24 2024 May
France Creates Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps That Smell Like Fresh Baguettes
Just in time for the feast of Saint-Honoré, a day honoring the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, La Poste in France released a...
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21 2024 May
How Airbnb “Icons” Illustrate the Future of Immersive Entertainment
The future of entertainment will be driven by more immersive experiences. This week, there was a story about how the Meta Quest VR headset will be...
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26 2024 April
Why Industrial Tourism Is One of the Fastest Growing Trends in Travel
Portugal is one of several countries investing big into industrial tourism – a term that describes experiences where travelers can visit factories to see how products get...
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22 2024 April
The New Luxury Airline for Dogs Called BarkAir Is Not a Joke, It’s a Brilliant Marketing Stunt
Apparently it has been a dream of dogfood subscription brand BarkBox for more than a decade to create an airline dedicated to flying dogs and their...
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28 2024 March
The Good and Bad of Planning Your Next Trip Using AI Travel Tools
The promise is appealing. Just put your desired holiday destination into an AI travel planning tool and it can quickly generate a sample itinerary with...
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27 2024 March
Do You Have the Right to Recline in a Crowded Airplane Economy Seat?
Seat reclining does not improve your leg room. That’s just one of the underappreciated truths about airplane seats that seems like it needs to be...
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Mapping Apps Are Getting “Smarter” … That Might Not Be Good News
Waze announced several “improvements” this week including the ability to warn you about emergency vehicles ahead, warnings for sharp turns coming up and alert you about which...
Read Now20 2024 January
Why “Made in Dubai” Will Be the Next Global Brand
Dubai has an ambitious plan to become a global brand, and it starts with hospitality. The emirate already brings in nearly twice the tourist spending of...
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How To Buy Cultural Souvenirs from Your Vacation in an Ethical Way
On a recent trip to Australia, I reached out to a local tattoo artist for a session. After learning it was inappropriate for someone without...
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How Obesity Drugs Are Creating a “Seismic” Shift in the Travel Industry
As more people are taking GLP-1 drugs to lose dramatic amounts of weight, the implications for travel are definitely more than what you’re imagining … or what...
Read Now15 2023 November
Why Airline Passengers Are Assholes (And How We Can Fix It)
I take a lot of flights and listening to someone singing or promoting themselves is near the bottom of things I would want to listen...
Read Now21 2023 September
The Inevitability of AI Trip Planners
A few months ago, I was planning a trip to Croatia and approached a few online travel agents offering a customized holiday itinerary. I took...
Read Now16 2023 August
The Paris Syndrome and Coping with Tourism Disappointment
The dangerous thing about expectation is that it can set yourself up for disappointment. In the case of travelers to some destinations, this can lead...
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