According to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s annual report, the TOP THREE most consistently polluted beaches in America (with contamination levels above national standards with 60% – 90% of the samples taken) are:
1. Shired Island, Florida (90% of samples exceed national standards)
2. Kings at Stacy Brook, Massachusetts (76%)
3. Joerse Park, Indiana (67%)
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Ryainair asked their passengers if they’d stand on the entire flight. And they said YES — 42 percent even said they’d pay for the privilege.
Perhaps they’d like to be whipped during the flight as well — though that would certainly cost extra.
See the story here:
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Air Travel, Survey Results
And the winner is… The Peace Boat (aka TSS Oceanic) with a score of 73 (Center for Disease and Control says scores below 85 are not satisfactory)
2nd place: Pride of Aloha
3rd place: MV Clipper Pacific
Check out Chris Elliott’s summary on Tripso
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Sea Travel, Survey Results CDC, center for disease control, dirtiest cruise ship, Peace Boat, TSS oceanic
Most Complaints (both per “emplanement” and total amount): Delta Airlines
SOURCE: US Dept of Transportation – stats from first quarter 2009
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Air Travel, Survey Results delta, most complaints
Most Delayed Baggage: BMI (leading the field with an impressive 24.5 bags missing per 1000 passengers!)
Honorable mentions: KLM (20.1 bags missing/1000), TAP Portugal (19.9 bags missing/1000), Alitalia (19.6 bags missing/1000)
SOURCE: Association of European Airlines — stats from summer 2008
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Air Travel, Survey Results Alitalia, BMI, KLM, luggage, mishandled baggage, most delayed baggage, TAP Portugal
Most Mishandled Baggage: Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Honorable mentions: Skywest Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Delta Airlines
SOURCE: US Dept of Transportation — stats from first quarter 2009
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Air Travel, Survey Results mishandled baggage
Most Canceled Flights (Major Airline): Delta (2.9%)
SOURCE: US Dept of Transportation — stats from first quarter 2009
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Air Travel, Survey Results delta, most canceled flights
Most Delayed: Cyprus Airways (delay leader for both arrivals and departures — well done!)
Honorable mentions: Croatia Airlines, Olympic Airlines, Air One
SOURCE: Association of European Airlines — stats from summer 2008
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Most Canceled Flights: Atlantic Southeast Airlines (5.1%)
SOURCE: US Dept of Transportation — stats from first quarter 2009
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Air Travel, Survey Results
Worst Flight for on-time arrival: ComAir flight #6382 Atlanta to Newark
(96% of these flights arrive more than 15 min late)
SOURCE: US Dept of Transportation — stats from first quarter 2009
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Air Travel, Survey Results comair, most delayed, On-Time Arrival
Worst Airport for on-time arrival: Newark Liberty International Airport
SOURCE: US Dept of Transportation – stats from first quarter 2009
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Air Travel, Survey Results
Worst airline for on-time arrival: Atlantic Southeast Airlines
SOURCE: US Dept of Transportation – stats from first quarter 2009
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Air Travel, Survey Results atlantic southeast, most delayed, On-Time Arrival, worst
titanic awards survey current standings
| Most Overrated Museum |
| 1st |
Louvre |
14.6% of votes |
| 2nd |
MoMA NYC |
14.2% of votes |
| 3rd |
Tate Modern |
12.5% of votes |
| 4th |
Pompidou |
10.6% of votes |
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Over 1900 people from more than 80 countries have taken the survey so far.
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Survey Results
titanic awards survey current standings
| Lamest of 7 Natural World Wonders |
| 1st |
Harbour of Rio de Janeiro |
51.2% of votes |
| 2nd |
Parícutin volcano |
12.5% of votes |
| 3rd |
Aurora |
11.2% of votes |
| 4th |
Grand Canyon |
9.6% of votes |
| 5th |
Great Barrier Reef |
5.4% of votes |
| 6th |
Victoria Falls |
5.3% of votes |
| 7th |
Mount Everest |
4.9% of votes |
Over 1900 people from more than 80 countries have taken the survey so far.
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| Harbour of Rio de Janeiro |
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Survey Results aurora, harbor rio de janeiro, lamest, natural wonder, paricutin volcano, worst
titanic awards survey current standings
| Lamest of 7 “Modern” World Wonders |
| 1st |
CN Tower |
37.2% of votes |
| 2nd |
Netherlands North Sea Protection Works |
18.7% |
| 3rd
4th
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Channel Tunnel
Empire State Building
Golden Gate Bridge
Panama Canal
Itaipu Dam |
16.6%
13.0%
6.2%
5.6%
2.8% |
Over 1900 people from more than 80 countries have taken the survey so far.
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Survey Results, Tourism cn tower, lamest, worst modern wonder
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titanic awards survey current standings
| Lamest of 7 “New” World Wonders |
| 1st |
Christ the Redeemer |
53.6% of votes |
| 2nd |
Chichen Itza |
12.7% of votes |
| 3rd
4th
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Roman Colosseum
Taj Mahal
Petra
Great Wall of China
Machu Picchu |
9.5% of votes
8.8% of votes
6.9% of votes
4.8% of votes
2.9% of votes |
Over 1800 people from more than 80 countries have taken the survey so far.
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Survey Results, Tourism chichen itza, christ redeemer, colosseum, great wall china, lamest, machu picchu, petra, taj mahal, world wonders, worst
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titanic awards survey current standings
| World’s Worst-Tasting Drinking Water |
| 1st |
India |
8.2% of votes |
| 2nd |
Mexico |
7.2% of votes |
| 3rd
3rd
4th
5th |
United States
Britain
China
Thailand |
7% of votes
7% of votes
6.9% of votes
4.7% of votes |
Over 1800 people from more than 80 countries have taken the survey so far.
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Photos, Survey Results china, dirty water, india, worst drinking water, worst tasting water, worst water
photo by richardmasoner via flickr
titanic awards survey current standings
| World’s Most Overrated Cuisine |
| 1st |
France |
49.1% of votes |
| 2nd |
Italy |
9.0% of votes |
| 3rd
4th
5th
6th |
United States
China
Britain
Japan |
5.1% of votes
4.0% of votes
3.0% of votes
2.6% of votes |
FYI: Nearly 40% the the French who took the survey agreed that they had the most overrated cuisine.
Over 1800 people from more than 80 countries have taken the survey so far.
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Food, Survey Results cuisine, french food, frog legs, overrated, snails
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titanic awards survey current standings
| World’s Worst National Cuisine |
| 1st |
Britain |
25.1% of votes |
| 2nd |
United States |
10.3% of votes |
| 3rd
4th
5th
5th
6th |
China
Russia
Germany
Australia
Ireland |
3.5% of votes
3.2% of votes
2.6% of votes
2.3% of votes
2.0% of votes |
Over 1200 people from more than 75 countries have taken the survey so far.
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Food, Photos, Survey Results bad food, british food, english food, pub food, worst cuisine, worst food
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titanic awards survey current standings
| Makes the World’s Worst Beer |
| 1st |
United States |
23% of votes |
| 2nd |
China |
5.2% of votes |
| 3rd
4th
5th
6th |
Britain
Australia
France
Italy |
4.1% of votes
3.7% of votes
3.4% of votes
3.3% of votes |
FYI: So far Budweiser has had the most nominations for #1 world’s worst beer.
Good to be #1 at something.
Over 1600 people from more than 80 countries have taken the survey so far.
Agree or disagree with the results? There’s still time to take the survey >>
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Food, Photos, Survey Results american, budweiser, worst beer
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