Expedia owns the following brands Priceline Group renamed itself as Booking Holdings and has the following brands: As you can see, Expedia and Priceline (Booking) dominate the global online travel…
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Travel: Most “travel” trips do not lead to genuine understanding
An immigrant and now permanent resident of the U.S. makes observations about why travel, as generally practiced by Americans, does not lead to real understanding of other cultures: The problem…
Continue readingWhat ChatGPT says about the importance of international and global skills
Yes, it is important for young workers to develop international and global skills. In today’s increasingly interconnected world, having the ability to work effectively across borders and cultures is becoming…
Continue readingWorld has insufficient airliners available now
But supply chain constraints mean those planes would not be delivered until possibly years down the track, with Jefferies investment bank estimating that there is currently an order backlog of…
Continue reading2023 Travel Trends
Here’s a link to an article about supposed travel trends for 2023. Some like “eco-luxury” travel are just stupid marketing gimmicks, while others make sense – like multi-generational travel.
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Why Do Women Like To Travel More Than Men? *A LOT MORE*
But the travel industry knows what the average American does not. That is, women are statistically and actually much more likely to travel than men. The average U.S. traveler is…
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Wow: All 67 Countries That Drive On The Left
I did not know this! Did you know that nearly a third of the world drives on the left side of the road? Source: All 67 Countries That Drive On…
Continue reading“Immigration Privilege” is real
Up to an estimated 40% of the US population could qualify for EU residency or citizenship by virtue of ancestry and “right of descent” immigration programs. Others can qualify to immigrate based on their job skills and youth. This gives those who can readily move between countries a “privilege” in the work world. Someone who can easily relocate for work, without needing special visas, has an advantage over those who do not.
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Mark Twain on the importance of travel
Mark Twain in The Innocents Abroad: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of…
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Travelers to Europe may be fingerprinted and photographed starting in 2023
New immigration systems intend to digitize the border control process. Eventually, passport stamps will go away – and all will be digital, with access possibly verified by your fingerprint and…
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