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Travel Picks: Top 10 destinations for spring
Reuters
Business and leisure travel picks up in April, so consumers should try to visit in March for the lowest prices and shorter lines. 2. Ecuador Travelers wanting a more exotic trip should head south to Ecuador. All of the many regions in this South ... 

Top Travel Destinations Of 2012 « CBS Boston
By deanreddington
Upgrades to LAX airport will make travel easier and in addition to the traditional tourist spots there's a new 16 acre park in downtown L.A.. Relaxed travel restrictions made Cuba a SmarterTravel destination to watch in 2012. Educational and ...
CBS Boston 

Yahoo! Travel Releases Ten Great Spring Break Destinations
MarketWatch (press release)
Travel released ten great spots to shake off the winter doldrums and get away this spring. Yahoo!Travel considered a variety of destinations that would appeal to many kinds of travelers -- college students, families with school-age children -- even ...

Air travel to nearly double in next 20 years, FAA says
Chicago Tribune
The airline industry, which traditionally has run in boom-and-bust cycles, has a good chance to be profitable over the next 20 years as demand for air travel grows worldwide. And good news for passengers: airfares will rise relatively slowly over that ...

Chicago Tribune

On Passport Day, no appointments necessary
msnbc.com (blog)
To show up at most of the country's 25 regional passport agencies you typically need a weekday appointment, plans to travel within two weeks and an extra $60 for the expedite fee. But no appointments or travel plans are necessary this Saturday at the...

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Travel groups pour into open-for-business Africa
Reuters
"Africa is becoming the next frontier, perhaps the last frontier," Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Tewolde Gebremariam told Reuters at the ITB travel fair in Berlin, saying its planes were full of Chinese investors. Hotel chain Marriott, for example ...

A year after disastrous earthquake, tsunami, travel to Japan slowly rebounds
msnbc.com (blog)
By Tanya Mohn, msnbc.com contributor Last year's deadly earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent disaster at Fukushima nuclear power plant took a toll on Japan's tourism industry, but a year later, the country's travel landscape is rebounding.

Harlem churches see gospel tourist boom on Sundays
Fox News
It's one of many Harlem churches that have become tourist attractions for visitors from all over the world who want to listen to soulful gospel music at a black church service. With a record number of tourists descending upon New York City last year, ...

$600M gambling resort planned in NY's Catskills
Wall Street Journal
AP THOMPSON, NY — Plans to develop a $600 million resort with gambling on the site of the grandest old Borscht Belt hotel are being revived. The proposal to be unveiled Thursday night at a town meeting will include a large hotel, a golf course, ...

FAA: U.S. air travel to nearly double by 2032
The Lincoln Tribune
WASHINGTON, DC (BNO NEWS) -- Airline passenger travel in the United States is expected to nearly double in the next 20 years, reaching 1.2 billion passengers per year in 2032, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in its annual forecast on ...

FAA Expects Travel on US Airlines to Nearly Double in 20 Years
Voice of America
It forecasts that international travel on US airlines will increase at around 4 percent a year. In Latin America, Brazil is expected to see the largest increase, with an average annual growth of 6.2 percent, while India, Taiwan and China are projected ...

Despite bad press and travel warnings, Mexico tourism holds its own
CNN
The southeast consists of resort areas such as Cancun, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, as well as Mayan cultural destinations, a key area of focus for the tourist board in 2012. Analysts say efforts to direct tourists to the southeast reflect the ...

FAA predicts airline passenger travel to double by 2032
msnbc.com
Msnbc.com's travel team examines the issues of the day and, of course, the joy and hassle of traveling. NBC's Tom Costello explains why the FAA is telling travelers to expect an indefinite hike in airfare. By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor If you've ...

Travel insurance loophole devastates BC couple
CBC.ca
That's what happened to Bill Jennings, 67, and his wife Tracy, 48, of Gold River, BC, who bought travel insurance from Manulife before leaving on a trip to Fort Walton, Fla., in December 2010. LIVE CHAT Going on vacation? Think travel health insurance ...

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Fire at hotel in Bangkok tourist district kills 1 foreigner, injures almost 2 ...
Washington Post
BANGKOK — A fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok's main tourist district sent smoke billowing through the upper floors, killing at least one foreigner and injuring almost two dozen other people, authorities said Friday. When firefighters arrived at ...

Traveling overseas: Passport Day is Saturday
Chicago Tribune
If you've been putting off setting up that appointment for a passport, Saturday is Passport Day — no appointments required. Standard processing is four to six weeks and an additional $60 for expedited processing (two to three weeks).

Travel agents stop selling KFA tickets
Hindustan Times
In an another blow for debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), a majority of travel agents have stopped selling its tickets after the International Air Transport Association (IATA) suspended the airline from the Billing and Settlement Plan and Cargo ...

Egypt's Tourism facing a new start
Egyptian Gazette
By Mohamed Salah Attia - The Egyptian Gazette BERLIN - Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour who is leading a high-level official team to the five-day International Tourism Bourse (ITB), which opens in the German capital today, said that Egypt's ...

National Passport Day will get you going
Bradenton Herald
By JULEYKA LANTIGUA-WILLIAMS This Saturday (March 10) is National Passport Day. You can walk into a nearby post office and apply for one on the spot. You don't need an appointment. So if you've ever wanted to travel abroad, or if your passport has ...

NY unveils heritage tourism project for Thruway
Wall Street Journal
AP ALBANY, NY — New York is launching a tourism and economic development project aimed at getting motorists zipping along the Thruway to exit the highway and visit some of the Empire State's historic sites, museums and cultural attractions. Gov.

China's Sanya Resort Keeps Rules to Curb Housing Speculation
Bloomberg
Chinese resort Sanya is keeping rules aimed at curbing property speculation, according to its province's deputy governor, in contrast to other parts of the country that want to ease limits and reverse declines in prices. The city on Hainan will limit ...

Sallie Mae Insurance Services Offers Travel Insurance to Shield Students ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Travel insurance gives students and their parents the security of knowing that their vacation plans, and more importantly their safety, can be well protected." Offered through the recently launched Sallie Mae Insurance Services, travel insurance ...

Egypt's Tourism sector rejuvenating
Egyptian Gazette
By Mohamed Salah Attia - The Egyptian Gazette BERIN - The Egyptian economy and tourism will be witnessing positive signs as well as better times ahead because the Cairo government is exerting strenuous efforts to restore security, a cabinet minister ...

Courts say online travel companies can't be taxed
Legal News Line
BY JESSICA M. KARMASEK WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - In the last month, various courts around the country have dismissed cases brought against online travel companies for avoiding hotel occupancy tax ordinances. In February alone, the Kentucky Supreme ...

Friday Travel Ticker: More room for carry-ons
Los Angeles Times
Expanding bins is a smart way for airlines to set themselves apart, says Henry Harteveldt, who leads airline and travel analysis at Atmosphere Research Group, a market research firm. “Especially if they cater to the business traveler, they're hoping it...

Los Angeles Times

FAA expects dip in airline travel this year before upward trend resumes
CNN
By Mike M. Ahlers, CNN Washington (CNN) -- US airlines probably will see a small dip in the number of passengers this year, before resuming a climb that ultimately will see air travel nearly double in the next 20 years, according to an FAA forecast ...

Tourism may aid E Cape economy
Fin24
Johannesburg – The Eastern Cape may not yet have a regional team to participate in this year's Super Rugby series, but it has an abundance of tourist attractions that can be seriously marketed. These could give economic growth in the province a massive ...

Japan: Tourism looks positive one year on
TravelBite.co.uk
Today, Japan is hopeful for the future of its tourism industry, and believes 2012 will be a bumper year for regeneration and growth. Kylie Clark, Head of PR & Marketing at JNTO's London office, says that at the moment tourism figures paint a very ...

Spring Break 2012: Mexico Counters Texas Travel Warning
International Business Times
By Carey Vanderborg: Subscribe to Carey's RSS feed With Tuesday's spring break warning issued by the Texas Department of Safety, the Mexico Tourism Board is pushing back. "The Mexico Tourism Board is deeply concerned by the travel warning recently ...

International Business Times

Need a passport? Saturday might be the day
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Peter Mucha People who need a new passport or a renewal might want to take advantage of "Passport Day in the USA" on Saturday, the US State Department says. "This is the only day all year US citizens may apply directly at a passport agency without ...

Jacada Travel: Driving Chile's Famed Highway, The Carretera ...
By Jacada Travel
Take a look at the slideshow we've put together below, taken by one of our very own travel designers who journeyed the Carretera Austral, to inspire you to take a trip along this most remarkable of roads. Click here to go to Jacada's Website or ...
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Travel Smarter 2012: Take these tips for a better road trip | Gadling ...
By Dave Seminara
Travel Smarter 2012: Take these tips for a better road trip. by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) on Mar 9th 2012 at 9:00AM. With temperatures hovering near the 70 degree mark on the East Coast this week, many of us can already feel spring in the ...
Gadling

Overhead Bin - A year after disastrous earthquake, tsunami, travel to ...
By Tanya Mohn
Last year's deadly earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent disaster at Fukushima nuclear power plant took a toll on Japan's tourism industry, but a year later, the country's travel landscape is rebounding. "We started to see small numbers ...
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The Beat | How OS Travel Buttons (iTravel, Google Travel) Will ...
By TravelTech
It has been nearly 2 years since Apple filed the patent for iTravel, a comprehensive effort to capture the full cycle of travel booking, itinerary management and airport check-in. Last spring, Google completed its acquisition of ITA software and ...
The Beat

A Lanson Boy: Cornish colleges offer free travel for less well off 16 ...
By Alex Folkes
It may be that, in some cases, free travel is not the top priority for a student. I'm keen to see what the college will offer in those circumstances. I also want to know what sort of support will be given to students who live near to the college but still ...
A Lanson Boy

Black Folks Travel, But Why Aren't There More Films About It ...
By Britni Danielle
We've seen quite a number of films about white Americans or white Europeans either already living in Africa, or visiting some African country, in search of something or someone – whether it's salvation, redemption, inspiration, vacation, ...
Clutch Magazine

Coloradans Travel To Help In Aftermath Of Midwest Tornadoes ...
By CBS4News
Help from Colorado is on its way to those areas ravaged by last week's tornadoes.
CBS Denver

Passport Photos | Peanut Butter Fingers
By peanutbutterfingers
Since we're leaving on a cruise with our friends at the end of April, I wanted to be sure to give mypassport a good seven weeks to process since my old one expired and I need a new one. I headed to Walgreens to get my passport picture ...
Peanut Butter Fingers

Luxury hotels in Mauritius – Constance Belle Mare Plage
Beautiful beaches, luxury accommodation and fine dining are just the start of the Constance Belle Mare Plage experience. At this luxury tropical resort, you'll find ...
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Resort : Sandpiper Bay (U.S.A.), HOME - Family resort and all ...
Resort in: Sandpiper Bay (U.S.A.). Come and share perfect family vacations under the warm Floridian sunshine. This family resort is ideal to improve your game ...
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