Archive for the 'Tourism & Travel / Turismo & Viagem' Category

Make Money From Hotel Videos With Tripr.TV

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Have you ever thought about getting paid for a video that gives an idea to anyone who’d like to place a booking at the hotel filmed - a review video?
Tripr.TV is the website that’s offering payment for every booked hotel that resulted from the viewing of the submitted hotel video.
If a video review submitter achieves […]

CruiseOne Franchise Opportunity

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

IFA:
Did you know that more then 46 million people are ready to take a cruise? That’s how many potential new cruisers there are in North America according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) studies. And YOU can earn commissions by arranging these cruises for your friends, relatives and business associates. You can join an $11 […]

Free Dance Lessons At Paris Airports

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Springwise:
Roughly 17 million air passengers travel through Paris during the summer, presenting the city’s airports with a significant logistical challenge. To keep tempers cool and spirits high this year, the Aeroports de Paris implemented an unconventional plan: free dance lessons for passengers.
Much like the free light therapy the airports offered over the winter holidays—which we […]

Sleep In - Soccer Fans To Share Beds At Euro 2008

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Springwise:
With hooligans grabbing the spotlight more often than not, warm and cozy aren’t terms that are usually associated with fans of European soccer/football. A new Swiss venture called Sleep-In could change that. Set up in advance of the 2008 European Football Championship that will take place in Switzerland and Austria this June, Sleep-In enables area […]

Niche Biz: Quirky Cruises

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Business Opportunities:
Welcome to the world of theme cruises. In this case, it’s the Elvis Cruise, where each night lonesome-hearted hound dogs sing along with ‘Elvis Tribute Artists‘ to little ditties about hotels for the broken-hearted and the kind of rockin’ that apparently happens in jailhouses. Don’t abandon ship just yet - music is just one […]

Curtindo Muito O Carnaval?

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Quem ficou em casa que pare de viajar na maionese e seja mais Criativo embarcando no Universo da Blogosfera. Os 82 blogs e sites indicados em forma de astros pelo querido amigo e blogueiro Marcus Vinicius Pavan são imperdíveis, você vai gostar!

Making Money From Hotel Videos

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Tripr.TV is the website that’s offering payment for every booked hotel that resulted from the viewing of the submitted hotel video.
If a video review submitter achieves the Pro status which can be attained with the help of a good camera work, good lighting, video sound, and other criteria that add to the quality of the […]

Foreigners Paying To Volunteer - Samba Party At Rio Carnival

Friday, January 25th, 2008

TrendHunter:
Most elaborate carnival in the world is about to kick off in Rio, and people from around the world are paying to help with the set up.

The annual Rio de Janeiro Carnival features huge floats adorned with thousands of eye-catching paraders, some dressed in the fanciest sequin-covered costumes, others wearing not much more than glitter […]

Are You Coming To Brazil For Carnival? Watch Out For The Yellow Fever!

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Warden Message on Yellow Fever
U.S. Consulate
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 10, 2008
The U.S. Embassy in Brasilia is issuing this Warden Message to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Brazil to recent fatal cases of possible Yellow Fever in Goias and Brazil’s Federal District (including Brasilia). While it will be weeks to months before test results […]

Taking A Break!

Friday, December 21st, 2007

We’ve been looking forward to a break from blogging. No delete key, no schedule on when we’ll start again. We’re going to continue responding to emails but we need to let the obligation of writing here on a regular basis go for us to be able to really enjoy the holidays.
If you’re going away too, […]

UK Holidaymakers Lead World Tourism Trends

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Holiday Hypermarket.co.uk:
UK travel fans are driving trends in the world tourism market, according to a new report.
When it comes to seeking out new products, finding cost-effective ways of travelling and communicating want they want from a holiday, Tourism Intelligence places Brits at the top of the list.
Released today at World Travel Market, the travel research […]

Small Business Owner’s Guide To Holiday Planning

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Online Marketing:
With the holidays quickly approaching, many small businesses will be considering a little R n R. Rich Fredricksen, principal of the execution consulting firm, the Paiva Fredricksen Group, says: ‘Approach your holiday time off like you would a business engagement. Prepare to be gone, get critical work done before you leave, brief clients, establish […]

Turismo Hedonista - A Nova Tendência

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Jovens estariam, cada vez mais, em busca de festas que duram dias inteiros.

BBC Brasil:
Um relatório da consultoria Euromonitor International, apresentado no maior evento de turismo mundial (a World Travel Market 2007), diz que os viajantes entre 25 e 34 anos estão redefinindo o conceito de ‘férias’ e trocando o descanso por festas que duram dias […]

Medical Tourism Business Opportunities

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Entrepreneur:
The idea of Americans flying overseas to get a heart valve replacement before sightseeing at the Taj Mahal is no longer foreign.
In fact, medical tourism is a $40 billion business globally, and the people packing their bags most frequently are Americans. Numerous nations - notably India, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia - are making a lot […]

Olympics Games Business Opportunities And Ideas

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Eastbourne Herald:
2012 may be here sooner than we think.
Already many business are starting to prepare for the economic opportunities that hosting the Olympic Games in this country will bring.
And that’s not just national companies. With every country in the world descending on Britain, it could also mean opportunities for smaller businesses in Wealden, particularly with […]

Profiting From Visas And Passports

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Unusual Business Ideas That Work:
When Bill Gates applied for a visa for a recent trip to Nigeria, his paperwork hit a snag. The Nigerian government required proof that the billionaire chairman of Microsoft would not stay in the country and become a drain on Nigeria’s social services. The company helping him with his application, travel […]

Oportunidades Nos EUA

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Universia Brasil:
Se você sempre quis estudar nos Estados Unidos mas não conseguiu por motivos financeiros, burocráticos, ou qualquer outro, fique atento, pois sua grande chance pode estar por perto. Neste momento, pelo menos três programas de intercâmbio para os EUA estão com inscrições abertas e com foco nos mais diferentes públicos - estudantes do Ensino […]

Invention Protects Boat Gauges

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Chroniclet:
It’s been smoother sailing for boaters everywhere since Lorain native Jeff Murray invented the Gauge Shade. During a fall fishing trip with a friend, Doug Cowart, in the Florida Keys, Murray noticed that the expensive LCD gauges on his friend’s boat were faded and yellowed by the sun.
The expensive instruments also became so foggy when […]

Travelers Are Taking Their Hotel Experience Home

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Ins News:
Travelers who have checked into hotel rooms recently, as a record number of people did in 2005, may have noticed a few changes.
The multicolored polyester bedspreads are gone, replaced with crisp, white, plush down comforters. No-name soaps have been swapped out for high-end, herbal-infused lotions and shampoos. High-class hotel amenities are the new […]

Biz Idea: Hotels On Wheels

Monday, August 13th, 2007

Business2.0:
What could be more American than a recreational vehicle? How about an 18-wheel semi that, at the press of a remote control, ‘pops up’ into a motel with room for nearly four dozen people?
Surprisingly, however, this supersize RV is being made not by a U.S. company, but by a Spanish one.
Hotelmóvil is the brainchild of […]