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Ikea's Blue Bag Is Bigger Thanks to This Traveling Sculpture
Ikea is preparing to let Americans experience its iconic blue Frakta bag in a whole new way thanks to a 19-foot tall Big Blue Bag sculpture that will make its way across the U.S. this summer. The sculpture will be on display in Chicago's Millennium…
People Traveling to the U.S. Spent More Than Americans Who Traveled Abroad
Americans are spending a record amount on their travel, and international inbound travel spend finally surpassed it—that's good news for the U.S. travel industry. In April, international travelers who came to the U.S. spent more than…
Council Post: Social Media Marketing: Should Online Travel Brands Think Beyond Branding?
Sanjay is a technologist and founder of Vervotech, a SaaS-based accommodation data provider. He also founded Techspian. Online travel brand marketers, over the years, have used social media marketing (SMM) effectively to create the right buzz…
Father's Day Gift Guide: The Most Comfortable Travel Clothes
For men who travel, style is important but comfort is key. So how do you combine both? Here are some gift ideas that will let him look good and feel good, whether he's traveling for work or play. They offer travel-friendly features, from being…
Rave on the Nile: The Secretive Jetsetters Rethinking the Future of Travel
On a warm night last month, pop singer Mike Posner was working to whip up a crowd gathered in front of the Great Pyramids. “Is anybody out there aliiive?” he yelled from a stage. The 200-person group let out an affirmative whoop.
London heatwave: 14 places to keep cool - Times Travel
Lying in your underwear in front of a fan can seem like the only reasonable activity when the temperature in London nudges 30C. But there are options if you'd still like to get out and about without succumbing to heat exhaustion. Open-air swimming…
How to find out if your travel insurance covers airport strike delays
H eathrow Airport security staff have announced that they will take strike action across 31 days from June 24 to August 27, due to continuing disputes over pay. The strikes will impact holidaymakers flying from the UK's busiest airport on almost…
Traveling For Tea: Inside Eat The Change's 60-Hour Journey To The Tea Fields Of Mozambique
When it comes to the crossroads of culture, food, and drink, few culinary concepts have had as large an impact on modern society as tea. Believed to have originated eons ago in modern-day China, the concept of soaking Camellia sinensis in hot water…
Hopper's 'Rise in Travel' Comes Without Playing the Search Engine Marketing Game
Unlike Booking and Expedia, which continue to spend to acquire customers from Google – not dare bite the hand that feeds them – Hopper doesn't list on any search platform. It gets more of its customers through direct channels. As we…
The Rise of the Bleisure Worker - 3 Ways Work-From-Anywhere is Redefining Travel
Historically, the travel industry has been clearly segmented. People traveled for business or pleasure without a significant overlap between those two, and work-from-anywhere policies were rare or nonexistent. Hence, customer behavior was…
Travels With Charlie - University of Illinois Library, Office of Advancement
Shakespeare folios. Administrative documents. Nazi propaganda maps. And Charlie Meyerson's chemistry notes. Such is the range of University Library collections, which cover tons of topics and mountains of material, all gathered in the belief that…
Here's How Canada's Wildfire Smoke Travels And Spreads Across US
Climate experts blame weather systems and wind flow as smoke from Canadian wildfires reach U.S. A meteorologist said a heat dome likely caused Canadian wildfires to ignite quickly Canada's natural resources minister warned the wildfires would get…
How to Avoid Paying the 'Electronic Carrier Charge' (and Other Stupid Travel Fees)
It's officially high travel season. The pandemic emergency has finally, officially been called off by the World Health Organization. The number of travelers passing through TSA checkpoints in June is approaching 2019 levels. And the travel industry…
Their Crypto Company Collapsed. They Went to Bali.
Not long after his cryptocurrency hedge fund collapsed last year, spawning a market meltdown that devastated the industry, Kyle Davies got on a plane and left his troubles behind. He flew to Bali. As his company was liquidated and law enforcement…
DeSantis Travels to the Southern Border
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken a bold stance against President Joe Biden's failure to secure the United States' southern border. DeSantis, who visited the border this week, announced that he will create a coalition of like-minded governors…
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