Posted on December 12, 2008 in Community Highlights
We love it when members collectively quest to reach their winter weights before the holidays, because it means we’re full of food reviews. We enjoyed quite a few this week, and, thanks to new maps, it’s like we’re right there breaking bread with you... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Feast on New Food Reviews
Posted on December 5, 2008 in Community Highlights
So this is Christmas: New York City towers over all other destinations, holiday journals are tops, photos of snow see a sudden surge. IgoUgo travelers kicked off December with a strong interest in all things seasonal—and we’re making a list... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: A Holiday Lineup
Posted on November 21, 2008 in Community Highlights
We can never anticipate which destinations are going to pop up as popular ones from week to week. This week, it is the great variety of choices among the top content that surprised us. At IgoUgo, we’re always on our toes... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Random Roaming
Posted on November 14, 2008 in Community Highlights
We’re all here for the same reason: a deep love of travel. However, as seasoned travelers, we know that nothing can foul things up like delays... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Not Waiting in Vain
Posted on November 7, 2008 in Community Highlights
As the world becomes more environmentally and fiscally conscious, train travel continues to become more popular as a greener mode of travel. And this week, trains won your votes both on Election Day and on IgoUgo... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Highly Trained
Posted on October 31, 2008 in Community Highlights
Happy Halloween! For the second week in a row, IgoUgo members and visitors have been getting their fill of thrills from some of our stranger content. So, get in the spirit and prepare to be scared... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: TGI Fright-day
Posted on October 24, 2008 in Community Highlights
As Halloween nears, things tend to get, well, a little weird. And, sure enough, some unusual destinations crept into IgoUgo’s top pages, thanks in no small part to our list of ten of the world’s most mysterious places... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Don't Be Scared
Posted on October 17, 2008 in Community Highlights
We love identifying our top destinations each week. The usual suspects are expected—London is a staple, and the occasional dark horse like Amsterdam doesn’t shock us. But this week, from Alsace to Africa, you viewed entirely new pages. Does us proud... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Pride of Place
Posted on October 10, 2008 in Community Highlights
Whether it was newcomers to the site or our most seasoned IgoUgo members, everyone seemed to be looking into the more seasonal aspects of travel this week... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Well Seasoned
Posted on October 3, 2008 in Community Highlights
The term “off the beaten track” means many things to many travelers: to some it is a new trail through unmapped territory, to others it’s a hotel without a Michelin rating. And this week, IgoUgo members weren’t afraid to plunge into the lesser-known... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Beating the Beaten Track
Posted on September 26, 2008 in Community Highlights
Savvy travelers also prove to be worldly wise as this week’s top spots show that IgoUgo members the world over are keeping up with current events... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Keeping Current
Posted on September 12, 2008 in Community Highlights
The tropics thundered into IgoUgo’s most popular pages this week, with Costa Rica, Cancun, the Caribbean, South America, and a Hawaiian island representing our top spots. It seems we’re all going to take winter lying down—on a beach... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Lean Toward the Tropics
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Community Highlights
As travel goes, so goes IgoUgo? During one of the year’s busiest travel periods, members logged serious miles on the site to research destinations and contribute photos, including an impressive gallery of one of the prettiest towns in Patagonia... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: 336 Ways to See Bariloche
Posted on August 29, 2008 in Community Highlights
Green means go, and this week’s trends certainly went that way. From evergreen foliage to environmental friendliness, everyone means to be green this week... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Green Is Gold
Posted on August 22, 2008 in Community Highlights
Intellectuals and innovators have always made tracks to Boston, and the latest IgoUgo member to visit is no different. While a schoolgirl crush inspired her first trip, her many returns trail a newer passion: Boston in winter. Revolutionary, indeed... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Make Way for Boston
Posted on August 15, 2008 in Community Highlights
We always love welcoming newcomers to our site, be they new members or visitors just stopping by. We also enjoy seeing new destinations get their due, and this week, there were several places and journals new to our lists of most viewed pages... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Newcomers Carry the Load
Posted on August 8, 2008 in Community Highlights
A wide array of destinations top our lists this week, yet there are some strange trends that make us think maybe they’re not so far apart... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: A Wide Open World
Posted on August 1, 2008 in Community Highlights
While some Americans are trying to stay close to home this summer, this week’s top destination proved to be an island unto itself... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: First in First
Posted on July 25, 2008 in Community Highlights
Despite summer being one-third over (sorry to be a buzzkill for all you sun-worshippers), IgoUgo members still don’t want to beat the heat. Hot-weather destinations shine like the sun this week as summer continues to sizzle... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Warm Up to Some Hot Spots
Posted on July 18, 2008 in Community Highlights
If Europe dominated the previous week in travel, this week is all about the good ol' U.S. of A... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Join Us in the US
Posted on July 11, 2008 in Community Highlights
Some items—berets, scones, Vespas—just look better in Europe. Is vacation one of those things? Judging by the week at IgoUgo, yes... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: At Europe's Edge
Posted on June 30, 2008 in Community Highlights
The number of travelers visiting New Orleans doubled in 2007 compared to the year before, and IgoUgo members were among those visiting the recovering city—some to remember, some to discover, some to party... Continue reading Visiting Today’s New Orleans
Posted on June 27, 2008 in Community Highlights
Despite a flailing dollar, it seems that interest in Europe is still as high as the Euro itself. Though North American hot spots such as Vegas and Cancun still reigned in some cases, Old World wonder has not waned... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Intercontinental Content
Posted on June 20, 2008 in Community Highlights
Though summer begins in earnest tomorrow, the season has been in full effect for quite some time to IgoUgo members. This week is no exception—warm weather spots abound, and everyone wants a place to cool off during the longest day of the year... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Too Hot to Handle
Posted on June 13, 2008 in Community Highlights
Last week we told you about Asia's rise at IgoUgo; top journals included tips for Taipei, Tibet, and Tokyo. The trend continues this week, with Bangkok joining the ranks of IgoUgo’s top 10 destinations... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Bangkok Also Rises
Posted on June 6, 2008 in Community Highlights
We’ve gotten used to seeing certain things top IgoUgo’s list of most-viewed pages each week: destinations like Las Vegas, sights like the Statue of Liberty, and journals like Girls Gone Wild. But this week, you sent a lot of new content to the top... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Alaska and Asia On Top
Posted on May 30, 2008 in Community Highlights
IgoUgo travelers continue to amaze us with their enthusiasm for spots beyond the usual suspects. This week, for example, you read about South Africa more often than South Carolina. And it’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere!.. Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Your Favorite Spots
Posted on May 23, 2008 in Community Highlights
The legwork is done for a Memorial Day in the sun. This week, travelers researched Arizona hiking, Vancouver boating, and Ontario camping. And anyone who read the week’s most popular journal learned where to find woods and wildlife in New York City... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: The Great Outdoors Is In
Posted on May 16, 2008 in Community Highlights
Even with spring break a (foggy) memory, Mexico is attracting droves of travelers. The country earns this week’s Most Popular superlative with its alluring combination of beauty and brains—and some of IgoUgo’s most viewed pages... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Mexico Wins Most Popular
Posted on May 13, 2008 in Features
Most of us have fallen victim to a travel mooch: those out-of-town guests whose visits turn into waking nightmares. But when we asked travelers to tell their ultimate mooching horror stories, we got more than we’d bargained for. Be very afraid... Continue reading To Catch a Mooch: Real-Life Horror Stories
Posted on May 13, 2008 in Features
It doesn’t take much to become a mooch. Afraid you’ve crossed the line? IgoUgo editors (and self-confessed mooching victims) help you keep your travel tactics aboveboard—and keep your hosts from avoiding your calls—with ten simple rules... Continue reading IgoUgo’s Ten Commandments of Couch-Crashing
Posted on May 9, 2008 in Community Highlights
Spending April in Paris has a nice ring to it, but the dawn of spring can be dreary in the City of Light. And while a rainy day on the Champs-Elysées still beats a sunny day most anywhere else, May is a better bet for seeing Paris shine... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Paris in the Springtime
Posted on May 6, 2008 in Community Highlights
Since we introduced our current list of Hot Destinations in January, we’ve awarded double GO Points to a host of travelers submitting reviews from our hand-picked destinations. See how their reviews and journals range from practical to magical... Continue reading Who's Been to IgoUgo's Hot Destinations?
Posted on May 2, 2008 in Community Highlights
IgoUgo members bet on Vegas this week, making it our most viewed destination. But while it’s not unusual for Sin City to occupy our top spot, another place travelers bet on having a good time is unique to this first week of May: Louisville, Kentucky... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Fast Times Down South
Posted on April 28, 2008 in Community Highlights
Slum tourism, or “poorism,” has taken off recently—and been met with divided responses. Not ones to avoid the unpolished parts of any destination, IgoUgo travelers head to some of the world’s best-known slums and return to tell their tales... Continue reading Slum and Substance
Posted on April 25, 2008 in Community Highlights
Move over, sea and sand: in a departure from recent weeks, IgoUgo travelers are researching trips big-city-style. You haven’t abandoned all thoughts of romantic island getaways, though—Manhattan Island tops the list... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Your Favorite Big Cities
Posted on April 18, 2008 in Community Highlights
Sometimes—today, for example—there’s no denying the allure of a relaxing vacation. For ideas on where to treat yourself to a blissful retreat, see which misty lakes, spa towns, and whimsical gardens are among IgoUgo’s most viewed pages this week... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Relaxation Vacation
Posted on April 14, 2008 in IgoUgo Picks
Jump on the train for the next trend in travel—literally. With airline bankruptcies and delays multiplying (and the threat of inspection-related flight cancellations lasting through June), we’d like to usher in the Summer of the Train... Continue reading IgoUgo's Tips & Trips for Summer Train Travel
Posted on April 11, 2008 in Community Highlights
March was a busy month on the IgoUgo Travel Blog; with its focus on foodie travel, posts featured contributions from famous faces, and those famous around here. But the month’s busiest writers and photographers—many of them newbies—put us to shame... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: New Faces & Places
Posted on March 28, 2008 in Community Highlights
With spring taking its sweet time inching north, California is on our minds. San Diego, San Fran, the O.C.; it doesn’t much matter, we just want to be westward bound! Other travelers agree; the Golden State was popular across IgoUgo this week... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: California Love
Posted on March 21, 2008 in Community Highlights
What’s a traveler to do when St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, and spring break fall in the same week? Use all three as an excuse to skip town, of course. IgoUgo visitors didn’t disappoint, planning (or dreaming of) trips that celebrate this season... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Sweet Spring Breaks
Posted on March 14, 2008 in Community Highlights
IgoUgo travelers never shrink away from exotic locations, so perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that Colombia is in the top-30 most viewed destinations this week. And besides being adventurous, you all know how to have a little fun, too... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: 10 Spots to Watch
Posted on March 7, 2008 in Community Highlights
It’s time for a look back at what you most enjoyed at IgoUgo this week, plus the contributions of our most active members in February... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Bazaars & Bites
Posted on February 29, 2008 in Community Highlights
Has presidential-campaign coverage showcasing US towns and cities touched a nerve of nostalgia in travelers? Some great American getaways stood out among the most visited IgoUgo pages this week... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: American Classics
Posted on February 22, 2008 in Community Highlights
Falling water equaled rising page views this week: in our most-visited travel reviews, photos, and businesses, stunning waterfalls made a splash... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Chasing Waterfalls
Posted on February 15, 2008 in Community Highlights
As the New York Yankees reported to spring training, Yankee Stadium and other classic New York sights were among the most viewed IgoUgo destinations this week. Planning a trip to NYC when the boys of summer are back?.. Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Spring Training
Posted on February 8, 2008 in Community Highlights
It was a big week at IgoUgo: while we were readying our new site design (you like it?), IgoUgo travelers were checking out new destinations. But we all took a break to congratulate our latest Hall of Fame inductees... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: The Scoop on Our New Site
Posted on February 1, 2008 in Community Highlights
IgoUgo travelers fell into two camps this week: those embracing cold-weather activities (some of which would give us cold feet) and those searching for sun, especially on the stretch of sand that reviewers call the best beach in the Florida Keys... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Snow Babies & Beach Bums
Posted on January 25, 2008 in Community Highlights
Wow—serve up some caffeine dreams on the blog and you're off! This week, IgoUgo travelers viewed our coffee post more than any other and then went on to research some of our favorite European cities... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: We'll Always Have Paris
Posted on January 18, 2008 in Community Highlights
We love it when travelers tell us what they love. But today, we’re showing you what you liked (or at least read, researched, and clicked) lately. With the holidays behind us, you’re looking ahead to the next party—and wishing for warm weather... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Let the Good Times Roll
Posted on January 4, 2008 in Community Highlights
If you’re anything like us, you return from the holidays looking forward to a new year of travel. With that in mind, we went to the IgoUgo Message Boards to ask members, "What travel plans are you making for 2008?".. Continue reading Where to in '08?
Posted on November 8, 2007 in Elsewhere on the Web
The end of the year: a time when the holiday season settles its warm blanket over the quickly encroaching cold, families come together, and the travel industry erupts into prediction fever... Continue reading Travel Trends and Tip-Offs
Posted on September 4, 2007 in Community Highlights
Is a new majority of vacation-haters threatening the existence of us vagabonds, jet-setters, and beach bums alike? Hoping against hope that the media got it all wrong, we turned to IgoUgo members for reassurance that traveling is here to stay... Continue reading Why Vacation Is Here to Stay
Posted on August 29, 2007 in Travel News
USA Today’s list of the top 25 changes in travel is an invitation to consider the evolution of our travel habits. From online booking to flying beds (we suppose those changed the way someone travels), voice your opinions on their picks... Continue reading The Way We Travel: 25 Years of Innovations
Posted on August 23, 2007 in Elsewhere on the Web
Celebrities have always been trendsetting travelers, elevating humble spots like Saint-Tropez, Aspen, and Ibiza to gilded resort destinations. Tell us which gallivanting star is worthy of being your travel companion... Continue reading IgoUgo Snap Poll: Celebrity Travel Secrets
Posted on July 26, 2007 in Travel News
Is travel a relationship’s best friend or fiercest foe? Two surveys draw different conclusions, so you can choose to believe the one that best reflects your own love affair with globe-trotting—or your globe-trotting love affair... Continue reading The Honeymooners & The Wander Lusters
Posted on June 26, 2007 in Elsewhere on the Web
You can tell a lot about a traveler by his response to the question "Where are you staying?" (or, for that matter, to the admonishment "Get a room!"). All types will find acceptable abodes among the lodgings opening this summer... Continue reading Get a Yurt: Make Room for New Hotel Trends