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In Australia It’s Raining, It’s Pouring

5. July 2007

Is the drought over in Australia? From where I sit, in the Melbourne suburbs, it sure sounds like it. The tin roof is getting a pounding from an old-fashioned winter downpour. Over the past couple of years, most Australians’ attitude to rain has completely reversed. Not so long ago there was nothing like a downpour to [...]

Travel News & Miscellania

24. June 2007

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Too busy to read the weekend travel news? No worries, here’s our take on the big and small travel stories this week. Poland officially requested UNESCO to approve renaming the Auschwitz Concentration Camp to a new name: the ‘Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau’. Auschwitz is an official UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Poland needs [...]

SF Commute & Road Rules from the Pope?

19. June 2007

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I know it’s terribly stereotypical to say Californians (and Americans for that matter) love their cars. We do. What we don’t love is our commutes. I’ve lived in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Oakland, and San Francisco, so I think I’m somewhat qualified to deliver a fair assessment of the state as a whole. [...]

Avoid the Dreaded “Sold Out”

9. June 2007

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Why are 4 out of 10 travelers so unhappy? Part of our job at Viator is to understand trends in travel. We spend a lot of time researching where people are going, and what tours, activities and attractions will make worthy additions to our website. It’s our job and we’re happy to be doing it. I’m [...]

A Picture Is Worth 51 Words

6. June 2007

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51 words, that’s my goal for this post. Photos. Lots of them. On the Viator Flickr page. Have a look. We’re adding more photos all the time. A few examples: Venice Rome Grand Canyon Skywalk Las Vegas (check out these cool pix of a Las Vegas helicopter tour) Sydney Vietnam Go look now. Thanks. –Scott McNeely

Loch Ness Monster?

5. June 2007

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I’m not sure how this happened, but somehow, maybe because I took the Vampire Tour of San Francisco, I have become the unofficial Viator expert on all our activities that are a little new age-y, a little occult-y, the kind of thing that might show up on the X-Files. An aside here: I love and [...]

Ultra Low-cost Carriers - how much will you pay?

4. June 2007

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The term “low-cost carrier” is one that we know well here in the US. Southwest pioneered the skies years ago offering short hops, quick turnarounds, no assigned seats and just peanuts. Southwest quickly gained a loyal following and now have a market cap bigger than any of the mainline airlines. But get ready, the flying [...]

Don’t Gamble with Your Vacation

30. May 2007

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Next time, book ahead Surprisingly, Las Vegas isn’t the only place where you can find people willing to play high stakes poker. Viator recently asked 2,500 travelers if they’d ever been disappointed on a trip by finding something they wanted to do was sold out or unavailable when they needed it. One-third of them said “yes,” which [...]

Women Travelers: Every woman has a story. What’s yours?

27. May 2007

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Being part of a travel company and having been a traveler for many years now I am always on the lookout for sites that might spark my interest about a destination, give me some off the beaten path idea for fun or provide useful tips about accommodations. Recently I have found this at DivineCaroline. This is [...]

Update on the New 7 Wonders of the World

21. May 2007

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With around 7 weeks to go until the July 7 deadline, the top 10 front-runners in the global poll to name the Seven “New” Wonders of The World has been revealed. Leading the way so far after a pretty impressive 47 million votes are: Acropolis in Greece Where in the world did the Pyramids go? Ancient Mayan city [...]