Not that they ever had qualms in the first place, but these troubled times mean no stunt is too gross for travel companies promoting package tours. Last month, I was amazed by Hedonism II’s “Threesome is a Freesome” promo, which offered free floorspace to trios of sluts. Today, it’s the Singles Travel Company and the [...]
Last month, pirates attacked the M/V Aqua, a river cruise ship operated by Aqua Expeditions. The caper must’ve paid well for the crooks because they’ve done it again. As reported by the Daily Mail: Masked men with guns and hand grenades have robbed a group of British tourists in a terrifying dawn raid on a [...]
Pirate attacks — those media darlings of Spring 2009 — are no longer confined to the east coast of Africa. From Travel Weekly: Aqua Expeditions said the Aqua, its Amazon river cruise ship, was boarded Sunday by six armed bandits who robbed passengers of money and valuables. There were 24 passengers, including six Americans, and [...]
At my most recent full-time job, I learned a lot about cruises and hotels. The latter knowledge remains useful — who doesn’t love a nice hotel — but the cruises? Bah. I’ve taken one, and I’ll never do it again. Inspired by the recent announcement that Disney was launching a Hannah Montana-theme cruise (without a [...]
My most recent full-time job was senior editor of Forbes Traveler. Say what you will about luxury travel, but I loved my job. Writing and editing about travel — even over-the-top expensive nonsense — isn’t the worst 9-to-5. One of my duties was overseeing the Forbes Traveler 400, a rundown of the world’s best hotels. There [...]
