Mobile and smartphone technology was identified by fliers as a key innovation experience driver, in the annual air travel survey of fliers released by travel site TripAdvisor. > more
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Atlanta is a destination of choice for U.S. travelers who are seeking bargain rates on hotel rooms this spring. The latest Budget Hotel Report, released by CheapHotels.org, ranks the Georgian capital among the top five cities on its list of most affordable places to stay in the USA. Boston is most expensive on this list. > more 
Eurail has expanded Eurail pass sales into the Chinese market, a significant indicator that European tourist destinations expect greater numbers of Asian and Chinese inbound tourists. Eurail passes offer favourable rail transit prices, and are also an enabler of travel and cultural exhange. > more 
The first-ever World Expo held in China will run from May through October 2010, and is expected to attract 70 million visitors – more than any Expo in 150 years of Expo or World Trade Fair history. And it’s a big opportunity for U.S. and Chinese business as well… > more 
A simple idea, and sure to be a crowd-pleasing, exhibit at the Smithsonian. A history of the holiday season. Sometimes city branding opportunities can be straightforward. > more 
NEWS, Mauritius — The small island nation of Mauritius is worried about climate change. So worried that they are using inbound tourism dollars to set up a sovereign wealth fund. Source: > more 
COMMENTS — Airlines have been decorating their planes for some time now. Below is a slide-show from Reynolds on SlideShare. Well done! The Trends. 2thinknow view. Handmade, hand-painted, decorating mass-objects are key trends of the 21st century. This is a nascent trend of modifying mass-produced objects. Decoration & personalisation by hand, not machine, will be a strong dominant theme of the 21st century. Once we were impressed by the modernist metallic sameness > more
TRAVEL, Shanghai — This video shows the marvel of the Shanghai skyline. A modern international city, there are ‘China issues’, but Shanghai is an amazing international city, a star on the rise. Also shown is the famous ‘the Bund’. Shanghai is being watched by 2thinknow, as an emerging innovation city. Another video here shows the great wonder of Shanghai’s skyline, but also greyness of the sky and the cost of that modernity. China, > more
TRAVEL, GERMANY — This April, Christopher Hire from 2thinknow was assessing Düsseldorfas an innovation city, in the 2thinknow World Innovation City rankings for 2008, scheduled to be released in the last quarter of 2008. A largely industrial city, on the Rhine, Dusseldorf is over 800 years old. The city is known as a fashion and advertising capital, with a major fashion fair annually. The video contains many of Düsseldorf, ‘s more impressive > more
TRAVEL, Rome — Rome is a marvelous, eternal city of beauty without end. These slides show some of Rome’s most inspirational areas and beautiful landmarks. The lovely backing song is Roma Capoccia by Antonello Venditti, a famous Roman singer. Rome was ranked equal 5th Innovation Cities in the world largely due to its inspiration, and position as Italian capital. The rankings were part of the Global Innovation Review 2007, authored by Christopher Hire > more [youtube]uZ_u4QuiZxA[/youtube] VIDEOS, Youtube — This is a humorous video, in Bulgarian, showing Bulgarian sense of humor about their country. The title is ‘Bulgaria versus the EU’ Much of it is universally visual, despite the Bulgarian text. There is a musical soundtrack, which can be muted if you are watching at work. Sometimes humor provides good insights into national characteristics or feelings. 
TRAVEL COMMENT, Sydney — Having retired at a graceful hour last night, I was hoping for a good night’s sleep.Not possible. The nice view I had of Darling Harbour, was interrupted (like everything in Sydney) by 24/7 traffic. 
TRAVEL COMMENT, Sydney — Tonight I am in the glamorous Sydney, in the Four Points Sheraton at Darling Harbour (actually the old Hotel Nikko). After having spent my day in the not so glamorous suburban Parramatta. 
[ratings] TRAVEL COMMENT, PARIS — So here are 4 top Paris Hotels if you like luxury travel. There are many others, especially those of the boutique kind. These are French people’s Paris hotels, as far as I can tell, and if you like a Marriott or other US chain instead stay there. |
      
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16 World’s Best Trains.
COMMENT. Global. – Trains, and rail is a resurgent transport platform.
For some great examples of trains, check out this slide-show on slideshare.
Safe, Cleaner, Practical.
Despite increasingly shrill voices on the right-wing think-tanks, calling for less public transport, rail has clear benefits, visible to all.
Most countries around the world can see the benefits. China, Japan, France, Austria, all are investing in rail. Why do you love trains?
Here at > more