Helldog in Stockholm, Sweden, claims to serve the world's hottest hotdog. Anyone who finishes one within five minutes gets a free T-shirt. Four international bloggers accept the challenge. Will any of them come away with a T-shirt?
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Sweden (or Why I’m Only Visiting One Country This Summer)!
The advantages of slow travel: why I'm going to spend a month in Sweden rather than visiting several European countries. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Sweden (or Why I'm Only Visiting One Country This Summer)!
Hong Kong Taxi Drivers Protest ‘Unfair’ Competition
Culture Wars Taxi drivers in Hong Kong are up in arms! They are threatening to mount protests, block roads, and burn tyres in the streets if the government introduces franchises for “premium taxi services”. I have a better idea! Why don’t taxi drivers in Hong Kong recognize that they are service providers and improve their …
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Has Delta Air Lines Highjacked Seattle’s Pride Parade?
Delta Air Lines sponsors Seattle LGBT Pride Parade and bans employees of other airlines from wearing uniforms or logos identifying their employers. Is this corporate social responsibility or a cynicle marketing ploy?
Airline and Ride Share Provider Promote Positive Message for Vulnerable Youth
Alaska Airlines and Uber partner to support the It Gets Better Project, which is aimed at reaching out to LGBT youth with a positive and supportive message, assuring them that “it gets better”. LGBT teens are 5 times more likely to attempt suicide.
Middle Eastern Airline Launches New US Route, Gets ‘Mixed’ Welcome!
Qatar Airways’ first commercial airline flight from its Doha hub in Qatar to the world’s busiest airport at Atlanta in the United States received a traditional water canon salute upon its arrival on 1 June 2016 - and a unpleasant surprise on the tarmac .
World’s Top 10 Most Convenient Airport Hotels
Hotel at Singapore Changi Airport tops the list of the world’s best airport hotels. Three hotels in Greater China, three hotels in Europe, two hotels in North America, and one hotel in the Middle East also made the top 10 list.
Why Not Turn Central Market in Hong Kong into a Marketplace with an Emphasis on Food?
Hong Kong's Central Market should be re-purposed into a modern day marketplace with an emphasis on food. They can do whatever they want with the interior, but the exterior should be restored to its original appearance.
Thailand: What No One Tells You About the Land of Smiles
According to John Stapleton in Thailand: Deadly Destination, the Land of Smiles is one of the world’s most dangerous travel destinations for tourists. So why do travelers keeps Thailand tourist spots?
Hong Kong: Is Dragonair Going the Way of the Dodo Bird?
Dragonair became a full subsidiary of Cathay Pacific Airways in 2006. Ten years later, the transition takes a Great Leap Forward – with a new livery and a new name. It is just the latest in a fleet of airlines to fly off the radar screen.