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- Hardly anyone uses online review sites to select a hotel
- 120 kph zip line to open in Wales
- Mesmerized by Okinawa's dramatic underground caves
- Beijing approves US$11.2 billion international airport
- Chicest travelers' gift idea: Luxe's Chinese New Year box set
| Hardly anyone uses online review sites to select a hotel Posted: 16 Jan 2013 09:48 PM PST A survey asks why people choose a hotel, and all those millions of reviews out there would appear to count for very little Article Page TripAdvisor and other online review sites may not be as influential as first thought, according to the results of a recent survey to find out how people select their hotels. Just 2.9 percent of the 40,000 responders to the poll from Market Metrix named "Positive online review(s)" as a reason for selecting a particular hotel. Tags: Vertical: Nav: Editions: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0      |
| 120 kph zip line to open in Wales Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:45 PM PST Don your "flying suit," hold onto your stomach -- Zip World Snowdonia sets up Europe's longest, craziest zip line in an abandoned quarry Article Page Europe's biggest zip wire will open soon above a lake at an abandoned slate quarry in north west Wales. Zip World Snowdonia, which opens to the public at Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda on March 16, claims to have set up the longest zip wire in Europe. Visitors will don a wind and water resistant "flying suit" and goggles before hurtling 1.6 kilometers through the air, at up to 120 kilometers per hour, 200 meters above a mountain lake. The maximum height off the ground will be 22 meters. Country: Editions: Vertical: Region: Nav: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0    |
| Mesmerized by Okinawa's dramatic underground caves Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:27 PM PST iReporter Michael Lynch takes a tour of the ancient caves in Okinawa and discovers glowing streams, psychedelic stalactites and lots of bottles of booze With an average yearly temperature of 22 Celsius and over 2,000mm (78 inches) of rainfall per year, the island of Okinawa is a humid location to visit, to say the least. Click the image above for more pictures of these spectacular caves Windsurfing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, jet skiing and boating are popular and for those not interested in aquatic events there are five UNESCO Castle sites to visit and festivals of one sort or another throughout the warmer months. Vertical: Cities: Country: Editions: Region: Groups: Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0     |
| Beijing approves US$11.2 billion international airport Posted: 16 Jan 2013 12:54 AM PST Located in the capital's south, the airport will open in 2018 with six commercial runways Article Page China's State Council has approved plans for a much-needed new airport in Beijing, official Chinese media reported this week. Officials also approved a rail line connecting the airport to the city center. Located in Daxing, a suburban district in southern Beijing, the airport will reportedly cost approximately RMB 70 billion (US$11.2 billion) and is scheduled to open in 2018. Region: Groups: Cities: Country: Editions: Nav: Vertical: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0    |
| Chicest travelers' gift idea: Luxe's Chinese New Year box set Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:34 PM PST Doing away with the need for Google on your smartphone Article Page Red velvet cover, Chinese zodiac symbols -- dragon and snake -- and a Chinese seal for longevity on the back, Luxe City Guides' Chinese New Year box set cannot be more Chinese-esque. Hong Kong-based Luxe City Guides has launched an 'Asian Grand Tour Box' to usher in the upcoming Year of the Snake. The box features eight of their pocket-size guides to these Asian destinations -- Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Editions: Nav: Groups: Region: Vertical: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0    |
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