Archives for December 2014

Tourism Can Be Extremely Negative

“Practiced poorly, tourism can be extremely negative” – Edward Norton | Travel Quote of the Day

The Road Embraced Me

“The open road. Seemingly my only friend for years upon end since leaving war. The road embraced me, let me breathe, and more importantly, did not judge me” – M.B. Wilmot | Travel Quote of the Day

As You Think, You Travel

“As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you” – James Lane Allen | Travel Quote of the Day

A Contagion of Travel

“A journey, after all, neither begins in the instant we set out, nor ends when we have reached our door step once again. It starts much earlier and is really never over, because the film of memory continues running on inside of us long after we have come to a physical standstill. Indeed, there exists […]

Every Time You Go Away

“Can’t go on singing the same theme, ’cause baby, can’t you see, we’ve got everything going on? Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you” – Paul Young (Every Time You Go Away) | Travel Quote of the Day

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Hotel Brand Matching Test Results

Led by Starwood, with Wyndham and Carlson picking up the rear, the online poll asking participants to match each of 100 hotel brands to the appropriate top 10 global hotel group proved to be challenging, with the average score a woeful C-. With hotel groups adding brands at a record pace, this does not bode well for the future.

The Tourist Was the Great Conservative

“The tourist was the great conservative who hated novelty and adored dirt” – Henry Adams | Travel Quote of the Day

To Travel Hopefully

“Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive” – Stephen Fry | Travel Quote of the Day

Be Right About The Place

“If you write about a place, you need to be right about the place!” – Laurence Bradbury | Travel Quote of the Day

Freer To Travel The World

“If I had children, I would be very selfish. I wouldn’t be out doing things. But by not having kids, it makes me freer to travel the world and talk about things I feel are important” – Linda Blair | Travel Quote of the Day