September 20, 2007
Great. During a short five minute break from my exceedingly growing amount of homework I come to find that the Euro has once again reached an all-time high against the US Dollar (NY times link below). Thus, my future/pending backpacking trip is getting less affordable every week. So what I’m saying, is that Europe is really expensive for travelers! My forecasts (below) are not looking good for the dollar against the Euro for travelers is not looking good…
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August 27, 2007
So there was a new, free travel opportunity for all of those who were willing to take a year off to party all over the world. The “Smirnoff Ten” is a party tour for ten lucky (and beautiful) people that will visit twenty awesome international destinations including Moscow, New York, Paris, and Shanghai. I actually found out about this from YouTube (which is embeded below).
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June 6, 2007
Virtual Tourist made a new list naming the top ten up-and-coming travel destinations. Does Europe, Latin America, or Southeast Asia come out on top of the list?
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May 1, 2007
Quick travel news post here. A travel report was just released naming the top 20 worldwide hotel brands. The list is dominated by familiar American hotel brands, and I think it may be an interesting tidbit to budget travelers who like a bit of travel trivia. So here are the fifteen most popular hotel brands and hotel groups (by number of rooms) in the world… (more…)
April 1, 2007
As this is my first April Fools Day as a blogger and blog enthusiast, I am pretty entertained by the other April Fools Day jokes going around the blogosphere. Here’s a short list of my favorite April Fool’s Day jokes that relate to travel topics.
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March 30, 2007
The Travel Industry Association of America came out with their most recent report on American travel expenditures. In 2005 (Yeah, seems a year late to me too) American travelers spent $654 Billion here and abroad, and the total amount of economic activity related to traveling is $1.3 trillion. That’s a pretty decent chunk of change. The report has some pretty interesting statistics that are fun to know. (more…)
