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World's top 15 travel destinations
CBS News
Along with affordability, increased travel to these parts of the world was driven partly by the many tourist-friendly cities in the regions. Most affordable places to retire The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reports that Thailand is quickly ...

CBS News

Here's how to travel 25000 miles without a penny
Fox News
A series about his project, "How to Travel the World for Free," is airing on some PBS channels throughout May and June, using video Wigge shot of his adventures. Here are some details on how he did the project and how it went. THE TRIP: Wigge, a travel ...

Activist Chen May Soon Have Passport, Be Able To Leave China
NPR (blog)
"He said that for the first time the passport issue has substantial progress. This morning, China time, ... security officers from Shandong Province came to him and [made] him fill the forms for apassport application and obviously asked him to wait ...

Euro crisis: Should I cancel my vacation?
CNN International
What effect is uncertainty having on tourism within the eurozone? Many in the travel industry admit bookings to Greece are lower than in previous years, with other countries benefiting. Hotel reservations on popular holiday destinations such as Corfu ...

Senators Go After Eduardo Saverin, Facebook Co-Founder, For Dumping US ...
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Populist anger at Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his US citizenship -- a move that could save him hundreds of millions in taxes if his Facebook stock gains value after the company goes public on Friday -- has ...

Chen Guangcheng, China Blind Activist, Expects To Have Passport In 2 Weeks
Huffington Post
Chen and his family are now expected to be able to travel abroad for him to study in the United States in an agreement between Beijing and Washington following days of talks. Chinese officials who brought paperwork for Chen and his family to fill out ...

YELLOW7's Vacation Rental Site, Vacationlist.com, Joins Vacation Rental ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DALLAS, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- YELLOW7, Inc. (otcqb:YLLC) ("the Company"), a rapidly evolving internet media company and a provider of online vacation rental properties, announced today that its premier online vacation rental listing ...

Governor on the go: Christie's busy travel schedule raises eyebrows in NJ
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Christie is not the state's first governor to travel the country spreading political goodwill. For instance, former Gov. Christie Whitman visited 15 states one year and traveled overseas frequently on trade missions. Like his predecessors, Christie ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Chen's passport on the way
NEWS.com.au
BLIND activist Chen Guangcheng said yesterday that China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days. It was the first indication of when Mr Chen would be allowed to leave the country since he left the US embassy more than two weeks ago, ...

NEWS.com.au

GBTA Forecasts Double Digit Percentage Increases in Brazilian Business Travel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Global Business Travel Association ("GBTA"), the world's premier business travel and corporate meetings organization, announces the results of its inaugural GBTA BTI™ Outlook - Brazil, sponsored by VISA. The GBTA BTI™ Outlook - Brazil includes ...

Travel Expert Shares Insights On Babymoons Ahead Of 'What To Expect' (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
We've seen the "staycation," the "mancation" and even the "nakation," but the next pseudo-trend from the travel industry might just be a legitimately good idea -- and a particularly timely one with this Friday's release of the book-turned-film "What to ...

China: Activist Applies for Passport
New York Times
Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese activist who incited a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the American Embassy in Beijing last month, filled out a Chinese passport application and posed for a photograph on Wednesday, moving forward in his bid to study in ...

WorldStrides Acquires Educational Travel Provider NETC
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Student travel industry leader expands its International Division Charlottesville, VA (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 WorldStrides, an accredited supplemental education school offering educational student travel programs to middle school, high school and ...

Chinese Activist to Receive Passports in Two Weeks
Voice of America (blog)
On Wednesday, Chen discussed the issue in an interview with VOA “Today I applied for apassport, today I filled forms out. (They) said within 15 days (I will receive my passport).” Once Chen and his family receive the passports, they can travel to the ...

Green Travel On The Rise
Huffington Post
As such, we've seen a global shift toward more "green" living, from homes to businesses and now to travel. More and more people are taking a more sustainable approach to their vacationplans. In fact, according to TripAdvisor, of the 700 US travelers ...

Travel 25000 Miles Without a Penny: Michael Wigge Did It, Here's How [VIDEO]
International Business Times
A series about his venture, "How to Travel the World for Free" will be airing on PBS throughout May and June. Wigge is also a travel journalist and videographer. He chronicled the different stages of his mission as he travelled through Europe, Canada, ...

International Business Times

Roman Travel Speeds: An Excellent New Toy
Forbes
It's called Orbis and allows you to work out routes, costs and travel time between any two major nodes of the Roman Empire by a variety of a methods of travel. It's the sort of thing I find absolutely fascinating for this simple reminder of the ...

Oversee.net Hires Raj Beri as General Manager of Travel Vertical
MarketWatch (press release)
These online travel properties give consumers the ability to research, compare and find the best prices on flights, vacation packages, hotels, airport parking and car rentals. Raj Beri is a senior digital media executive with a proven track record of ...

Fun Plans for Summer Vacation
New York Times
John Boehner wants to restart the debt-limit debate. This is big news. Remember all the fun we had last time: threats, brinkmanship, wobbling financial markets, torpedoed Grand Bargain? You can certainly understand why he misses it.

New York Times

Activist Chen Guangcheng says passport application done
BBC News
Dissident Chen Guangcheng says he and his family have completed passportapplications and officials say they should be ready within 15 days. The blind activist told the BBC officials had helped him fill in the forms on Wednesday at the Beijing hospital ...

BBC News

Tourism boost leads to healthy local economy
CBC.ca
Tourism has been a driving force for economic growth and job creation in the National Capital Region in the last year, according to two studies looking into the health of the local economy. A new study says the local economy got a boost from several ...

CBC.ca

Florida tourism number show slight gain in 2012
CBS News
Florida tourism officials say numbers for the first quarter of the year are up slightly over the same period a year ago. Visit Florida, the state's marketing division, released numbers Wednesday showing a 2.4 percent boost for the first three months of ...

Chinese dissident to get a passport 'within 15 days'
Taipei Times
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng (陳光誠) yesterday said China had agreed to issue him apassport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the US after a bitter row between Beijing and Washington. It was the first indication of when Chen would be allowed to ...

Travel Plans at Risk during Hurricane Season, According to ...
PR Web (press release)
Get tips on protecting your travel investment during Atlantic hurricane season, which starts June 1st. The purchase of travel insurance will provide you with both peace of mind and financial security in the event that a storm derails your vacation ...

{ Travel Diary } Day II In Marrakech | The Glamourai
By THE GLAMOURAI
{ Travel Diary } Day II In Marrakech. May 17, 2012. In the crackling heat of Marrakech, each moment seems lasciviously languid ~ heightened but unhurried ~ and yet treacherously too short at the same time. Hours evaporate like spilled ...
The Glamourai

NYC's 'Apple Green' Taxis Travel To Boroughs Outside Manhattan ...
NYC's 'Apple Green' Taxis Travel To Boroughs Outside Manhattan. By Alice Chan on May 17, 2012. Add this idea to Facebook. New York City's outer borough has revealed plans for a line of taxis. The color – apple green was revealed ...
PSFK

International Council of Tourism Partners applauds ... - eTurboNews
By Linda
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) supports strongly this initiative. Moreover, the subject under consideration by the T20 - Facilitation of Tourism and particularly e-visa's, which we call streamlined travel, is one of the three ...
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Memorial Day Travel: Best U.S. Beaches For A Barbecue (VIDEO ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Perhaps nothing is more associated with Memorial Day than a good old fashioned barbecue to kick off the warm summer months. While these are usually the domain of intrepid dads on their backyard Webers, the beach can make an excellent ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

Royal Caribbean Offers New Loyal to You Always Program to Travel ...
By News Wire
Royal Caribbean International's Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade support and services announced at Vacation.com's 14th Annual National Conference the Loyal to You Always program, created entirely for travel agents.
Travel Agent Central

Have Klout, Will Travel: Cathay Pacific Offers Klout Perk at SFO ...
By McLean Robbins
More info on San Francisco powered by AOL Travel · Guide · San Francisco Travel Guide · San Francisco Hotels · San Francisco Flights · San Francisco Deals · San Francisco car rentals · San Francisco vacations · San Francisco restaurants ...
Gadling

Are you being a travel wuss? | Matador Network
Some years, and many more, chicken buses later, I've probably been to scarier places, but also learned along the way that much of 'dangerous' travel feels ...
matadornetwork.com/bnt/are-you-being-a-travel-wuss/

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