The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Booked for the Holidays
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 12.21.07 | 12:42 PM ET
Travelers are hoping for a white Christmas this year, or they’re just worried if they’re going to make it to their destination with minimal pain. Either way, they’ve found some great books to take along. Happy holidays to all. Here’s the Zeitgeist.
Top Ski Getaway
TripAdvisor (current)
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Ski Report: Smoothing Bumps for Boomers
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
15 Places to Visit to See the Real California
* The subhead “dare[s] you to disagree.” OK. Where are the California Missions?
Most Read Feature Story
World Hum (posted this week)
Travel Books We Loved in 2007
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
Airport Staff at Heathrow and Gatwick to Strike
Most Read Blog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
What’s Your Travel ‘Dealbreaker’?
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Airline Glitches Top Cause of Delays
* So it’s not all JFK’s fault?
Top User Video
TravelChannel.com
Christmas in Athens
Most Viewed Travel & Events Video
YouTube (this week)
Old House
Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Beautiful Places With Tony Farley
* This week: Point Reyes National Seashore.
Most Popular Travel Story
Iloho (current)
How to Start a Wordpress Travel Blog
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
* It’s also No. 1 overall at Amazon for the third week in a row.
Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
Flight Stats
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
What are the chances my flight will be on time for the holidays?
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Photo of the Lake Louise valley in Alberta, Canada by ChodHound, via Flickr, (Creative Commons).
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
