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What’s Happn.in!

1. June 2009

We’ve been keeping an eye on new Twitter travel tools, and here’s one we really like. It’s a new site called happn.in. The idea here is simple: the site creates ‘local’ trend watchers for top cities around the world (Amsterdam to San Francisco, Sydney to London, a few dozen more so far) and displays the [...]

Update on the Grand Canyon Skywalk

23. April 2009

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It's been just over two years since the Grand Canyon Skywalk opened. Since then the Skywalk has become one of the top attractions on the Grand Canyon's West Rim (click here for a map of the Las Vegas & Grand Canyon areas or tips on visiting the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas). If you've been following the news about the Skywalk, you'll know that it had a rough start (minimal facilities, long lines). We've remained enthusiastic supporters of the Skywalk and its caretakers, the Hualapai tribe. But we did have some concerns about the inevitable crowds the Skywalk would draw, and the ability of the organizers to cope with the rush of visitors.

New Dimensions in Travel

1. April 2009

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The Lucerne Space-Time Research Institute today announced the release of their DIY Wormhole ‘Travel-Lite’™, an exciting new development in the travel market, promising to revolutionise long-haul travel and radically alter long-distance flights. Released in partnership with the Planck Facility for the Advancement of Hyper-dimensional Travel, the ‘Travel-Lite’™ will allow domestic users to create their own wormhole [...]

New Tours to Republic of Bakpakhistan

1. April 2009

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At Viator, our mission is to help you make the most of your travels. We believe passionately in discovering new cultures, trying new experiences, and getting beneath the surface of a destination. In that spirit Viator is pleased to announce the launch of a new country on our website: the Republic of Bakpakhistan. Our team of travel experts has tried for three years to crack open the Bakpakhi tours and activities market. It's not been easy.

Sydney Harbour Week

1. March 2009

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If you find yourself in Sydney next week (March 7 - 15), you're very luck indeed. The city is celebrating its annual Harbour Week Festival, with more than 350 events in, on, around, over and even under Sydney's iconic harbour. The big events are the Sydney Harbour Regatta (March 7 - 9), when more than 350 yachts compete and thousands of spectators gather harbour-side to watch (the event is free to watch).

Grand Canyon National Park: Happy 90th Birthday

27. February 2009

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Happy 90th birthday to the Grand Canyon! Yes we're a day late, hopefully the Grand Canyon isn't offended that we forgot to call yesterday and sing it birthday greetings. No cupcakes or birthday cake either. Sheesh, what kind of birthday party is this? Let's call it less of a party and more of an homage. After 90 years as an official National Park, the Grand Canyon continues to dazzle even the most jaded travelers.

Yarra Valley Fire Update

11. February 2009

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No doubt you've been hearing about the tragic fires in the Australian state of Victoria. It's been one of the worst years on record for fires, and already the death toll is approaching 200. Thousands of acres have burned, entire towns have been destroyed. It's truly staggering to contemplate the destruction. We just had a call from one of our Australian wine-tour operators, based not far from Melbourne in the Yarra Valley wine region. They're telling us, more than ever, the Yarra Valley and its award-winning wineries need our support.

Dinner in the Sky Las Vegas

9. February 2009

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Have you heard of the 'dining in the dark' craze? Sure it sounds fun. And yet we already hear you wondering, what will they possibly think of next? We have the answer! It involves Las Vegas, a very large crane, and an outdoor platform almost 200 feet above the ground with 180-degree views over the city. It's called Dinner in the Sky. It's at the Trump International Hotel. And it's really, really cool.

Touring New Zealand: An Insider’s Guide

17. November 2008

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I'm not originally from the northern hemisphere. But now that I live up here, only now do I realise just how idyllic my native southern hemisphere was. Is. Growing up in the southern hemisphere, each year my mother sent me to the family dairy farm in Golden Bay, at the top of the South Island of New Zealand, for a two-month summer holiday.

Viator’s Traveler of the Month

10. October 2008

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Editor’s Note: Mea culpa! You may notice a little gap in Viator’s traveler of the month. Somehow (the guilty have indeed been punished) we skipped July & August. In our defense, that’s the busiest time of the year for us, with thousands of people traveling across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. But we won’t lie [...]