I’m aware that I seem to spend more time posting about travel web 2.0 apps than actual travel news at the moment, but I could not resist mentioning vCarious.com a new online travel journal which allows travellers to integrate their journal posts, with Google maps and photo streaming to create a very nifty package […]

Oh yes, I love these sorts of hotel superlatives, and they don’t come any bigger than $37,200 per night. To be clear that is $37,200 FOR ONE NIGHT’S ACCOMMODATION at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes.
For that you get four bedrooms, a private terrace with jacuzzi and sweeping views of the Mediterranean, so […]

The next time you’re tip-toeing to the vending machine at the end of the hotel corridor for some priced pringle and a bottle of water, you may be shocked to see iPods and mobile phones for sale. Zoom Systems, a San Francisco company specialising in automated retail has just installed 100 units in hotels […]

The net seems to have gone food crazy this week, a third food related post in a row. Travel + Leisure magazine have just added restaurants to their ever expanding range of excellent, free content. Listing their recommended restaurants throught the world, the new food section is a welcome addition to their […]

Following the culinary theme for today, visitors to NYC struggling to find somewhere to eat (as if), may be interested in MenuMap which enables hungry travellers to accurately pin point suitable restaurants throughout the Manhattan via food type and price via their location on a Google map mashup. We just need mobile net […]

This month, London based Restaurant magazine announced the results of its annual ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’. Taking a global survey of the best restaurants throughout the world, the list always courts controversy and an inevitable backlash from food critics the world-over, nevertheless it makes an interesting read even if you’re unlikely to ever […]

The Google Map mashups continue to gain speed with the launch of a Google Video/Google Maps crossover which brings location specific videos to enhance the evergrowing usefulness of Google Maps as a travel guide. Click here to start searching.

While travellers love to compile lists; places to go, favourite beaches, best bars, ultimate hotels, few ever question who in fact is the greatest traveller of all time.
Thankfully, Wanderlust magazine has asked a selection of experts to pick the person they believe has changed the way we travel the most. True, this may not […]

See the world from a new perspective with Worldmapper which charts the world geographically proportionate to a range of criteria to create psychadelic and rather scary perspectives of the world today.
In addition to more obvious mapping exercises such as population, land mass and wealth, Worldmapper is slowly introducing a range of more esoteric criteria […]

Regular readers of the TL Blog will be well aware that we always keep a close eye on Travel + Leisure’s hot lists, mainly because they remain the industry’s most reliable charts.
This month T + L celebrate their 35th aniversary with their picks of the travel indutry’s top innovators that have made getting […]

I have no idea why Forbes Magazine are running a poll of the top topless beaches, but if you want to read about the best places to lose your bikini top, check out the article here.

In an attempt to lure tourists to the MacDonald Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh, the hotel is offering deluxe guests the option to hire a £90,000 Lamborghini during their stay for free.
Visitors interested in exploring the highlands in style can take advantage of the package for £600 per person. Purchasers of the […]