Expedia.com has just started an annual survey which asked 4,000 hoteliers to comment on and rate tourist based on 10 specific categories including popularity, behavior, manners, willingness to learn the language and try local cuisine, generosity, tidiness, volume, fashion sense and propensity to complain. The Japanese score top honors, Americans are in the middle [...]

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1: St. Christopher's Inn Paris

68, Quai de la Seine, 75019 19ème Arrondissement, Paris, France   website

Opens in early 2008.

Bon Jour Travelers!
The long awaited St Christopher’s hostel in Paris will be opening soon! This purpose built hostel can be found in the recently regenerated 19th district - on the scenic canal where Amélie was filmed. It boasts almost 300 beds, with a good mix of private rooms and dormitories, a plush Belushi’s Bar, live [...]

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Hello Travelers!
One of the unpleasant things about traveling and staying in all those exciting hostels / hotels is the increased risk of bedbugs. These creatures of the night have recently been making a strong comeback because DDT use has diminished and international travel has become more frequent; in fact, there has been a 500% [...]

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Hello Travelers,
Sarah, one of our resident foodies takes us on a culinary tour or Paris. If you are looking for a little upscale places perfect for a romantic dinner full of delicious French food, consider these excellent recommendations. Plus, she recommends a fantastic boutique hotel that has only been open for the [...]

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It is no secret that Barcelona is a fantastic tourist destination and the poster city for urban rebirth after its hosting the ‘92 Summer Olympics.  Something you may not know is that 20% of inbound flights to Spain are by budget airlines, which makes getting there a bargain.  Budget accommodations in Barcelona are currently undergoing a transformation as [...]

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[ September 24, 2007; September 26, 2007; 8:00 am; ] Anyone who has been to Spain can attest to the fact that the Spanish can party.  We think it’s the siesta that gives Spaniards the energy to eat dinner around 10:00 pm , party until the wee hours and then make it to work the next morning only to start the whole cycle again.  On August 24th [...]

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[ September 22, 2007 12:00 pm to October 7, 2007 11:00 pm. ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            We have to give props to one of Mike’s Bike Tour guides, Jason, who describes the annual Munich Oktoberfest as, “your drunk uncle’s Disneyland”.  Just imagine carnival rides, obscene amounts of brew that starts flowing at 10:00 am, 1000s of friendly Bavarians in traditional attire, Bavarian bands in lederhosen singing Justin Timberlake covers and then there are the bumper [...]

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Cozy rooms, minimalistic decor, great location, free WiFi, in-room safes, TVs, iPod docking stations, and technology that alerts guests about shared bathroom vacancy.  As the name implies the rooms are small but they are a far cry from the capsule hotels in Japan.  Furthermore, most rooms in NYC for under $200 with this location are [...]

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