. . . CAN I STILL GET TICKETS?Yes. Though most tickets have been allocated, some are still available for certain competitions, including some basketball, gymnastics and volleyball tournaments, according to a recent search at CoSport.com, the Web site of the Games’ official ticket agent in the United States. The company also sells packages that include tickets to some popular events like certain men’s and women’s swimming finals and lodging, from about $4,700 a person for three days and two nights. . . .
My London, and Welcome to It
" . . . In half my lifetime this city has become a homogenous, integrated, international place of choice rather than birth. Not without grit and friction, but amazingly polyglot and variegated. I travel a lot, and this must be the most successful mongrel casserole anywhere. Every national team that comes to compete will find a welcoming committee from their homes. London is the sixth largest French city in the world. The Wolseley, the cafe where I often eat, and where I wrote a book about breakfast, has 24 nationalities working in it, from every continent bar the Antarctic. They’re also all Londoners . . . "
MissTravel.com: Dating Site or Travel Ho Dating Site?
Forbes
Are you an attractive young woman with an urge to see the world, but you lack the funds to fulfill yourtravel dreams? Are you a gentleman who has had some difficulty with the ladies, but you have money to burn on airfare, high-end hotels, ...
Hotties travel for free on dating site
New York Daily News
A new dating site promises to link high-rolling globetrotters with pretty women who want to travel the world for free. Miss Travel pairs attractive women with generous jetsetters who hate to go on trips alone and are willing to foot the bill for a ...
New York Daily News
'Sustainable tourism way to go in northeast'
New York Daily News
New Delhi, April 27 — Sustainable, niche and community-based tourism - and not that of the five-star or mass variety - is the way to go for realising the full potential of the northeast, union TourismMinister Subodh Kant Sahai said Friday.
GOP Blasts Obama for Travel Costs
Wall Street Journal
White House spokesman Eric Schultz said the president's travel this week was part of his "official responsibility to get outside of Washington" and discuss his priorities. He said the president would fulfill similar duties Friday when he meets troops ...
Wall Street Journal
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in and around Cognac, France
Reuters
By Barbara Lewis | COGNAC, France (Reuters) - In the 18th century, one Richard Hennessy fled his native County Cork in Ireland to serve in the armies of Louis XV of France before settling in the southwestern town of Cognac. Once the alarums of battle ...
Throw away your company's vacation policy
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Ask any psychologist, and you'll hear that the best way to ensure productivity is by ensuring adequate downtime -- hence the generousvacation policy at many successful companies. But rather than two- or three-weekvacation ...
CBS News
Sector Snap: Online travel companies advance
CBS News
NEW YORK — Shares of online travel companies advanced Friday after Expedia Inc. reported first-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations and a Citi analyst said booking trends could be accelerating. Expedia, which also operates Hotels.com, ...
Tourist Slaying May Be Linked to Other Attacks
Washington Post
Apr. 26, 2012 - DC police say the slaying of a tourist in a residential section of northwest Washington may be connected to two nonfatal attacks in the following 27 hours in the same neighborhood. (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: AP Top ...
The Vacation Kingdom of the World: Reimagined For Your Future Enjoyment
USA TODAY (blog)
It's like visiting old friends; old friends who just so happened to inspire a life-long love of travel; friends who encouraged the "secret vagabond" in all of us. A sincere thank-you to everyone at the Walt Disney Company for the decision to restore ...
Have hottie? Will travel
Baltimore Sun
By Charles J. Johnson Tribune Newspapers MissTravel.com, a new site that launched in early April, aims to pair the beautiful people of the world with the deep-pocketed for travel on the rich partner's dime. Visitors to the site are greeted by a comely ...
Vacation Backlash: Blue Collar Dems Jealous, Angry at Obamas
Fox News
AP File Blue collar Democratic voters, stuck taking depressing “staycations” because they can't afford gas and hotels, are resentful of the first family's 17 lavish vacations around the world and don't want their tax dollars paying for the Obamas' ...
Fox News
Boehner calls Obama's travel plans 'pathetic'
Los Angeles Times
"This is beneath the dignity of the White House," Boehner said Thursday, calling on the administration to reimburse the president for taxpayer-funded travel this week. "It doesn't even pass the straight test, are you kidding me?
Dutch court upholds ban on tourist trade in cannabis
Reuters
By Thomas Escritt | AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A controversial law that will make it harder for foreign tourists to buy cannabis at the Netherlands' famous coffee shops has been upheld by a Dutch court. The law, which reverses 40 years of liberal drugs ...
Chabil Mar Villas Voted Top Family Resort in Central America
MarketWatch (press release)
PLACENCIA, Belize, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Chabil Mar Villas, a luxury boutique resort in Placencia, Belize, recently received a 2012 TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice award for being one of the top 25 hotels for families in Central ...
Donald Trump fears Scotland will lose out to Ireland on tourism over wind turbines
IrishCentral
Donald Trump was laughed at in the Scottish parliament when he claimed he was a “world classtourist expert”. Trump is furious about the proposed wind turbines Scotland is planning on installing off the coast of Trump's new golf resort, ...
A guide to different types of hotels and ratings: What's in a star, anyway?
Washington Post
What exactly is a boutique hotel, and what do you get when you stay at a resort? Here's a primer on hotel rating systems, categories and definitions. BED-AND-BREAKFAST: An owner-occupied property with no more than 10 or 15 guest rooms, ...
A Virtually Free Vacation Can Be Yours When You Home Swap And Use Air Miles
Huffington Post
You may look at your tiny tax refund and and think that you can't afford a "real" vacation, what with hotel fees and the cost of eating out, not to mention air travel expenses. But suppose I told you that you can afford a vacation. You can even travel ...
Dutch courts move to ban tourist marijuana cafés
Telegraph.co.uk
A ruling in the Dutch courts means that foreigners heading to Amsterdam's famous marijuana cafés will soon will be banned from buying cannabis in a bid to end drugtourism to the Netherlands. By Bruno Waterfield, Amsterdam "Coffee shops" where small ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Heavenly Hawaii: Dos and don'ts
CNN
Here's how to avoid costly and exhausting mistakes during your Hawaiian vacation. DON'T travel to Hawaii during school holidays. Tourists crowd Hawaii's stunning beaches in summer and winter. During school holidays, flight and hotel rates are off the ...
Airfares up for summer travel, likely to keep climbing
USA TODAY
The next attempt likely will come before Memorial Day, the start of the prime summertravel season. Airlines are raising fares to try to eke out a profit as fuel prices soar. United Continental said Thursday that it lost $448 million in the first ...
USA TODAY
Sandpearl Resort in Florida Heats up the Month of May with Savings
PR Web (press release)
Guests can save big on vacation suites thanks to one of the best Florida vacationdeals at the Sandpearl Resort, a 4-Diamond Resort on the Gulf Coast of Florida. This Florida beach resort has discounted both its junior and one-bedroom suites by $150 ...
PR Web (press release)
John Boehner: President Obama's Travel For Student Loan Bill Is 'Pathetic ...
Huffington Post
"For the president to make a campaign issue out of this and then to travel to three battleground states and go to three large college campuses on taxpayers' money to try to make this a political issue is pathetic." Boehner added that Obama's campaign ...
New Cruise Lines International Association Report Calls for Industry to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CLIA's new report, "From Travel Agent to 'Travel Advisor': Defining, Elevating and Promoting the Role of Travel Agents for the Next Generation," outlines the state of the travel agent business today, emphasizing the important role it plays for the ...
Obama Under Fire For Blending Official Travel And Campaign Trips
By The Huffington Post News Team
WASHINGTON -- In early June 2004, the political world litigated the fairness of an incumbent president using taxpayer funds to conduct what was ostensibly campaign travel. At that point in time, President George W. Bush had ...
President Obama on Huffington Post
Vacation backlash: Blue collar Dems jealous, angry at Obamas ...
By Paul Bedard
Vacation backlash: Blue collar Dems jealous, angry at Obamas. April 26, 2012 -- 12:39 PM. Comments. Blue collar workers are upset with the number of vacations the first family take. The Obamas are shown returning from their Christmas ...
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By McLean Robbins
Luxury travel agent network Virtuoso has released their annual "luxe" report. Generally, we're fans of anything luxurious and travel related, so this was one we couldn't wait to get our hot little hands on. The network's database of luxury travel ...
Gadling
Luxury travel agent network Virtuoso has released their annual "luxe" report. Generally, we're fans of anything luxurious and travel related, so this was one we couldn't wait to get our hot little hands on. The network's database of luxury travel ...
Gadling
When should you use a travel agent? – Lonely Planet blog
By Robert Reid
Travel advice, information and inspiration from Lonely Planet's online community. ... That tiresome argument between what makes a 'traveler' different from a 'tourist' is sometimes split along the lines that the latter used a travel agent. ... ask what's cool or new, but just as many already know the basics already and ask for a recommendation for a specific need, like a beach hotel with nanny service and oodles of kid-friendly activities so the parents can feel like they're on vacation too. 4.
Lonely Planet blog
Miss Travel dating site: Is it an escort service? - Pop2it - Zap2it
By jharper
Have you ever thought to yourself, "Gee, I'm just so pretty and broke, but I sure would love to travel"? Well, new dating website Miss Travel may be for you. The site matches "generous travelers who hate to travel alone with attractive travelers ...
Pop2it
Instapundit » Blog Archive » VACATION BACKLASH: Blue Collar ...
By Glenn Reynolds
April 26, 2012. VACATION BACKLASH: Blue Collar Dems Jealous, Angry Over Obamas' Lavish Vacations. Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 11:34 pm. Tweet · RSS Feed · Podcast RSS Feed · Email Instapundit. Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos ...
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Does Anyone Else Alive Take As Much Vacation Time As The ...
By John Hawkins
That's better than a vacation every 3 months. Is there anybody else alive who takes this muchvacation time and spends this much money while she does it? It cost taxpayers nearly a half-million dollars for first lady Michelle Obama to travel to ...
Right Wing News
Carolyn Scott: 8 Simple Healthy And Green Travel Tips
By Carolyn Scott
This is the year your going to do it, right? You've saved, you picked the place and you've even set a date. But you want to travel as healthy and green as possible as it will save you money while also being nice to mother nature. Well, here are a ...
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
Preview: Inside Disney's Art of Animation Resort where deluxe decor ...
By Ricky Brigante
Officially opening at the end of May 2012, Disney's Art of Animation Resort may technically be called a “value” hotel at Walt Disney World, but its exceptional design is closer to that of one of Disney's deluxe accommodations. By telling the story ...
Inside the Magic
yes and yes: Mini Travel Guide: Uruguay
By Sarah Von
Mini Travel Guide: Uruguay. This is one of many Mini Travel Guides in which we dip our toes into international puddle jumping. Today's guide to Uruguay comes to us from Virginia. Uruguay is a simple charming little country in South America ...
yes and yes
South Shore Line to Survey Passengers' NATO Travel Plans | NBC ...
By BJ LUTZ and DICK JOHNSON
"We've heard some anedecdotal information regarding some of our commuters perhaps working from home on Monday or taking a vacation day," said NICTD Marketing Director John Parsons. The U.S. Secret Service earlier this month ...
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Michelle Obama's August 2010 Vacation in Spain Cost American ...
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of Vacation Records ... for a travel planning company SET P&V, S.L. (George Soros is 50% owner of the travel company.) ...
www.judicialwatch.org/.../michelle-obamas-august-2010-vacat...
Travel Kit - Traveling solo? New site wants beautiful people to fly for ...
Recommended: Travel insurance can protect your health or wallet on vacation ... Msnbc.com'stravel team examines gear and gadgets, provides tips and ...
travelkit.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11393588-traveling-solo-new-sit...
Breaking: Michelle Obama's $470000 Vacation - Independent ...
Breaking: Michelle Obama's $470000 Vacation ... $26670.61 for a chauffer tour of Costa del Sol and doled out over $50000 just to a travel planning company.
www.ijreview.com/.../4446-breaking-michelle-obamas-47000...
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