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Susan Leach Thanks for that great example, Lesthertod. It shows how having a local guide can give you insights and cultural context that would be impossible for an outsider to offer, however fluent and well-versed. The...
Lesthertod If you check-in four times this week, you can give me a new stamp for my broken shirt.
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Lesthertod Here in Mexico, there are some kids/teens that work as guides in touristic places that claim that since they're natives they can show you the best places that are outside the brochures. And most...
karlL I wonder if my 501(c)4 application has been approved.
richheap "Yeah, I got the idea from that David Beckham..."
Mary Jander Thanks for the link, @James. There are many aspects to the "pollution cycle" that we really don't know about until science sets us straight.
AGonzalez In a though market diversification is the key to move ahead of competition....
James@SanDiego Yes Mary it does, I remember years ago when a volnaco erupted in the Phillipines, Mt. Manatobou or something like that and satellite pictures showed the smoke plume had circled ithe earth in 7 days. ...
kq4ym Analytics! That's where it's at!
Mary Jander Now all this poor fellow needs is a social media expert to really nail it.
Mary Jander Great point. I'm wondering how China's pollution affects everything to the east. Does it affect the oceans nearby?
Susan Leach That figure for NYC is spectacular!
I should clarify that the 53 million figure for Spain is *international* tourists. Tourists in general would be a higher, of course.
Nicole Ferraro "In a country of 47 million, they get 53 million visitors a year. It sort of mind-boggling." Wow, Susan. That is mind-boggling! Was just curious to look up the stats on New York City and I...
Susan Leach Hi Nicole, of the Chinese who visit Spain, nearly half go through Catalunya -- it's their favorite region. As for the uptick in Chinese visitors in general -- I'm not sure Spain is special in this...
Susan Leach Hi Lesthertod, I think you hit the nail on the head about the distance in mindset presenting a greater barrier than geographical distance. The Ukranian translator I spoke to said Russians...
Susan Leach Hi Mary, I think for the Chinese, travel is a relatively new venture so there's nothing off the map. They also tend to go in tour groups which eases logistics and language barriers. And China itself...
Susan Leach Hi Rich, I couldn't find any actual numbers of Chinese tourists to the city, only the amount they spent on their credit cards, which as I mention, jumped 30 percent in one year (from 2011 to 2012). In...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I assume there are so many food trucks in New York that you shouldn't have too much of a problem finding at least one that you like. I assume many of the better ones use Twitter and Facebook...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I assume there are so many food trucks in New York that you shouldn't have too much of a problem finding at least one that you like. I assume many of the better ones use Twitter and Facebook...
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Susan Llewelyn Leach, Smart Cities Correspondent, Barcelona
5/22/2013
As the Spanish economy continues to stumble, tourism in Catalonia -- and Barcelona in particular -- is growing. For that, we can largely thank Russians.
Alan Reiter, President, Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing
5/21/2013
Food trucks: Many consumers love them, many restaurateurs hate them, and cities are caught in the middle.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/20/2013
For California's cities, the bad news keeps on coming: The roster of fiscally challenged metros is on the rise; pollution is setting records; traffic congestion tops national lists.
Rich Heap, Community Editor, Future Cities
5/9/2013
This morning, I caught up with the first episode of the new TV series by UK government high streets tsar Mary Portas -- and now I'm annoyed.
Rich Heap, Community Editor, Future Cities
5/8/2013
On Sunday, I celebrated my daughter's first birthday with some of her little friends. The celebration was in the least age-appropriate venue I could find: the local pub.
Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global Food Security, US Department of State
5/6/2013
Cities in Nigeria face very different problems when it comes to food security.
Rich Heap, Community Editor, Future Cities
4/30/2013
Online shopping has been implicated in the deaths of some major retailers. Now those left behind must embrace data if they are to avoid a similar fate.
Alan Reiter, President, Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing
5/21/2013
Food trucks: Many consumers love them, many restaurateurs hate them, and cities are caught in the middle.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/20/2013
For California's cities, the bad news keeps on coming: The roster of fiscally challenged metros is on the rise; pollution is setting records; traffic congestion tops national lists.
Susan Llewelyn Leach, Smart Cities Correspondent, Barcelona
5/22/2013
As the Spanish economy continues to stumble, tourism in Catalonia -- and Barcelona in particular -- is growing. For that, we can largely thank Russians.
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Susan Leach Thanks for that great example, Lesthertod. It shows how having a local guide can give you insights and cultural context that would be impossible for an outsider to offer, however fluent and well-versed. The...
Lesthertod If you check-in four times this week, you can give me a new stamp for my broken shirt.
The best deals only!
Lesthertod Here in Mexico, there are some kids/teens that work as guides in touristic places that claim that since they're natives they can show you the best places that are outside the brochures. And most...
karlL I wonder if my 501(c)4 application has been approved.
richheap "Yeah, I got the idea from that David Beckham..."
Mary Jander Thanks for the link, @James. There are many aspects to the "pollution cycle" that we really don't know about until science sets us straight.
AGonzalez In a though market diversification is the key to move ahead of competition....
James@SanDiego Yes Mary it does, I remember years ago when a volnaco erupted in the Phillipines, Mt. Manatobou or something like that and satellite pictures showed the smoke plume had circled ithe earth in 7 days. ...
kq4ym Analytics! That's where it's at!
Mary Jander Now all this poor fellow needs is a social media expert to really nail it.
Mary Jander Great point. I'm wondering how China's pollution affects everything to the east. Does it affect the oceans nearby?
Susan Leach That figure for NYC is spectacular!
I should clarify that the 53 million figure for Spain is *international* tourists. Tourists in general would be a higher, of course.
Nicole Ferraro "In a country of 47 million, they get 53 million visitors a year. It sort of mind-boggling." Wow, Susan. That is mind-boggling! Was just curious to look up the stats on New York City and I...
Susan Leach Hi Nicole, of the Chinese who visit Spain, nearly half go through Catalunya -- it's their favorite region. As for the uptick in Chinese visitors in general -- I'm not sure Spain is special in this...
Susan Leach Hi Lesthertod, I think you hit the nail on the head about the distance in mindset presenting a greater barrier than geographical distance. The Ukranian translator I spoke to said Russians...
Susan Leach Hi Mary, I think for the Chinese, travel is a relatively new venture so there's nothing off the map. They also tend to go in tour groups which eases logistics and language barriers. And China itself...
Susan Leach Hi Rich, I couldn't find any actual numbers of Chinese tourists to the city, only the amount they spent on their credit cards, which as I mention, jumped 30 percent in one year (from 2011 to 2012). In...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I assume there are so many food trucks in New York that you shouldn't have too much of a problem finding at least one that you like. I assume many of the better ones use Twitter and Facebook...
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