Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) are running a new marketing campaign called the Fabulous 40+ Photo Contes. It, is part of the TAT’s “Find Your Fabulous” wellness and medical tourism campaign.Thailand has a thriving health and wellness industry which TAT has previously announced would be one of its strategic niche markets. The aim of the contest is to show off “the fabulous looks of women over 40, demonstrating that for many women, age is no impediment to looking fit, fab, and fantastic.” To enter, there are three steps: 1.Visit their facebook and click on “Like” button 2. Submit…
Watching Costa Concordia
I am watching live the salvage of the Costa Concordia sitting on my desk top right now. It is quite gripping. The Guardian also has a regular update for each step of the process. The Costa Concordia, on the night of January 13, 2012, struck a reef near Giglio Island, took on water through a 70-meter (230-foot) gash in its hull and then capsized just outside the harbour. Thirty-two of the 4,200 passengers and crew members died. The bodies of two of the dead have never been found. They may lie beneath the wreckage. Also trapped inside…
Ode to a Pen-a flying essential
At Sydney airport this week, desperate passengers approached the departures area. looking for pens to complete their departure cards. The pens supplied by the airport had been ripped off the chains at the desk leaving their chains dangling. Any passenger seen with a pen was fair game, as passengers mobbed them! A shop nearby, was selling pens for $1.75 +, a slight markup on a pen sold for 30 cents elsewhere. When travelling, I carry six pens: two in my laptop bag, one in my pocket, one with my passport and two in my main luggage. This might sound…
Visit the Great Wonders on Street View
Since antiquity, the world’s great wonders have been compiled. The original list of Seven Wonders has grown longer and longer since those times documenting both nature and human contributions to the planet. Today only one of the original Seven Wonders: The Great Pyramid of Giza is still standing I love the World’s Wonders Projects site where one can explore all of the wonders in streetview. Google Street View allows us to visit places through 360-degree, panoramic, and street-level imagery. Much less effort, cost and environmental impact to allow millions to view these locations!
Air Berlin loses 200 bags -at once!
It may not seem like it but airlines aim to not lose bags. On August 9, 2013 Air Berlin flight 8109 landed in Berlin from Stockholm with none of the passenger’s bags on board! The bags were all left at the airport. The airline then could not find any of the bags. Passengers started a Facebook group called ‘Airberlin 8109 Stockholm to Berlin – Where are our bags?!?!?’. The group’s description says: “Baggage company says to contact airline; airline says to contact baggage company. Vacations & weddings ruined. We still can’t comprehend why the…
Lest we forget
On this day, we remember the crews and passengers of the airliners, those killed in the buildings, the volunteers and first responders who lost lives and health, the children who lost parents, the victims of terrorism and war since, and all those touched by the destruction of September 11, 2001.
Getting cheap fares and deals fast-subscribe
There are some deals that I only become aware of via email. So I have become a bit of an addict for subscribing to the deal sites of airlines and travel companies. I have some rules though: I make sure the organisation I am subscribing to actually has decent deals or information before subscribing Set up a yahoo or gmail account that is dedicated specifically for travel news deals or have a travel deal folder set up on your email account with a filter rule set up that sweeps any deals into the folder( (I have done both at different times)…
The Best Taxis in the World
In a poll compiled by Hotels.com, London taxis were considered the best (and most expensive) in the world- for the fifth year running. New York and Parisian taxi drivers were considered the rudest (surprise) The survey was conducted with 1600 travellers from 28 countries. The best taxis I have encountered are in Singapore. Sparkling clean and staffed by friendly drivers, I have never ever had a hassle with them. When you ring for a taxi, they give you the taxi registration number so you know immediately that you have the right cab. They also have…
and the winner is…Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan has been chosen over Istanbul to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games- 60 votes to 36 votes. Madrid had been an early contender but was eliminated in the voting , after it initially tied with Istanbul. Tokyo managed to convince the International Olympic committee, that Fukushima posed no threats to the games. Fukushima was seriously damaged in the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people. There was delight in many locations across Japan. It will be the city’s second games. Tokyo was also the location of the Summer Olympics held…
Lion Seeks help
Indonesia’s Lion Air is Indonesia’s biggest domestic airline and with two massive orders for jets from Airbus and Boeing aims ot beocme one of the world’s largest carriers. Except for one problem: its safety record. While Lion Air (and other airlines) have big plans, a spate of deadly accidents In Indonesia has raised international concern about the nations’s air-safety standards.. Along with most of the Indonesian carriers, Lion—is under a European Union and US safety ban. While Lion doesn’t fly into either airspace, it loses business as many travel agents are barred from booking tickets with…
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