Archive for November, 2006
Tourist Saturation Index, Avoid tourist areas easily!
Sunday, November 26th, 2006The online Tourist Saturation Index (TSI) comes from my favorite online travel website: Bernard Cloutier’s berclo.net. Don’t be distracted by the site’s 1999 design, because it is home to the best budget travel/backpacking information available. The guy has been to virtually every country, so he earned the right to be regarded as an authority in [...]
New Budget Globetrotting Design
Sunday, November 19th, 2006Once again, I figured it was time for a new design. The last design change took place August 5th of this year. I’ve never been totally satisfied with the old design, because it seemed like it was hard to read, and kind of crammed.
So the new designis suppose to be..
More reader friendly
Less cramed, [...]
Farecast Fareguard Fare Price Guarantee
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006I’ve posted previously on Farcast in my series Online travel booking revolution, and it seems that they are continuing to make more noise in the Web 2.0 era. Farecast has launched a new product that protects travelers from rising ticket prices if their prediction is wrong.
Cellphones on Planes - no need for snakes
Sunday, November 12th, 2006Snakes on planes cellphones on planes? Which would you prefer? Ok… it probably won’t be that bad. But who really wants cellphones on planes? Well, the new trend started by Emirates Airline will allow passengers to use their phones during flights.
USA Today has an article on it.
“…the airline expects to have a [...]
Va al Caribe - Caribbean budget travel
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006If you’re interested in traveling to the Caribbean, you know that there are a many, many islands that you can travel to. Jamaica, Virging Islands, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and even Cuba for the adventurous. So where to go?
Where to go
Since the Caribbean is the most touristic area (per capita) in the world, [...]
