We've all suffered through bad vacations: tourist traps, terrible package deals, high-rise hotels, revolting food, and the worst airports on earth. The world abounds in dismal destinations, and it's just as important to know the hellholes to avoid as it is to be familiar with the most idyllic spots—especially when some of these idyllic places don't deserve their reputations. Often it's not until you arrive that you find a swampy puddle instead of the cool mountain lake you expected.

In this follow-up to his New York Times bestseller, The Complete Travel Detective Bible, Greenberg offers his expert, hard-won knowledge of where not to go and why. Both utilitarian and a great discussion piece, readers will learn, for example:

• which cities and countries are the most polluted? have the highest crime rates? the worst disease rates? which locations are most likely to be hit by tornadoes? tsunamis? hurricanes? earthquakes?
• which airports should you avoid at all costs?
• which locations have the highest rates of corruption? the most overpriced attractions? the longest lines (or more specifically, the times when the lines are the longest)?
• which airlines have the worst safety record? which trains derail the most? which hotels have the worst fire safety records? the highest number of 911 calls?

This great resource will surely inform and entertain you -- and perhaps same you from vacation tragedy.