Prepare to drool. The experts in luxury adventure are expanding their offering from international tours with the launch of A&K Villas. Under the premise of “where friendships flourish,” A&K’s new Web site allows users to browse drop dead gorgeous rental homes in various European regions including Spain/Portugal, Greece, France and Italy.

My best advice for travelers has always been to ask the locals, whether you’re exploring food, shopping or where to party all night long. BlackBook Magazine has created an iPhone application that is about to make this process a whole lot easier (especially for the anti-social crowd and those afraid to talk to strangers).

A new resource for travelers, Kijubi (pronounced kuj-yoo-be, as in “could you be…”) picks up where sites like Expedia fall short, offering activity packages and the opportunity for users to book ahead of time

Flightcaster, a new company launched this week, follows FAA alerts, weather, network congestion and other factors, runs this data through an algorithm and provides users with estimates of how likely flights are to be delayed.

Living in NYC has made me a sucker for a good sample sale.  I subscribe to OneKingsLane and RueLaLa, and the girls running the twice a year sale at Catherine Malandrino probably know my name and AmEx number by heart.  According to Jaunted, Gilt Group “plans to move beyond selling discounted designer clothing overstock and [...]