The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week:
*Prince Harry’s Hairies are boosting business in Las Vegas. Since pictures of his naked Royal Hiney made their way through the world wide web, inquiries for trips to Sin City are up 30% (via The Telegraph); and the city has launched a new tourism campaign under the slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On Harry.” (via NBC News)
*A botched restoration puts a small town on the world’s travel radar and launches a new meme. Cecilia Gimenez’s amateur attempt at restoring the 19th century fresco “Ecce Homo” is drawing hundreds of travelers to the small town of Borja in northeast Spain. (via NY Daily News)
*Want to be a well-heeled traveler? Walk in a flight attendant’s shoes. (via NY Times)
*Sometimes one inch really does make a difference! JetBlue and Canada’s WestJet are cutting legroom for some nonpremium seats. (via CNN)
*Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue. And the dream of colorful crosswalks, really do come true. The West Hollywood City Council has voted to permanently keep this year’s Pride-month rainbow crosswalks in L.A.’s Boystown. (via Passport Magazine)
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