22 2025 January
Why The “World’s First” AI-Powered Hotel May Be More Than Fancy Marketing
From the outside the Otonomus Hotel (pun probably intended) doesn’t really look much different from any other spot. The property just had their soft-launch before...
Read Now11 2024 December
Amsterdam Launched a Campaign to Convince British Tourists NOT to Visit. Did It Work?
Back in 2023, in response to a growing number of young male British tourists partying, getting drunk and generally behaving badly, the city of Amsterdam...
Read Now28 2024 October
New Zealand Airport Institutes 3-Minute Hug Limit When Dropping Off
New Zealand’s Dunedin Airport launched a sign that limits the time you can hug someone to say goodbye in an effort to ease airport traffic...
Read Now17 2024 October
The Next Las Vegas Will Be in the Arabian Desert, But It’s a Secret.
“The first rule of casinos in the UAE: You do not talk about casinos in the UAE.” Intrigued yet? This week an article from travel site...
Read Now02 2024 October
Can Tech in Cars Make Us More Considerate or Better Drivers?
As part of our Olympics trip this summer, we made a side visit to Lyon and drove across the border to Switzerland. Driving in Europe,...
Read Now08 2024 August
Four Entirely Predictable Olympic Stories That Happen Every Time
Anyone who follows the Olympics knows there are some media narratives that happen every four years and always turn out the same. There are myths and then...
Read Now01 2024 July
Oslo’s Unexpected Tourism Campaign Tells Travelers Why They Shouldn’t Visit
Residents in every city love to complain about the daily minor or major frustrations they endure in order to live where they do, but what...
Read Now21 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...
Read Now26 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...
Read Now22 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...
Read Now11 2024 April
Aruba Becomes First Nation to Use the Internet Archive to Back up Their Entire History
The Indigenous population of Aruba was first colonized by the Spanish, and then the Dutch – which has given the Caribbean island a diverse history....
Read Now28 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...
Read Now27 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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