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Carbon Offset Programs: More Hype Than Hope?

Carbon Offsets: More Hype Than Help

Travel honchos in the travel and tourism industry are running a bit scared.

With all the hand-wringing about Global Warming, the execs wondered if they are about to become the next Exxon Valdez of travel, villains in the making: major contributors to global pollution.

Will the government, they worried, come out with a slogan: “Save the Planet. Travel Less?“

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 9, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

When Women Travel Alone

Too many movies and books give us too many images of women as helpless victims. That’s unhealthy.

But the truth is that a majority of women say that security issues are their number one concern when traveling alone.

And given the choice, 79% of women road warriors say that they prefer to travel with a companion.

It seems though, that the joys of travel are so strong, these women would rather travel alone than not travel.

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 8, 2010 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Six- and Seven-Star Hotel Ratings Inflation

Burj al Arab Hotel

So far no international classification for hotels exists, but that hasn’t stopped ambitious hotel marketers from slapping any number of stars, diamonds, cacti on their properties and touting them as 5 or 6 or even 7 star properties,

whatever that may mean in real service and amenities.

I think the ratings inflation trend began with the Xanadu-like building frenzy in Dubai, especially…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 6, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

When Trip Advisor Gets It Wrong

When Trip Advisor Gets it Wrong

Unarguably, Trip Advisor has changed travel dramatically. It’s changed the way we look at… and book destinations and properties, from all-inclusive resorts to family-run boutique inns.

But the review site can get it wrong, and when it does, given Trip Advisor’s enormous clout, it can cause damage to…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 6, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments