you through his or her favourite spots in a new city or travel destination? How about having access to a whole library of such tours that can be downloaded right to your iPod or MP3 player? That’s what Chicago-based AudioSnacks is offering consumers. Users can download audio tours of select […]

Popgadget: Hailing a cab works great in certain neighborhoods, but if you’re off the beaten path there’s not a lot of chances that a cabbie is going to randomly swing by for a pickup. One man is betting that the Digg generation would be more inclined to use taxis if there was a convenient web interface. Jason Diaz’s 1-800-cab-ride.com (800-222-7433) […]

TrendHunter: If you feel that driving is too safe, than you should ‘danger things up’ with a steering wheel laptop. While the design is still in concept stage, I’m sure you can copy the idea by duct taping your laptop to the wheel. This steering wheel notebook is made for people that travel with their cars to work. The unique […]

Iconoculture: Finally, the rolling office gets WiFi. Autonet Mobile’s Autonet Mobile Unit brings mobile, wireless, high-speed Internet access to vehicles. The $400 unit (plus $50 monthly service charge) plugs into a cigarette lighter. Pretty much turn it on and that’s it for operation. Multiple wireless devices can tap the secure network simultaneously. Coverage area includes 95% of U.S. roads. Autonet […]

Delaware Online: Kathleen Cochran, general manager of San Diego’s Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa, learned a simple truth from her family about traveling: “When teenagers aren’t happy, no one’s happy.” “It’s just really awful,” said Cochran, whose three children are 11, 14 and 16. “I call it ‘forced family fun.’ ” Armed with her own experiences — and with […]

International Herald Tribune: In its many forms, spiritual tourism is the “oldest and now one of the fastest- growing segments in the travel industry,” said Dallen Timothy, an associate professor at Arizona State University and a co-editor of “Tourism, Religion & Spiritual Journeys” (Routledge, 2006). Timothy said the niche could also be hard to quantify, partly because of its changing […]