Viator Travel Blog

What destinations are hot? What destinations are up and coming? What are the big issues or emerging trends in travel? The answer to these questions depends a lot on where you live and what newspapers you read. Here’s a snapshot of what the Weekend Travel sections looked like from London to Dublin, San Francisco to [...]

Every schoolchild knows the original Seven Wonders of the World, right? Lessee … there was a lighthouse, maybe some stables, a library, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. I forget the rest. No worries: some folks reckon there are enough impressive structures still standing to warrant a new list, and you get to vote for [...]

Popular Science announced the best of what’s new in 2006. And the much anticipated Grand Canyon Skywalk has been recognized as one of the many engineering marvels due out this year. No clear word on when it’s open to the public, but we’ll keep you posted. So, in the spirit of innovation, we’d like to [...]

We saw an interesting article today on one of our favorite travel blogs, World Hum. It’s all about the new guidebooks produced by – are you ready for it? – MTV. That’s right, the people who brought you music videos in the 1980s and reality TV in the ’90s are turning their attention in the [...]

Which countries are most popular with travelers? According to a survey released this week at the World Travel Market, New Zealand came out on top in a number of categories. The results are based on feedback from 1,500 international travellers, travel industry experts and hospitality professionals, all of whom travel internationally at least once per [...]

This tour was awful! This tour was the best! I loved it. I hated it. Absolutely brilliant. Go ahead, it’s OK, tell us what you really think. Over the past few months we’ve been asking Viator.com travelers to tell us what they liked, what they loved, and what they think could be better about the [...]

If you’re heading to Washington or Seattle in the next few weeks, read the latest news about flooding at Mt Ranier National Park. The park is closed for the first time since Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. We have not received any reports of serious problems in or around the Seattle area. And none [...]

The Orlando Sentinel has reported that a small fire swept through Gatorland, the alligator theme park and nature preserve in Orange County Florida. Park officials hope to reopen the park within a week or so. According to the Orlando Sentinel, a dwarf crocodile and two pythons died in the blaze. We don’t expect any long-term [...]

Attention all effete liberal elites. Calling all corrupt right-wing ideologues. It’s election time in the USA, with its typical name calling, negative campaigning and rile-up-the-base attack ads. With the electorate polarized and the country nearly divided between ‘red staters’ and ‘blue staters’, there is one thing that all sides can agree on: the American experiment [...]

It’s official — the Viator travel blog is up and running. Tell your friends, tell your coworkers, tell random people in the street. The Viator travel blog is a resource for anybody who loves to travel. Check back over the coming weeks and months as we post and share our thoughts on a range of [...]