http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/ The Travelography podcast discusses travel and tourism related news, opinions and more from around the globe. I discuss travel in the news, and news that affects travel. Travelography hosted by Alan A. Lew Alan A. Lew The Travelography podcast discusses travel and tourism related news, opinions and more from around the globe. I discuss travel in the news, and news that affects travel. en-us Copyright 2010 PodcasterNews news@podcasternews.com (PodcasterNews) Alan A. Lew news@podcasternews.com http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/ http://www.podcasternews.com/data/rss/travelography.jpg The Travelography podcast discusses travel and tourism related news, opinions and more from around the globe. I discuss travel in the news, and news that affects travel. PodcasterNews: http://www.rawvoice.com/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:04 -0500 no http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:33:43 -0500 http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5798/166-travel-and-tourism-forecast-for-2010/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5798/166-travel-and-tourism-forecast-for-2010/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5798/166-travel-and-tourism-forecast-for-2010/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:33:43 -0500 <p>Everyone else is doing it, so here is my forecast for 2010 (which I came up with after reading a bunch of other predictions!)</p> <p>*****<br />T<em>his podcast is available at:</em><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">&nbsp;PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp; and&nbsp;<a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>.</em></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>&nbsp; And also follow</em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for links to ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p>*****</p> <p><a href="http://www.gosim.com/landing.php?product=gs000500spfr_us&amp;ref=402&amp;currency=usd" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0px initial initial;" src="http://www.gosim.com/images/uploads/15_GO-SIM_strap.jpg" alt="Go-Sim" width="393" height="130" /></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.gosim.com/landing.php?product=gs000500spfr_us&amp;ref=402&amp;currency=usd" target="_blank">GET YOUR INTERNATIONAL GSM PHONE SIM CARD FROM GO-SIM</a></strong></p> <p>*****</p> </p> clean Alan A. Lew tourism industry,forecast,2010,travel industry Everyone else is doing it, so here is my forecast for 2010 (which I came up with after reading a bunch of other predictions!) http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5785/165-looking-back-at-travel-and-tourism/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5785/165-looking-back-at-travel-and-tourism/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5785/165-looking-back-at-travel-and-tourism/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:44:23 -0500 <p>It is the end of the year and time to reflect on where we have been and where are we are going in the world of travel and tourism. Today's podcast looks at the past, starting about 10 years ago.&nbsp; We will look at the future in the next podcast.</p> <p><em>This podcast is available at:</em><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank"> PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp; and&nbsp; <a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a> and the <a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>.</em></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>&nbsp; And also follow </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for links to ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p>*****</p> <p><a href="http://www.gosim.com/landing.php?product=gs000500spfr_us&amp;ref=402&amp;currency=usd" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.gosim.com/images/uploads/15_GO-SIM_strap.jpg" alt="Go-Sim" width="393" height="130" /></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.gosim.com/landing.php?product=gs000500spfr_us&amp;ref=402&amp;currency=usd" target="_blank">GET YOUR FREE INTERNATIONAL SIM CARD FROM GO-SIM</a></strong></p> <p>*****</p> clean Alan A. Lew travel,tourism,economic crisis,travel security,internet,Go-Sim It is the end of the year and time to reflect on where we have been and where are we are going in the world of travel and tourism. Today's podcast looks at the past, starting about 10 years ago. We will look at the future in the next podcast. http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5754/164-goodbye-carbon-offsets-hello-chinese-tourists/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5754/164-goodbye-carbon-offsets-hello-chinese-tourists/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5754/164-goodbye-carbon-offsets-hello-chinese-tourists/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:08:04 -0500 <p>The top story this past week was ResponsibleTravel.com's quitting carbon offset programs for travelers.&nbsp; Everyone seems to be competing for China's tourists these days, even the country of China. Plus the Nine Nations of China, a surge in Rhino poaching, and Go-Sim.</p> <p><em>This podcast is available at:</em><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank"> PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp; and&nbsp; <a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a> and the <a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>.</em></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>&nbsp; And also follow </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for links to ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p>*****</p> <p><a href="http://www.gosim.com/landing.php?product=gs000500spfr_us&amp;ref=402&amp;currency=usd" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.gosim.com/images/uploads/15_GO-SIM_strap.jpg" alt="Go-Sim" width="393" height="130" /></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.gosim.com/landing.php?product=gs000500spfr_us&amp;ref=402&amp;currency=usd" target="_blank">GET YOUR FREE INTERNATIONAL SIM CARD FROM GO-SIM</a></strong></p> <p>*****</p> 14:12 no Alan A. Lew Carbon offset,China,USA,Australia,rhinoceros,poaching,Go-Sim,travel,tourism The top story this past week was ResponsibleTravel.com's quitting carbon offset programs for travelers. Everyone seems to be competing for China's tourists these days, even the country of China. Plus the Nine Nations of China, a surge in Rhino poach... http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5740/163-looming-challenges-for-airlines-and-travellers/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5740/163-looming-challenges-for-airlines-and-travellers/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5740/163-looming-challenges-for-airlines-and-travellers/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:30:27 -0500 <p>The US government is, for the third time in 16 years, going to try to fix our dysfunctional airline industry. But the challenges are huge. The UK started its Green Tax on air travel on Nov. 1st, and people are complaining but this more such taxes seem to be coming.&nbsp; And is it the end of the World in Dubai<em>?</em></p> <p><em>This podcast is available at:<br /><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a> and the <a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>. </em></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>And also follow </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for links to ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> no Alan A. Lew ailines,green taxes,US,UK,Caribbean,Dubai The US government is, for the third time in 16 years, going to try to fix our dysfunctional airline industry. But the challenges are huge. The UK started its Green Tax on air travel on Nov. 1st, and people are complaining but this more such taxes see... http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5728/162-the-right-to-free-hotel-wifi/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5728/162-the-right-to-free-hotel-wifi/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5728/162-the-right-to-free-hotel-wifi/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:47:29 -0500 <p>The first story today is about how unions are calling on more regulations to stabilize the very unstable airline industry. The second is eight reasons why all hotels should provide free wifi, with mention of Google's and Bing's free offerings this holiday season. And then I talk a little about Taiwan's Modern Toilet Hotel.</p> <p><em>This podcast is available at:<br /><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a>. and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>. </em></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>And also follow&nbsp;</em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> 9:43 clean Alan A. Lew airline industry,safety,unions,wifi,hotels,toilets,Taiwan The first story today is about how airline unions are calling on more regulations to stabilize the very unstable airline industry. The second is eight reasons why all hotels should provide free wifi, with mention of Google's and Bing's free offerings... http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5717/161-h1n1-on-a-plane/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5717/161-h1n1-on-a-plane/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5717/161-h1n1-on-a-plane/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:11:31 -0500 <p>H1N1 Swine Flu and its impacts on travel in the US was the top story for this past week. Most of us who have the flu will be flying on a plane because airlines make it hard to do otherwise. Also, how to buy travel insurance; don't trust tourism numbers, like those from Lebanon; and Yosemite bears know which cars have kids.</p> <p><em>This podcast is available at:<br /><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a>. and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>. </em></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>And also follow&nbsp;</em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> clean Alan A. Lew swine flu,h1n1,flu,airlines,travel,Lebanon,Yosemite,bears H1N1 Swine Flu and its impacts on travel in the US was the top story for this past week. Most of us who have the flu will be flying on a plane because airlines make it hard to do otherwise. Also, how to buy travel insurance; don't trust tourism numbe... http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5702/160-tourism-and-the-internet-a-match-made-in-heaven/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5702/160-tourism-and-the-internet-a-match-made-in-heaven/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5702/160-tourism-and-the-internet-a-match-made-in-heaven/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:42:06 -0400 <p>Travelers primarily use tourism-related social networks to get up-to-date information, as do a lot of business travelers. Southwest Airlines is flying its new green plane. Thailand find a home for retired elephants. And Cyprus is a major wedding tourism destinations for certain couples from Israel and Lebanon.</p> <p><em>This podcast is available at:<br /><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a>. and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>. </em></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>And also follow&nbsp;</em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> no Alan A. Lew travel 2.0,internet,travel,business travel,green planes,Cyprus,Lebanon,Israel,Thailand,elephants Travelers primarily use tourism-related social networks to get up-to-date information, as do a lot of business travelers. Southwest Airlines is flying its new green plane. Bali is raising baby coral. Thailand find a home for retired elephants http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5685/159-tourism-and-the-economy-uneasy-bedfellows/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5685/159-tourism-and-the-economy-uneasy-bedfellows/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5685/159-tourism-and-the-economy-uneasy-bedfellows/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:00:03 -0400 <p><span style="font-style: normal;">Business travel is in the dumps, and a new study is commissioned to try and turn that around. The Australian dollar is stronger than ever -- which is really bad for Australia's tourism. Finally, I can take my precious water on the plane -- in Europe. And are floating hotels the future is a global warming world?</span></p> <p><em>This podcast is available at:<br /><span style="font-style: normal;"><em><a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">PodcasterNews.com</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a>. and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>. </em></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><em>And also follow&nbsp;</em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></span></em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a>&nbsp;for ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> no Alan A. Lew tourism,travel,economy,Australia,business travel,Europe,liquids,floating houses Business travel is in the dumps, and a new study is commissioned to try and turn that around. The Australian dollar is stronger than ever -- which is really bad for Australia's tourism. Finally, I can take my precious water on the plane -- in Europe http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5675/158-global-economy-hurting-tourism-helping-sharks/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5675/158-global-economy-hurting-tourism-helping-sharks/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5675/158-global-economy-hurting-tourism-helping-sharks/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:52:11 -0400 <p><em>This podcast is available at <a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">PodcasterNews.com</a>, <a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a> and <a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a>. and <a href="http://www.travelcastnetwork.com./travelography/" target="_blank">TravelCastNetwork.com</a>. And also follow&nbsp;</em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography&nbsp; News on Twitter.com.</a>&nbsp;</em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/1" target="_blank">Click Here</a> for ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> clean Alan A. Lew tourism,travel,USA,tourist arrivals,National Parks,Cuba,Haiti,Palau,sharks,Kenya,chid sex tourism,London,France,Spain,second homes Summary of the some of the more interesting tourism news stories from this past week, most of which are related to the continuing global economic crisis in the tourism industry. There are, though, a few brights spots -- Natonal Parks, Cuba, Haiti, a... http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5664/157-fighting-the-image-war-for-tourism/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5664/157-fighting-the-image-war-for-tourism/ http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/5664/157-fighting-the-image-war-for-tourism/#comments Alan A. Lew Podcast Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:37:55 -0400 <p><em>This podcast is available at <a href="http://www.podcasternews.com/travelography/" target="_blank">PodcasterNews.com</a>, <a href="http://blubrry.com/" target="_blank">Blubrry.com</a> and <a href="http://travelography.info/" target="_blank">Travelgeography.info</a>. And also check out </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/travelography" target="_blank">Travelography on Twitter.com.</a></em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><a href="http://delicious.com/alanalew/pcntravel+t157" target="_blank">Click Here</a> for ALL of the News Stories discussed in this podcast.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Two Highlighted Stories for today are:</p> <ul id="bookmarklist" class="bookmarks NOTHUMB"> <li id="item-f2be45d0b38ce3f1708ec389e48a5cd5-3" class="post isSelf"> <div class="bookmark NOTHUMB"> <div class="dateGroup"></div> <div class="data"> <h4><a class="taggedlink " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-17-voa26.cfm?rss=asia">Political Instability, Violence Threat to Asia's Tourism Industry</a> <div style="display: inline; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 16px; width: 16px; height: 16px;">&nbsp;</div> </h4> <div class="description">Political violence has done considerable damage to tourism in Asia and the Pacific over the past few years. But industry experts say the damage is not necessarily permanent. Governments and industry leaders say much can be done to rebuild tattered tourism reputations.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li id="item-b21f82eef9b6af12b0c959a5ad3df5d4-4" class="post isSelf"> <div class="bookmark NOTHUMB"> <div class="data"> <h4><a class="taggedlink " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/wish-you-were-here-asian-war-zones-battle-for-tourists-1788714.html">Wish you were here? Asian war zones battle for tourists</a> <div style="display: inline; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 16px; width: 16px; height: 16px;">&nbsp;</div> </h4> <div class="description">Across a swath of south and south-east Asia previously wracked by war or strife, officials are carrying out a rebranding exercise to lure back tourists who have long been scared of visiting. In places such as Nepal, it is more like fine-tuning. In others, such as Kashmir, it means a complete overhaul.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> clean Alan A. Lew tourism,travel,Asia,war,image,terrorism,social unrest Summary of the top tourism news stories from this past week, and a look at efforts in Asia to overcome the negative image of war, terrorism and social unrest.