Travel Industry Journal

Now that we have your attention, some eyebrow-lifting news that we feel merits a bit of, well, exposure: Travelodge recently released a new report on the rise in male hotel guests sleepwalking in their birthday suits.
The budget chain’s annual “sleepwalker audit” revealed a seven-fold increase in the number of sleepwalking guests at 310 hotels […]

Lately, it seems everyone has been thinking about what travel will be like in the future. The lovable blokes behind the book (and phenomenon) Freakonomics posed the question about how things would look ten years from now to a series of industry bigwigs on their New York Times blog, and got some interesting responses:
Brookings […]

In our continuing coverage of all things mystic, spooky, and supernatural, we wanted to share a finding from our all-star researcher Marilyn Terrell. She uncovered a list of international libraries where spooks can be found in between the stacks.
Morelia Public Library, Michoacán, Mexico. Library staff say that a “nun in blue” has haunted the […]

One of the World’s Most Modern Airports Deploys AirDefense Enterprise to Monitor and Ensure Security of Data Over Airport’s WLAN
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AirDefense, Inc., the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today announced that Athens International Airport selected its award-winning wireless intrusion prevention/detection system. AirDefense Enterprise is used to protect the airport’s wireless network […]

Greece’s seaplanes seek to simplify island-hopping
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s only seaplane operator promises tourists cheaper and faster access to remote islands as well as a nostalgic feel of the pioneering days of air travel.
However, regulatory and safety issues have meant that AirSea Lines has endured a bumpy ride since its launch last […]

Today’s postcard from contributing editor Andrew Nelson leaves us longing for something shiny:
New Orleans’ onetime U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade; 800 568 6968) has struck gold again, only this time it’s a special exhibit devoted to the precious metal. “Gold,” which opened this month, marks the Mint’s grand reopening, having been closed since Hurricane Katrina peeled […]

Returning to the Wanderlust in 1980 on a dhoni ‘manned’ by boys.�
We are very pleased to see that last week, the editors over at the New York Times added another great blog to their mix: Dot Earth, which will focus on sustainability and climate change and is written by science reporter Andrew C. Revkin. In […]

Word to the WiseWicked…
Just a quick note to say that we’ve just added a “customer appreciation” page to the Wicked Australian Camper Hire site where we’ll be adding snippets from all the nice bits of word of mouth and content related to Wicked Campers that we discover being flung about the interwebs.
If you’d like […]

Here at National Geographic Traveler, going to lunch at the cafeteria can mean sitting next to a filmmaker just back from the Serengeti who’s more than willing to regale us with their travel tales. But, while we’re always up for a good story, we can get a little bit jealous from time to time. That’s […]

Do you believe in ghosts? Whether you do or not, around this time of year we like to give ghosts the benefit of the doubt. Here are some tours that will leave the hair standing on your neck this Halloween.
Alexandria, Virginia: Check out Old Town Alexandria to catch a glimpse of the spirit […]