Wed, May 23, 2012

Lame in the Scottish Highlands: Supposedly New Travel Trends [3.25.11]

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago

There is almost nothing the travel media loves more than a trend, but they (er, we) call attention to them so much it’s hard not to notice when something that has been earmarked as “new and trendy” or “up and coming” is actually neither of those things. Here are five recent examples, in list…

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The Airbnb Burglary Scandal: Should One Bad Apple Spoil Social Travel?

Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Yesterday morning I got an email from Airbnb in my inbox. Normally I delete emails from companies, but the first few lines of this one made me want to read on: “Last month, the home of a San Francisco host named EJ was tragically vandalized by a guest. The damage was so bad that her life was…

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How to Hang with Monks in Portugal

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago

Sometimes really interesting information is obscured by a ridiculous headline. I’m not just making a joke about this story’s title, but about the email that prompted it, sent from the Portuguese tourism board. Subject line: Cool Monasteries explore and even you can sleep in.

The same line is…

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