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Modern Day Travel Brochures?

 At the World Travel Market Show in London, executives at Google and Facebook discussed how Social Media is changing travel planning.  Catch up with the trend HERE.   

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The “Noah’s Ark” airport

We normally think of airports as people places, but Frankfurt’s airport handles twice as many animals as people each year, and it’s a very busy people airport!  Everything from horses to fish to rare exotic creatures.  An interesting piece…

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Venice to reduce cruise ship traffic

Because it is believed the ships are threatening the sinking city, the Italian Government will reduce by 20% the number of cruise ships allowed into the lagoon starting in January.   Here’s that link if you’re interested in reading…

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1000’s Drawn to North Dakota

I’ve always thought picking up and moving was an option worth considering when one is stuck in a depressed area and few options are available.  Below is link to an excellent news article from the Fiscal Times on how people are doing that and…

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Thanksgiving Flyers: More than 25 Million!

According to industry source Airlines for America, domestic airlines expect 25.1 million passengers over the Thanksgiving break–more than last year, and almost equal to 1 in every 12 Americans. With that many on the road, who’s cooking the turkey?…

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Worlds Cheapest Phone?

Buying a Cellphone in the UK has never been cheaper !Travellers can now go into an ASDA Store (WalMart Group) and purchase a new Alcatel Phone on the T Mobile Network for £5. ( $8.US )Have we entered the age of the throwaway Phone?Phone +…

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Vacation Rentals to Pop Up on Expedia Soon

Expedia and HomeAway, a marketplace for vacation rentals, have announced that Expedia will start listing HomeAway rentals on its site starting early next year. It’s an interesting move: Expedia has worried that listing vacation rentals might…

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Charging your mobile devices on the go

Since you can keep them on longer during your flight, what you can do to be sure that your phone and other mobile device will be charged as long as you need them to be. Here is Wendy Perrin’s column on this.   We’ve also…

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Modern Day Travel Brochures?

 At the World Travel Market Show in London, executives at Google and Facebook discussed how Social Media is changing travel planning.  Catch up with the trend HERE.   

Read More

The “Noah’s Ark” airport

We normally think of airports as people places, but Frankfurt’s airport handles twice as many animals as people each year, and it’s a very busy people airport!  Everything from horses to fish to rare exotic creatures.  An interesting piece…

Read More

Venice to reduce cruise ship traffic

Because it is believed the ships are threatening the sinking city, the Italian Government will reduce by 20% the number of cruise ships allowed into the lagoon starting in January.   Here’s that link if you’re interested in reading…

Read More

1000’s Drawn to North Dakota

I’ve always thought picking up and moving was an option worth considering when one is stuck in a depressed area and few options are available.  Below is link to an excellent news article from the Fiscal Times on how people are doing that and…

Read More

Thanksgiving Flyers: More than 25 Million!

According to industry source Airlines for America, domestic airlines expect 25.1 million passengers over the Thanksgiving break–more than last year, and almost equal to 1 in every 12 Americans. With that many on the road, who’s cooking the turkey?…

Read More

Worlds Cheapest Phone?

Buying a Cellphone in the UK has never been cheaper !Travellers can now go into an ASDA Store (WalMart Group) and purchase a new Alcatel Phone on the T Mobile Network for £5. ( $8.US )Have we entered the age of the throwaway Phone?Phone +…

Read More

Vacation Rentals to Pop Up on Expedia Soon

Expedia and HomeAway, a marketplace for vacation rentals, have announced that Expedia will start listing HomeAway rentals on its site starting early next year. It’s an interesting move: Expedia has worried that listing vacation rentals might…

Read More

Charging your mobile devices on the go

Since you can keep them on longer during your flight, what you can do to be sure that your phone and other mobile device will be charged as long as you need them to be. Here is Wendy Perrin’s column on this.   We’ve also…

Read More