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Where did everybody go this Thanksgiving – and where to next?
Immensely popular search engine and fare aggregator Kayak.com’s analysis of travel search data is perhaps shedding some light on upcoming travel trends for the 2010 winter travel season.
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How to shop the ‘Eco Green Hotel’ way
A new online store is aiming to transform how the hotel industry finds and buys eco-amenities for environmentally-conscious travelers.
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Worldwide wine tours scheduled for 2010 bring experiential travel to wine and food lovers
Popular wine tour operator, Wine Lovers Tours, has recently announced its 2010 wine and food tour destinations with excursions to Greece, Turkey, Piedmont (Italy) and the Rhone Valley and Provence in France.
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New webinar aims to ‘demystify’ adventure travel
“Adventure Travel 101: Adventure Travel Demystified” simplifies the complexities of adventure travel by explaining various levels, debunk misconceptions, and answer questions about planning, safety, fitness requirements and various adventure activities.
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Planeterra voluntourism in Peru promotes smoke-free living
Volunteer travelers to Peru’s Sacred Valley are helping members of the Ccaccaccollo community learn how to construct clean-air adobe stoves to replace the traditional yet innefficient, unvented stoves that spew smoke into the home and create upper respiratory health problems and eye infections.
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Instant translation services over the phone for travelers
LangCommLingo provides tourists, students, business travelers and vacationers instant access to interpreters in over 150 languages 24/7, 365 days of the year.
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World tourism prepares for H1N1 flu season
Representatives from 33 public administrations, the private sector and relevant international organizations convened to prepare for the second wave of the pandemic, expected to coincide with the beginning of the flu season in the Northern Hemisphere this coming fall.
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ISLANDS Magazine gets Green Globe certified
Green Globe International has just entered into a new agreeent with ISLANDS Magazine to help out Green Globe Certified properties and tourism attractions located in island destinations around the world, as well as provide regular editorial contributions inviting ISLANDS readers to consider how to go green at home and on the road.
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Green is the way to go for today’s top hotels
New research is proving that the “green scene” is here to stay, and well worth every penny. As more and more properties dive head-first into the green travel market, the best and brightest will continue to fan the flames of competition to deliver top-quality, sustainable options to travelers.
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Adventure Collection unveils a new website and community photo contest for adventure travelers
Adventure Collection has just gone live with a newly designed and engineered website for outdoor adventure travel, housing information on over 1,000 outdoor adventure journeys across the globe. The new site lets travelers research adventure travel tours according to destination, date and activity type.
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New Twitter iPhone app lets you spend less time in the car
The new TrafficTweet iPhone App uses real-time Twitter streaming to deliver driving conditions and traffic alert coverage straight to your iPhone, letting travelers and commuters alike spend less time in the car and mor time at their actual destination.
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Hurricanes are no match for JetBlue ‘Weather or Not Getaways’
The popular airline has recently unveiled its “Weather or Not Getaways Protection Policy” that protects travelers – or as they call them “jetters” – in the event of a hurricane-induced flight cancellation. The new policy aims to boost customer confidence in down travel economy in the face of hurricane season.
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Tripadvisor: Let’s get naked
In honor of the recent Nude Recreation Week, the popular travel community site has unveiled a new list of the Top 5 Naked Events and Nude Beaches for summertime, according to both site editors and travelers alike, highlighting everything from a massive skinny-dip to hanging in the breeze on sunny shores.
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Gas price incentives: A benefit for travel, or just fueling the fire?
In today’s bad economy, travelers are still planning summer trips. However, with once-again-rising gas prices stopping some travelers in their tracks, can price incentives really help or hurt the travel economy?
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Traveling for Peace in Iran
A new tourism offering to Iran aims to to build bridges of peace, culture and understanding between Iran and the Western World.
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Element Hotels says the economy drives green travel, not the environment
Starwood’s Element Hotels has recently launched its annual “Eco-Travel Index”, a new survey citing the global economic crisis as the biggest motivator for travelers becoming more environmentally conscious.
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Green Globe Certification extends its reach across the world
Expanding the recognition of the Green Globe Certification Program, its founding company Green Globe International is working along with AAA, Travelocity and British Airways to promote a worldwide symbol for sustainability.
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New 'GreenHotels' Directory launches
The GreenHotels Directory is a new and complete online reservation system designed for travelers seeking environmentally-friendly hotel accommodations; launched by a partnership between Environment News Service and ARES Travel Network. The site enables travelers to instantly locate and make online reservations at hotels offering responsible conservation features.
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Student travelers connect globally with new social media platform XploreU
XploreU.com, an international student life platform to enable students to connect on a global level, officially launched today. This “Facebook meets Wikipedia” site for student travelers allows students to connect internationally, share travel tips and stories, and obtain information to plan future travels.
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GO Group recognizes major cities for being green
In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, The GO Group, LLC, the world’s largest airport ground transportation provider, is paying tribute to the earth-friendly efforts of some of the largest cities it serves, including Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and San Francisco.
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Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
New adventure travel site launches to help “Book the Adventure of a Lifetime” 
San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
Boeing helps Haiti rebuild, schools are top priority 
‘Freedom to Travel’: How will an ease on Cuba travel restrictions affect the industry? 
Sustainable hotel brand Adoba helps ‘Move America Forward’ with William Shatner 
Standing together for a better world 
Travel inspiration 2.0 
Why stronger regulations are crucial to combating climate change 
