Monday, June 11, 2012

Galapágos menaced by tourist invasion

Galapágos menaced by tourist invasion
The Guardian
Nearly 40000 people have made their home here, drawn by tourism, and with them have come hundreds of introduced species, invasive plants and an infrastructure that simply can't cope. For anyone who grew up watching David Attenborough and giant ...

The Guardian

GSA awards 15-year contract to e-travel provider - FederalTimes.comBy NICOLE BLAKE JOHNSON
Get the up to date information you need about any changes to the federal government's travelpolicies.
Federal Times 

Gulf Coast Vacation Guide 2012: What's new at the beach, from Bay St. Louis to ...
NOLA.com
Three hours from New Orleans, Fairhope is an oak-tree-shaded haven for writers and artists, known for its bed and breakfasts, restaurants and small shops; and Point Clear is home of the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa, ...

NOLA.com

Montreal protests become tourist draw
The Province
Around 100 people marched in Montreal on Saturday to raise awareness of sex tourism surrounding the F1 Grand Prix, which takes place in the city today. Droves of tourists will be returning from Montreal's Grand Prix week-end with unconventional ...

Haiti's tourism makeover: From devastation to destination
USA TODAY
Haiti, known mainly for its natural disasters, starving citizens and government corruption scandals, is hoping to leave its tumultuous past behind and re-invent itself as an investment and tourism destination. At least eight hotels — including Comfort ...

USA TODAY

A new push for tourism in Haiti against the obstacles
Los Angeles Times
JACMEL, Haiti — "Vacation to Haiti/It nearly broke my heart." So rapped Miami hip-hop heavyweight Rick Ross in 2009, but the lyric could be current: Haiti is better known for its natural disasters and political turmoil than for its tourists.

Los Angeles Times

Reforms open Myanmar tourist floodgates
AFP
The Southeast Asian nation, once shielded from international eyes by a brutal military junta and a travel boycott supported by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, has become a must-see for many travellers. "Because the country has been so isolated, ...

AFP

Pensacola Bay Area vacation guide 2012
NOLA.com
Pensacola Beach, on the 11-square-mile Santa Rosa Island, is Pensacola's main beach resort area. David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune archiveActivities in downtown Pensacola include jazz, Broadway tunes, modern dance and/or big band sounds every Thursday ...

NOLA.com

Travel back in time or blast to the future in Williamsburg, Virginia
New York Daily News
The last time I was on a roller coaster, I was clutching an engagement ring in my hand as I prepared to pop the question to my longtime girlfriend Nicole at the top of the famed Cyclone. Almost a decade later — and a marriage full of ups and downs ...

French Riviera B&B Summer Vacation Rental Special Now Available on Bobzio.com
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Owners of vacation rentals want to get possible renters viewing available properties.http://www.bobzio.com makes this possible by placing bobzio listings on the top of search engine results. Vacation Rental Owners are eligible for this service after ...

Religious tourism on the rise, says Church in Wales
BBC News
By Nick Bourne BBC News Religious tourism is on the increase with a growing number of people visiting historic places, according to the Church in Wales. Although only anecdotal evidence is available, church leaders say there is a renewed interest in...

BBC News

Calgarians offer tips to snag best travel deals
Calgary Herald
When you travel, it helps if your dollar goes as far as you do. And there are some local travel lovers who know a few good ways to ensure this happens. "The key is flexibility," says avid traveller Eric Harrison, who typically gives his travel agent ...

Mexico tourism chief downplays violence, says Texas warning hasnt slowed visitors
Houston Chronicle (blog)
The Mexico Tourism Board says international tourism to Mexico increased in the past year, despite a travel advisory from Texas Gov. Rick Perry's administration warning Texas families to stay out of Mexico during spring break because of escalating drug ...

Houston Chronicle (blog)

Summer vacation guide: Tips on best values, popular destinations
Tulsa World
Winn said she is seeing a lot of interest in US travel this summer. Orbitz, the online travel site, surveyed nearly 1000 US travelers about their summer travel plans. The survey found 77 percent are taking a vacation this summer, with more than half ...

International travel still looks good but …
Orlando Sentinel
By Jason Garcia and Sara K. Clarke, Orlando Sentinel International travel to the United States rose 14 percent in March, making it a full year of consecutive increases from the same months a year earlier. TheU.S. Department of Commercesaid 5.4 million ...

Travel Notes: Best Western tackles grime
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The cost of air travel has rebounded to pre-recession levels, and now it looks as if the prices of hotel rooms for business travelers are on their way to those heights. Hotel rates for business travelers in North America surged 9.3 percent in April, ...

BYOD: Death of the nonworking vacation?
ZDNet (blog)
By James Kendrick | June 10, 2012, 6:48am PDT Summary: People are increasingly doing work stuff while on vacation, a trend that's bound to get worse as more folks bring their own device to work. In this fast-paced world of non-stop connectivity, ...

ZDNet (blog)

Travel:Where four wonderlands meet
The Citizen Daily
By Elisha Mayallah So, here I am visiting one of the mildly alkaline lakes in the northern side of Tanzania – Lake Eyasi – where four tourism wonderland meet: To the northwestern tip of the lake, lies the shadow of Oldeani Mountain, on the edge of the ...

Karnataka plans to come out with Tourism Trade Act
Business Standard
In an attempt to woo invest-ors and speed up investment processes in the tourism sector the state government is planning to come out with a Tourism Trade Act. The government has almost finalised the draft Act and is planning to circulate it among ...

Travel Q&A: How do airline mergers affect frequent-flier miles?
San Jose Mercury News
So if a vacation to a faraway destination -- one served by American or US Airways -- is possible, this might be the time to do so. Today's Q&A comes from Catharine Hamm of the Los Angeles Times.

Silvera cops major tourism award
Jamaica Gleaner
Contributed Noted tourism and hospitality journalist, Janet Silvera of The Gleaner has become the first Jamaican to win the prestigious Marcia Vickery-Wallace Memorial Award for excellence in travel journalism. The award is given to a journalist who is ...

Jamaica Gleaner

Dawos: Bio-tourism to be developed and targeted at foreigners to complement ...
Malaysia Star
By RINTOS MAIL KUCHING: Bio-tourism will be developed as another strategy to woo foreign tourists to Sarawak and Sabah. This was disclosed by Tourism Deputy Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos. He said that one very good example of a bio-tourism product was ...

Galapágos menaced by tourist invasion | The Raw Story
By Carole Cadwalladr, The Observer
Tourism will wreck the wonders of the Galápagos – where animal and plant life is being wiped out by the arrival of aggressive new species – unless action is taken soon, writes Carole Cadwalladr. Opening what looks like the drawer of an ...
The Raw Story

Travel Time by Road from Freiberg Germany to Muenster Germany ...
By parishram
We are planning to travel from Freiberg Train Station in Germany to Muenster Train Station in Germany by road in the month of July 2012. Please let us know the distance and time taken in tarvelling this distance. Posted in the Europe forum.
Europe

Seattle's secret is out: Lake Chelan, Washington | Travel | Bradenton ...
Simple ways to save on summer travel .... One day, driving a scenic loop near Manson and those little lakes, I stopped to check out the Wapato Point vacation condo resort, which sits on a big finger of land reaching into the lake. The property ...
Bradenton Herald -- Homepage

San Ignacio Tourism Development Project nears Completion ...
By duPlooy's What's New
From the middle of 2010, The Sustainable Tourism Program began to Artists rendition of completed project in San Ignacio advertise various contracts that will see tourism developments in 4 majortourism destinations. The program will improve tourism ... The project, says Mastry, will see development of 2 and 1/2 acres of land on which a tourist welcome center, two small business areas and four vending spaces will be constructed. The area will also have a large stage and ...
What's New?

Travel Guru Gives Back and So Can You! - Very Good Points
Randy Petersen could use a smile right now. Sure, he looks happy in his Twitter profile, but a huge storm severely damaged his home while he was travelling. Read about it in Randy's own words: You're probably asking yourself, who is Randy ...
Boarding Area

Organic by John Patrick's 2013 Resort Collection is an Eclectic Boho ...
Check out Ecouterre's coverage of the Organic by John Patrick Resort 2013 collection. ... Androgyny is the word for Organic by John Patrick's Resort 2013 collection. ... Eco Tourism, Eco Travel, Eco-Inspiration, Electric Cars, energy efficiency ...
Fees on Reward Travel to Europe! | Europe Forum | Fodor's Travel ...
I've recently learned a hard lesson that I wanted to share with the forum. We've been Frontier Airlines (for domestic flights) AAdvantage card holders (Central ...
www.fodors.com/.../fees-on-reward-travel-to-europe.cfm

7 In 10 Lacks Passport, Government-Approved Passport Expediting ...
A staggering 70% of U.S. citizens do not own a U.S. passport, and most passport ... However, inland states such as Mississippi have passport ownership rates as ...
www.wkow.com/.../7-in-10-lacks-passport-government-appro...

bus travel - Lonely Planet travel forum
Hello:My husband and i are travelling to Vietnam in November and are trying to find a direct bus route from Ho Chi Minh City to Chau Doc. does anyone have ...
www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID...

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