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Hotel recommendations often don’t bear in mind the wild fluctuations in cost that dynamic pricing introduces. So how do we fix this problem? A question. What’s the best mid-range hotel in Berlin? Or the best business hotel in Rome if you’re paying your own way rather than slapping it on a company expense account? [...]
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If I hold the book right in front of the sun, the sun won’t get in my eyes. But that hurts my arms. I’ll turn the other way, and lie with my back to the sun. Damn. Can’t turn the page in that position. How about hand up, blocking the sun? This is the relaxing [...]
Just got this press release in my inbox. Sounds like a winner… THE BOLLIX LAUNCHES CONTINUAL HUMAN INTERACTION SERVICE (For immediate release) KUALAKOKPORE, SOUTH-EAST ASIA: The Bollix Kualakokpore – A Hypretence Resorts Hotel – has unveiled the latest enhancement of its already legendary service. From 1 May 2012, cherished guests will be able [...]
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Late on the 21st of March 2012, I flew from Chiang Mai to Bangkok on Air Asia flight FD 3257. Now the Air Asia planes look rather snazzy – most seats are black, but some of them are red. The red ones are for special people – five rows at the front, and two rows [...]
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I’m about to give a rare bit of praise. Don’t worry – normal service will resume soon enough, but I think one particular promotional campaign is worthy of highlighting. Last week New York City launched a campaign aimed specifically at travellers under the age of 30. The microsite is full of useful information on cultural [...]
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How to cure Australia’s tourism industry When the Managing Editor of Australian Traveller magazine – a publication that promotes tourism in Australia as part of its core purpose – has a pop at the often shambolically amateurish standards within the Australian tourism industry, you know there’s something wrong. Quentin Long’s illuminating post about his [...]
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Blame tax rises No-one likes paying tax. Let’s face it, we live in an economy that splutters along based on massive, widespread corporate tax avoidance. And when a tax goes up, it’s an easy whipping boy. The general line, it seems, is that if you make a business pay taxes, it can’t possibly be profitable. [...]
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2012 should be a big year in travel – so I thought I’d join everyone else by making predictions for the forthcoming twelve months in the travel industry. These are based, naturally, on extensive research. 1. QR codes to catch on in a big way. Office watercoolers are likely to buzz with talk of [...]