North American National Park #29: Jasper National Park, Alberta

Jasper National Park lies just north of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies and is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site. In some respects, Banff and Jasper can be considered continuations of each other. As the parks are adjoining and cover a similar geography, there are often debates as [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/07/16/north-american-national-park-29-jasper-national-park-alberta/

Cathay Pacific Lands 'Best Airline' Title

The Hong Kong-based airline nabbed the top spot in this year's World Airline Awards.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/cathay-pacific-voted-best-airline-world-1631070

Where Should I Go on Book Tour?

Later this fall I’ll be visiting at least 40 cities to meet readers and talk about my new book, The Happiness of Pursuit. I’m super excited about this tour. We’re hitting a bunch of major markets where a lot of you live



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/where-should-i-go-on-book-tour/

Flight turbulence on the rise

Flight turbulence is becoming more common. Studies suggest that this may be the result of climate change.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/07/17/newday-howell-turbulence-on-the-rise.cnn.html

Finally, a plane you can afford

CNN takes a look at the new car-plane hybrid that brings affordable recreational air travel to the masses with hopes of creating alternative market for private aircraft.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/travel/want-to-buy-a-plane-caroplane/index.html

On explaining travel to your parents

#2: Come clean about your finances. Seriously.



from Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/6-tips-explaining-travel-parents/

Going native: How travel marketers can navigate the new content marketing landscape

The digital media landscape is completely transforming. Consumers are bombarded with content and the marketer’s quest to be heard among the noise ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/yahoo-content-marketing-navigation/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=going-native-travel-marketers-can-navigate-new-content-marketing-landscape

OnlineTours raises $7 million to expand package tours for Russians

Russian online travel agency OnlineTours, a package specialist in Russian, has completed a capital raise of $7 million. The latest tranche of ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/onlinetours-7-million-russia-packages/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=onlinetours-raises-7-million-expand-package-tours-russians

How Baltimore is cleaning its harbor

Since May, it has removed over 40 tons of garbage from the harbor.



from Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/change/baltimore-man-harnesses-green-energy-remove-harbor-trash/

Airbus files patent for saddle seats on planes

For air travelers who like to gripe about being cramped in economy, here comes another warning that they've never had it so good.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/travel/airbus-saddle-seat-patent/index.html

Classic confectionery: Europe's oldest pastry shops

Proving they're what's really important, the world's best pastry shops have survived survived sieges, revolutions and World War II.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/travel/oldest-pastry-shops/index.html

Signs continue to point north for airline ancillaries

Top airlines are reaping average revenue of more than $40 per passenger for ancillary services according to figures in the annual Airline ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/airline-ancillary-revenue-2013-ideaworks/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=signs-continue-point-north-airline-ancillaries

5 Utah towns on the edge of nature

Base yourself in one of these towns for access to the best Utah has to offer.



from Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateways-adventure-5-utah-cities-edge-spectacular-nature/

Dad O'Rourke's Bench in Mill Valley, California

Originally a simple scenic lookout spot, the serene resting spot known as Dad O'Rourke's Bench is now a permanent testament to the man who made it his goal to share the location's singular beauty with anyone who was willing.

Sitting at the end of a casual trailhead on California's Mount Tam is a stacked stone semi-circle with a brass plaque set into it. This spot is a scenic lookout bench created in honor of local man Richard Festus "Dad" O'Rourke, who was known to refer to the site as "the edge of the world." As the plaque states, the bench was built by O'Rourke's family and friends in honor of his 76th birthday in 1927. O'Rourke, a member of the Tamalpais Conservation Club who preserved the area, was known to bring people he knew to the spot to share its sites, as he considered it possibly the most beautiful spot in the world.

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/3c93fce8/sc/10/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Cdad0Eo0Erourke0Es0Ebench/story01.htm

Love Letter Murals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Love Letter” is a series of 50 rooftop murals that can be viewed from the elevated train platform of the Market-Frankford line in West Philadelphia.

This project was a collaboration of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and the talented artist, Stephen Powers (ESPO). These murals collectively express a love letter from a guy to a girl, from an artist to his hometown, and from local residents to their neighborhood of West Philadelphia. A tour is regularly conducted, mostly on board the train, alighting on the platform only a couple of times. Most of the murals were only seen as brief colorful flashes on walls of decrepit buildings.

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/3c93fce0/sc/10/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Clove0Eletter0Emurals/story01.htm