More people visited the United States last year than any other year in history. And they spent more. 62 million people and $130 billion in case you were interested. Considering we make foreigners practically jump through hoops to get here, that’s an impressive number. Can you guess where most of the people are from? Canada, Mexico and Britain.
The Czech government announced they will rename Prague’s airport in honor of former President and playwright Vaclev Havel. Now if the Yotel people ever decide to open one of their micro-hotels at that airport, they could call it Havel’s Hovel. (Do I hear groaning?)
The Portugeuse are the latest to strike shutting down trains, ports and most public transit.
Have you ever flown on a plane with a broken toilet? I have, and it is something of an inconvenience. But that’s nothing compared to the ordeal the passengers of a recent United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Shanghai had to endure. What was supposed to be a 13 hour flight turned into an additional two day layover in Alaska.