The Spanish city of Barcelona has been announced the world’s number one city for pickpocket crimes. It was closely followed by Rome on the second place and Paris – on the 3rd spot. The data has been published by the 2010 TripAdvisor’s Pickpocket Index and calculated by looking at the number of times travellers mentioned [...]
Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary, in an interview he gave the UK’s Independent, has made some untamed allegations about climate change, scientists and eco warriors in general. When referring to the man-made pollution that is presumably warming up our planet, he called it, in his own words, “Bullshit”. O’Leary suggested that scientists have invented the [...]
For many generations, travelers in the US have used cars, buses and airplanes to travel, even when going to nearby cities. However, this year, the situation may change dramatically after Washington decided to opened doors to what may be a historic turning point in regional travel. CNN reports that the Department of Transportation (DOT) recently [...]
China is now emerging as one of the biggest online travel marketplaces in the world with its 400 million Internet users. The online internet bookings are expected to reach US$13 billion by next year, according to PhoCusWright’s report. China’s local search agent “Baidu” controls about 70% of China’s search market, which is way more than [...]
Obviously, San Diego is the best city to take advantage of lower hotel rates, according to Hotwire.com, which released a report featuring the top 5 U.S. cities where rates have decreased the most. San Diego propels from No.10 on July’s report to No.1 this month with a six percent slip. Once again San Diego takes [...]
Today, in an effort to keep up the pace with the modern technology, many hotels have no choice but equip guest rooms and other hotel facilities with the newest and often unique technologies, including HD TVs, iPods, iPads and other high-tech super-sexy gadgets. The Royal Mansour hotel in Marrakech is no exception. It was designed [...]
Travel sites hoping to catch the attention of visitors should consider bird watching, white-water rafting, and even jungle tours, according to a new study. Researchers from International Institute of Tourism Studies at George Washington University found that if tourist companies in your country are looking to expand tourism sector of the economy, they should consider [...]
There’s been a great deal of media exaggeration of the oil spill impact on the US’s Gulf Beaches, however there are dangerously horrible beaches reported in the “Testing the Waters 2010” survey including a top ten that no one wants to brag about. Annual survey on water quality of beaches in the U.S. conducted by [...]
New York is poised accept a peak number of people visiting Big Apple in 2010, as evidenced by early tourism statistics. NYC is on track to exceed its 2008 record of 46 million guests and welcome up to 47,5 million travelers later this year, which will represent a 4% rise over 2009. Officials said approximately [...]
To comply with the French hotels’ classification and the recently introduced new standards for the 5-star hotel category, Monaco’s Commission on hospitality officially unveiled the “balance of forces” in the hospitality industry. Under the new ranking, there are now 2 two-star, 5 three-star, 5 four-star and 3 five-star hotels in Monaco. The new classification is [...]
