Portugal is joining other countries in scrapping its residency-by-investment program, which has been a draw for wealthy foreigners. Source: Best Golden Visa in Europe: Portugal, Ireland Cut Foreign Investment Programs –…
Continue readingExpedia and Booking.com own most of the online travel booking sites
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…
Continue readingTravel: 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 readingNever, ever book anything through Priceline.com
I booked a hotel and literally, moments later realized I had a type on the date – should be 11 instead of 12. But the reservation is non-changeable, non-cancellable. So…
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 readingAnother reason to travel when young
Another reason to travel when young: your housing situation may make longer international travel cost less, when young versus when you are an older adult and have your own home to maintain.
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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International: How Global Are We? A Summary
We are already a globally connected world. Learning global skills and thinking is essential today, more then ever in history. In this post I have collected together links to my posts on this topic – both on this blog and on my Business and Technology blog.
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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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