Broadway is a world famous strip of New York’s entertainment district, famous for the variety of musicals and theatre productions that hold tenure in any number of high quality and independent theatres. The numbers at the box-office show that around 65% of the stubs sold for Broadway show are to non-New Yorkers. Both domestic and  Continue Reading »

Getting your hands on a US passport as a US citizen was a nightmarish experience for many this summer, with many a vacation ruined by the backlogs following new laws requiring a passport as a travel document to other North American countries that before did not require a passport for the entry of US citizens.  Continue Reading »

The second franchise of Serenity in the City in Newcastle finds itself smack in the middle of the Scottish city of culture, Edinburgh. Setting up shop on Castle Street, the spa is the second in a plan to bring the spas to urban centres all over the UK. The 2,000 square-foot Edinburgh Serenity In The  Continue Reading »

It wouldn’t be a shock to predict that Americans would be travelling abroad less this year, what with the legendary passport backlogs of the summer frustrating many would-be travellers, and the plummeting exchange rate of the dollar against the world’s major currencies as deciding factors. But contrary to logic, it has been found that numbers  Continue Reading »

It’s no secret that New Zealand is one of the world’s favourite places to spend a holiday. The country enjoys a thriving tourism industry, and it’s quaint capital of Wellington is gearing up to accept the droves of tourists in record numbers as the Southern hemisphere welcomes the first streams from the summer sun. Countrywide  Continue Reading »

Despite the fact that the US dollar has fallen to record lows against many of the world’s major currencies, especially the British pound, the stat sheet still says that there are less Britons visiting the United States than in 2000. It seems the temptation to take advantage of the exchange rate is just not a  Continue Reading »

We’ve been hearing a lot about air travel and its impact on the environment. With many airlines offering their customers the option of offsetting their carbon emissions created from flying has become de rigeur. By calculating their individual emissions accumulated during their flight, the passenger can opt to donate the determined monetary amount to companies  Continue Reading »

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has presented a certificate of commemoration to 18-year old Thidarat Ratsamee, after she found a tourists wallet and instead of keeping its contents, she dutifully turned the wallet in to police who then found the man who the wallet belonged to. The girl was working her shift at the local  Continue Reading »

Wright City, Missouri is the home of a unique little museum, full of memorabilia claiming that Elvis Presley in fact never died, but is still among the living. The 81-year old proprietor of the converted coin-laundry plans to pack it up and sell his extensive collection of Elvis gear on eBay to the highest bidder,  Continue Reading »

There are so many beautiful places in the world it’s hard to choose just one destination for your next holiday. But with the worsening conditions of global warming, Mother Nature may help you decide by placing a fair amount of urgency in your choices as many locations of natural beauty are put at great risk  Continue Reading »

A new survey by the Carlson Hotels group is getting to the bottom of the most common gripes from business travellers, and some of the results are less typical that one would expect. Coming in as the number one complaint from business travellers is the always endearing event of the last minute delayed or cancelled  Continue Reading »

Buying a bottle of wine overseas usually means it will be wrapped in a towel, a shirt or a pair of pants on the journey home. Now there is an alternative, the BottleWise storage bag invented and designed by a couple from Waunakee, Wisconsin. The specially designed bag is meant to prevent both breakage and  Continue Reading »