Saturday, May 12, 2012

Travel Picks: Top 10 cycling destinations

Travel Picks: Top 10 cycling destinations
Reuters
That's why the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have compiled a list of the "Top 10 Spots to Explore by Bicycle." Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Montréal, Québec, Canada While Montréal's most ...

Revel resort: Atlantic City's gamble
Washington Post
“It's a resort with a casino.” That's easy enough to remember. Revel, the new $2.4 billion destination on Atlantic City's boardwalk, is a resort-not-a-casino just as it's a resort-not-a-nightclub or a resort-not-a parking-garage.

Saudi agent in bomb plot held UK passport, source says
CNN International
At the same time, his possession of a British passport enhanced his appeal to the terror group -- because he could travel without a visa to the United States. Are fliers safe from new al Qaeda bomb? According to Alani, the agent was sent into Yemen as ...

Revel in Atlantic City's new resort
Washington Post
At the $2.4 billion complex, the casino is a side note to the resort offerings and extensive dining options. Kati MacFarline, left, of Nashua, NH, and Christine Kashian, of Caribou, Maine, sit on a jetty near Revel in Atlantic City.

Officials: UK's MI-6 gave British passport to al-Qaida double agent
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Officials say a double-agent who fooled al-Qaida's terror group in Yemen possessed a British passport that was provided by that country's intelligence agency, MI-6, as part of the ruse. The would-be suicide bomber's British citizenship ...

China's standoff with the Philippines heats up with travel warnings, oil drilling
Christian Science Monitor
China warned its citizens against travel to the Philippines on Friday, and Chinese tour groups halted visits to the South East Asian neighbor. There is fear of violence against Chinese tourists amid protests and rising tensions over a maritime ...
 
Christian Science Monitor

Atlantic City's future: Q&A with redevelopment official John F. Palmieri
Washington Post
Atlantic City officials are hoping that the Revel resort will make enough of a splash to usher in a new era of tourism in their town. To help things along, they kicked off a $20 million rebranding effort last month that's designed to bring more ...

Elderly NYC couple dies after minor car accident in Catskills; unable to call ...
Washington Post
ANDES, NY — An elderly Manhattan couple whose car became stuck near their wooded Catskills vacation home died after nine fruitless attempts to make a cellphone call for help and after the woman searched in vain for a neighbor.

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Warsaw
Reuters
Warsaw, which combines the old with the new, leads the country's economy -- providing a busy home for the headquarters of many companies, a thriving stock exchange, government offices, international institutions, universities and many tourist ...

U.S. Travel and Tourism Strategy Announced
Sacramento Bee
By Travel Oregon SALEM, Ore., May 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Delivering on President Obama's recent call for a national approach to promote travel and tourism throughout the United States, Secretary of Commerce John Bryson and Secretary of Interior ...

Atlanta Resort Ordered To Preserve All Surveillance Video Of John Travolta's Stay
Radar Online
By Jen Heger The Atlanta resort where John Travolta stayed at when he allegedly sexually assaulted a male masseur, has been notified in writing to preserve the surveillance video during that time because it will become key evidence in the lawsuit filed ...

Radar Online

Vacation-time strife is overblown
Chicago Tribune
Q: I am angry with one of my co-workers because she stole my vacation slot. In our office, employees select vacation dates based on seniority. A calendar is circulated, and everyone marks off the days they want. I get first pick because I've been here ...

In Atlantic City, the Revel resort brims with celebrity-chef restaurants
Washington Post
It's a resort. But in some ways, Revel is more like a generous, deep-pocketed landlord to the chefs, partners and investors who decided to open 11 (and counting) restaurants in the towering new project. Case in point: According to Wiedmaier, ...

Revel resort in Atlantic City: How to get there, where to stay, what to do
Washington Post
The resort is off Metropolitan Avenue Where to stay Revel 855-348-0500 500 Boardwalkwww.revelresorts.com The perks-laden Preview Package (through May 24) starts at $289 a night double. Regular rates start at $277 with taxes.

Tourism Continues to be One of the Strongest Industries in the World, say ...
MarketWatch (press release)
People were eager to book holidays last year despite natural, political and financial uncertainty, say leading online travel retailer, Holiday Hypermarket. According to the UNWTO's WorldTourism Barometer for March, a total of 88 countries reported ...

Perfect Places Vacation Rentals Network Announces $250 Facebook Photo Contest
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
People who "Like" the Perfect Places Vacation Rentals Network Facebook Page can enter their perfect vacation photos for a chance to win a $250 VISA® Gift Card. Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 If you have a great vacation photo that everyone you ...

Bay Area Adventure Travel Agency, CruiseOne Mill Valley, Announces Expansion ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
CruiseOne Mill Valley, a Bay Area cruise and adventure travel specialist, announces its expansion into freighter and cargo ship travel. Mill Valley, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 Adding to its core specialties of adventure travel, river cruising and ...

The restaurants at Revel resort in Atlantic City
Washington Post
The restaurant roll Call The restaurants at Revel are divided into three price categories: Signature (the priciest), Select (mid-level, more or less) and Quick (budget priced). Three more restaurants are expected to open in the coming weeks.

GBTA Supports National Tourism and Travel Strategy
Sacramento Bee
"The National Tourism and Travel Strategy incorporates many of the suggestions GBTA made in submitted comments earlier this year," said Michael W. McCormick, executive director and COO of GBTA. "GBTA supports policies to increase international travel ...

Travel Nursing Jobs Leader, Aureus Medical, Releases Top Qualities of a ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
In celebration of National Nurses Week, Aureus Medical, a national medical staffing leader, shares its list of the top qualities of a successful travel nurse. National Nurses Week is recognized annually, May 6-12. Omaha, NE (PRWEB) May 10, ...

Blind Chinese Activist: No Progress Made on Passport
Voice of America
May 10, 2012 Blind Chinese Activist: No Progress Made on Passport Daniela Tulis and Ye Bing Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says all of the paperwork for his trip to the US is ready from the American side, but that there has been no progress ...

The Vacation Kingdom of the World: Casey Jr.'s Coming Round the Tracks
USA TODAY (blog)
In Walt Disney's Dumbo, Casey Jr. is the little train transporting the circus animals to their various destinations. He lugs his heavy cargo up steep hills, repeating the well-known saying, "I-think-I-can, I-think-I-can." After successfully reaching ...

China Travel Agencies Suspend Trips to Philippines Amid Maritime Dispute
Voice of America (blog)
Chinese media reported Thursday that most of the country's travel agencies have suspended trips to the Philippines amid an escalating war of words over a disputed island chain in the South China Sea. Chinese authorities also issued a safety warning to ...

An 'Email Vacation' Could Save Your Health
U.S. News & World Report
By Maureen Salamon FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Email vacations while on the job could benefit people's health, reducing stress levels and contributing to better focus, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, ...

U.S. News & World Report

'Tourism Is About Making Money From Visitors'
AllAfrica.com
By Idris Ahmed, 11 May 2012 Munzali A. Dantata is the Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism. In this interview, he says tourism is the biggest industry in the world employing over 250 million people.

Judge says governor's travel security records should remain secret
Austin American-Statesman
Ending a five-year court fight, a Travis County judge ruled Thursday that the Texas Department of Public Safety does not have to release travel records of Gov. Rick Perry's security detail. In siding with the Public Safety Department's argument that ...

Bike Snob NYC: Travel Day: Bound for Italy
By BikeSnobNYC
In a very short while I will be departing London for Italy. Despite the near-impossibility of finding a meal here that doesn't involve some combination of baked beans and pork products, I'm very fond of London, and I will leave with a heavy heart.
Bike Snob NYC

British Tourism Q&A: Travel Writer Donald Strachan | Gadling.com
By Alex Robertson Textor
Here I ask Donald Strachan, travel journalist, guidebook writer and all around Twitter delight, some questions about the current state of tourism in the UK. (Be sure to check out my earlier Q&A on the state of tourism in Britain with Sally Shalam.) ...
Gadling

BofA Introduces Travel Credit Cards - Zacks.com
By Zacks Equity Research
The competition in the travel credit card market is all set to get fierce with the launch of three newtravel cards by Bank of America Corporation (BAC - Analyst Report). The new credit cards – BankAmericard Travel Rewards, BankAmericard ...
Zacks Investment Research - All...

MacNamara changed gov's travel policy for friend | Naked Politics
By Mary Ellen Klas
When Gov. Rick Scott came to office, he adopted a policy for his agencies that required out of state travel to be “cost effective” and “have a direct and measurable benefit to getting Floridians back to work.” It was a... ... Kerrigan took the trip to the world famous film festival, stayed three nights at the Zermatt Resort in Park City, Utah, and ended with a trip to Miami Beach for a meeting of television executives. The cost to taxpayers: $2713. She then stayed four nights at The Raleigh in ...
Naked Politics

Escape On A Runner's Dream Vacation
By Linzay Logan
With a scenic group run in the morning followed by a day of beach going or relaxing poolside, a TrailStriders running vacation is the perfect escape for a runner. Offering running vacations in Hawaii, Arizona and Alberta, Canada, TrailStriders ...
Competitor.com

yes and yes: Mini Travel Guide: Denmark
By Sarah Von
Mini Travel Guide: Denmark. This one of many Mini Travel Guides, in which we dip our toes into international travel via the best-ofs a given country. This guide comes to us via Alexandra! I first flew to Denmark when I was sixteen. I knew ...
yes and yes

National Travel and Tourism Strategy Sets Goal to Draw 100 million ...
By mkruger@doc.gov
As we celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week, the U.S. government is doubling down on its commitment to create more jobs for Americans by growing international and domestic travel andtourism that powers our economy. Last year, 62 million international tourists ... 1) Federal agencies will expand efforts to promote a welcoming message for international visitors, coordinating with Brand USA to encourage international travel to America. 2) Federal agencies will enable more ...
The Department of Commerce Blog

Verge Magazine: Travel With Purpose Photo Challenge ...
By PhotographyCompetitions.net
We know that you are travellers and that you believe in the concept of travel with purpose. You've told us that the time you spent abroad was life-changing.
Photography Competitions

Wolf Creek resort up for auction
By hburton
EDEN -- Wolf Creek Resort will be sold to the highest bidder June 1 to pay creditors as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan filed in 2010. The aucti...
Standard-Examiner Latest Headlines

U.S. Travel Association Hails National Travel and Tourism Strategy ...
By News Wire
The Obama Administration's announced National Travel and Tourism Strategy is an important step that officially elevates the travel industry to what it should be: a national priority, Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, ...
Travel Agent Central

Resort 2013 Season Has Begun! -- The Cut
By Charlotte Cowles
We're still a few weeks away from the deluge of resort collections, which usually hits at the beginning of June and then straggles along until July. But the first show of the season, Bottega Veneta, took place this week. Check out their new ...
The Cut

Travel News - WCVB.com
Travel news from WCVB TV Boston's NewsCenter 5. ... Pricey tourist trap, cultural experience, or both? A handful of readers took issue with a recent suggestion ...
www.wcvb.com/news/money/travel

How I Spent My Summer Vacation - video review | Film | guardian.co ...
How I Spent My Summer Vacation - video review. In this clip from this week's Guardian Film ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation-vid...

US bomb plot double agent had UK passport - Yahoo! News UK
'US bomb plot double agent had UK passport' on Yahoo! ... airliner held a British passport in addition to being a Saudi national, CNN reported. ... man's British passport enhanced his value to the terror group, because he could travel without a ...
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Island spat: China suspends Philippines travel | CNNGo.com
The China National Tourism Organization (CNTO) has announced the ... Caissa International Travel Service and Shanghai International Tour Service Company ...
www.cnngo.com/shanghai/.../china-travel-suspension-437031...

SFGate Travel — Guides and Deals for the San Francisco Bay Area ...
Travel advice, tips, airfare and hotel deals, information and photo galleries for destinations around the world, including in-depth travel guides for San Francisco, ...
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