Showing posts with label top 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label top 10. Show all posts

Friday, November 4, 2011

World's Busiest Airports

Information cited as released by Airports Council International (ACI)
Numbers quoted as passengers per year

International Travelers:

1. London (Heathrow), United Kingdom: 60.9 million
2. Paris, France: 53.15 million
3. Hong Kong: 49.77 million
4. Dubai, UAE: 46.31 million
5. Frankfurt, Germany: 46.3 million
6. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: 45.13 million
7. Singapore: 40.92 million
8. Incheon, South Korea: 32.94 million
9. Tokyo (Narita), Japan: 32.16 million
10. Bangkok, Thailand: 31.41 million

Total Travelers (International and Domestic):

1. Atlanta, USA: 89.33 million
2. Beijing, China: 73.94 million
3. Chicago, USA: 66.77 million
4. London (Heathrow), UK: 65.88 million
5. Tokyo (Haneda), Japan: 64.21 million
6. Los Angeles, USA: 59.07 million
7. Paris, France: 58.16 million
8. Dallas, USA: 56.9 million
9. Frankfurt, Germany: 53 million
10. Denver, USA: 52.2 million

Fastest Growth (with at Least 5 Million Travelers):

1. Istanbul, Turkey
2. Campinas, Brazil
3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. Charleroi, Belgium
5. Moscow (Sheremetyevo), Russia
6. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
7. Bogota, Colombia
8. Phuket, Thailand
9. Shanghai, China
10. Muscat, Oman

Best Fried Chicken in America!

From Yahoo and Food & Wine:

Two Sisters Kitchen; Jackson, MS
Pies-N-Thighs; Brooklyn, NY
Momofuku Noodle Bar; New York, NY
Harold's Chicken Shack; Chicago, IL
Central Michel Richard; Washington, DC
Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles; Los Angeles, CA

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack; Nashville, TN
Mama Dip's Kitchen; Chapel Hill, NC
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill; Las Vegas, NV
Pine State Biscuits; Portland, OR

I am going to have to add a personal favorite to the list- The Hitching Post in Washington, DC (and, no, not the same Hitching Post from Sideways).


Original post with pictures and descriptions: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-40863020;_ylt=AtuISMuh3YyRt5jeHKL0_VKhpYMA

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Best Bathrooms in the USA!

From Yahoo/ U.S. News and World Report, By Emily H. Bratcher

#1 The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois

#2 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, Arlington, Virgina

#3 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona

#4 Don's Johns Luxury Presidential Restroom Trailer, Anywhere, USA

#5 Snowbasin Resort, Huntsville, Utah

5 Runner-Ups:

The Joule Poule at The Joule, Dallas, Texas

Habana Outpost, Brooklyn, New York

Castello di Amorosa Winery, Calistoga, California

Main Street Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Ninja New York, New York City

To see pictures and read descriptions of the features of these bathrooms in case you haven't happened to have visited all 10 of them, see: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-40857604

Friday, September 23, 2011

The World's 10 Most Visited Tourist Attractions; Or, 10 Places Not to Go If You Don't Like Crowds:

From Travel & Liesure and Yahoo:

1.) Times Square, New York City
2.) Central Park, New York City
3.) Union Station, Washington, D.C.
4.) Las Vegas Strip
5.) Niagara Falls, New York and Ontario
6.) Grand Central Terminal, New York City
7.) Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston
8.) Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Orlando
9.) Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA
10.) Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

See the list with more details about each location (and total number of visitors a year) here:
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-40711683;_ylt=AhXBUDCGPoeu6MelkIrFj.OhpYMA