World's 20 Most-Visited Ancient Ruins

		Annual Visitors
1	Great Wall, Badaling, China	9-10 million
2	Colosseum, Rome	6.9 million
3	Roman Forum, Rome	5.1 million
4	Terracotta Army, Xi’an, China	3.6 - 4.5 million
5	Pyramids of Giza, Egypt	4.0 million
6	Pompeii, Italy	2.5 million
7	Acropolis, Athens	2.0 million
8	Efes (Ephesus), Turkey	2.0 million
9	Teotihuacán, Mexico	1.9 million
10	Hierapolis, Turkey	1.6 million
11	Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico	1.4 million
12	Ellora Caves, India	1.2 million
13	Hadrian’s Wall, England	1.2 million
14	Roman Baths, Bath, England	1.1 million
15	Longmen Grottoes, China	1.1 million
16	Stonehenge, England	1.1 million
17	Tulum, Yucatán, Mexico	1.1 million
18	Machu Picchu, Peru	1.0 million
19	Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona	828,145
20	Angkor Wat, Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia	804,760

 

Fee-driven Spirit Airlines will raise carry-on bag charge to $100

Spirit Airlines, the first carrier to impose fees for carry-on bags, starting in November will charge as much as $100 per bag for passengers who bring luggage to stow in the overhead bin.

It currently costs $45 if you show up at the gate with a carry-on bag. That figure will rise to $100 on Nov. 6, according to baggage fees listed on the airline's website.

 

More Economical Travel Days: Wednesday (middle of the week; slow business travel day); Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

High Value Vacation Destinations: Dominican Republic ("The New Cancun"); Cancun and Honolulu due to the large quantity of hotel rooms to fill.

Competitive Pricing for Cruises: In the Caribbean between October and April, because it's one of the few warm cruising destinations during that period, therefore an over-supply of cruise ships exist, all competing for each cruise vacationer.

When vacationing at a resort (non-cruise), travel with "carry-on luggage ony". When reaching your vacation destination, you will be sipping a local beverage at the pool or on the beach, while the other travelers on your flight, will be commuting to the resort. In addition, the cost of checking luggage with the airline, equates breakfast and/or lunch during your vacation.

 

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