The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Cheap Flights and Covered Bridges

It’s a new year, and travelers are still showing love for some old standbys—Las Vegas, cheap travel and a good Irish beer. But they’re also looking for some underwater adventure. Here’s your first Zeitgeist of 2007:

Most Viewed Weblog Category
World Hum (this week)
Las Vegas

Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
No Place for a Zamboni: A Hockey Rink Where Players Sink
* Yes, this story is about the glorious sport of underwater hockey. It is, apparently, big in Britain.

Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (current)
How to Get the Cheapest Flight Every Single Time

Most Dugg Travel Podcast
Digg (current)
The Traveling Morans

Most Viewed Weblog Post
World Hum (this week)
Three Travel Books Crack Entertainment Weekly’s Nonfiction Books of the Year List

Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart

Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Busiest Airport in the U.S.
FAA (2006)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
* Total flights logged in Atlanta: 976,307. Chicago O’Hare International Airport finished a close second with 958,643 flights.

Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (current)
Covered Bridges Take You From Present to Past

Most Read Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Today in the Sky

Top Rated Travel & Places Video
YouTube (this week)
London 2007 New Year Fireworks

Most Viewed Story
World Hum (this week)
How to Down a Pint in a Real Irish Pub

The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Best Pub in the World to Drink a Beer

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