HoJos makes offer to real Don Drapers

Travel Notes: HoJos makes offer to the real Don Drapers
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
To all the Don Drapers out there: If that's your legal name, the cost of your next one-night stay at Howard Johnson's will be picked up by the hotel chain. HoJos is trying to capitalize on the exposure the hotel chain got April 22 on AMC's "Mad Men," ... 

Cruise Industry Demonstrates Support for US Travel Association's 'Vote Travel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CLIA's president and CEO, Christine Duffy and conference delegates welcome the USTA VOTETRAVEL bus tour today as part of its 20000-mile nationwide journey to raise awareness of the significant economic impact of the $1.8 trillion US travel industry.

Vacation savings from the penthouse to the backyard
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Regardless of your budget, plans or lack thereof, below I've listed suggestions for making the most of your dollars and time on the ever-sacred summer vacation -- conveniently divided into categories to suit three budget categories.

Ohio lags neighbors in tourism marketing
Columbus Dispatch
A look at the most well-funded state tourism offices this year, according to the US TravelAssociation: Sen. Sherrod Brown last released his first campaign ad, hitting Republican Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel for hiring his college friends and ...

Travel changes Edward Sharpe frontman
San Francisco Examiner
Touring the country by bus may sound romantic, but for musicians, it also can be a cramped, claustrophobic nightmare, says Alex Ebert, frontman of the 12-member Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Then again, the singer — appearing this week in ...

San Francisco Examiner

Travel Insider: Go with the flow in India
Sacramento Bee
By Stephen Magagnini Welcome to Travel Insider, an occasional feature in which we get the inside scoop on common – and sometimes exotic – destinations from those who have lived or traveled often there. The expert: Ravi Verma, 47, was born in India and ...

Heathrow passport queue figures row as immigration bosses are accused of ...
Daily Mail
By Christopher Leake, Mail On Sunday Home Affairs Editor Immigration bosses were accused last night of 'massaging' figures on the length of time passengers are being delayed at Heathrow Airport's passport control. As passengers were forced to wait up ...

Daily Mail

Dry NJ shore resort weighs allowing diners to BYOB
The Sheboygan Press
Whether this popular Jersey shore town that calls itself America's Greatest Family Resort will allow restaurant patrons to bring their own beer or wine to have with dinner will be decided in a referendum on May 8, after being debated and argued about ...

City hopes travel writers conference results in positive publicity
Fayetteville Observer
Tourism officials are hoping that Fayetteville will fetch some good publicity from the more than 40 travel writers and public relations professionals who have spent the past few days exploring the city. The Midwest Travel Writers Association held its 2 ...

State tourism embraces new campaign
Rapid City Journal
In March, when the South Dakota Department of Tourism unveiled its new campaign slogan, “Your American Journey,” the group must have had the Black Hills in mind. Perhaps there is no more famous attraction for all South Dakota than the iconic Mount ...

Dubailand set to increase tourist numbers by continuing to attract new third ...
AME Info
Dubailand, a Dubai Properties Group Destination, announced at the annual Arabian TravelMarket event, the introduction of several exciting projects in conjunction with third party investors. The move will broaden the tourism capacity for one of Dubai's ...

Going Places: US tourism campaign, Travel bargins
Nashua Telegraph
The US Travel Association initiated the $150 million campaign with the support of several largetourism groups and travel businesses. It was approved by Congress as part of the TravelPromotion Act of 2010. The campaign will be financed by a $14 fee ...

Ross Lake Resort needs new operator
The Olympian
North Cascade National Park Complex officials are seeking proposals to run the concessions at Ross Lake National Recreation Area, mainly the Ross Lake Resort. The resort includes 15 cabins, including three bunkhouses, that sit atop large logs anchored ...

Travel advice: when should I book my summer ferry?
Telegraph.co.uk
Like so many things, ferry fares rise according to demand, and can soar for weekend travel during the school holidays. If you're able to travel midweek and avoid the more sought-after, daytime departures, you'll find better value.

Telegraph.co.uk

The Coeur d' Alene Resort
Columbia Basin Herald
COEUR D' ALENE, IDAHO – If you're wondering how you'll give your family a world-classvacation this summer in this struggling economy, you may want to consider the Coeur d' AleneResort. The Coeur d' Alene sits just off the eastern edge of Washington ...

Patients Beyond Borders® Launches Dubai Healthcare City Edition™
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
First edition addressing medical tourism in the Middle East to be introduced at Arabian TravelMarket conference Dubai, UAE (PRWEB) April 29, 2012 Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and Healthy Travel Media are pleased to announce the official release of ...

Tourism chief says new funding proposal would help Ohio compete with neighbors ...
The Republic
AP COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's tourism director says the proposed new model for fundingtourism marketing would make Ohio more competitive in the region as it lures visitors. Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) proposal would double the allocation to $10 ...

NI support urged for tourism plan
The Press Association
A plan to attract Irish descendants from around the world as part of a major tourism push for 2013 should be supported by Stormont, the SDLP has said. The Republic's tourism minister Leo Varadkar hopes to attract 300000 extra visitors, ...

Travel books: A worldwide hit with collectors
The Somerville News
In the US, Niagara Falls has the distinction of having the most travel guides written about it because it is a perennial honeymoon and family vacation spot. Bermuda is also popular with collectors, both British and American.

The Somerville News

Craigslist scam targets vacation rentals
Boston Herald
By Susan Morse / Portsmouth Herald YORK, Maine — Last August, a couple who had driven hours to get to York Beach knocked at the door of their vacation rental only to find the condominium occupied and unavailable. The people already staying at the Long ...

Blood, gore, tourism: The ax murderer who saved a small town
Salon
By Nick Kowalczyk This is a story of murder and tourism and ghosts. Of civic failure and the illusion of certainty. It's a Midwestern story that begins in 1912, before the state of Iowa became a patchwork of vanishing villages, before Interstate 80 and ...

Salon

Davis Mountain Resort Evacuated
NewsWest9.com
UPDATE: Davis Mountains Resort is still under an evacuation order this morning. Jim Fowler with the Fort Davis Volunteer Fire Department tells NewsWest9 that the Livermore Ranch fire has burned roughly 8800 acres and it did not grow much overnight.

Travel agency to host food-focused tours of Cuba
Kitsap Sun
Just don't expect any wild Havana nights on this vacation. To earn the right to lead the eight-day Cuba tours, Older had to show the feds that the trips booked through Creative Travel "will result in meaningful interaction between the travelers and ...

Local Livermore inn featured in Travel Channel's new show
News in photos
Rhiannon and Derek Eddy are hoping a little help from a hotel maven and the travel channel will turn Livermore into a bed and breakfast destination and help their Purple Orchid Resort and Spa take off. The Livermore couple that bought the Purple Orchid ...

Hilton Head Vacation Rentals Has a Live Streaming Video Web Cam
PR Web (press release)
The vacation rental management company, Hilton Head Vacation Rentals from Hilton Head Island, SC added a LIVE streaming video Web Cam to their website recently, which allows multiple users to see the beach up close and personal from wherever they are.

PR Web (press release)

Tourist Bureaus, Garuda Try to Lure Saudi Travelers to Indonesia
Jakarta Globe
In a push to attract more Saudi tourists to Indonesia, the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry recently held a tourism exhibition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, along with the Indonesian consulate general there. The two-day expo on Thursday and Friday was ...

New plan to cut border queues as passengers wait hours at Heathrow
Telegraph.co.uk
By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent Immigration bosses promised that scenes of chaos which have engulfed Heathrow and Gatwick airports would not be repeated when the Games happen - and are now re-hiring retired passport control officers to man ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Jacada Travel: A Day In The (Wild) Life Of The Okavango Delta ...
By Jacada Travel
Well known to be one of the world's premier wildlife destinations, our senior travel designer just got back from an outstanding trip to Africa.
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Planetarium, Centre for Eco Tourism, and Science and Technology ...
By Alison Furuto
The iconic nature of the winning proposal for the Planetarium, Centre for Eco Tourism, and Science and Technology Centre is balanced by a rational response.
ArchDaily

Luxury Travel: Stay at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, now With 100 ...
By McLean Robbins
Luxury Travel: Stay at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, now With 100% More Bentleys. by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) on Apr 28th 2012 at 2:00PM. bentley st. regis singapore A new partnership between Bentley Motors and Starwood's St. Regis ...
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St. Regis Doha promotes high end tourism at Arabian Travel Market ...
The new St. Regis Doha will bring a touch of elegance and class to this year's Arabian TravelMarket, which runs from April 30 to May 3, 2012, as it presents to luxury enthusiasts unprecedented...
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Travel Agents see spike in business | TriCities.com
A better economy could be inspiring some people to travel more this summer and as vacation season approaches, travel agents say they're seeing a spike in clients. Oldham TravelinJohnson Citysays they've seen a 40 percent increase in ...
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Jumeirah Opens Luxe Resort in Mallorca, Spain | Travel News from ...
By news@fodors.com
Luxury hotel group Jumeirah swung open the doors this week to their plush, new Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel and Spa set in Fodor's Top 10 Places to Travel this Spring pick, Mallorca, Spain.
Fodor's Travel News

Maine Tourism Association to present Olympia Snowe with award ...
By The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Tourism Association is paying tribute to Sen. Olympia Snowe. The association says it will present Snowe with its 2012 Chair's Award at its annual meeting and awards luncheon on May 18 in Freeport.
Bangor Daily News

Nobody Asked Me...: More Random Travel...
By Old NFO
More Random Travel... So, the road trip continues... Worked all day yesterday, then out to dinner last night, which turned into an "adventure" in eating... Went to my favorite Thai Restaurant in Waikiki last night (Keos) and ordered what I ...
Nobody Asked Me...

Car-free islands - Yahoo! Travel UK
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Want to Go to the Olympics? Better Act Now!

Want to Go to the Olympics? Better Act Now!
 . . . CAN I STILL GET TICKETS?Yes. Though most tickets have been allocated, some are still available for certain competitions, including some basketball, gymnastics and volleyball tournaments, according to a recent search at CoSport.com, the Web site of the Games’ official ticket agent in the United States. The company also sells packages that include tickets to some popular events like certain men’s and women’s swimming finals and lodging, from about $4,700 a person for three days and two nights. . . .

My London, and Welcome to It

" . . . In half my lifetime this city has become a homogenous, integrated, international place of choice rather than birth. Not without grit and friction, but amazingly polyglot and variegated. I travel a lot, and this must be the most successful mongrel casserole anywhere. Every national team that comes to compete will find a welcoming committee from their homes. London is the sixth largest French city in the world. The Wolseley, the cafe where I often eat, and where I wrote a book about breakfast, has 24 nationalities working in it, from every continent bar the Antarctic. They’re also all Londoners . . . "

MissTravel.com: Dating Site or Travel Ho Dating Site?
Forbes
Are you an attractive young woman with an urge to see the world, but you lack the funds to fulfill yourtravel dreams? Are you a gentleman who has had some difficulty with the ladies, but you have money to burn on airfare, high-end hotels, ...

Hotties travel for free on dating site
New York Daily News
A new dating site promises to link high-rolling globetrotters with pretty women who want to travel the world for free. Miss Travel pairs attractive women with generous jetsetters who hate to go on trips alone and are willing to foot the bill for a ...

New York Daily News

'Sustainable tourism way to go in northeast'
New York Daily News
New Delhi, April 27 — Sustainable, niche and community-based tourism - and not that of the five-star or mass variety - is the way to go for realising the full potential of the northeast, union TourismMinister Subodh Kant Sahai said Friday.

GOP Blasts Obama for Travel Costs
Wall Street Journal
White House spokesman Eric Schultz said the president's travel this week was part of his "official responsibility to get outside of Washington" and discuss his priorities. He said the president would fulfill similar duties Friday when he meets troops ...

Wall Street Journal

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in and around Cognac, France
Reuters
By Barbara Lewis | COGNAC, France (Reuters) - In the 18th century, one Richard Hennessy fled his native County Cork in Ireland to serve in the armies of Louis XV of France before settling in the southwestern town of Cognac. Once the alarums of battle ...

Throw away your company's vacation policy
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Ask any psychologist, and you'll hear that the best way to ensure productivity is by ensuring adequate downtime -- hence the generousvacation policy at many successful companies. But rather than two- or three-weekvacation ...

CBS News

Sector Snap: Online travel companies advance
CBS News
NEW YORK — Shares of online travel companies advanced Friday after Expedia Inc. reported first-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations and a Citi analyst said booking trends could be accelerating. Expedia, which also operates Hotels.com, ...

Tourist Slaying May Be Linked to Other Attacks
Washington Post
Apr. 26, 2012 - DC police say the slaying of a tourist in a residential section of northwest Washington may be connected to two nonfatal attacks in the following 27 hours in the same neighborhood. (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: AP Top ...

The Vacation Kingdom of the World: Reimagined For Your Future Enjoyment
USA TODAY (blog)
It's like visiting old friends; old friends who just so happened to inspire a life-long love of travel; friends who encouraged the "secret vagabond" in all of us. A sincere thank-you to everyone at the Walt Disney Company for the decision to restore ...

Have hottie? Will travel
Baltimore Sun
By Charles J. Johnson Tribune Newspapers MissTravel.com, a new site that launched in early April, aims to pair the beautiful people of the world with the deep-pocketed for travel on the rich partner's dime. Visitors to the site are greeted by a comely ...

Vacation Backlash: Blue Collar Dems Jealous, Angry at Obamas
Fox News
AP File Blue collar Democratic voters, stuck taking depressing “staycations” because they can't afford gas and hotels, are resentful of the first family's 17 lavish vacations around the world and don't want their tax dollars paying for the Obamas' ...

Fox News

Boehner calls Obama's travel plans 'pathetic'
Los Angeles Times
"This is beneath the dignity of the White House," Boehner said Thursday, calling on the administration to reimburse the president for taxpayer-funded travel this week. "It doesn't even pass the straight test, are you kidding me?

Dutch court upholds ban on tourist trade in cannabis
Reuters
By Thomas Escritt | AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A controversial law that will make it harder for foreign tourists to buy cannabis at the Netherlands' famous coffee shops has been upheld by a Dutch court. The law, which reverses 40 years of liberal drugs ...

Chabil Mar Villas Voted Top Family Resort in Central America
MarketWatch (press release)
PLACENCIA, Belize, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Chabil Mar Villas, a luxury boutique resort in Placencia, Belize, recently received a 2012 TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice award for being one of the top 25 hotels for families in Central ...

Donald Trump fears Scotland will lose out to Ireland on tourism over wind turbines
IrishCentral
Donald Trump was laughed at in the Scottish parliament when he claimed he was a “world classtourist expert”. Trump is furious about the proposed wind turbines Scotland is planning on installing off the coast of Trump's new golf resort, ...

A guide to different types of hotels and ratings: What's in a star, anyway?
Washington Post
What exactly is a boutique hotel, and what do you get when you stay at a resort? Here's a primer on hotel rating systems, categories and definitions. BED-AND-BREAKFAST: An owner-occupied property with no more than 10 or 15 guest rooms, ...

A Virtually Free Vacation Can Be Yours When You Home Swap And Use Air Miles
Huffington Post
You may look at your tiny tax refund and and think that you can't afford a "real" vacation, what with hotel fees and the cost of eating out, not to mention air travel expenses. But suppose I told you that you can afford a vacation. You can even travel ...

Dutch courts move to ban tourist marijuana cafés
Telegraph.co.uk
A ruling in the Dutch courts means that foreigners heading to Amsterdam's famous marijuana cafés will soon will be banned from buying cannabis in a bid to end drugtourism to the Netherlands. By Bruno Waterfield, Amsterdam "Coffee shops" where small ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Heavenly Hawaii: Dos and don'ts
CNN
Here's how to avoid costly and exhausting mistakes during your Hawaiian vacation. DON'T travel to Hawaii during school holidays. Tourists crowd Hawaii's stunning beaches in summer and winter. During school holidays, flight and hotel rates are off the ...

Airfares up for summer travel, likely to keep climbing
USA TODAY
The next attempt likely will come before Memorial Day, the start of the prime summertravel season. Airlines are raising fares to try to eke out a profit as fuel prices soar. United Continental said Thursday that it lost $448 million in the first ...

USA TODAY

Sandpearl Resort in Florida Heats up the Month of May with Savings
PR Web (press release)
Guests can save big on vacation suites thanks to one of the best Florida vacationdeals at the Sandpearl Resort, a 4-Diamond Resort on the Gulf Coast of Florida. This Florida beach resort has discounted both its junior and one-bedroom suites by $150 ...

PR Web (press release)

John Boehner: President Obama's Travel For Student Loan Bill Is 'Pathetic ...
Huffington Post
"For the president to make a campaign issue out of this and then to travel to three battleground states and go to three large college campuses on taxpayers' money to try to make this a political issue is pathetic." Boehner added that Obama's campaign ...

New Cruise Lines International Association Report Calls for Industry to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CLIA's new report, "From Travel Agent to 'Travel Advisor': Defining, Elevating and Promoting the Role of Travel Agents for the Next Generation," outlines the state of the travel agent business today, emphasizing the important role it plays for the ...

Obama Under Fire For Blending Official Travel And Campaign Trips
By The Huffington Post News Team
WASHINGTON -- In early June 2004, the political world litigated the fairness of an incumbent president using taxpayer funds to conduct what was ostensibly campaign travel. At that point in time, President George W. Bush had ...
President Obama on Huffington Post

Vacation backlash: Blue collar Dems jealous, angry at Obamas ...
By Paul Bedard
Vacation backlash: Blue collar Dems jealous, angry at Obamas. April 26, 2012 -- 12:39 PM. Comments. Blue collar workers are upset with the number of vacations the first family take. The Obamas are shown returning from their Christmas ...
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Family Travel, England And Cuba Top Topics In Virtuoso's '2012 ...

By McLean Robbins
Luxury travel agent network Virtuoso has released their annual "luxe" report. Generally, we're fans of anything luxurious and travel related, so this was one we couldn't wait to get our hot little hands on. The network's database of luxury travel ...
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When should you use a travel agent? – Lonely Planet blog
By Robert Reid
Travel advice, information and inspiration from Lonely Planet's online community. ... That tiresome argument between what makes a 'traveler' different from a 'tourist' is sometimes split along the lines that the latter used a travel agent. ... ask what's cool or new, but just as many already know the basics already and ask for a recommendation for a specific need, like a beach hotel with nanny service and oodles of kid-friendly activities so the parents can feel like they're on vacation too. 4.
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Miss Travel dating site: Is it an escort service? - Pop2it - Zap2it
By jharper
Have you ever thought to yourself, "Gee, I'm just so pretty and broke, but I sure would love to travel"? Well, new dating website Miss Travel may be for you. The site matches "generous travelers who hate to travel alone with attractive travelers ...
Pop2it

Instapundit » Blog Archive » VACATION BACKLASH: Blue Collar ...
By Glenn Reynolds
April 26, 2012. VACATION BACKLASH: Blue Collar Dems Jealous, Angry Over Obamas' Lavish Vacations. Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 11:34 pm. Tweet · RSS Feed · Podcast RSS Feed · Email Instapundit. Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos ...
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Does Anyone Else Alive Take As Much Vacation Time As The ...
By John Hawkins
That's better than a vacation every 3 months. Is there anybody else alive who takes this muchvacation time and spends this much money while she does it? It cost taxpayers nearly a half-million dollars for first lady Michelle Obama to travel to ...
Right Wing News

Carolyn Scott: 8 Simple Healthy And Green Travel Tips
By Carolyn Scott
This is the year your going to do it, right? You've saved, you picked the place and you've even set a date. But you want to travel as healthy and green as possible as it will save you money while also being nice to mother nature. Well, here are a ...
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Preview: Inside Disney's Art of Animation Resort where deluxe decor ...
By Ricky Brigante
Officially opening at the end of May 2012, Disney's Art of Animation Resort may technically be called a “value” hotel at Walt Disney World, but its exceptional design is closer to that of one of Disney's deluxe accommodations. By telling the story ...
Inside the Magic

yes and yes: Mini Travel Guide: Uruguay
By Sarah Von
Mini Travel Guide: Uruguay. This is one of many Mini Travel Guides in which we dip our toes into international puddle jumping. Today's guide to Uruguay comes to us from Virginia. Uruguay is a simple charming little country in South America ...
yes and yes

South Shore Line to Survey Passengers' NATO Travel Plans | NBC ...
By BJ LUTZ and DICK JOHNSON
"We've heard some anedecdotal information regarding some of our commuters perhaps working from home on Monday or taking a vacation day," said NICTD Marketing Director John Parsons. The U.S. Secret Service earlier this month ...
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Michelle Obama's August 2010 Vacation in Spain Cost American ...
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of Vacation Records ... for a travel planning company SET P&V, S.L. (George Soros is 50% owner of the travel company.) ...
www.judicialwatch.org/.../michelle-obamas-august-2010-vacat...

Travel Kit - Traveling solo? New site wants beautiful people to fly for ...
Recommended: Travel insurance can protect your health or wallet on vacation ... Msnbc.com'stravel team examines gear and gadgets, provides tips and ...
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Breaking: Michelle Obama's $470000 Vacation - Independent ...
Breaking: Michelle Obama's $470000 Vacation ... $26670.61 for a chauffer tour of Costa del Sol and doled out over $50000 just to a travel planning company.
www.ijreview.com/.../4446-breaking-michelle-obamas-47000...

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Terror Tourism: A Day At Chernobyl

Terror Tourism: A Day At Chernobyl, 26 Years Later (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
It takes a certain kind of tourist to sign away their life and board a bus to the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. April 26, 2012 marks 26 years since the devastating explosion at Ukraine's Chernobyl power plant. Within the past year, ...

Nicaraguan Tourism Board Partners With Orbitz (NYSE:OWW) And TACA Airlines To ...
MarketWatch (press release)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Nicaraguan Tourism Board (INTUR) has launched a partnership with Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW) , the leader in global onlinetravel, and TACA Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines ...

Puntacana Resort & Club Honored by AAA for Dining Offerings
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- PUNTACANA Resort & Club®, the luxuryresort destination in the Dominican Republic, has been honored with two prestigious distinctions by earning AAA Diamond Awards for 2012 for two of its restaurants.

US Issues Travel Alert for Pakistan
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The US Thursday issued a travel advisory for its citizens in Pakistan, asking them to take precautions for the next two weeks. In a message posted on its website, the US Embassy in Islamabad restricted its employees “from going to restaurants and ...

'Dark tourism' getting even more popular
New York Daily News
None offer the relaxing, lighthearted experience many of us have come to expect onvacation, but all have become accepted tourist destinations -- and such visits are only increasing in popularity. Now, a team from the UK's University of Central ...

New York Daily News

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Who pays when prez politicks?
CBS News
The souped-up Boeing 747 that typically serves as Air Force One costs $179750 an hour to operate, according to the latest Pentagon calculations, meaning that expenses for presidential travel mount quickly. And, no matter what the reason for the ...

France threatens to pull out of Europe's borderless travel zone if its ...
Washington Post
Under current rules, the so-called Schengen zone of 26 European nations protects its common outside borders only, and allows free travel inside the member nations. The system is flawed where borders are at their weakest, allowing for tens of thousands ...

Free travel if you're sexy and you know it
WNEM Saginaw
Entertainment News from AP By Caitlin Williams - email The website MissTravel.com offers a two-step process for woman looking to both date and travel at the same time. (Source: MissTravel.com) (RNN) - Ladies, if you like to travel and you're looking ...

Explore Tibet newly launches Responsible Travel and Tourism
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Explore Tibet introduces Responsible Travel and Tourism to Travelers on April 26th says:" Being a local travel company, Explore Tibet has a particular responsibility to introduce the practices of Responsible Tourism in Tibet.

Special Needs/Accessible Travel Segment Now a Mainstream Market; Travel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DANIA BEACH, Fla., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As the Baby Boomer generation has started to retire and will continue to over the next 20 years, and the number of individuals with special needs continues to increase, the accessible travel ...

Demeure's Curated Portfolio Reaches 1400 Vacation Homes
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Waterloo, Ontario (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Demeure announced today that its growing portfolio has surpassed 1400 full-service, professionally-managed vacation homes in top destinations around the world. Its members booked millions in travel in 2011, ...

Galaxy to Invest $2.1 Billion to Expand Resort in Macau
BusinessWeek
By Vinicy Chan on April 26, 2012 Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (27), the Macau casino operator that more than tripled earnings last year, plans to invest about HK$16 billion ($2.1 billion) to almost double the size of its resort in the world's ...

Delta, US Airways see strong travel demand
BusinessWeek
And both said travel demand appears to be holding up, suggesting that planes will be full and fares will be higher for the busy summer travel season. Delta, the nation's second-biggest airline, said it will reduce flying as much as 3 percent during the ...

Have hottie? Will travel
Chicago Tribune
MissTravel.com, a new site that launched in early April, aims to pair the beautiful people of the world with the deep-pocketed for travel on the rich partner's dime. Visitors to the site are greeted by a comely brunette sitting knock-kneed atop a pink ...

Galaxy spending $2 billion for new phase of Macau resort
Reuters
HK) said on Thursday it plans to invest HK$16 billion ($2.06 billion) in the second phase of its latestresort in the world's largest gambling destination. Home-grown Asian casino companies are stepping up their game and taking on Las Vegas gambling ...

GOP Questions Obama's Travel Accounting
New York Times (blog)
“Throughout his administration, but particularly in recent weeks, President Obama has been passing off campaign travel as 'official events,' thereby allowing taxpayers, rather than his campaign to pay for his re-election efforts,” the RNC said in a ...

Republicans complain taxpayers fund Obama political travel
Chicago Tribune
In a letter on Wednesday to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) comptroller general requesting a formal inquiry, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus alleged a "misuse of government funds" relating to certain presidential travel ...

Galaxy Invests $2 Billion To Double Size Of Casino Resort
Forbes
Billionaire Lui Che Woo said on Thursday that Galaxy Entertainment Group plans to invest 16 billion Hong Kong dollars ($2.06 billion) to expand its newest casino resort. Located on the Cotai Strip, the Galaxy Macau will almost double in size after the ...

RNC calls for investigation into Obama's travel costs for ambiguously ...
ABC News
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus's letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, caps an escalating campaign of complaints by Republicans about Obama's election-year travel.

" Pronghorn resort given notice; Deschutes County cites failure to build hotel ...
Bend Bulletin
Developers of the resort northeast of Bend were supposed to build one unit of tourist lodging, such as a hotel room, for every two single-family residential lots at the resort. Instead, the resort currently has one unit of tourist lodging for every ...

RNC: Investigate Obama's Travel
Daily Beast
The president's campaign is required to reimburse the government for any campaign-related travel, according to the Federal Election Commission. White House Spokesman Eric Schultz has responded to the letter, arguing that "this week's travel has been ...

Daily Beast

Sylvia Weiler Joins Sojern as General Manager, Tourism
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Apr 26, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sojern, the leading travel data and media company, today announced the appointment of Sylvia Weiler as general manager of the company's tourism division. Weiler's primary focus will be ...

TRENDING: Republicans request investigation of Obama travel
CNN (blog)
In a letter to the Government Accountability Office from RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, the committee requested an investigation into Obama's recent travel - including trips this week to Iowa and North Carolina - alleging those trips were more political ...

Attractive ladies travel for free with “generous” partners on ...
By Sebastian Haley
Are you attractive but you don't have the money to travel? That's the exact problem MissTravel.com is looking to solve with its online dating service.
VentureBeat

Elsie's Travel Journal - A Beautiful Mess
By elsiecake
Elsie's Travel Journal. Travel journal 1 For the past few weeks I've been traveling with my husband and I wanted to share this simple travel journal that I've been keeping along the way! The concept is simple... Purchase (or make) a journal you ...
A Beautiful Mess

The Ultimate Luxury Destination : Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and ...
By Ada Teicu
Awaiting guests with its 142 villas, the resort surrounded by white sands accompanies a carefreevacation surrounded by 3.5 miles of Indian Ocean coastline. Encompassing the essence of these words – “where the heart wonders, tranquility ...
Freshome.com

Paradise island politics Zanzibar: a sinking tourist paradise ...
By Linda
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Tourism budget takes cut in Senate. (AUDIO)
By Bob Priddy
The senate has cut about 25% of tourism division funding approved earlier in House budget bills. Senate appropriations chairman Kurt Schaefer of Columbia says the three-milion dollar cut is necessary because the legislature is failing to pass ...
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Streamsong Resort and Conference Center / Alfonso Architects ...
By Alison Furuto
Located in Polk County, Florida, on a 16000 acre property between Orlando and Tampa, the Streamsong Resort and Conference Center, designed by Alfonso.
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Raid on huge resort in national park - The Nation
Phuwaree Resort, with 47 structures on 63 rai of land, is one of more than 100 resorts and second homes found earlier this year to have allegedly been built against the law within the protected park. "We have already taken action against 58 ...
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Communist Cuba Again Becoming Tourist Hot Spot - World - CBN ...
Americans have been forbidden to travel to Cuba for more than five decades, but today tourism there is strong and getting stronger. ... tourism there is strong and getting stronger. CBN News travelled to the Communist island nation to see why so many people from around the world are calling Cuba the place to vacation this year. Socialism Fading Away. Fifty years ... Currently, it is still technically illegal for Americans to come here on a tourist visa. During the Pope Benedict XVI's recent ...
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8 Luxury Travel Trends for Summer 2012

8 Luxury Travel Trends for Summer 2012
Forbes
As we approach the busy summer travel season, one trend is holding strong, at least according to top luxury hotel brands: People are traveling more, often for longer periods of time, with extended families, friends, and children.

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'Social travel' startups help travelers gather friends' tips
News & Observer
Wondering where to go on your vacation this year, and what to do? A growing number of "socialtravel" startups offer alternatives to the trusty, dusty guidebook. Sites like Twigmore and Triptrotting help you troll your social networks for friends who ...

Trump tackles Scotland over wind turbines near golf resort
USA TODAY
If Scotland does this, Scotland will be in serious trouble and will lose tourism to places like Ireland, and they are laughing at us." Members of the committee are looking at how achievable the Scottish government's green targets for 2020 are.

Donald Trump demands Scotland nix wind turbines near golf resort
Fox News
Donald Trump on Wednesday swept into Scotland's parliament to demand the country end plans for an offshore wind farm he fears will spoil the view at his exclusive new $1.2-billion golf resort. In a typically blunt display, the New York property tycoon ...

Donald Trump to Scotland: Nix wind turbines, they ruin golf resort view
Chicago Sun-Times
By BEN McCONVILLE AP April 25, 2012 10:14AM In this photo released by the Scottish Parliament dated Wednesday April 25, 2012, US business magnate Donald Trump gives evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Economy Energy and Tourism Committee in Edinburgh ...

Forbes Travel Guide Launches In Shanghai, China
MarketWatch (press release)
SHANGHAI, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Forbes Travel Guide, the originators of the prestigious Five-Star ratings program in the US, added Shanghai, China as its newest global destination. This announcement is marked by the addition of two ...

Beautiful People Travel Free With MissTravel.com
ABC News (blog)
But travel for free? Seriously? Apparently so, if you sign up with MissTravel.com. With “Who needs money, beautiful people travel free!” as its tag line, the website claims to be a travel dating site for “generous and attractive people.

Omega World Travel Selected as a 2012 "Top Business" Recipient by ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FAIRFAX, Va., Apr 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Omega World Travel, a fast-growing, award-winning leader in the travel management industry, as well as one of the largest woman-owned businesses in the United States, announces being selected as a 2012 "Top ...

Laguna Riviera Beach Resort Undergoes Facelift and Beachfront Upgrade
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Resort's beach front slope reconstruction is underway and promises to transform this Laguna Beachresort before the start of the 2012 summer season. Laguna Beach, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2012 Laguna Riviera Beach Resort is one of the longest established ... 

War zone or tourist trap? Mulling the Korean DMZ
Fox News
Is the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas the world's most dangerous place, or a touristtrap? Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. ___ "There is always a threat to safety here," North Korean Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho warned a handful of ...

AAdvantage Members Can Now Redeem Miles On AA.com For Award Travel On British ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American Airlines AAdvantage® members can now book award travel via AA.com on British Airways, a oneworld® alliance member and joint business partner, and on Hawaiian Airlines, an AAdvantage ...

Summer Vacation During a Job Search
Boston.com
I have scheduled a two week vacation and new job or not, I really do want to take it. At what point in the interview process am I obligated to let a prospective employer know of these plans? A. People looking for jobs continue to make plans, ...

Social Travel Network CouchSurfing Names Tony Espinoza as New CEO
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CouchSurfing, the world's largest socialtravel network, announced today that it appointed product guru Tony Espinoza as its new CEO. Espinoza will build on the work of previous CEO and CouchSurfing ...

Study ranks top 10 cities for affordable vacations
Fox News
Looking for a great vacation spot that won't bust your budget? Livability.com analyzed 500 cities and found the best places for affordable vacations. Here's their top ten. If you're thinking that the harsh economy is forcing you into a staycation this ...

TripAdvisor Survey Reveals Air Travel On The Rise In 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
NEWTON, Mass., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largesttravel site*, today announced the results of its annual air travel survey of more than 1000 US respondents. Americans are flocking to the skies this year as 91 ...

NYC tourism arm sets goal of $70B by 2015
CBS News
NYC and Company, the city's tourism and marketing arm, announced the new goal Tuesday at International Pow Wow in Los Angeles, a travel industry conference. The agency is planning to focus on drawing international visitors, who account for 50 percent ...

Wind farms will kill tourism, says Donald Trump
The Independent
US tycoon Donald Trump has told the Scottish Parliament that wind farms will destroy tourism. The outspoken businessman is giving his views to MSPs probing the Scottish Government's renewable energy targets. Mr Trump is an outspoken critic of wind ...

Two Five-Star Hotels In Forbes Travel Guide's New Shanghai Awards
Forbes
China's financial and style capital makes news this week as we announced our first-ever Five-Star ratings of Shanghai, with a record 25 hotels and spas earning Forbes Travel Guide Five- or Four-Star awards, including two Five-Star hotels.

Rand McNally and Michelin Release Combined Road Atlas and Travel Guide
MarketWatch (press release)
SKOKIE, Ill., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Two premier names in travel, Rand McNally and Michelin, have teamed up to create a combined Road Atlas and guidebook in one. The 2013 Road Atlas and Travel Guide is shipping now to select ...

Travel + Leisure Names Seven Cups Teahouse One of Six Best Places to Drink Tea ...
Albany Times Union
Travel + Leisure's wine editor travels to China to find the maker of one of China's legendary teas inspired by a cup of tea he drank in one of America's premier teahouses. Travel + Leisure's tea fanatic and wine editor, Bruce Schoenfeld, first tasted ...

FEATURE-Tourists return to Tunisia after year of turmoil
Reuters
We stay out late every night and nothing scares us," said Monica, a French tourist, who has visited Tunisia many times before. She did not wish to give her full name. "I'm here with my friend this time but in the summer I will come back with the family ...

Idaho's Sun Valley Resort extends deal with Buffalo Communications
WorldGolf.com
SUN VALLEY, Idaho -- Sun Valley Resort (www.sunvalley.com) has expanded its partnership with Buffalo Communications (Buffalo), tasking it to provide golf marketing-communications consultation in addition to turnkey golf publicity and media-relations.

Odyssey Safaris Announces Commission of 25% For Travel Agents
Houston Chronicle
Travel Agents will now receive a 25% commission on all of Odyssey Safaris safari products and custom safari packages. Odyssey Safaris announces a 25% commission for travel agents selling their scheduled safari tours or custom safari itineraries created ...

Miss Travel dating website matches rich and the beautiful | Ubergizmo
By Edwin Kee
Despite the world being more and more connected, it is surprising to hear of humans getting more lonely. Heck, if your pooch needs a dating website, so too, why not humans? The Miss Travel dating website offers a different take, targeting ...
Ubergizmo

Hainan deputy governor: Xisha tourism must start this year ...
By Horace Lu
A senior Hainan official has vowed to kickstart tourism to the disputed Xisha Islands in the west of South China Sea this year, according to the Xinhua News Agency. "Xisha tourism must start this year," said Tan Li, deputy governor of Hai'nan, ...
Shanghaiist

Travel TV Movie Watch: 'Hemingway & Gellhorn' - Travel Blog ...
By The World Hum Editors (jim@worldhum.com)
Travel TV Movie Watch: 'Hemingway & Gellhorn'. Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 04.24.12 | 7:43 PM ET. For those of you who just can't get enough Ernest Hemingway in your life (and, really, love him or hate him, who can ever get enough?) ...
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A Last-Minute Passport Renewal | Weddingbee
By Miss Hawk
At that point I would have had plenty of time to renew it in time for the honeymoon, but bridal brain stuck again, and somehow renewing my passport floated out of my mind, being replaced by more important things like monograms. Well, I certainly ended up paying. Processing time for a ... but did you keep your maiden name on your passport renewal? If so you will need to carry a copy of your marriage license with you when you travel unless you're keeping your maiden name that is.
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USS Iowa Almost Ready For Travel, Orange Line-Adjacent Gym ...
By Adrian Glick Kudler
2012.04_ussiowa.jpg RICHMOND: It's less than a month until the USS Iowa battleship is scheduled to leave the Port of Richmond and head south to Los Angeles, where it will open this summer as a floating museum. So how's it doing?
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Paula Patton Shows Off TRAVEL STYLE For UPTOWN + Vanessa ...
By Natasha
Paula Patton is looking fab on the cover and pages of UPTOWN Magazine's Travel issue. Check out the box office darling's new pics, plus Vanessa Williams dishing on the upcoming Series Finale of "Desperate Housewives," inside... In what ...
The Young, Black, and Fabulous

Travel Website Survey Reveals Most Popular Seat On A Plane ...
By Mike Dougherty
Seat 31E, a middle seat near the back of the plane, was voted least popular in the study done by thetravel website www.flightscanner.net. It finds most people want the first 6-rows, so they can get on and off the plane faster. People who pick ...
CBS Philly

The Comeback: Travel Agents are Stronger Than Ever | Hawaii ...
By Guest Contributor
BY MICHELLE JAMIESON – Travel planning, whether for leisure or business has always been a great source of stress because most people are not experts in.
Hawaii Reporter

Lakes area tourism and Google; More in common than you may ...
By JESSI PIERCE
So what does that mean for those escaping the tech-heavy city life to the Brainerd lakes area in the upcoming summer tourism months? According to Lisa Paxton, chief executive officer of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, it simply means tourism ...
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The Post-Vacation Mess
By Tina
Hello! Is today flying by for anyone else? I figured my first work day back from vacation would drag on and on, but it's really whizzing by. Holy moly, where does the time go? Hey, I'm not complaining! Lunch I.
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