Mexico Tourism Thrives in Spite of Violent Crime

Mexico Tourism Thrives in Spite of Violent Crime
Voice of America
Mexican tourist destinations tend to be as safe or safer than the cities where many tourists live.... “One of every 12 jobs in the world are related to travel and tourism,” Guevara said. But Mexico's image as a tourist destination has suffered from a ...

Capture and share trips with a travel blog
USA TODAY (blog)
By Kim Komando, Special for USA TODAY. Updated 6/29/2012 8:14 AM. Comments. The annual rite of summer — the family vacation — hasn't changed much over the years, but the way we record and share our journeys sure has.

USA TODAY (blog)

11 mobile apps to enhance your travel experience
Computerworld
The app lists airports by city name along with information about expected prices and travel times via various available options such as taxi, bus, train, car rental and even helicopter. It also indicates the distance from the city center to the airport ...

Vacation layaways: One more way to pay for your trip
msnbc.com (blog)
Sears jumped into the vacation layaway business last week with the launch of SearsVacations.com, offering an introductory sale of “100 vacations for less than $399" to destinations such as Orlando, Las Vegas, New York or the Caribbean. Smart? Maybe.

Travel Postcard: 48 Hours in idyllic Paros and Santorini
Chicago Tribune
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Greece is struggling under a mountain of debt, violent street protests erupt in the capital Athens, and world financial markets fear Greece will exit the euro zone.

New York girl electrocuted at Florida mini-golf course
Reuters
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An 11-year-old girl who waded into a small pond and died while playing miniature golf at a central Florida resort was electrocuted, the medical examiner ruled on Thursday.Ashton.

Travel Insurance Policies for 5 Trip Types
Fox Business
Travel insurance for 5 ways to get away. ... If you're going to a hurricane-prone resort area: While most comprehensive travel insurance policies do cover weather problems and delays, the weather event has to become more than a mere threat. In other ...

Holiday travel to be heavy for Fourth of July
The State Journal-Register
Lower gasoline prices and a holiday that falls in the middle of the week are factors in the increased number of people expected to go more than 50 miles from home for the Fourth of Julytravel period, according to AAA Chicago. ... "For a lot of people ...

AAA predicts record travel numbers for Fourth of July holiday
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
"This is the second holiday this year where travelers indicated a determination totravel while economizing by actively seeking value-added travel options and activities," AAA Alabama spokesman Clay Ingram said. AAA considers the July 4th holiday ...

The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)

Friday is Bay Area getaway day for unusually busy July 4 travel surge
San Jose Mercury News
With the economy creeping up, gas prices trickling down and the possibility for a rare weeklong summer vacation looming, 4.8 million Californians expect to travel at least 50 miles this July 4 holiday, the highest number in a decade. It's a 5.2 percent ...

Four Seasons Resort Maui Celebrates World-Famous Red Violin
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
... Bar e Ristorante, Spago Maui and DUO, a premium steak and seafood restaurant. Four Seasons Resort Maui -- a vacation geared to action adventurers, those guests wishing to practice the fine art of doing nothing at all, and everyone in between.

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

East African Tourism-Operators Launch Patform to Push Tourism on Regional ...
AllAfrica.com
On June 14, the East African Tourism Platform was unveiled in Rwanda. It seeks to advocate for the interests of private tourism operators in the five partner states of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi and promote the region as a single ...

Feel the Magic: Welcome to Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA FE, N.M., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Four Seasons has added the 87th property to its expanding international portfolio with the rebranding of New Mexico's only AAA Five Diamond resort to Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe ...

Best new travel toys and apps
Washington Post
School's out and you're dying to get to the beach, the mountains or Grandma's house. But getting there can seem as long as the school year. Don't wait for Mom or Dad to dream up ways to entertain you. As you make your packing list, jot down a few of ...

July 4th travel volume expected to be highest in 10 years
Richmond Times Dispatch
That's a 4.6 percent increase from last year, the travel organization said, and the highest predicted Independence Day holiday travel volume in the past decade. "We're ready to host all those visitors," said Diane Bechamps, the Virginia Tourism Corp.'s ...

Time to travel: AAA predicts 5 percent increase over last year
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Today kicks off the longest Fourth of July holiday travel season possible, experts say. ... It's in the heart of tourism season in a time when people traditionally think of taking a vacation." Doak expects gas prices dipping below $3 a gallon may ...

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Flight attendant loses cool aboard NYC plane
msnbc.com
A flight attendant on a weather-delayed plane at LaGuardia Airport in New York City yelled at passengers and challenged them to leave the plane if they dared.

AAA says mid-week holiday, lower gas prices will lead to increased travel in ...
Washington Post
AAA says declining gas prices and a mid-week holiday seems to be giving travelers an excuse to take extra vacation days for holiday travel. The auto club is projecting 846000 Marylanders willtravel at least 50 miles or more from home for the holiday ...

View and Share Hottest Travel Videos with Friends and Win Fabulous Prizes ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TW), an innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today launched "I Love Summer Travel," a new campaign for travel fans to view videos of the hottest and most populartravel destinations and share with their friends to win ...

Hong Kong skeptical about economic and social rewards of Chinese tourism ...
eTurboNews
The wave of mainland tourists started to sweep into Hong Kong in July 2003, when China introduced the individual travel scheme which eventually allowed 270 million mainland residents from 49 cities to visit here multiple times. Under the Closer ...

eTurboNews

Officers in Mexico airport drug ring identified
msnbc.com
Next story in Travel News Midway Airport back in business after power outage. related ... Lugo's comments on his Facebook page seem to suggest he was recently assigned to Mexico City's airport and that before then he was in the resortcity of Cancun.

msnbc.com

Departures Magazine: Travel Gadgets For Summer 2012 (PHOTOS)
By Departures Magazine
Going on a vacation was easy, requiring little more than packing some clothes, grabbing the family and driving off to wherever the spirit moved you. There were no screens built into headrests or automated voices directing the way. Travelers ...
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Fast-Growing Luxury Vacation Club Inspirato Quietly Brings In $15.5 ...
By Eric Eldon
But Inspirato is bringing the concept to the luxury vacation market, driving down the cost of renting Tuscan villas, Napa cottages, and even a seafaring yacht coming next July. And it's doing well enough that it decided to raise another $15.5 ...
TechCrunch

Humanity.TV Is the Connected Generation's Travel Channel
By Zoe Fox
Travel television programs haven't changed much over the past several decades. Two filmmakers are hoping to bring some innovation into the space, creating short HD traveldocumentaries for the attention span of Facebook users on a ...
Mashable » US & World

Linden Schaffer: 5 Reasons Using Your Vacation Days Is Good for ...
By Linden Schaffer
People who pride themselves on not taking their vacation days ruin it for the rest of us! Taking ...Here are five reasons to claim those vacation days. ... Don't Let Those Vacation Days Go To Waste | Travel Tips From the Deal Experts | Travelzoo ...
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Kandui Resort Launches New, Interactive Website | SURFING ...
By Jason Miller
With a strong visual component, clean design, streamlined navigation, and unparalleled Mentawai Islands surf travel information we have set the benchmark for the modern day surftravel website. Special thanks to Landonsea Design for ...
SURFING Magazine

Travel Channel's Powerful Bert Kreischer: The Fearless Host (Who's ...
By Anthony Ocasio
Starting tonight on his new Travel Channel series Trip Flip, Kreischer adds to his collection of tales, as he takes two unsuspecting members of the public on the vacation of a lifetime. For the past two years, Kreischer has been host of Travel ...
Screen Rant

Tourism Booms in Mexico as Crime Rises :
By Shepard
At the recent G20 Summit (held in Mexico) economic development was an issue on the table. However, despite the high crime rate Mexico set a tourist record last year of 22 million visitors. The Mexican tourism economy is booming as mexican ...

Pearls and Poodles: Cocosa Sale - Nina Campbell travel cases
By Milly
Cocosa, being the hot spot for discounted luxury items, are selling a range of Nina Campbell travel vanity cases at some amazing reduced prices. The large wash bag for example was £30, now £18 and the smaller bag is £12 from £20.
Pearls and Poodles

AAA Expects Holiday Travel To Skyrocket The Weekend Following ...
By blueshorts1067
AAA says declining gas prices and a mid-week holiday seems to be giving travelers an excuse to take extra vacation days for holiday travel. The auto club is projecting 846000 Marylanders willtravel at least 50 miles or more from home for the ...
CBS DC

Child Custody Tips during Your Summer Vacation | RISMedia
By susanne
Create a vacation schedule. A common way to deal with summer vacations and child custody is to agree on a vacation schedule. If approved by a court, a vacation schedule can replace a regular child custody agreement during holiday times. ... is in place, child custody agreements generally allow a parent to take a child wherever she or he chooses, as long as the child is not in danger and there aren't any other restrictions (for example, limits on out-of-state or foreigntravel). 2.
RISMedia

Travel Programs | The Art Institute of Chicago
Travel programs are offered exclusively to Art Institute members. To become a member, ... For more information on travel programs, please call (312) 443-3115.
www.artic.edu/join-and-give/travel-programs

Washington DC: McMillan Sand Filtration Site « Got Nikon, Will Travel
Main menu. Skip to content. About · Got Nikon, Will Travel. Camera? Check. Passport? Check. Money? Working on that…
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Further travel chaos after floods - Yahoo! News UK
'Further travel chaos after floods' on Yahoo! News UK. Floods have wrecked road and rail ...
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July Fourth travel may set a record

July Fourth travel may set a record
Tulsa Beacon
The expected national 2012 Independence Day holiday travel volume could tie the past decade's previous high mark set in 2007 and represents a near 42 percent increase from 2009. The Independence Day holiday travel period is defined as July 3-8. 

'Trip Flip,' New Travel Show, Is More Than Your Average Vacation (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
In the new Travel Channel series "Trip Flip," Kreischer (previously of "Bert the Conquerer") canvasses the streets of America looking for a random duo to take on a totally tricked out vacation. Everything the vacationers do on the show is a surprise to ...

Travel Continues to Rebound; Nearly 60% of Americans Plan to Hit the Road ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"With the rebound of summer vacation travel, we've seen an increase in travel insurance sales," said Daniel Durazo, director of communications with Allianz Global Assistance USA. "This is especially true for bigger ticket purchases such as trips to ...

Egencia Releases 2012 Corporate Travel Global Benchmarking Study and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Egencia®, an Expedia, Inc. company, today unveiled its 2012 Global Corporate Travel Benchmarking Study and TravelManager Research. The study evaluates the current business travel ...

Travel Channel Greenlights Second Seasons of Original Series "Hotel ...
The Futon Critic
CHEVY CHASE, MD (June 28, 2012) - Following the success of the premiere seasons of TravelChannel's original series "Hotel Impossible" and "Baggage Battles," the Network has greenlit production for second seasons of both hit shows. "Baggage Battles ...

Egypt's tourism showing concern about its future under Morsi
eTurboNews
Global Travel and Tourism Industry News · Australia/ NZ & ... An Islamist's ascension to Egypt's peak of executive power has sparked the hopes of many, but the country's battered tourism industry is showing concern about its future under Mohamed Morsi ...

eTurboNews

Colorado tourism hopes go up in smoke
Westword (blog)
Not physically, at least, although everyone knows someone who's suffered loses -- including the people at the Flying W Ranch, a fifty-year-old tourist attraction that burned to the ground, and many residents in the Mountain Shadows subdivision, which ...

Tourism Spending in Greece Fell Through April on Fewer Visitors
Bloomberg
Tourism receipts in the first quarter declined to 719 million euros ($894 million) from 820 million euros in the first four months of 2011, according to an e-mailed statement from the Bank of Greece. Visitor arrivals to Greece decreased 9.8 percent in ...

OneTravel Ranks at 26 on Travel Weekly's Esteemed Power List
MarketWatch (press release)
The focus this year was the continual training for their agents in the call center and streamlining the website experience making it easier for customers to navigate and find great travel deals. ...Launched in the mid-nineties in a barn in ...

Vacation post: Step into romance this summer
Albany Times Union (blog)
No need to travel. Find a shady area in a local park and follow Tom Crowley and Bethany Miller on their travels in Love's Road Home, a one hundred eighty-two page novel that will be your best read of the summer. You're not interested in reading romance?

Albany Times Union (blog)

New York girl, 11, dies while playing mini golf at Florida resort
Fox News
11-year-old dies under mysterious circumstances playing miniature gold at Orlando resort. ...Another guest at the resort, Christopher Burges, of Alabama, heard the girl's screams and tried to rescue her. He was also injured, authorities said. The girl ...

National Lampoon's European Vacation
Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal writes about an EU ruling that allows a do-over if employees get sick on holiday. Chevy Chase would love this one.

July the Fourth travel expected to be most in five years
Spartanburg Herald Journal
The agency said that because July Fourth falls on a Wednesday this year, it expects more people will be attracted to travel because of the extended vacation window. The last time the holiday fell on a Wednesday, the state set a record of 520800 travelers.

Hotwire Reveals June 2012 Travel Savings Indicator
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hotwire.com®, a leading discounttravel site, today released the June 2012 Hotwire® Travel Savings Indicator, which features the top five cities in North America where hotel, air and car rental ...

N.H. resort town enhances tourist appeal with new look, attractions
Boston Herald
It's amazing what a few million dollars can do. People have been flocking to New Hampshire beaches seeking cooler temperatures and access to the Atlantic coastline since the first Hampton Beach hotel opened its doors to the public in 1840. Trolleys ...

Singapore's Gardens by the Bay Set to Become International Eco-Tourism Icon
San Francisco Chronicle
“Our analysis shows that Singapore is headed towards even bigger receipts from tourism this year, and we have observed that more people are now keen on setting up travel agencies and othertourism-related businesses,” said Ms Low. Janus Corporate ...

Tourist operators warn of dangerous highway exit
CBC.ca
Tourism operators in St. Andrew's are questioning the safety of the exit from the main highway into the seaside town just as the area prepares for an influx of visitors. The corridor to some of southern New Brunswick's main tourist destinations has ...

Duluth tourism tries to recover after flood | Minnesota Public Radio ...
A week after floodwaters swept through Duluth, businesses are taking stock of their losses and hoping for a revival of the area's main economic engine -- tourism.
Business from Minnesota Public Radio

Duluth tourism numbers drag after historic floods | MinnesotaBrown
By Aaron Brown
Duluth is struggling with a big drop in tourism after last week's floods. The most popular tourist areas are largely cleaned up from the mess, but visitors haven't returned at normal summer levels yet. Residential areas and streets were the worst ...
MinnesotaBrown

Joah Spearman: Hey Fellas, It's Travel Shopping Season and Here's ...
By Joah Spearman
Now that the NBA season is complete, we can move onto bigger and better things. Like travel shopping. ... While many New Yorkers flock to the Hamptons and Montauk come summer, the tourism season booms in the city too. And since a ...
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

NYC Educator: Happy Summer Vacation, Here Are Two Classes ...
By Miss Eyre
Happy Summer Vacation, Here Are Two Classes' Worth of New Kids. On the second to last day of school, the principal at my school got a phone call from a parent. His daughter's charter school was being closed, and he'd received a letter in ...
NYC Educator

UNWTO launching World Tourism Day 2012 campaign - eTurboNews
World Tourism Day (WTD) 2012 will be celebrated under the theme “Tourism & Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development,” inviting ... ... Global Travel and Tourism Industry News · Australia/ NZ & Pacific · Hawaii · USA & Canada ...

The cool journalist's travel kit (includes booze, of course ...
By Jim
Contently sent two writers to Aspen to cover this week's Aspen Ideas Festival. The Travel Kit they put together for their journalists has all – well, most — of the essentials, including Contently-labeled mini booze bottles. (I would have throw in a ...
JIMROMENESKO.COM

Some Luxury Travel facts from: able-cars - GatorMoms.NET
By Gator Moms Webmaster
As the UK's economy strengthens, the tourism industry is inevitably expanding its own horizons; The UK is now attracting a different kind of tourist with growing high – end options. Golfing holidays have developed fast over the last couple ... But the high-end corporate travel sector has fallen as much as 25 per cent and it's been the leisure market that has offset this drop, execs said at the two day conference in this French Riviera resort.”We still have business from families, and seasons ...
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Your Ultimate Travel Guide to Atlanta - HelloBeautiful
By Camilla Williams
Check out our Atlanta travel guide below to find out what keeps visitors and residents alike coming back for more! 1. Atlanta is well known for ... If you're that tourist that hates tourist attractions, then Virginia Highland is a must see! This popular ...
Celebrity News & Style for Black Women

Manila travel expo drawing big names in global tourism - The ...
MANILA, Philippines - A travel expo slated in Manila next month is attracting big players in the global tourism industry, immediately turning it into a popular ...
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=822187...87

Aussie travel agent 'killed over unpaid bill'
One of the men who allegedly killed Australian travel agent Michelle Smith last ... Resort in Kata Noi with nine other travel agents when the attack took place.
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TSA Summer Travel Tips

The TSA Blog: Summer Travel Tips & News!: "There are a few new things to talk about this summer. The TSA Contact Center has extended their hours, and we’ve modified screening procedures for low-risk passengers.  Also, TSA Pre✓™ continues to grow with more airports and airlines coming on board. Read on to learn more about what’s new with TSA and also pick up a few travel tips along the way. How to Avoid Additional Screening:  The most important tip to help you avoid a pat-down is to take everything out of your pockets before screening and put items in your carry-on bag. Don't wear clothes with a high metal content, and put heavy jewelry on after you go through security.  If you have a hidden medical device (insulin pump, ostomy bag, brace, etc.), please let the officer know. . . "

The TSA Blog: July 4th Travel Reminder
By Blogger Bob
July 4th Travel Reminder. Ah… the 4th of July is almost here. I'm not going anywhere. I'll be at home on my deck grilling brats, metts, and other assorted meats, but I'm sure some of you will be traveling. If that's the case, here are a couple of ...
The TSA Blog

Wildfires threaten summer Rocky Mountain tourism
CBS News
CBS News.com Travel ... Brutal wildfires across the West have put touristdestinations from Montana to New Mexico ... Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park ... In June of that year, wildfires charring tens of ...

CBS News

Family Travel Magazine Reveals Top Five Summer Family Travel ...
San Francisco Chronicle
With so many vacation destinations to choose from, it's tough to narrow it down, but the experts at Family Travel Magazine are here to help. There is still time to ...

San Francisco Chronicle

Californians to travel by car, plane to celebrate Fourth of July holiday
Los Angeles Times
A near-record 4.88 million Californians are expected to travel over the July 4 ... over the lagoon at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina in Newport Beach ...

Los Angeles Times

Spahub.com's Tips For Saving Money on Summer Spa Travel
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Whether booking through a travel agent or online using a site like Spahub.com, savvy... Almost every spa resort offers package deals on occasion; all you have to do is search ... Before booking a spa vacation this summer, travelers should review their ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Travel tips from veterans of the road
Chicago Tribune
The Society of American Travel Writers offers these tips for getting the most out of ... but loud voices make travelers stand out in restaurants, at tourist sites and on ...

Songtsan Travel Announces 8-Day Best of Nepal Tour
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Songtsan Travel, a locally-owned Lhasa-based tour agency, announces an 8-day tour of ... Songtsan Travel is a Lhasa-based tour operator with more than 20 years of experience ... Thamel, Kathmandu's tourist and mountaineering district.

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Tourism in West feels heat
Pueblo Chieftain
MANITOU SPRINGS — Brutal wildfires across the West have put tourist destinations from Montana to New ... SUMMER TRAVEL Tourism in West feels heat ...

Top Ten Travel Apps – research study released by HotelsCheap.org
San Francisco Chronicle
Not all travel articles put out by Hotels Cheap are tongue in cheek however, in June ... The perfect concept for travel and smart phones, Postagram enables folks to ... their phone at a tourist location, and descriptive content appears overlaid on ...

Vicious wildfires spread to Colo. tourist centers
CBS News
Vicious wildfires spread to Colo. tourist centers. ... The Estes Park destroyedvacation cabins and closed the most commonly used entrance to the park. ... when they started knocking on the door — a day from hell," Stein said of the day of travel.

CBS News

Arkansas Tourism Launches New Mobile Website
MarketWatch (press release)
The revamped Arkansas Tourism mobile site, found at http://www.arkansas.com/m/ , features six buttons on its main page that link directly to valuable travel ...

London's Big Ben clock tower to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth
msnbc.com
Travel News on msnbc.com. Search ... All over the world people won't understand what the Elizabeth Tower is," said Romanian tourist Mara Ciortescu.

msnbc.com

Wednesday Travel Ticker: Vegas addition ready for takeoff
Los Angeles Times
Travel quote of the day: ”Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good ... Browse our destination and topics pages to read about vacation ideas, view ...

More Mountain West residents plan July 4 travel
Salt Lake Tribune
That's according to a survey by the AAA travel services company. It says numbers are up in part because the July Fourth holiday is in the middle of the week, and ...

California's top tourism official leading US tourism campaign
Los Angeles Times
The U.S. Travel Assn. initiated the campaign with the support of several large tourism groups andtravel businesses. The campaign will be financed by a $14 fee ...

Tourism Players Assure of Security
AllAfrica.com
Nairobi — Kenya's tourism sector has assured visitors to the country that tourist class facilities are maintaining a very high degree of vigilance in collaboration ...

Sark carriage crash tourist named as Dora Jufer
BBC News
A Swiss tourist who died in an accident involving a horse-drawn carriage on Sark is named. ... Sark carriage crash tourist named as Dora Jufer. The Brecqhou ...

BBC News

Albatross Golf Resort enjoys success of Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf ...
WorldGolf.com
"Albatross Golf Resort is one of the best golf courses in Europe. The practice facilities and amenities for the players are tremendous, not to mention the quality of ...

Travora Media Announces MANGO, the World's First Travel-Style ...
MarketWatch (press release)
MANGO, which stands for Mobile Ad Network on-the-GO, represents top travel and lifestyle publishers, providing advertisers with unparalleled scale for reaching ...

Travel with toddlers: Six tips for avoiding airplane meltdowns
Christian Science Monitor
Travel with toddlers, especially on an airplane, can be a disconcerting experience for... Bed bugs: How not to bring them home from summer vacation hot spots ...

Christian Science Monitor

Kick Off Summer Vacation With Five Simple Tips to Safely Store ...
MarketWatch (press release)
According to a recent travel report, more than three in five U.S. adults (64 percent), or an estimated 154 million Americans, plan to go on at least one vacation ...

Colorado wildfires spark concerns over tourism fallout
USA TODAY
As crews work to contain eight separate fires in Colorado today, tourism officials sought to quell concerns among travelers.

USA TODAY

Shark Bites Livermore Teenager On Hawaii Vacation « CBS San ...
By carloscbs5
A 16-year-old girl from Livermore on vacation in Maui was bitten by a shark, according to fire officials.... Shark Bites Livermore Teenager On Hawaii Vacation. June 26, 2012 9:13 PM. Share this. View Comments. More Activity. Facebook ...
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Boko Haram: Nigerians face stringent travel measures
By adekunle
Boko Haram: Nigerians face stringent travel measures. On June 27, 2012 · In News. 2:30 am. Tweet. By Hugo Odiogor & BEN AGANDE THE Federal Government, yesterday, gave reasons why it disagreed with the United States on the ...
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The Impact Of Social Media On Travel And Tourism [INFOGRAPHIC ...
By Shea Bennett
Travel and tourism depends heavily on the use of word-of-mouth to spread opinions and recommendations, and social platforms such as Twitter and Facebook allow customers to easily share tips and suggestions, which can be enormously valuable when positive. Some 92 percent of ...A heady 85 percent of travelers use their smartphones whilst abroad, and 52 percent of Facebook users said that their friends' holiday photos had inspired their vacation choice. This infographic from...
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Centara Boutique Collection Resort wins Outstanding Design Award ...
The Tourism Council of Thailand has presented Centara Khum Phaya Resort & Spa, located in Chiang Mai and part of the Centara Boutique Collection, ...

Mid-Week 4th Of July Complicates Vacation Plans « CBS Philly
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Mid-Week 4th Of July Complicates Vacation Plans. June 27, 2012 7:15 AM. Share this. View Comments. More Activity. Facebook Activity. What's this? Add to Timeline - What's This. Click "Add to Timeline" to publish what you read to Facebook ...
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Travel website Orbitz claims Mac users spend more than PC users ...
By Tyler Lee
Travel website Orbitz claims Mac users spend more than PC users. By Tyler Lee on 06/27/2012 05:00 PDT. Let's face it, Apple's brand of computers cost more than what you would pay for a Windows version with the same specs, but yet there ...
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Read This Before You Head Out on Vacation - Scott Edinger - Blogs
By Scott Edinger
There's great fanfare when the space shuttle launches — but far less when it returns. The same is true about your vacations. And like the space shuttle, you too are likely to experience the friction of reentry upon your return. To avoid burning up ...
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Detroit Travel Getaways, Vacation Destinations, Flights and More ...
Planning a trip to Detroit? Dying to get away from Michigan? WDIV has information on vacationdestinations and travel news and can help you get a deal on ...
www.clickondetroit.com/lifestyle/travel

Mexico, Tourism and the Future | Mexico Current News and Mexico ...
Tourism defines Mexico, and even in times of trouble, it is this industry that ... Travel & Tourismsustained a total of 6.3 million direct, indirect and induced jobs in ... As a journalist, tourist and traveler, I embraced a forum that really addressed ...
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VIRGINIA THIS MORNING: Petersburg Area Regional Tourism ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)- The Petersburg area's becoming a destination for visitors! Martha Burton with Petersburg Area Regional Tourism previews three ...
wtvr.com/.../virginia-this-morning-petersburg-area-regional-to...

Airbnb introduces Wish Lists for vacation planning fantasies | Digital ...
Still, you naturally wouldn't hit up Airbnb unless you already have a vacation... The redesign ...
www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/airbnb-introduces-wish-lists/

British Tourist Stabbed By Illegal Tourist Bus Worker - Thailand ...
Page 1 of 6 - British Tourist Stabbed By Illegal Tourist Bus Worker - posted in ... in US dollars and his passport on the bus, and he called the bus driver to return.
www.thaivisa.com/.../565687-british-tourist-stabbed-by-illegal...

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort Opens in Vietnam ...
Article - InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort Opens in Vietnam ... All 197 of the resort'srooms, suites and beachfront villas are designed to take full ...
www.hotelnewsresource.com/article64348InterContinental_Da...

Organize a Travel Group to Save Money on Vacation
Vacations are often a costly endeavor for one or two people. You're buying meals , renting tiny hotel rooms, and splitting the cost between just a couple of people ...
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Travel makes you sexy, says new study

Travel makes you sexy, says new study | CNNGo.com
By Max Kim
The survey, which sampled 882 single Australian adults, revealed that more than half of the respondents found people who listed "travel" on their dating profile more attractive. And nearly all (96 percent) of avid single travelers are on the prowl for an equally adventurous partner. Finally, almost half of all singles have had a holiday fling, while 72 percent said they dream of meeting someone special while on vacation. “The attitudes of singles show that a by-product of travel is that it adds ...
CNNGo.com 

How To Take A Stress-Free Vacation From Your Stressful Job
Forbes
Vacation is meant to be a time of respite during which you can rest and recharge – but for some, taking a break from work can be more stressful and arduous that ... 

Fire threatens tourist spots, military academy
msnbc.com
Related: Wildfires leave Colorado tourism high and dry ... The Estes Park fire destroyedvacation cabins and closed the most commonly used entrance to the park. ... knocking on the door — a day from hell," Stein said of the day of travel.

Suspect re-enacts tourist's killing in Thailand
The Seattle Times
BANGKOK — Two Thai men suspected of killing a 60-year-old Australian tourist on the resortisland of Phuket admitted to the crime Tuesday, saying they meant ...

Fires threatening tourism in West
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wildfires across the West have put tourist destinations from Montana to New Mexico in danger at the height of the midsummer family road-trip season, when ...

Wildfires threaten summer Rocky Mountain tourism
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Several large wildfires across the West have placed some tourist ... Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park threaten ... of thousands of acres near the resort towns of Glenwood Springs and Durango ...Get Travel Ideas ...

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Wildfires have tourism industry on edge in West
San Francisco Chronicle
In Colorado, the $5 billion tourism industry is on edge as images of smoke-choked Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park ...

San Francisco Chronicle

GSA scandal hits travel groups, convention hosts
Reuters
The U.S. Travel Association said hotel chains have reported that spending trims and ... such as AIG's 2008 luxury resort conference after receiving a taxpayer bailout. ... Lately, cancellations have cropped up across the country, in vacation hot ...

Michelle Elizabeth Smith Murder: Thai Suspects Confess To ...
Huffington Post
... of killing a 60-year-old Australian tourist on the resort island of Phuket admitted to the ... city of Perth who traveled to Phuket on a survey trip for their travel agency. ... them of bringing bad publicity to an area that depends heavily on tourism.

Jennifer Aniston flashes diamond ring returning from romantic ...
New York Daily News
The happy couple, who recently returned from a romantic vacation through Europe, have previously been seen wearing matching rings inscribed with their ...

New York Daily News

Taking Advantage of Costa Rica Travel Deals While Increasing Sex ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Take advantage of some of the year's hottest Costa Rica travel deals with ... The package includes four nights in the gorgeous Ocotal Resort (including ...

San Francisco Chronicle

TV stars, travel bloggers not immune to fear of flying
CNN
(CNN) -- She's a veteran reality television star, not to mention an author, entrepreneur, wife and mother. Kendra Wilkinson's life in the limelight demands that she ...

LowFares.com Travel Survey Reveals 44% Increase in Leisure ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Travel websites offering user reviews and articles significantly outpaced Facebook as the preferred source of vacation destination ideas, receiving 62% of the ...

Wildfires leave Colorado tourism high and dry
msnbc.com
"I do worry for Colorado this year for tourism through the whole entire state -- not just the small town of Manitou, which relies completely on tourism -- it affects ...

Obama vacation? Loop contest reminder
Washington Post (blog)
Don't forget to enter the In the Loop contest to advise on the best vacation spot this summer for the Obamas.

Wildfires, images of smoke threaten summer Rocky Mountain tourism
Washington Post
Brutal wildfires across the West have put tourist destinations from Montana to New ... Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park threaten to scare away summer tourists. ... In June of that year, wildfires charring tens of ...

Arizona tourism industry back in damage control mode after ruling
Bizjournals.com
Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law in April 2010, the reaction about its potential negative impact on tourism in Arizona was immediate. With today's ...

Travel site targets Mac users with more costly options
Globe and Mail
Orbitz executives said the online travel agency is experimenting with showing ... In addition to the Orbitz website, the company owns other travel sites, including ...

Globe and Mail

Wildfires threaten tourism in Rocky Mountain West
Bend Bulletin
Brutal wildfires across the West have endangered some tourist destinations from ... and flamingvacation cabins near Rocky Mount, Wildfires threaten tourism in ...

Four Seasons Resort Maui Has Created Special Guest Experiences ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Four Seasons Resort Maui, one of the world's most beautiful beach resorts, has created a series of special events for the fall season, with offers designed to ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Wildfires threaten summer Rocky Mtn tourism
Businessweek
(AP) — Colorado's brutal wildfire season has its $5 billion tourism industry on ... Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park ... of thousands of acres near theresort towns of Glenwood Springs and Durango and ...

Tourist gored, flung by bison in Yellowstone National Park
Fox News
Tourist gored, flung by bison in Yellowstone National Park. Published June 26, 2012. Associated Press. WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. – Officials in Yellowstone ...

Aussie travel agent stabbed by accident: killer
ABC Online
One of the Thai men charged with the murder of Perth woman Michelle Smith in Phuket claims he stabbed her by accident. The 60-year-old travel agent from ...

Make Family Vacation Educational This Summer
U.S. News & World Report
Give them a travel guide and a budget to stay within, and let them run wild, experts... Taking a detour from mainstream tourist attractions can also lead to valuable ...to different cultures, without the hassle and expense of international travel.

U.S. News & World Report

WV resort says zip-line record confirmed
State Journal
ACE Adventure Resort said on its website that Guinness World Records confirmed it broke the record for most zip-liners in an hour on June 3.

SCOTUS leaves Florida's research travel ban to 'terrorist' nations intact
By Mary Ellen Klas
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a controversial Florida law that restricts researchers at state colleges and universities from traveling to Cuba and other “terrorist states,” despite indications last year that the court would consider a ...
Naked Politics

Don't Post Your Vacation Status on Facebook or Other Sites ...
By Dick Eastman
Reminder: Maybe you should think twice before bragging about your vacation on Facebook, complete with sun-and-sand photos, lest your shadier friends or members of the general public decide to burgle your house. Two Facebook users in ...
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

AAA: 3 Million Southland Residents Expected To Travel For 4th Of July
By Lauren
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — More than three million Southland residents — a near-record — will take Fourth of July trips in the coming days, a 5.2 percent increase from last year, the Automobile Club of Southern California said Tuesday.
CBS Los Angeles

yes and yes: Mini Travel Guide: Iceland
By Sarah Von
This post brought to you by Heather who is a half-Icelandic second generation Canadian who runs annual retreats in Iceland (because it's AWESOME). If this post gives you a mean case of wanderlust, check out my ebooks on long term travel ...
yes and yes

How Olympic Pole Vaulters Travel with Their Gigantic Poles
By Casey Chan
You would think that if you were an Olympic athlete, you could fleet through airport security, fly on a G6 and walk on clouds til you reach Olympic Park. Not exactly true! For pole vaulters, it's a pain in the ass to travel because of, well, their ...
Gizmodo

Head Over Heels for Travel Inspired Wedding Details | Green ...
By Jen
Do you and your fiancé love to travel? If so, why not incorporate some fun traveling details into your day? :) Erin of Erin Johnson Photography recently.
Green Wedding Shoes Wedding Blog...

Wildfires Threaten Summer Rocky Mountain Tourism « CBS Denver
By chelfandcbs
Several large wildfires across the West have placed some tourist destinations from Montana to New Mexico in danger just at the height of midsummer family road-trip season, putting cherished Western landscapes at risk along with hordes of vacationers. ... In Colorado, the $5 billion tourism industry is on edge as images of smoke-choked Pikes Peak and flaming vacationcabins near Rocky Mountain National Park threaten to scare away summer tourists. In central Utah, a wildfire in an ...
CBS Denver

Family offered roach free vacation - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach ...
By Ashley Taylor
A family vacationing along the Grand Strand said they were run out by roaches and now two businesses are offering them a bug-free vacation. ... WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, WeatherFamily offered roach free vacation ...
WMBF - News

Kenya Tourist Numbers | Africa & the Middle East Forum | Fodor's ...
For the Kenya experts, and for those who happen to be there at the moment: Now that we are in high season, how are the tourist numbers looking this year?
www.fodors.com/community/.../kenya-tourist-numbers.cfm

Ruidoso tourism hurting after wildfire - San Antonio Express-News
The village's Tourism Office has uploaded images of blue skies from a Ruidoso- based camera to digital billboards in Albuquerque and El Paso. ___. Information ...
www.mysanantonio.com/.../Ruidoso-tourism-hurting-after-wil...

Zhirinovsky Proposes One-Month Vacation for Journalists | Russia ...
The leader of the nationalist LDPR party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, suggested on Tuesday that all Russian news journalists should go on a monthlong vacation to ...
en.rian.ru/russia/20120626/174254958.html

Travel insipirations
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