José Balido

José Balido left a comment on Online Travel Corner

"The online travel space is so sprawling it can be bewildering. And this report aimed at travel professionals aims to make sense of it all, and how they can better navigate it https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel/our-insights/winning-hea..."

José Balido left a comment on South Africa

"Already South Africa´s most popular game parks - as well as one of the entire continent´s - Kruger is having an especially big year thanks to its 100th anniversary kruger100.sanparks.org/"

José Balido left a comment on Hotels, Motels, Inns and More

"Winter´s coming and that means ice hotels! Here´s a roundup (I´ve been to the Snowhotel in northern Norway and it was...interesting lol). https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/a-chilled-stay-europes-coolest-..."

José Balido left a comment on U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)

"A pretty good dive into USVI history here https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3/14/2371580/community/caribb..."

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José Balido left a comment on Aruba

"Its ABC island neighbor Curaçao has made more of a name for itself in the gay travel market, but as this advertorial shows, Aruba is making a push, too - and actually has a pretty good case to make…"

José Balido left a comment on PR/Marketing Forum

"Many kudos to Norway on a truly brilliant bit of marketing jiu jitsu! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/trump-norway-shithous..."

José Balido left a comment on Norway

"Many kudos to Norge on a truly brilliant bit of marketing jiu jitsu! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/trump-norway-shithous..."

José Balido left a comment on Chile

"Ever heard of Cape Froward? I sure hadn´t. Find out why it made National Geographic´s list of top destinations for 2027 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-of-the-world..."

José Balido left a comment on Honeymoons/Weddings

"It´s very nice that CNT is focusing on this topic, but in a wide world of fantastic options, a couple of these are curious, to say the least. Spain is probably the world´s most gay friendly country (notwithstanding upcoming elections likely to usher…"

José Balido left a comment on India

"Jaipur´s 300th anniversary, along with its prestigious literary festival, land the city on National Geographic´s list of top picks to visit for the coming year https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-of-the-world..."

José Balido left a comment on Vacation Rentals/Holiday Lets

"The vacation rentals world is buzzing over the just announced policy change from Airbnb that will ban hosts from requiring guests clean up after themselves. As an owner of two rental properties, I have no problem with this - that´s what cleaning…"

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World´s top 10 Halloween destinations

Apart from several obvious ones, these choices are of course to a certain extent subjective, but all are plausible, and I learned a bit about each in this video!

José Balido left a comment on Zimbabwe

"Travel Noire cites Hwange National Park as a top, less crowded alternative to the usual safari suspects, with elephants front and center, but also many other species including lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, wildebeest, and buffalo. I…"

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Traveling the world with pets, and 6 of its best countries for doing so

Photos: José Balido unless otherwise noted

Traveling with a four-legged friends no longer necessarily means sacrificing comfort, convenience, or adventure. In many destinations, dogs are welcome in hotels, restaurants, public transportation,…

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