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The Wall Street Journal:
Karen Ash is about to take a weeklong Japanese vacation. She’ll buy postcards and souvenirs at a traditional Japanese market. She’ll admire bonsai plants and view Japanese films. She’ll eat ramen, ordering in Japanese.
And she’ll never leave the Bronx.
Ms. Ash, a legal assistant who lives in that New York City borough, called […]
Moldova:
The Swiss town of Fribourg decided to create an urban golf course to allow locals and tourists enjoy a unique experience, tourist officials say.
Fribourg Tourism head Nicolas Zapf said the idea initially came from a business intern and has proven to be a fun golf experience for various groups, Swissinfo.com said Friday.
I think it’s a […]
Springwise:
Tarzan fans have long yearned for the ability to swing from the trees like the Lord of the Jungle, and in recent years new opportunities to do just that have arisen around the world. Most recently one of our spotters came across Go Ape, a UK-based park that first launched in 2002 and has since […]
News.Scotsman:
Edinburgh, the capital of choice for more than 13 million visitors a year, recently became the first UK city to come out shining in a poll of the world’s top cities.
Accolades like that show Edinburgh has grown far beyond its reputation for spectacular showpiece events, such as the Fringe and Hogmanay. This exciting city, rich […]
Niche travel websites take on many shapes and forms. From nudist resort directories to singing vacations, most cater to tourists and individual travelers.
MeetingUniverse.com is a niche travel site that caters to a specific kind of business traveler: the meeting planner. Their website rates hotels and services providers according to a meeting planners’ criteria. […]
Do you have a burning desire to slide down a thirty foot brass pole and jump into an exciting and fiery life? The San Francisco Fire Engine Tours & Adventures is for sale!
The San Francisco Chronicle has more:
Wearing a 19th century firefighter’s shirt and hat, Marilyn Katzman climbed into the shotgun seat of an […]
Seattle Times:
Christmas Star” can’t let grueling hours wipe away her smile as she escorts a group of about 45 tourists through the Lapland forest.
“Sometimes I work from 8 in the morning to 10 at night,” says the 21-year-old “elf,” whose real name is Riikka Niukkala. She’s an employee of Arctic Safaris Oy, a tour company […]
Fortune Small Business:
Q: I’ve developed a product that could make it more comfortable for air travelers to go through security checkpoints, so I think it would sell well in airports. The airport authorities I’ve asked have told me I need to contact buyers for the individual retail chains that lease airport space, but there are […]
The New York Times:
As work is increasingly making inroads into leisure time, many business travelers are finding ways to turn that equation around — combining their travel for work with time for cultural and historical sightseeing.
“Cultural tourism can be an extension of business, it’s not just fluff,” said Patricia Martin, a marketing consultant and author […]
Star-Gazette:
Spend a private day with a master winemaker, learning how to blend flavors together to make your own personal, perfect wine.
Learn how to bottle the wine and design your own wine label for your private reserve. All-inclusive, exclusive experiences like these are among the newest trends in tourism.
“People aren’t just looking to go wine tasting, […]
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