The official Chicago Architecture Foundation river cruise season opens May 2, but tickets are available now.

The architecture river cruise is offered aboard Chicago’s First Lady Cruises cruising yachts, with open-air decks as well as air-conditioned interior seating.

The cruises depart from…

TripAdvisor, which offers online lodging reviews, has introduced a “Top Values” index to sort the most popular hotels around the world and find ones that are great values.

To identify excellent value hotels, TripAdvisor devised a system that analyzes the relationship between…

Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is offering an “Enchanted Evening” package for Valentine’s Day weekend, with rates starting at $595.

The evening includes a bottle of premier champagne and gourmet chocolates created especially for the occasion, plus a bouquet of long-stemmed…

Besides being home to President Barack Obama, did you know that Chicago has 26 miles of lakefront? More than 7,300 restaurants? And the Windy City has a great new tourism site. Click here.

Megabus.com, an express bus service that sells fares as low as $1 via the Internet, says its business is booming despite the slowing economy.

The service says it has served 2 million riders since it began in April 2006. Last year, the service…

Zagat Survey says hotels are responding to the economic downturn, accompanied by a 30 percent decline in business travel, by offering reduced rates and increased promotions to leisure travelers.

The 2009 guide covers 1,001 hotels, resorts and spas nationwide. It found…

Find out what the Obama family likes to do in Chicago. Associated Press

Click here to find out all of President-elect Barack Obama’s favorite things about Chicago. Illinois, the Land of Lincoln, and also, the Chicago-land of Obama, want to get…

Puerto Vallarta is No. 10 on the cheap list. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock, Post-Dispatch

CheapTickets.com asked travelers to share their dollar-saving insights, and the result is a list of the 10 most popular holiday destinations, based on current booking data.

From Nov.…

Charleston, S.C., took the No. 2 spot away from New York on the list of best U.S. cities to visit from Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
Tops on the best cities list was San Francisco, while the Big Apple ended up…

Megabus.com has a new mobile alert system that lets customers know about delays with an automated voice message.

Customers can sign up for the mobile alert system while booking a trip. Currently only five percent of Megabus.com arrivals and departures are delayed.

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