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Orlando Tops the Hotwire 2012 Travel Value Index Study of Best US Destinations ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Just in time for spring break and the summer travel season, the Hotwire Travel Value Index showcases the top 10 cities where consumers planning their next trip can find the best combination of value, entertainment options and attractions throughout ...

4 scenarios when travel insurance is useless
Fox News
iStock In many cases, travel insurance can alleviate some of the financial burdens that go along with canceled hotel rooms, missed flights or lost baggage. Other times, the cost of travel insurance, including premiums and day rates, won't add up.

Chicago casts huge tourism shadow on Illinois
Toronto Star
By Jim Byers Travel Editor This material appeared earlier Tuesday in Travel Editor Jim Byers' blog:www.thestar.blogs.com/travel. It's a great problem to have. But still something of a problem. The folks from Illinois tourism made a touchdown in ...

Wyndham Vacation Rentals to Host 2012 Helen Drake Invitational at TOPS'L ...
Marketwire (press release)
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - Mar 6, 2012) - Spring in Northwest Florida brings the annual return of the Helen Drake Invitational tennis tournament to TOPS'L Beach & Racquet Resort. ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals will host the ...

Arab Spring Unrest Sent 2011 Tourism Down 30% in Egypt, Tunisia
Bloomberg
Tourism in Egypt and Tunisia plunged more than 30 percent last year amid the popular upheavals sweeping the Arab world, said Taleb Rifai, secretary general of the United Nations World TourismOrganization. Arrivals dropped 33 percent through the third ...

Sabre Red App Centre Open for Business for Developers and Travel Buyers around ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Sabre Travel Network, a global travel technology company serving travel suppliers and agencies, today opened the virtual doors to its Sabre Red App Centre, the world's first B2B online application store for the travel industry.

Sacramento County post offices to provide passport help with no appointment on ...
Sacramento Bee
Passport Day USA is a joint effort of the US Postal Service and the State Department to providepassport information and to accept passport applications. Application forms are available atusps.com/passport or travel.state.gov/passport.

Tourism Ministry extends condolences over tour bus accident
Malaysia Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism Ministry has extended its condolences to the families of two Indian nationals killed in a bus crash at KM4.5 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway, near here, on Monday. In a statement Tuesday, the ministry also expressed its ...

Tourism centre again slated for closure
Windsor Star
Drew Dilkens said Monday it doesn't make sense to close the Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island centre. The centre may close at the end of the month due to lack of funding. Windsor and Essex County could miss out on connecting with thousands of tourists ...

Tuesday Travel Ticker: Paso Robles uncorked
Los Angeles Times
Travel to London will jump 31% during the summer Olympic Games, Bloomberg reports. Americans will account for 17% of London's airline arrivals from July 23 to Aug. 12, with Germans accounting for 11%, according to a study by two Spanish research firms ...

Los Angeles Times

Mayan Vacation Package in Cancun
Washington Times
NEW YORK, March 6, 2012 — The year 2012 marks the final year of the Mayan calendar, and JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa and CasaMagna Marriott CancunResort are celebrating with a special package that includes tours of ancient Mayan ruins and ...

Washington Times

Passport Health Plan Expands Use of McKesson's Network Performance Management ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Passport Health Plan, a provider-sponsored Medicaid managed care plan serving approximately 170000 members in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, has selected McKesson's Integrated Provider Management (IPM) platform (formerly ...

Eurostar travel chaos strikes Paris fashion week
Telegraph.co.uk
Thousands of passengers face travel chaos after Eurostar cancelled services following an overhead power cable fault in France during Paris Fashion Week. Members of the fashion pack voiced frustration at the delays which came as couturiers and catwalk ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Government's changes to resort lease payments will lose Maldives US$135 ...
Minivan News
New Tourism Minister Ahmed Adheeb was not responding at time of press. Former TourismMinister Dr Mariyam Zulfa explained that Nasheed's government had offered resorts the option of extending resort lease periods from 25 to up to 50 years.

Travel and tourism to boost UK economy in 2012
Travel-News.co.uk
By News Team · March 6, 2012 · No comments The UK will be increasingly reliant on travel and tourism in 2012 as jobs and economic growth in the sector outstrip the wider economy. According to a report released today by the World Travel&Tourism Council ...

Travel-News.co.uk

Windsor tourism centre again slated for closure
Windsor Star
By Sharon Hill, The Windsor Star March 6, 2012 6:58 AM Windsor city councillor Drew Dilkens poses Monday, March 5, 2012, in front of the Tourism Windsor/Essex centre in Windsor, Ont. The centre may close due to lack of funding.

State Tourism Summit Announced
Newstalk 1450 KBKW
The Washington Tourism Alliance (WTA) will host its second, statewide Tourism Summit in Seattle on April 5 to present its accomplishments and to engage the tourism industry in its future direction. Industry stakeholders are encouraged to register for ...

La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California adds Tour Golf Academy
WorldGolf.com
La Costa Resort and Spa, the only Gold Medal Resort in Southern California, is now home of the only TOUR Golf Academy in the Southland. The TOUR Academy features a variety of offerings for all age ranges and skill levels. These include private golf ...

Travel kid protégé partners with Thomas Cook
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
TORONTO, March 6, 2012 /CNW/ - For parents, a March Break family vacation can end up being more work than play, especially if mom and dad haven't done their homework on kid-friendly travel options. And what parents think their kids will enjoy can often ...

DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Cheapflights.co.uk Rocks Travel to the Tune of Europe's Best Music Fests
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, Mar 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Festival season is fast approaching and tickets are already being purchased, so Cheapflights.co.uk, the leader in online travel deals publishing, advises travellers that now is the time to book flights in ...

Tourism boost as free wifi for parks is given go-ahead
Herald.ie
The decision, which has been described as a potential boost for tourism, will see parks such as St Stephen's Green and Merrion Square equipped with free wifi facilities. The proposal was initially put to the council in January by Labour councillor ...

Dual Citizen Wins Passport Battle
AllAfrica.com
By Werner Menges, 6 March 2012 AN IMMIGRATION official's decision to confiscate the Namibianpassport of a Swakopmund resident who holds dual citizenship is set to cost the country's immigration authorities - and by extension Namibia's taxpaying public ...

Payal Singhal's Breathtaking Resort Bridal 2012 Collection at Lakme Fashion Week
Sawf News
A model walks the runway at Payal Singhal's Resort Bridal 2012 fashion show at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai on Monday, March 5. Photo Credit: sawfnews.comby Anita Singh March 06, 2012, (Sawf News) - Payal Singhal's Resort Bridal 2012 Collection ...

Sawf News

Protecting Your Identity During Spring Break or Vacation
MarketWatch (press release)
Said Hall, "Identity theft does not have to be the demise of your spring break or upcoming vacation. Take a few simple precautions so you can enjoy your vacation without worry." Hall recommends taking the following steps when traveling to protect you ...

Omega World Travel to Unveil New Agent Desktop Solution at Global Business ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Omega World Travel, a fast-growing, award-winning leader in thetravel management industry, introduced its new agent desktop solution at the Global BusinessTravel Association's (GBTA) Technology Symposium in New York City ...

Travel Essentials: A Travel Uniform - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of ...
By Heather M. Whitney
For the past year, I've streamlined my travel prep to include a straightforward travel uniform – a nicer long-sleeved t-shirt, jeans, socks and clogs (for easy removal during the security check without having to go in bare feet in the TSA area, ...
ProfHacker

Dan Zevin: Are You Suffering From Post Vacation Re-Entry ...
By Dan Zevin
As any vacation-going individual knows, once you've been home for two weeks, you've forgotten that you ever left. Your rosy vacation glow gets blotchy and scaly. And you know that laid-back, spread-the-good-energy-all-around vacation ...
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Travel Tours - Reading Local | Reading Local
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Custom Ireland luxury trips, vacation tours, the Ultimate Ireland Experience! Hammond group, holidaytravel, Ireland castles 5 star hotels, fine dining, escort chauffer guides, driving tours. VacationPackages Looking for Caribbean Cruises, ...
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Mexico tourism adds environmentalists to list of foes | Gadling.com
By Chris Owen
Of course, this means tourism is an important part of the economy. At a time when cruise lines have canceled stops at Mexican ports and an updated US Department of State Travel Warning does not help matters, a new tourist destination is ...
Gadling

Travel Tuesday: Get On Board The Soul Train Cruise! | Black and ...
By Kirstin Fuller
Get your best soul train line dance moves ready. The official Soul Train Cruise sets sail in 2013! All aboard the first ever, Soul Train Cruise departing from Fort Lauderdale for four exotic destinations on February 17, 2013. A fitting tribute to the ...
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Granite State Reviews Tourism PR via RFP
By nospam@example.com (Greg Hazley)
2012. Granite State Reviews Tourism PR via RFP. New Hampshire is reviewing its domestic tourismPR account with an RFP process through March 22. Download RFP... Read the full story (sub req'd) | Subscribe to O'Dwyer's. Posted by Greg ...
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The Legend of Bus – Intelligent Travel
By Intelligent Travel
Two days later, we were in Quito, Ecuador talking to hostel owners, friends, auto mechanics, greasy pork vendors, taxi drivers, bus drivers, lawyers, tour agencies, policemen, and a sweet old lady at the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism. We learned that without $25000 we couldn't ... We crossed borders illegally and accidentally, bribed customs officials for passport renewals, got pulled over by the police more than 50 times and never paid a fine. Our bus left us stranded in deserts, on ...
Intelligent Travel

Poll: Workers in Cleveland Take Fewest Vacation Days | FOX8.com ...
By Ted Achladis
Citing results of a new LivingSocial poll, The Cleveland Leader reports that workers in Cleveland aren't big on taking vacation days. In fact, the poll indicates that Clevelanders take the fewest number ofvacation days -- 11.4 average -- of any ...
FOX8.com – Cleveland news &...

High Heel Confidential » LFW Resort 2012: Pia Pauro
By Priyanka
LFW Resort 2012: Pia Pauro · LFW Resort 2012: Nupur Kanoi · In Twos · In S&N Drape · In Twos · In Sabyasachi · LFW Resort 2012: Masaba · LFW Resort 2012: Sashikant Naidu · LFW Resort2012: Vaishali S · LFW Resort 2012: Drashta ...
High Heel Confidential

Leap: Travel Links Us Together « Christa in New York
By Christa
After going to the New York Times Travel Show this past weekend with my travel-loving pal, Jeff, those familiar pangs of wanderlust started acting up. We made our way to the Africa section of the show first and I immediately started to dream of ...
Christa in New York

AOL.com Video - Ashton Kutcher Visits Demi Moore On Vacation
Video - Demi Moore took a private vacation in a secret location after she left ... on a private beach near Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos on a very secretive resort, ...
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Canadian tourists who got sick at Mexican resort save drink samples ...
Two Canadian couples who believe they got sick from spiked cocktails at a Mexican resort came home with urine and drink samples to prove their travel ...
news.yahoo.com/canadian-tourists-got-sick-mexican-resort-sa...

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