Halloween Holidays and This Week’s Travel News
Gear up for Halloween fun this year and plan an enchanting vacation to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party . The fun began September 15th and continues through October 31st. Visit the Magic Kingdom adorned in your best costume. Go trick-or-treating among your favorite Disney characters. The evening’s parade, Mickey’s Boo-to-You, is a must-see, closing with the theatrical finale, ‘Goofy’s Candy Factory’.
If you’re looking for a fright-filled adult night out, make reservations for Halloween in Las Vegas. Vegas hosts the spook-tacular Monster Mayhem complete with five haunted houses, an above ground grave yard and chilling entertainment. Halloween Vegas style is topped off with the Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball at the Event Center Las Vegas on October 30th. Experience tribal dances, fire breathers, stilt walkers, body painting and tattoo artists merged with go-go pony girls and unforgettable dance music.
Prefer an international holiday? Visit Transylvania this fall and be a guest at Count Kalnoky’s estate. Immerse yourself in the remote village at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. Discover the land that influenced Bram Stroker’s novel Dracula. Trek along lush, green hiking tour, dine on hardy food and experience a Halloween holiday you’ll never forget.
Also in the news for travelers:
- New carry-on rules allow small travel sized containers for medications and toiletries, carried in a clear zip-lock sandwich bag. Also allowed, now, are water and coffee, given they’re purchased in the airport’s secure boarding area.
- Hotels are beginning to add more spa facilities for business travelers needing an escape from the stress of travel.
