Another busy week just ended at Tripwolf headquarters!

On their blog you can read about the Spanish party they held to celebrate the launch of Tripwolf Spain!

It is worth to read also the ending of the bloggers’ competition, won by EdwardWisdom thanks to his colorful post on “How Crashing a Wedding in Laos Saved My Life“.

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Barbados may be known as a celebrity hideout, with sky-high prices at five-star properties and private villas paired with a happening Zagat-rated restaurant scene. If you have cash to splash, there’s plenty to keep you happy on this vibrant Caribbean island. But, fortunately, it’s not only for the upscale traveler. Here are a few recommendations for things to do if…

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Great stories this week on Tripwolf Blog!

As Cannes’ International Film Festival rolls out on the French riviera, Adena reveals how to live the festival even if you’re not willing to spend lots of money in expensive hotels.

Great news are coming also from Tripwolf itself, that launched the french version of the website in Paris at the bar L’Assassin!

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So you just booked your next flight. If you had the good fortune to select your seat, it was a stab in the dark. You wanted extra leg room, so you chose a seat by the emergency exit, only to realize too late that this particular seat – on this particular aircraft – is one of the worst in the…

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The current economy has caused all sorts of changes in the travel industry. Depending on your age, gender — and perhaps how twisted your sense of humor is — you may or may not be pleased with Disney’s latest cost-cutting move.

The change has to do with what some guests have referred to as “Flash Mountain.” At certain attractions, Disney cameras…

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Tourist season in Athens isn’t far away, and with it come crowds on the Acropolis, crowds on every street of the Plaka, crowded restaurants, crowded shops. I’ll admit that the hustle and bustle lends Athens a certain vibrancy, and I wouldn’t wish the tourists away, especially since surrounding that central throng are oases of tranquility—the quietly upscale Kolonaki to the east,…

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This week on Tripwolf Blog we read a great article about the celebrations of Cinco de Mayo in Mexico, the main Mexican national holiday celebrating their pride and culture.

This week saw also the proclamation of the winner of the Best Job in the World, that will live for six month on Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia, blogging and videoblogging his experience.

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A week ago, I returned (sans swine flu) from a five-day stay at the newly opened Banyan Tree Mayakoba in Mexico, the first North American property of this Singapore-based hotel chain. During my career as a travel writer, I have had the privilege of staying at a variety of stunning five-star hotels and resorts around the world, places normally beyond…

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Between the swine flu and the economy, I figured we all could use a laugh. Though this might be funnier if it weren’t likely to be so accurate:

Customer: “I’d like to buy a pair of the “Supercool Superfast” running shoes you have advertised for $39.99, size 8 medium.”

Clerk: “Certainly ma’am, that will be $159.99.”

Customer: “Wait a minute,the advertised price said…

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From 19-20 May 2009 Travel Distribution Summit Europe 2009 will open its gates at the Business Design Centre in London.

Travel Distribution Summit is one of the largest and most important online travel events, featuring top executives from industry companies sharing their insights with the travel community.

Among those executives Alyson Playford, Head of Global Travel Partnerships at British Airways, Marc Charron, MD…

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