Need a vacation? Why not visit ... North Korea?

Need a vacation? Why not visit ... North Korea?
New York Daily News
Encouraged by the interest in traveling to one of the most unlikely tourist destinations in the world, Koryo Tours has added a new trip to its itineraries in North Korea. The company, founded by Briton Nick Bonner in 1993, had been concerned that the ...

New York Daily News

China Aims to Give Workers Their Own Vacation-Style Treatment
Wall Street Journal (blog)
While Mr. Wen didn't offer details on the government's vacation plans, experts within the tourism industry say his statement was meant to enforce legislation that was introduced in 2008, which promised between five and 15 days days of paid annual leave ...

Greek Tourist Group Warns Of Weak Summer Season Ahead
Wall Street Journal
ATHENS (Dow Jones)--Greece's leading tourism lobby warned Monday that the country faces a weak summer tourist season amid a deepening recession in northern Europe and months of negative publicity surrounding Greece's debt crisis, denting the country's ...

'Birth tourism' may change citizenship rules
CBC.ca
“We don't want to encourage birth tourism or passport babies, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the CBC's Power and Politics in an interview. "This is, in many cases, being used to exploit Canada's generosity. The vast majority of legal immigrants...

CBC.ca

Diane Mastrull: Vacation-rental service can seal the deal in about 3 minutes
Philadelphia Inquirer
The session was designed for team-building among the seven employees of the two-year-old start-up, which is hoping to make a bang in the vacation-rental industry. One night last week, Steve Barsh, a famously upbeat, can-do serial entrepreneur, ...

Political Sessions Trigger Travel Peak to Beijing
MarketWatch (press release)
BEIJING, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Qunar, China's largest online travel platform, released the 2012 "Two Sessions" Online Travel Consumption Report, pointing out that China's upcoming annual gatherings for the Chinese government, ...

Blues travel road to success
STLtoday.com
San Jose Sharks left wing Patrick Marleau (12) battles against St. Louis Blues center Andy McDonald (10) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 3, 2012 in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) It began in the ...

Sperrgebiet has massive tourism potential
New Era
WINDHOEK – German Ambassador, Egon Kochanke, says the recently proclaimed Sperrgebiet National Park in the Karas Region has untapped tourism potential that could be developed. However, no tourism activities are taking place in the park, ...

New Era

Spirit of enterprise turns a modest Polish village into a European ski resort
Washington Post
Then, in 2000, some 50 farmers put their heads together and started up a joint venture to develop a ski resort, similar to the ones that some of them had seen in Austria or Switzerland, when Poles were finally allowed to freely travel abroad in the ...

Tips that make it easier to say 'yes' to taking a vacation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
People's hectic schedules built on jobs, home and family life, and other social obligations, are often the cause of the desire to travel, but also the roadblock. Or, at least, the perceived roadblock. Despite rising gas prices, millions of Americans ...

Sports tourism drive gets boost
gulfnews.com
Dubai: The Dubai Sports Council (DSC) has signed a Memorundum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) to take sports tourism to the next level. The MoU was signed by Hamad Mohammad Bin Mejren, ...

gulfnews.com

Some cool travel websites
Sacramento Bee
Lowdown: Amtrak's trip planning site is geared to African-American train travel. Lowdown: This well-regarded women-only travel club offers more than 30 small-group trips a year. Annual membership fee is $45, and the club will match solo travelers with ...

Summer Work Travel (SWT) Program: Panelists to Debate Issues
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Late last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ordered an "extensive and thorough review" of the State Department's troubled Summer Work Travel (SWT) program, a "cultural exchange" initiative ...

Travel dilemmas: No 'free' refund from hotels
Sacramento Bee
Have a travel dilemma? Write to travel@latimes.com. We regret we cannot answer every inquiry. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below ...

air links boost tourism
Stuff.co.nz
New air links to Asia have helped international tourism numbers top one million arrivals and departures in January, the highest monthly number ever, Statistics New Zealand says. The number of visitors from China was the highest recorded for any month ...

More Canadians Planning to Travel Outside of Canada this Year: BMO
MarketWatch (press release)
"Over the last two years, the strong Canadian dollar and relatively favourable income growth have made vacation travel outside of Canada much more attractive," said Sal Guatieri, Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets. "We expect these conditions to ...

BlogWorld & New Media Expo Announces Purchase of TBEX, the World's Largest ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TBEX '12 presented by BlogWorld will take place at the Keystone Resort & Convention Center in Keystone, Colorado, June 15-17. TBEX is an interactive event where travel bloggers can meet each other, learn more about the art of travel writing, ...

McIlroy 'has NI tourism potential'
Irish Examiner
New world number one golfer Rory McIlroy should be followed round the globe by Stormont officials to help tap into any tourism potential, according to a politician. Ulster Unionist Mike Nesbitt led tributes to the 22-year-old Co Down sports star at the ...

Disney World Vacation Planning Website Expands With Useful Information About ...
PR Web (press release)
WorldofWalt.com has added new information about Disney resorts to enhance its ability to help people plan an affordable and exciting Disney World vacation. The website offers extensive information about Disney parks, cruises, tickets and more, ...

PR Web (press release)

Readers' travel tips: bistros in France
The Guardian
Le Colombier is a lovely family-run restaurant away from the city's tourist area. An unassuming front opens on to a rustic, friendly restaurant. They specialise in cassoulet and classics such as magret de canard. After a heavy main course try a ...

The Guardian

TRAVEL: Treat your Mum to a ma-rvellous break
Warwick Courier
See PA Feature TRAVEL Mothers Day. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Romeo Balancourt Paris Photography. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature TRAVEL Mothers Day. Forget flowers and a box of chocolates - a weekend break is ...

Warwick Courier

Greek tourism industry upbeat on 2012 season
CBS News
ATHENS, Greece — Greek tourism industry officials are hopeful arrivals in 2012 will remain near last year's record high, despite lagging initial bookings from major European economies. The head of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises says ...

Many Americans dream of driving across the country, survey shows
Los Angeles Times
About 25% of men and 33% of women say they have not driven across the country but 'always wanted to,' according to a survey released last week by the travel website Expedia. About 25% of men and 33% of women say they have not driven across the country ...

Los Angeles Times

Remote Lands, Inc. Taps Asia Travel Trends for 2012
Albany Times Union
Remote Lands, the New York and Bangkok-based Asia ultra-luxe private tour operator, picks travelhotspots for 2012. Remote Lands, Inc. remains on the leading edge of the coolest new destinations and experiences in Asia. While luxury travel to China, ...

Marriott's Oceana Palms Celebrates Major Development Milestone
MarketWatch (press release)
ORLANDO, Fla., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Marriott Vacation Club's secondresort in The Palm Beaches is anticipating more villas for additional guests with spectacular ocean views by early 2013. A recent topping-out ceremony marked the ...

Tourism Boom For Peru's Amazon Province Of Loreto
Bernama
LIMA, March 5 (BERNAMA- NNN-ANDINA) - Peru's largest Amazon province Loreto has started to experience a huge tourist boom following the election of the Amazon River-Rainforest as one of the seven natural wonders of the world last year.

Insurance gets a second look as travel world evolves | Gadling.com
By Chris Owen
Travel insurance was once something that only the most careful of travelers bought - an option that was easy to pass up and rarely used. But talk of airline bankruptcy, problems on a normally safe cruise vacation, and political unrest around the ...
Gadling

Travel Photography Inspiration Project: India
By Peter West Carey
Welcome to the first installment in the long term DPS Travel Photography Inspiration Project. We start our world travels in India. The response to requests for photos was highest for this county more than any other and what a fine group of ...
Digital Photography School

BlogWorld & New Media Expo Buys Travel Blog Exchange ...
By Chris Crum
BlogWorld & New Media Expo announced that it purchased another blogging event series: TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange), which BlogWorld says is the world's largest travel blogger event. BlogWorld will take over production and operations of ...
Top News - WebProNews

Lithuania wants visa-free travel for Ukraine in 2013 | European ...
By y2009k
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said he would make visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens travelling to Europe a priority when his country takes over the rotating EU presidency in the first half of 2013. But he admitted that ...
European Dialogue

50+ Family Travel Blogs on Pinterest
By Sandra Foyt
Family-Travel-on-Pinterest In the travel and tourism industry, it is the family travel bloggers that are leading the way on Pinterest. Although destination photos are a popular item to pin on “Bucket Lists” and “Places I've Been” boards, travel ...
Albany Kid

Suggestions for how to train-travel in France and Italy | Europe ...
By explore2012
If we are on a budget and want to travel by train, what's the best way to 1. buy the train tickets or pass; 2. What type of ... IMHO you have a great tour of train stations but will see mch more of them than you will of major tourist sights. In th etime ...
Community

Fargo-Moorhead Angling For Gay Tourism Boost « CBS Minnesota
By Eric Henderson
Though the plan is still in its early stages, the bureau hopes to tap into the $70 billion market generated by the gay community. The market is so big that websites like Orbitz and Travelocity have dedicated gay travel sections, and the visitor's ...
CBS Minnesota

yes and yes: True Story: A Nudist Resort Helped Me Love My Body
By Sarah Von
True Story: A Nudist Resort Helped Me Love My Body. This is one of many True Story interviews, in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting/amazing/challenging things. This is the story of Kerry and her experience at a ...
yes and yes

Beyond the Edge - National Geographic Adventure Blog
Whenever you travel into the backcountry, do you ask yourself: “Eat like a king but break my back with the weight; or eat like a squirrel and travel light and fast?
adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/

International intelligence - Top 10 smartest countries ... - Travel - MSN
Now, we know there's all kinds of smarts: street smarts, book smart and E.Q. or emotional intelligence. And, yes, we're well aware that the ability to quote from ...
travel.ca.msn.com/top-10-smartest-countries-in-the-world

'Birth tourism' may change citizenship rules - Yahoo! News
“We don't want to encourage birth tourism or passport babies, Immigration Minister ... Critics say the government is overreacting to the issue of birth tourism. .... have been paid, no citizenship should be automatically given to the "tourist baby".
ca.news.yahoo.com/birth-tourism-may-change-citizenship-rule...

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