Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Travel Picks: Top 10 sunrise destinations

Travel Picks: Top 10 sunrise destinations
Reuters
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, USA Boarding a bus in the wee hours of morning is a pain, particularly on vacation when the greatest indulgence is sleeping in. But the alarm-clock acknowledgement is worth it if the payoff is watching a sunrise from ...

Revel Resort opens its doors to a familiar crowd
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
Revel has told its employees not to call it a casino, it's a resort, but you know, it's a casino. With all the reports about the casino floor not being closed off to the ocean view, I was surprised to find the casino floor mostly a dark and windowless ...

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)

Philippines' Spratlys tourism plan likely to rile China
Reuters
By Manuel Mogato | MANILA, April 2 (Reuters) - The Philippines plans to develop a disputed island in the South China Sea into a tourism centre with a 100-metre (330-ft) concrete wharf, officials said on Monday, a bold assertion of its sovereignty that ...

Regatta Travel Solutions to Replace Expedia on VisitSeattle.org
MarketWatch (press release)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Regatta Travel Solutions makes a grand entrance into the US market through a recently signed agreement with Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau. SCVB has partnered with Regatta to ...

Resort-casino could mean thousands of SC jobs
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Developers say a resort-casino just outside town could create upward to 4000 jobs in impoverished Jasper County. The Associated Press HARDEEVILLE — Jobs have always seemed elusive in impoverished Jasper County on South Carolina's southern tip near ...

Once-reclusive Myanmar becoming huge tourist draw
USA TODAY
By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, is shedding its paraiah image after a brutal, decades-long military rule that sparked atourism boycott. The country's sudden popularity has created a run on hotels, ...

USA TODAY

Travel tips from parents
Kansas City Star
Visit your local library and see if they have travel kits available. Involve your kids in the planning process. If they're old enough to use the computer for research, ask them to look up the country, city or town you're visiting and find five ...

Travel Channel and Gaiam Release "Man V Food Nation" on DVD
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Gaiam, Inc., a leading producer of lifestyle media, announced today the DVD release of Travel Channel's Man V Food Nation under its exclusive home video license agreement with Travel Channel.

Revel, Atlantic City's newest casino, set to open at sunrise with much riding ...
Chicago Tribune
So they set out to build something that was not just a casino but a true destination resort, a glittering glass-encased vacation and meeting mecca that just happened to offer casino gambling. Monday morning, when the sun comes up, Revel will have ...

Disneyland Paris fetes 20th after rocky childhood
BusinessWeek
The resort 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) east of Paris has a lot to celebrate. After overcoming a rocky childhood, the "Magic Kingdom" now makes up a chunk of the French economy and of Disney's own revenues. Mexican actress Salma Hayek and retired ...

Travel Website Viator Now Offers Discounts On Cruise Shore Excursions
Huffington Post
Travel website Viator, which offers tours and activities around the world, is dipping a toe into the waters of shore excursions, until now a near-monopoly for cruise lines. Starting Monday, the site promises discounts of up to 60 percent for jungle ...

Passengers praise response to Azamara Quest fire
USA TODAY
This item was written by Fran Golden, a cruise expert and Trip Coach for BudgetTravel magazine. Golden is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away. Passengers from the Azamara Quest are safely in ...

USA TODAY

Olympic tourism numbers for 2012 London Games
Washington Post
LONDON — Some numbers illustrating the demand for accommodation during the 2012 London Olympics, which run from July 27 to Aug. 12. — Typical number of tourists visiting London in August: 1.5 million — Estimated additional 2012 Olympic visitors from ...

Whoops: French tourism campaign peddles a South African beach
USA TODAY
By Laura Bly, USA TODAY A recent tourism promotion designed to lure Olympics-weary Brits to France this summer hit a major snag when a scene of a family jogging along an idyllic, boulder-fringed beach turned out to be taken thousands of miles away - in ...

USA TODAY

NYC's tourism arm to unveil free smartphone app
Wall Street Journal
NYC Map is slated to be unveiled Monday by NYC and Co., the city's tourism and marketing arm. It was designed by CityMaps, a local start-up. The app will provide access to nearly 90000 restaurants, stores, attractions, hotels and bars.

Travel dilemmas: What's driving higher airfares?
Sacramento Bee
On July 8, 2007, the Travel section's airfare chart showed a flight to Paris for $1265 in July - only $20 less than a current fare. Adjusted for inflation, that $1265 fare would be $1389 in today's dollars. The one fare that's way out of line is London ...

Geographic Travels: April 2012 Travel Photo: Cherry Blossoms of ...
By Catholicgauze
April 2012 Travel Photo: Cherry Blossoms of Washington D.C.. The Cherry Blossom Trees of Washington DC's tidal basin bloom only for one week in the early spring. The blooming event has turned into a huge tourist/local celebration for ...
Geographic Travels

World's Fattest Country Unveils New Tourism Slogan | Gadling.com
By Dave Seminara
The tiny South Pacific Island of Nauru, known for its spectacular beaches and obese residents (see photo above), unveiled a slick new marketing campaign designed to boost tourism yesterday. The new motto, "Feel Thin in Nauru," refers to ...
Gadling

Keauhou Beach Resort offers isle inspired eateries | Hawaii 24/7
By Karin
MEDIA RELEASE. Visitors hungry for something new on the beautiful island of Hawaii can sample the fresh, new fare available at the Kalanikai Beach Bar and Kamaaina Terrace restaurant located at the Keauhou Beach Resort. The two ...
Hawaii 24/7 | Hawaii247.com

ONE | Fighting child sex tourism and slavery
By Guest Blogger
Jeffrey Boyd is the Executive Director of the Hovde Foundation, which builds homes for children in Africa and Latin America. In this personal essay, he describes finding his passion for protecting vulnerable children. Growing up, I often ...
ONE
Edward Schneider: Planning An Arts-Centered Vacation: Three ...
By Edward Schneider
Edward Schneider. Travel, cooking and food writer. GET UPDATES FROM Edward Schneider. Like. 4 ... As I said in a recent post about attending a performance at the Opéra Royal in the Château de Versailles, two of my trusty tools for planning a vacation around music are Bachtrack and Operabase. The latter, as its name suggests, focuses solely on opera. Its coverage is international and its interface rather plain and old-fashioned -- which actually makes it a pleasure to use. A typical ...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

The Radar: 42 Reasons to Love Brussels, Travel Smarter with Siri, 8 ...
By Elaura Rifkin
The Radar: Souk Survival Guide, World's Messiest Food Festivals, The Best Passport for WorldTravel ... About Intelligent Travel. Cultural, Authentic & Sustainable: This is your brain on travel. We showcase the essence of place, what's unique and original, and what locals cherish most about where they live. And we highlight places, practices, and people that are on the front lines of sustainable travel—travel that preserves places' essential uniqueness for future generations.
Intelligent Travel

Social Travel Apps Use Foursquare, Facebook Data to Tell You ...
By Asif Khan
Because many smartphone users are already collecting information about good bars, restaurants, and photos of tourist sites on their travels through location-based services, two new companies are compiling place information from your social ...
Street Fight

Azamara Quest Reaches Malaysia, Guests Given Vacation Options ...
By Susan Young
Azamara Quest docked at Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, on April 1, 2012, at approximately 9:23 p.m. local time, the line said Sunday in an official statement. The ship had been crippled by an engine room fire on Friday while sailing about 200 ...
Travel Agent Central

Fiji Hotel Resort | Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa, Yanuca, Fiji
Fiji hotel resort, offering a tropical escape for the vacationer, Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa, Yanuca, Fiji is surrounded by untouched white sandy beaches, ...
www.shangri-la.com/yanucaisland/fijianresort

In Brazil, Stowaways Travel Happily Perched On Trucks' Rear ...
Witness this man happily perched on the back of a truck travelling at around 49mph (80km/h). It ...
gizmodo.com/.../in-brazil-stowaways-happily-travel-perched-o...

blog.reddit -- what's new on reddit: Introducing reddit timeline™
Using never-seen before time travel technology, in addition to news, we are now ... As youtravel, please take care to abide by the cultural norms and practices of ...
blog.reddit.com/2012/03/introducing-reddit-timeline.html

No comments:

island travel - Google News

ecotourism - Google News

travel - Google News

tourism - Google News

Travel - chicagotribune.com

More Travel News

In Transit - NYTimes