 Rock 'n' Roll Designer Clubs - Christian Audigier Nightclub in Las Vegas::Christian Audigier's Treasure Island hotel makes him the latest fashion designer to open a club on the Las Vegas strip.
Christian Audiger is the designer behind Von Dutch and Ed Hardy's vintage tattoo-inspired… [MORE] |
 100,000 Men on Segways - Security Guards at China Olympics::The upcoming Olympics in China have and will produce a lot of headlines. China has already been noted for their specially-made Bird's nest arena in Beijing, the largest fireworks display in the world,… [MORE] |
 Speedo Only Pools - Finnish Pool Bans Shorts, Promotes Banana Hammocks::This sign is taken from a swimming pool in Finland.
Personally, I hope this idea never catches on, despite certain claims that longer swimming attire is more hygienic. Perhaps I'm a bit traditional… [MORE] |
 Architectural Oddity - Was Antoni Gaudi a Nut or Genius?::We are all impressed by the architectural marvels that are planned for around the world. However, some designs are so cutting edge, that the architects who create them are questioned to be 'nuts or genius'.… [MORE] |
 Whirlpool Aquariums - 'The Blue Planet' of Denmark::The new Denmark Aquarium, scheduled to open in 2013, is going to be designed by Danish architectural firm 3XN. The company was the recent winner of the competition to design ‘The Blue Planet.’ Located… [MORE] |
 Bone Conduction Technology For Interactive Exhibits - Touched Echo Technology::You may have been handed the usual tape player and headphones while visiting museums and galleries before, but the Brühl’s Terrace in Dresden, Germany takes a big step in providing interactive exhibits.… [MORE] |
 Geeky Guerrilla Sculptures - The QWERTY Keyboard Monument::The keyboard monument seen in the photo is located in the city of Ekaterinburg in Russia, though I question how popular the QWERTY-style sculpture is as a tourist attraction. But who knows? The YouTube… [MORE] |
 Imromptu Global Dance Phenomenon - Where The Hell is Matt (2008)::Matt Harding, best known for his "Where the Hell is Matt" website and "Dancing" videos, has started a global impromptu dancing phenomenon.
Matt, 31, has spent the last 14 months creating a new video,… [MORE] |
 Staycations - Stay at Home Vacations::The “Staycation” is a critical piece of modern lingo to pick up now that gas price are skyrocketing. Trend Hunter occasionally highlights some need-to know terms, and the staycation is a key piece… [MORE] |
 Exotic Beaches - Concierge's Top List of The 'World's Sexiest Beaches'::Concierge magazine’s World’s Sexiest Beaches 2008 list is out. Each of the magazine’s reviews include why the beach was chosen, it’s ‘hookup potential’ and a ‘privacy rating’, amongst other… [MORE] |
 Top 25 Most Unique Dining Experiences in the World (SUPER GALLERY)::Awe-worthy dining experiences look different around the world, but it isn't just region or culture that set the most innovative restaurants apart from the rest. In order to make this list, the establishments… [MORE] |
 Constantly Changing Museum Hotels - The Museumotel Utopia::In the town of Râon-l'Etape, France, the Museumotel Utopia offers nine "love" bubble bungalows for your next vacation. All of the decoration is drawn from the decorative and stylistic heritage of the… [MORE] |
 Waterfalls as Urban Art (UPDATE) - The New York City Waterfalls Now Open::New York City now offers a spectacular public waterfall installation for those who yearn to see cascading falls but are far from what one would consider to be an outdoorsy type. There's no hiking involved… [MORE] |
 Hollywood Themed Travel - Expedia Indiana Jones Packages::Expedia, a leader in online travel companies, is building off the recent Indiana Jones hype with the release of a new travel experience theme. The trips are geared at adventure seekers who want to see… [MORE] |
 Luxury Teepees With Wi-Fi - Perfect Earth Tours::Perfect Earth Tours has this quote from The 14th Dalai Lama on their web site: "We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During this period, we must… [MORE] |
 Ultra Luxury, Monster Cruise Ships - The Oasis of the Seas::If, for some reason, you've ever dreamed of having a cocktail in an elevator, you might want to consider book a cruise on the world's largest cruise liner, the Oasis of the Seas.
Cruisers can enjoy a… [MORE] |
 Luxury Prison Hotels? - Sentenced to Alcratraz::The U.S. National Park Service wants to add a luxury hotel to one of the world’s most famous islands: Alcatraz. Plans are to offer accommodations like the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.
Alcatraz… [MORE] |
 Disney Google Earth Tour - 3D Virtual Disney World (UPDATE)::It's finally here: after promises made a long time ago by a fairy princess, tours of the lands known as Walt Disney World are available in 3D using Google Earth. With gas prices the way they are, pile… [MORE] |
 Eco Friendly Beachfront Resorts - Palmetto Bay Resort in Belize::Belize’s first eco-friendly resort, designed green from the ground up, is making its way to Maya Beach on the Placencia Peninsula. In fact it will be the first development in the Caribbean designed ‘green’… [MORE] |
 Adventure Photography - Boone Speed Photography::A new breed of adventure photo-artist, Boone Speed is inventing a genre all his own, defined by a global scope, a captivating painterly quality to his work and his incomparable capacity to "get the shot"—which… [MORE] |
 Google Maps to Share Horror Stories - "Sod Abroad" Promotion::Times journalist and aspiring author Michael Moran is promoting his new book Sod Abroad through his blog (natch), as well as through an interactive map where users can add their own holiday stories.
True… [MORE] |
 Red Swimming Pools - Hotel Unique, Sao Paolo::Hotel Unique in Sao Paolo, Brazil has incredibly modern interior designs as well as very high tech features. While the hotel's 85 rooms and 10 suites all look aesthetically fantastic, it's the curved wooden… [MORE] |
 Free Range People - London's Great Outdoors Tourism Ad::City officials recently launched this fun "Be a free range Londoner" campaign as part of their London's Great Outdoors: Visit London tourism initiative.
The print ads depict people as free range eggs… [MORE] |
 Venice by Kayak - Ditching Gondolas for DIY Travel::When you think of Venice, kayaks are probably the last thing to come to mind. However, one athletic traveler decided to bypass the clichéd gondola rides, and instead, paddle his own way around the famed… [MORE] |
 $6 Luxury Hotels - Hotel Cipriani Offers 1958 Rates::You dream of being serenaded in a gondola on your way to a romantic hotel in Italy, but the closest you've been is the Venetian in Vegas because you just can't pull together the funds.
The good folks… [MORE] |
 Google Earth Tours - Disney World Interactive Mega Map::Taking the virtual map concept one step, no, make that a giant leap further, Disney and Google Earth have teamed up to create a new "mega map" that will allow you to explore Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom,… [MORE] |
 Museum Hotels - 21C::If you've ever dreamed of living inside a museum, here's your chance!
While Trendhunter.com has featured hotels that look like museums, the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, KY actually is one, it's even… [MORE] |
 Sketchy Slum Tours - Rio Favela Trafficking Tours::A lot of exotic destinations, including Rio de Janeiro, have two sides to them: the beautiful, touristy side shown in the media, and the "real," sketchier side.
Not everyone wants the postcard experience;… [MORE] |
 Environmentally Endangered Tourism - Places to Visit While You Can::Concierge magazine released a list of the 10 most environmentally endangered locations to visit.
"Isn't it ironic that as it gets easier to travel around the world, there are fewer amazing things to… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Tour Guides - "Just Ask The Locals" of NYC::Visiting New York? How will you know where the best late night pizza place is or what museums are actually worth checking out? Ask someone that lives there!
"Just Ask The Locals" is a novel New York City… [MORE] |
 Collaborative Hotel Designs - 20 Graffiti Artists Design Habita Hotel::The Habita Hotel, a design hotel in Polanco, Mexico City, recently covered a four story wall entirely in graffiti art. The purpose of the project was not only create a unique architectural facade but to… [MORE] |
 Fake Jungle Dining - New Restaurant Tropical Rain Forest Theme::New Restaurant is a Swedish restaurant that is really, really determined to go green. This is like the European version of the North American Rain Forest Cafe.
Architectural firm Olssonlyckefors has… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Tourism Ads - Time to Thaw: South Carolina Tourism::If you've ever been to Chicago in the winter, you know the temperatures can get brutal, and that a clever South Carolina tourism campaign like this one would have a good chance of getting your attention.… [MORE] |
 City Facelift Competitions - Liverpool Observatory Design Winner::The competition to make Liverpool a location known as something other than the birthplace of the Beatles is over, and Duggan Morris Architects won.
92 entries from around the world covet this opportunity.… [MORE] |
 Banning Lady Boys - Thai Men Must Keep Balls::Acceptance of the "third sex" in Thailand just took a hit from the health officials. Hospitals and clinics are prevented from removing the family jewels to make "ladyboys" or "katoey." Many docs are doing… [MORE] |
 Dance Floor Aquariums - Sharks Swim Under Qua Bottle Lounge::Qua Bottle Lounge has tapped into the obsession with extreme sports and exotic experiences involving wild animals. The Austin, Texas club found a way to bottle up and serve that adrenaline to their patrons… [MORE] |
 Private Spaces - New Service Lets You Book an Entire Hotel::Want real luxury? Book the entire deluxe hotel to yourself. As in 'no other guests' You know there are people that book whole hotels for their stay. Here's a place where you can do it online. Imagine,… [MORE] |
 Mega Cities - World Hubs in 2025::The globe is expanding rapidly, and as it does, more mega cities (populations of 8 million+) are beginning to develop. People are drawn to city cores because, unless their business is online, the majority… [MORE] |
 Top 11 Man-Made Island Paradises (SUPER GALLERY)::Fake islands created by man don't have to look or feel artificial; in fact, there are dozens of beautiful paradises around the world that offer nothing but highly habitable land masses.
Most offer communities… [MORE] |
 Man-Made Seychelles Paradise - Eden Island::The modern world offers a stunning array of man-made islands, but although most of the focus has been on Dubai, Spain, Tokyo and Russia, another gorgeous paradise named Eden Island resides in the Seychelles… [MORE] |
 Man Made Luxury Islands - Reef Island in Bahrain::The Reef Island is a man-made paradise in Bahrain which will include more than 1,300 luxury homes.
The 6.23 million square foot (579 thousand square meters) island, which is currently being built, is… [MORE] |
 Very Detailed Street View City Tours - MapJack Leaves Google Lost::Google Street View is one of the coolest mapping applications on the web, but a new street level mapping site is giving Google some stiff competition.
MapJack offers a lot more details and is so much… [MORE] |
 Bohemians-in-Exile - Buenos Aires::Looking for rich culture but can't decide between chic Parisian-style art and cuisine, more intense features of a bull fighting city like Barcelona, or the fashions and clubs of LA? Don't choose any of… [MORE] |
 Green Water Fronts - Chicago Eco-Bridge::The Windy City dyes their river green for St. Patrick's Day, but that's not all that goes green. A two mile bridge in the Monroe Harbor will cement Chicago's position as the Greenest City in the U.S. It… [MORE] |
 5 Spectacular Swimming Pools::These are some of the world's most impressive swimming pools which are, for the most part, in hotels and resorts. The article I am borrowing this from, had listed 13 swimming pools but due to space constraints,… [MORE] |
 Disney Night Club - Night Kingdom For Adults::Mickey Mouse is going night clubbing. To build on Disney World as an adult destination, Disney will launch the Night Kingdom in October 2011. It's a niche park because it's only open from 4 pm to midnight… [MORE] |
 Mosaic-Encrusted Architecture - Watts Towers in LA::This really unique piece of architecture reminds me of something you'd see in the Myst computer games.
The details are really quite remarkable, with trinkets like plates in different colours grouted… [MORE] |
 Unexpected Urban Decor - Baccarat Chandeliers on Rue des Hallebardes::How romantic would it be to stroll the streets of France an instead of streetlamps, had your evening stroll illuminated by the cascading glow from chandeliers?
It must have been vraiment enchanting to… [MORE] |
 Viral Disney Theme Park Ad - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror::Have you ever been curious about the Twilight Zone? Disney is giving people a chance to experience a thrillingly haunting experience with the launch of a new viral ad.
Beginning February 21, site goers… [MORE] |
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