The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Viva Video and Las Vegas
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.06.07 | 9:35 AM ET
Lots to see in the Zeitgeist this week. Travelers are taking a long look at racing in Las Vegas, sinking ships in Greece, dancing in China and Lonely Planet’s new video channel.
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Bright Lights & Formula One Engines Rule in Las Vegas
* Two reasons for a look: Pulitzer winner Dan Neil wrote it, and there’s video.
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Greek Cruise Ship Sinks After Rescue
* The AP has the video.
Most Watched Video
LonelyPlanet.tv (current)
miniclips
* Lonely Planet debuted its travel video channel this week.
Most Read Weblog Post
World Hum (this week)
India’s ‘Spiritual Backbone’: Two End-to-End Explorations Down the Ganges River
* The last of Morning Edition’s five-part series runs today.
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph (current)
A Little Italy on Board
Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Travel With Rick Steves
* This week Steves covers the pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago in Spain and tourism in Iran.
Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (this week)
If Apple Designed A Private Jet
* It would, of course, be called the iJet.
Most Viewed Travel & Places Video
YouTube (this week)
Exercise
* Dancing, too, in Guangzhou, China.
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
Rule 240: Don’t Leave Home Without It!
Best Performing U.S. Airline
University of Nebraska-Omaha and Wichita State University Airline Quality Ratings (2006)
Hawaiian Airlines
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
* We’ve lost count how many weeks in a row this has topped the list. It’s been that long.
Most E-mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Birds of a Feather
* Niche retirement communities are in demand.
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Most popular retirement destination
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Photo of Las Vegas Strip from wili_hybrid’s photostream on Flickr. Rights: Creative Commons.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
