- The stealth-yet-celebrated graffiti artist Banksy recently descended upon the Grovsenor hotel in Torquay, in the county of Devon, England, where he left behind a eight foot tall drawing of a little boy and a robot. A hotel manager noticed the artwork and they're now making an attempt to preserve it. While it hasn't been proven as a Bansky yet, it has appeared on the artist's website. It's valued at $240,000. [Daily Mail]
- Want to get inside the heads of some of the most in-the-know urban gurus? The new site GloboMaestro has recruited concierges from the world's top hotels to offer their insider picks. Check out their blogs and videos on everything from the best ceviche in Miami to the secret speakeasys in New York's East Village. [GloboMaestro]
- Japan is recruiting 100 people who are native English, Chinese, and Korean speakers to visit the country and give feedback on its tourist offerings, the China Daily reports. They plan to send them to urban centers and ask them to report on how well they're able to access public transportation, area hotels, and restaurants. All of their in-country expenses will be paid for. "It's hard for us Japanese to judge how
prepared different parts of the country are -- we need people to use as
monitors who really don't know Japan at all," one spokesperson said. No word yet on how you can volunteer to be one of those tourists, but the Japanese Tourism Agency will release details next year. [China Daily]
Post originale: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/10/the-radar-bansky-in-torquay-gl.html
