If humans ever leave this solar system, they probably won’t do it aimlessly. More likely they’ll set a course for some distant waypoint, perhaps another solar system, to visit, study, or maybe even settle. And when they do, there’s a good chance the destination they […]
Category: Travel
For Early Autopsies, a Trip to France
Dr. Claire Cage, assistant professor of history, was the only Alabama recipient when the NEH recently announced the awards. She will travel to France where she will do research for a book on the history of forensic, or legal, medicine during the early 19th century. […]
Uber is sharing curbside data with cities
This is more than travel distance data, which Uber started offering freely in January. Last week the company jumped on board the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) project SharedStreets, a data-sharing project that aims to help cities understand curb traffic and how to […]
Insider tip: South of France
The south of France is the kind of place you can travel to time and again and always find something new to fall in love with. I cycled through lavender fields, sipped wine in a chateau cellar, feasted on specialties and watched the sun set […]
ASTA Destination EXPO 2018 in Athens boosts sales of Greece by US travel agents
More than 77% of US tour operators participating in the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Destination EXPO 2018 currently underway in Athens, and will travel to other Greek destinations in the coming days, will "sell" Greece through their personal experiences, announced ASTA President Zane … […]
The updated Stylophone Gen X-1 synth comes to the US
The new version of this tiny synth has a built-in speaker and a headphone jack, making it so you can connect it to recording systems or a PA. It’s iconic metallic keyboard/sound strip can be used with the included stylus, and a second one can […]
British Tourists Scammed Spanish Hotels Out of $74 Million by Claiming to Have Food Poisoning
The British government is closing a loophole that allowed tourists to scam Spanish hotels and tour operators out of more than $74 million in one year by claiming they had contracted food poisoning while on vacation. The loophole allowed claims management firms to request unlimited […]
Google initiative looks to preserve walkable copies of Earth’s historical sites on the web
Indiana Jones’ exclamation of, “It belongs in a museum!” is taking a trip into the digital age with a Google initiative that will save archaeological sites to the cloud. Google’s non-profit Arts and Culture arm is partnering with another non-profit, Oakland-based CyArk, which flies drones and […]
ASTA Returns to a Greek Revival
Greece has battled to recover from the financial precipice it stood at in 2010, buoyed by the country's tourism industry, which has held steady through the last eight years, even growing its U.S. inbound travelers. With this backdrop, the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) […]
New crackdown on British holidaymakers who fake food poisoning
The new regulations will come into effect in the coming weeks, before the start of the busy summer season that sees millions of Brits come to Spain on package holiday deals. Currently, a loophole allows claims management firms to levy unlimited legal costs for incidents […]