Morning Links: Boutique Hostels, an Airport’s ‘Wildlife Management Canine’ and More
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 05.12.09 | 8:44 AM ET
- As the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches, Berliners are having some regrets about how thoroughly it was wiped off the cityscape.
- Manhattan’s travel-themed Idlewild Books is celebrating its first birthday this Friday from 7pm to 9pm. Friends and supporters are welcome to stop by.
- Budget Travel offers up 7 ways to annoy a flight attendant. (Confession: I’m guilty on #6, every time.)
- Amid fears over bird strikes, the airport in Bend, Oregon has hired a border collie named Filly to serve as a “wildlife management canine.”
- But can she herd baggage carts, too? A Japan Airlines flight was disrupted yesterday when one of the plane’s engines sucked up and “ingested” a metal baggage container during push-back. No one was hurt.
- Like your hostels with a bit of style and a few perks? The Guardian has just launched an interactive map of boutique hostels worldwide.
- Eurocheapo offers five handy tips for cheap eating in Rome.
- A light at the end of the Airworld tunnel? The FAA is at work on a new navigation system that should cut down on weather delays and reduce flight times.
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