Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/1/2009
Budget Travel: How Low Can You Go? – via ABC News
Bill Weir Sleeps on a Stranger’s Couch and Teaches English in Exchange for Free Lodging
Alaska Air CEO earned $1.6M in 2008 – via USA Today
The chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group, William Ayer, received total compensation valued at $1.6 million in 2008, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
Amazing Rak Jebel Al Jais Mountain Resort – via inhabitat.com
The Rak Jebel Al Jais Mountain Resort is a new master planned tourist village in the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. Designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, this future resort will be built on the top and the sides of a mountain range, defying nature and the mountains with its extravagant design, improbable building site and disregard for the native landscape. In a country focused so completely on luxurious resorts, new developments and ostentatious displays, this resort is no surprise.
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I am so glad that my days of travel on a budget (ok, no money) are over. That said, it is always nice to read these type of articles. Nice reminder of how much money is wasted due to lack of planning, forethought, or shear laziness!
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