Travel and Tourism

Norwegian Cruise Line raises the bar for outlandish cruise offerings yet again. Its new "Joy" cruise ship will entertain with a two-level race track, multi-story water park, high-tech arcade, and bumper hovercraft arena.

Canadian camper van specialist Roadtrek has launched the all-new Zion, a compact camper built atop the Ram ProMaster. The Zion's open interior layout accommodates gear like bicycles and kayaks in a wide center aisle, then serves as a roomy home away from home at camp.

Four Rivers Eco Lodge invites you to sleep right on the scenic waters of Cambodia's Tatai River.

Business travellers have voted online check-in as the ‘innovation of the decade’; followed closely by Wi-Fi, flat beds, notebooks and the Eurostar. The top five innovations of the last ten years were revealed in a survey of U.K. business travellers.

Targus'new Zip-Thru case allows travelers to get through security checks without having to remove their laptop from its case by virtue of a split design which easily exposes the laptop for security staff.

Billed as a world first, Live Luggage is set to premiere its power assisted luggage range which uses tilt sensors and an intelligent torque control system to power the wheels - good news for the weary traveler!

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has forked out a US$5 million deposit to reserve a seat on future orbital spaceflights and join the select group of private space tourists.

This card-operated wireless switch from Echoflex Solutions offers energy savings for the hotel industry by reducing energy wasted on lighting, heating and cooling in unoccupied rooms.

A couple of nifty solar gadgets for the outdoors, the Solar Mosquito Guard and Solar-Powered Fan are a steal at just US$10.

Pepsi has announced it will create America’s largest Ferris wheel in New Jersey. The 287-foot-tall structure will take 25 minutes to complete a single revolution and carry up to 20 visitors in each of its 26 glass pods.

QSTARZ has released the BT-Q1000 Platinum - a Bluetooth GPS Travel Recorder that pairs with your PDA or Smartphone to provide satellite navigation and allows users to record up to 200,000 waypoints.

The Trunki is a kid’s suitcase with a difference: it’s a seat, a ride-on toy, a carry-on container for in-flight toys and a tow-along bag.