Morning Links: Cuba Travel, Tiger Tourism, Nanobots and More
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.14.09 | 8:30 AM ET
- The Obama administration announced anticipated changes to U.S. restrictions on travel to Cuba. Are commercial flights in the works?
- World Hum contributor Michael Shapiro gets “wedged under a 40-foot parade float featuring biblical all-stars” during Semana Santa in Guatemala.
- GlobalPost looks at tiger tourism in India.
- The Travel Weekly virtual trade show will feature a session with Nancy Novogrod of Travel + Leisure, Nina Willdorf of Budget Travel, and Wendy Perrin of Conde Nast Traveler. The show takes place today and tomorrow.
- Another Burger King ad has stirred up anger and charges of cultural insensitivity, this time in Mexico.
- In this economic climate, luxury hotels are “just getting killed.”
- Marriott has stopped automatic newspaper delivery to guest rooms.
- G. Y. Dryansky says, “Now that we’ve forgotten about freedom fries, our American tolerance and curiosity about the French is back to what it was.”
- GOOD magazine asks Ray Kurzweil, “Will travel be altogether obsolete in the future?” His answer involves nanobots.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
Ling 04.14.09 | 10:32 AM ET
Cuba travel is a long way off. Nothing’s going to happen unless there’s some big changes in Cuba. What Obama announced was just window dressing to help him ease realtions before his trip to Trinidad.