Latest Articles on Travel Tips

We Souped Up Our iPad App — and It’s Pretty Awesome

We already told you guys about our incredible new iPad app — you know, the one with interactive maps, tons of destinations, and collections with vacation ideas ripe for picking. But with the launch of Apple’s latest iPad — which already sold over 3 million units in its first weekend on shelves — we had…

5 Family-Friendly Hotel Features

Who doesn’t love family bonding? While perhaps it’s best in small doses, it’s always great to get away with the fam. But depending on the age of your tots in tow, it can take a downright rocket scientist (or an Oyster.com staffer) to find just the right spot for your family vacation. So pack up…

Oyster’s Guide to the ULTRA Music Festival

Don’t worry: If you’ve been hearing a “mmmcha, mmmcha, mmmcha,” beat growing steadily louder, you’re not going crazy. It’s just the approach of the ULTRA Music Festival, which kicks off in Miami in less than two weeks. Electronic music fans from around the world will be flocking to Bayfront Park for DJ sets from the…

A Non-Skier’s Guide to a Ski Town

Everyone promised that you would have skiing down in no time, right? Instead, you got stuck on the “Magic Carpet” and could barely manage the “pizza” while ski-clad tots were gracefully whizzing past you. Trust us, we’ve been there. But after many failed attempts at tricky ski maneuvers like getting off the ski-lift without face…

11 Things We Hate About Hotels

As the Hotel-Tell All, Oyster is very well-traveled when it comes to hotels. We’ve seen it all — whether good or bad. Let it be known: after visiting thousands of hotels, the tiny fees, poor service, and mediocre food starts to get irritating. 11. Valet Charges No parking? Don’t charge through the roof for valet…