Travelography #71: Dangerous Planes, Sleepy Crews, $10 Skybus, Cruise Dumps

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The US government warns of the dangers of flying on Indonesia-based airlines. A sleepy British Airlines flight crew delays a flight from India to the UK by 13 hours. Super-budget Skybus Airlines will offer $10 tickets on all flights starting May 22. And Florida tries to limit sewage dumping by cruises to nowhere.

USA warns against flying Indonesian airlines following crashes

British Air fliers delayed 13 hours after crew refuses to fly, citing sleepiness

Skybus starts with $10 air fares on May 22

Law would crack down on cruise ships

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G4T #52: Geography and Tourism Road Trip, with Victor Teye & Dallen Timothy

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Today's Geography for Travelers podcast is a recording that I made a few days ago when I was driving back to Arizona after the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in San Francisco. My two travel companions were Prof. Victor Teye and Prof. Dallen Timothy, both of who are geographers who teach tourism classes at Arizona State University.

This is a follow-up to last month's podcast in which I summarized the 115 papers at the conference that had Tourism as a keyword. The three of us discuss how we personally perceive the relationship between Tourism and the discipline of Geography. I removed some of the background noise using Soundsoap, and while not perfect, it is listenable.

Length: 35min, 5sec

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Travelography #70: Asia Cruises, Mega Cruise Ports, and a Mini Potala Palace

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The cruise industry is hoping to expand cruising in Asia. Ports in the Caribbean, including Miami, are needing major upgrades to handle the new crop of mega cruise ships. And China is building a scaled version of the Potala Palace to divert some of the large numbers of visitors traveling to Tibet from the real palace.

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Asian nations begin push for more exposure in cruise market

Supersize me: Caribbean ports struggle to cope with mega-cruiseships

Lhasa to build mini Potala Palace amid tourist boom

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Travelography #69: Europe's Fast Trains and Cars, and Long Tunnels

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Four travel news stories today: France unveils the world's fastest train. Germany debates putting speed limits on its autobahns to protect the environment. The Swiss are building the worlds longest tunnel under the Alps. And China shows off the world's longest bus.

Train à Grande Vitesse: France Christens High-Speed Rail Link

Talk of speed limits on autobahn revs up Germans

Swiss dig world's longest tunnel

'World's largest' bus debuts in Shanghai

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Travelography #68: Nepal is Up, Aussies are Flat, and Cell Phone are Out

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To the relief of many, Nepal's tourists arrivals show a healthy growth in early 2007, while Australia is wondering why their tourist arrivals for 2006 only grew 1% -- despite the much discussed "Bloody Hell" advertising campaign. Also, a Bird Flu pandemic would hurt tourism-based economies the most, and the US FCC will probably not permit cell phone use on planes -- much to the relief of many passengers.

Nepal tourism records significant growth

Where the hell were the extra tourists? WHAT the bloody hell happened?

Bird flu would hit tourism states hardest

Jet passengers may not get to chat on cellphones after all

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