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Geoengineering — the concept of deliberately manipulating the earth’s climate system to counteract climate change — made its debut in Congress this week, which I suppose makes it officially “mainstream.” The House’s Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on geoengineering — the first serious congressional review of the subject, according to committee chairman Rep. [...]
An increasing number of businesses, from hotels to cell phone providers, are advertising bargain prices and then tacking on hidden fees and charges to boost the final cost. Here’s how you can fight back.
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- Travelography: #161: H1N1 on a Plane
H1N1 Swine Flu and its impacts on travel in the US was the top story for this past week. Most of us who have the flu will be flying on a plane because airlines make it hard to do otherwise. Also, how to buy travel insurance; don't trust tourism numbers, like those from Lebanon; and Yosemite bears know which cars have kids.
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- Travelography: #160: Tourism and the Internet: A Match Made in Heaven
Travelers primarily use tourism-related social networks to get up-to-date information, as do a lot of business travelers. Southwest Airlines is flying its new green plane. Thailand find a home for retired elephants. And Cyprus is a major wedding tourism destinations for certain couples from Israel and Lebanon.
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- Travelography: #159: Tourism and the Economy: Uneasy Bedfellows
Business travel is in the dumps, and a new study is commissioned to try and turn that around. The Australian dollar is stronger than ever -- which is really bad for Australia's tourism. Finally, I can take my precious water on the plane -- in Europe. And are floating hotels the future is a global warming world?
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- Travelography: #158: Global Economy Hurting Tourism, Helping Sharks
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- Travelography: #157: Fighting the Image War for Tourism
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Political Instability, Violence Threat to Asia's Tourism Industry
Political violence has done considerable damage to tourism in Asia and the Pacific over the past few years. But industry experts say the damage is not necessarily permanent. Governments and industry leaders say much can be done to rebuild tattered tourism reputations.Wish you were here? Asian war zones battle for tourists
Across a swath of south and south-east Asia previously wracked by war or strife, officials are carrying out a rebranding exercise to lure back tourists who have long been scared of visiting. In places such as Nepal, it is more like fine-tuning. In others, such as Kashmir, it means a complete overhaul.
- Travelography: #155: Our Changing World: Geishas and Satellites
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Geisha turn barmaids to keep Japan’s ‘Floating World’ afloat
A traditional two-hour dinner with a geisha, who will entertain with music, dance performances and conversation, can cost as much as 67,000 yen ($715), more than half of which goes to the teahouse and an arranger, ... "It's a luxury industry, and like the high-end hotels, it has dropped," ... [However,] bookings have declined 50 percent since last October, the month after the collapse of [financial services firm] Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, ...Economists Measure GDP Growth From Outer Space
Using U.S. Air Force weather satellite picture composites, they look at changes in a region’s light density over a 10-year period. “Consumption of nearly all goods in the evening requires lights,” ... “As income rises, so does light usage per person, in both consumption activities and many investment activities.” ... For example, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, li