America Has a Foreign Tourist Problem

01-18-2018 • https://www.bloomberg.com

A new travel industry coalition is urging the Trump administration to help stem a drop in international visitors.

Gallery: To the ends of the Earth – the most remote hotels on the planet

01-15-2018 • https://newatlas.com, RICH HARIDY

You can spend days hiking to a remote location, pitch a tent and enjoy the isolated serenity, but if there's natural beauty to be appreciated then odds are there will be a luxury hotel to experience it from.

Spain surpassed US as tourism destination in 2017: Rajoy

01-12-2018 • https://www.yahoo.com, AFP

Spain last year surpassed the United States to become the world's second most visited country after France, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said during a visit to Italy.

AI-Fooling Glasses Could Be Good Enough to Trick Facial Recognition at Airports

01-05-2018 • https://motherboard.vice.com

Adversarial objects, for your face. In the not-too-distant future, we'll have plenty of reasons to want protect ourselves from facial detection software. Even now, companies from Facebook to the NFL and Pornhub already use this technology to identi

Feel Old? Boeing 747, World's 1st Jumbo Jet, Takes Final US Commercial Flight

01-03-2018 • https://www.lewrockwell.com

Possibly the most iconic passenger jet aircraft, the Boeing 747 will soon take its last commercially-scheduled flight with a US airline.

Sonic boom or bust? Dreams of super-fast jet travel revival face headwinds

12-22-2017 • https://www.yahoo.com

(Reuters) - Supersonic passenger travel, which died out with the Concorde's demise in 2003, will make a comeback by the mid-2020s if three entrepreneurial U.S.-based companies can make jets quiet and efficient enough to win over buyers and fliers.

I have returned

12-21-2017 • www.paulcraigroberts.org

Dear Friends, I told you I would be back this week, but it is only by the skin of my teeth. When I returned my rental car at the Atlanta airport on Sunday, December 17, I inquired about the location of the train that takes you to the terminal. The re

Flights Logs Show A Single Israeli Plane Secretly Flew Out of Atlanta During Airport Blackout

12-20-2017 • http://www.dcclothesline.com

Atlanta - The world's busiest airport experienced an unprecedented power outage that seemed to defy all of the precautions put in place to prevent it, and during the 11-hour ordeal, internet users noted that only one mysterious plane was allowed

Expat Round Table 12/16 - George Donnelly - Barry Cooper - Ernest Hancock - Case Parks

12-17-2017 • YouTube

This should be an amazing round table discussion about where to expat to and the plus and minuses of leaving your country. I have some real heavy hitters coming, don't miss this show. Guests include George Donnelly, Barry Cooper, Ernest Hancock and C

Victory: Supreme Court Rules Trump Travel Ban to Go Into Full Effect

12-05-2017 • https://www.prisonplanet.com

Massive boost for Trump

The Airbnb For Affordable Housing Is Here

11-27-2017 • https://www.fastcodesign.com

Nesterly, a new platform that pairs older homeowners with young renters, is riding a wave of interest in multigenerational living.

Hate Waiting at Baggage Claim? Here's How to Make Sure Your Suitcase Arrives First

11-21-2017 • https://www.lewrockwell.com

Air travel involves plenty of waiting, from standing in long security lines to preparing for takeoff. And even after you land, your trip is stalled until you locate your luggage on the carousel. Luckily for impatient fliers, there are several ways to

Thanksgiving Travel: Trump's Holiday Gift is More Invasive Airport Security

11-20-2017 • http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org

On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump derided the Transportation Security Administration as a "total disaster." But his administration is making TSA more intrusive and abusive while its 42,000 screeners remain as incompetent as ever.

Hyperloop firm Arrivo to create 200 mph traffic-busting tubes in downtown Denver

11-14-2017 • https://www.usatoday.com, Marco della Cava

Colorado drivers may be the first to escape traffic thanks to a new partnership between state officials and a Los Angeles-based hyperloop tech company.

Coming Soon to Washington: An Anti-Trump Hotel for Liberals

11-13-2017 • bloomberg.com By Nikki Ekstein

Expect counter-cultural art, progressive fireside chats, and craft materials for your next great protest poster.

The genius hacks that EVERYONE needs to know before they travel

11-13-2017 • http://www.dailymail.co, By BIANCA LONDON

The genius hacks that EVERYONE needs to know before they travel - and they'll make flying abroad a breeze

Interstate 11

11-12-2017 • https://en.wikipedia.org

Interstate 11 (I-11) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Nevada that follows U.S. Route 93 (US 93) and US 95, officially designated by the United States Congress in the 2015 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.

Here's the first glimpse of Arizona's proposed Interstate 11 routes

11-12-2017 • http://tucson.com, By Gabriela Rico

Options for a new interstate in Arizona were presented to a packed audience Wednesday during the first public hearing on the proposed Interstate 11.

Too fat to FLY? Airlines to begin weighing passengers (and charging accordingly)

11-10-2017 • https://www.naturalnews.com

(Natural News) The global obesity epidemic, which is especially critical in Western societies, is causing ripple effects in industries outside of traditional medicine as they struggle -- literally -- to accommodate people who are straining the syst

Purge of Saudi princes, businessmen widens, travel curbs imposed

11-09-2017 • reuters.com by Stephen Kalin

A campaign of mass arrests of Saudi Arabian royals, ministers and businessmen expanded on Monday after a top entrepreneur was reportedly detained in the biggest anti-corruption purge of the kingdom's affluent elite in its modern history.

TSA fails most tests in latest undercover operation at US airports

11-09-2017 • http://abcnews.go.com

In recent undercover tests of multiple airport security checkpoints by the Department of Homeland Security, inspectors said screeners, their equipment or their procedures failed more than half of the time, according to a source familiar with the clas

Meet the Modern-Day Explorer Crossing Antarctica on Foot

11-08-2017 • nymag.com

Ben Saunders is in the business of the extreme.

Forget your checked luggage. This airline is weighing passengers

11-03-2017 • https://www.cnbc.com

Finnair is asking for a few volunteers, not to take a later flight, but to step on a scale before boarding the plane.

Google will stop feeding airfare data to travel websites

11-01-2017 • https://www.theverge.com, by Andrew J. Hawkins

Move could affect Kayak, Expedia, and other other major travel sites

Madagascar Hospitals On High Alert: "No One Is Safe" From The Black Plague

10-24-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden

Travelers are being warned to keep their distance from areas of Madagascar affected by the bubonic plague. As the outbreak worsens, some doctors are even warning that "no one is safe" from the disease.

Vacationing in the United States? Be Warned, Some Countries Say

10-21-2017 • https://www.nytimes.com, By SHIVANI VORA

Natural disasters like Hurricanes Maria and Irma and the recent wildfires in California have led to a spate of warnings from countries that want to caution their citizens about the risk of traveling to the United States, but the advisories are also n

'Son of Concorde' TEST FLIGHT: 1,354mph supersonic jet takes to skies for first time

10-16-2017 • http://www.dailystar.co, By Joshua Nevett

A SUPERSONIC jet that can travel from New York to London in just three hours has successfully flown for the first time.

1.2 Million Jetsetting Travelers will Soon Gain Freedom from Roaming Bills

10-11-2017 • https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Remaining connected on international journeys is no longer the exclusive domain of businesspeople. Tourists and holidaymakers also want access to the Internet so that they can keep in touch with their family and friends back home, but more importantl

The Neyk submarine: Does this "subaquatic luxury jet" hold water?

09-30-2017 • http://newatlas.com, David Szondy

If you have enough spare change for your own bespoke submarine, you can probably afford one kitted out like a luxury private jet. That seems to be the logic behind Ocean Submarine's Neyk line of submersibles.

Autonomous Passenger Drone swoops onto the flying taxi scene

09-29-2017 • http://newatlas.com, Nick Lavars

The field of flying taxis is one that is starting to fill up. Joining the likes of the Ehang 184 and Volocopter is the newly announced Passenger Drone, which is built to help usher in an era of personal aerial transportation by autonomously carrying