Articles by JC Santos

After Two Years, Tunisia's Kantaoui Bay Reopens After Terrifying History

Kantaoui Bay, formerly known as Imperial Marhaba Hotel, sheds away its bloodstained history during its reopening. The Sousse-based hotel is now under new management and is seen as a "breath of rebirth."

Freebird Funds Corporate Travel Business By $5M For Expansion

Freebird, a travel app that takes care of your new ticket immediately and for free, just received a $5 million funding from venture capitalists and signed new partnerships with six travel management companies in a bid to accelerate the app's corporate travel expansion.

Pacific Park's Pioneering Shark Frenzy Ride Features Seven Different Shark Breeds

Santa Monica's seaside theme park has a new ride most people would die to try. Shark Frenzy is the world's first shark-themed tilt-a-whirl ride and Pacific Park's newest attraction featuring seven cars as seven different shark breeds.

Future Travel App Trends Will Border On 'Big Brother' Data Collection For Personalization

Travel app trends border on collecting more information than they should. Industry experts find this necessary to humanize and personalize more services, advertisement serving and products for customers.

Jane Jacobs' Decades Of Ideas For An Ideal City Still Matters Today

Jane Jacobs is a legendary icon against poor urban development, leading to the defeat of leading urban planner and contractor Robert Moses' plan that almost broke the existing appearance of New York City decades before—and her story still matters today.

New York Times Square Transforms From Crowded City Into A 'Multi-Use, Dynamic, Changing' Public Space

New York Times Square's new pedestrian walks are full of seats and space for various activities from playing live music to passing pedestrians and tourists to accommodating public art gallery viewing.

Ixigo Fare Intelligence Feature Could Alert And Help Travelers Find Cheaper Flights

Big data and analytics dominate ixigo's new algorithm to help its "fare intelligence" feature predict price drops and alert customers of these drops. Ixigo's aim for the new feature is not immediate conversions but user loyalty.

The British Queen's Passport Is Fiction

When you are the British Queen, there is no special British Queen passport. Anyone who says there is one is lying.

No Spoiling: Gordon Ramsay's Kids Do Not Travel First Class

Gordon Ramsay's $54 million estate does not go to his kids, including his privilege to ride first class. His reason: he would not spoil them so they would be grateful to him.

Summer Festivals You Should Not Miss For 2017

Bored with the usual beach or camping trip? Then maybe it's time to head for music or relaxation in these amazing festivals for Summer 2017 across the world!

Roundup: Travel Headphones Essential For Your Outdoor Music

Outdoors, the music dies because of outside noise. These travel headphones help lock you into a nest of notes and soundwaves perfectly.

All This Man Needs To Travel Light Is A Baby Carriage

Tom Turcich began his journey from his New Jersey home after his childhood friend AnneMarie died. Ever since, he had traveled thousands of miles from home on foot and only with a dog and a baby carriage.

Privacy-Compromising NSA Malware Did Not Affect Microsoft Users According To Tech Giant

An online hacking collective had dumped a massive NSA-made malware package designed to infect any kind of Windows computer. The malware is capable of overtaking and controlling entire computer systems from all over the world.

Photography Couple Traveling The World Show How Long-Distance Lovers Keep In Touch

Becca Siegel and Dan Gold have a life of traveling pleasures at the cost of seeing each other. But long distance relationships are not bad if one looks at how they deal with it.

Humanity Only Has Scarcely A Decade To Save The Earth

The Earth only has 10 years until the irreversible damage of global warming could change climates and negatively affect the world's ecosystems. The study that claims this suggests a few drastic but feasible options to help the world remain under the limits set by the Paris Climate Agreement.