The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Food for Thought
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 11.30.07 | 2:45 PM ET
The holidays are here. So is winter. Travelers are coping by focusing on food—and escaping to Maui and sunny destinations. Here’s the Zeitgeist.
Best U.S. Airport Food
Zagat/Today Show Airline Survey
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
* Zagat’s readers also selected the best international airport (Hong Kong) and other top picks.
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Weekend in New York: A Sip for Après-Whatever
* Apparently New Yorkers love their $5 cups of chocolate these days.
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
* The Onion’s Our Dumb World remains No. 2.
Most Read Blog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
‘Elderly White Women’ Look to Kenya for Sex Tourism
Most Read Feature Story
World Hum (posted this week)
On a ‘Round-the-World Trip, Should I Travel Alone or With a Companion?
Most Popular Travel Story
Iloho (current)
The Death of the Travel Blog
Top Island Escape
TripAdvisor (current)
Maui, Hawaii
“Hot This Week” Destination
Yahoo! (this week)
Salzburg, Austria
Most Viewed Travel & Events Video
YouTube (this week)
Grandma, Are We There Yet?
Most Read Travel Story
USA Today (current)
TSA Plan to Gather More Data Protested
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
TripIt
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Taking GPS Navigation Devices Out for a Spin
Most Blogged Travel News Story
Buzz Tracker
Sneaky Giuliani Billed Obscure Agencies for Travel Expenses
Top Ranked Travel Story
Propeller (this week)
36 Hours in Oaxaca, Mexico
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
How to Pack: All in One
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Best packing tips
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
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