Egypt predicts return of tourists

Egyptian tourism minister predicts return of tourists to near pre-uprising ...
Washington Post
Speaking at a hotel industry conference in Dubai, Egyptian Tourism Minister Mounir Abdel-Nour said the sunny North African destination aims to attract 14.5 million tourists this year. That would put it close to the 14.7 million tourist level that Egypt ...

Egypt predicts tourist return after 2011 drop
Boston.com
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Egypt's visitor numbers should bounce back to pre-uprising levels this year after a drop caused by Arab Spring unrest, the country's tourism minister said Monday. The country is eager to entice overseas visitors back ...

Mayor: Heathrow chaos damaging London's reputation
msnbc.com
Beautiful people fly for free on Miss Travel Travel insurance can protect your vacation What would a US Airways-American merger mean? Strong winds force plane to land sideways Boris Johnson wrote to Home Secretary Theresa May amid increasing concerns ...

Get Organized: Vacation Planning
PC Magazine
What you do in the lead-up to your vacation is even more crucial than the trip itself. Get organized before you take off to ensure your travels remain stress-free. By Jill Duffy Nothing makes me happier than a well-planned vacation.

London's mayor warns Heathrow chaos is damaging country's reputation ahead of ...
Washington Post
Passengers have complained of frustrating delays, on some occasions of more than an hour, because of lengthy passport and visa checks and an apparent lack of border staff. Johnson said the delays were giving “a terrible impression of the UK” and ...

Travel advice: how to avoid airport immigration queues
Telegraph.co.uk
Weekends, and peak days for travel — such as the beginning of the school holidays — are also best avoided. If you have already booked your flight and can't avoid the busy times, make sure you check in early (ideally online) and choose an aisle seat ...

Telegraph.co.uk

AAA Travel Experts Offer Tips for Traveling with Children in Tow and Solo Kid ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Both parents must provide consent authorizing passport issuance for a minor under age 16. AAA Travel experts recommend that citizens of all ages use a passport for all international travel, including auto and cruise travel to Canada and Mexico, ...

Egypt expects tourism to rebound this year to pre-revolution levels
Reuters
There were already signs of improvement with tourist arrivals rising 40 percent in the first four months of this year from a year earlier, Mounir Fakhry AbdelNour said. Tourism used to account for more than a tenth of Egypt's gross domestic product ...

Clinton to travel to China amid tensions over escaped activist
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to leave for China on Monday, a trip that is likely to be fraught with diplomatic tension over the status of escaped Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is reportedly being ...

Tourist Trapped: Keeping It Classy In Sausalito
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Tourist Trapped is a weekly Culture Blog post in which Beth Spotswood visits San Francisco's popular tourist destinations and reports back. This week: Old School Sausalito. Previously on Tourist Trapped, I spent an afternoon in Sausalito and compared ...

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Top Family Travel Experts Highlight 2012 Vacation Trends
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Parents are seeking credible advice for more authentic and meaningful travel experiences. The Best Family Travel Experts, a network of award-winning bloggers, professional travel writers, book authors, marketing consultants, and journalists who are ...

Bamboozled: Passport -- and ticket to an ailing mother -- locked away behind ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Ali's father had died years ago, he said. He needed his passport to make travelplans. So on April 20, Ali went to the Journal Square branch of the bank on Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City to retrieve his passport from the box.

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Delays at Heathrow airport: Q&A
Telegraph.co.uk
The Government is facing growing anger over delays for passengers travelling through London Heathrow airport caused by long queues at passport control. The Government is facing growing anger over delays for passengers travelling through London Heathrow ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Johnson's 'serious concern' on Heathrow
Financial Times
By Hannah Kuchler, Andrew Parker and Ben Fenton Boris Johnson, London's mayor, has expressed his “serious concern” about long queues for passportcontrol at Heathrow airport. In a letter to Theresa May, the home secretary, Mr Johnson said he was ...

Financial Times

EU: Barroso Won't Travel To Ukraine; Deep Concerns Over Situation
Wall Street Journal
Klaus was to meet fellow central European heads of states at the summit in the Ukrainian Black Sea resort of Yalta next month. Earlier this month German President Joachim Gauck also cancelled his planned trip to the summit.

UK border staff flown from Manchester to Heathrow to deal with queues
The Guardian
Immigration staff have been drafted in from Manchester to Heathrow in an emergency attempt to avert a repeat of last week's meltdown at the London airport'spassport control which saw passengers facing delays of up to two hours.

The Guardian

Awards travel: Book British and Hawaiian on American Airlines' site
Los Angeles Times
By Terry Gardner Special to the Los Angeles Times Members of American Airlines' AAdvantage frequent-flier program can now book awards travel on British Airways and Hawaiian using American's website. American's frequent fliers can redeem their points ...

Perfect Places Adds More Than 2000 Vacation Rentals in Germany
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New vacation rental listings from Live Like a German property management brings total German properties to nearly 3500 throughout the country. Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2012 Perfect Places Vacation Rental Network expanded its vacation rental ...

Panama Police Eye Ex-Marine in Case of Missing Tourist
Fox News
Panamanian and US authorities are working to find the missing US tourist, originally from California, who arrived to Panama in Sept. 2011 with her boyfriend Brian Brimager, according to police. (AP Photo/Michelle Faust) Panama City, Panama – Panamanian ...

Summer Travel Plans? Experts at Alpha Flight Guru Say Book Flights Now to Save
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
"Between rising oil prices, and increased travel demand during the summer, airfare rates will only climb as time goes on." He noted that it is especially important to book business class flights to Germany, Italy, Spain and China while fares are ...

Istithmar World confirms acquisition of remaining stake of Atlantis, The Palm ...
Reuters
The Resort has played an integral role in establishing Dubai as a world class tourist destination. Istithmar World and KIHL jointly developed the Resort which opened in 2008. Kerzner is, and will continue to be, the operator of Atlantis, The Palm.

New Jersey Tourism's "Spin-To-Win Sweepstakes" Highlights Popular Destinations ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TRENTON, NJ, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The New Jersey Division of Traveland Tourism is offering visitors an opportunity to win prizes to some of the State's exciting attractions and destinations. Now through May 23, New Jersey's ...

Hyatt Calls Consumers to Seize Vacation Days with New Free Time Promotion
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, Apr 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Recognizing that people can be overworked and under-rested, Hyatt is calling for consumers to use their well-deserved vacation days with a new promotion offering a free night and added perks.

Travel Rental Network Announces Partnership with Flipkey by Trip Advisor
Albany Times Union
Travel Rental Network has entered into a partnership with FlipKey and TripAdvisor, whereby owners who currently list their vacation rental property with Travel Rental Network can now automatically list their property on FlipKey and TripAdvisor's ...

Hotel pet peeves from host of 'Hotel Impossible'
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By BETH J. HARPAZ AP NEW YORK — If you think you're a picky hotel guest, check out the pet peeves of Anthony Melchiorri, who critiques hotels for a living and hosts a new show called "Hotel Impossible" on the Travel Channel. Melchiorri is freaked out ...

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Heathrow jam an Olympic shame
Herald Sun
The government was forced into making an emergency statement in parliament yesterday onpassport checks at the world's busiest international passenger airport, which will be the main gateway for the 2012 London Games. Delays of up to two hours for ...

Country's Tourism Cash Up
AllAfrica.com
By Ludovick Eugene, 29 April 2012 Dar es Salaam — Tourism earnings grew by 8.2 % to $1254.5 million in 2010 compared to $1159.8 million recorded in 2009. These earnings accrued from 782699 international visitor arrivals to the country, ...

Printed travel books trump ebooks | TeleRead: News and views on e ...
By Paul Biba
Between 2008-2011, travel book publishers' print revenues plunged from $190.3 million to $149 million, said Albert Greco, marketing professor at Fordham University, who monitors the book publishing industry. Last month, publisher John ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

Adventure travelers: Your travel insurance ship has come in ...
By Chris Owen
"A lot of time, effort and money go into planning active and adventure vacations," said Carol Mueller, Vice President of Travel Guard North America in a release. "Whether you're planning a relaxed sporting vacation or participating in extreme ...
Gadling

Futurity.org – Panda tourism may not help China's people
By Layne Cameron-Michigan State
China, like many areas in the world, is banking on tourism over farming to preserve fragile animal habitat while allowing people to thrive. (Credit: Wei Liu). MICHIGAN STATE (US) —Tourism can boost conservation in China's valued panda ...
Futurity.org

The Travel Bucket List | BlogHer
By Heather Clisby
Marcy is participating in Latin Abroad's Travel Bucket List with three things she's done and three things she want to do. What's on your list? "I so adored sailing through the Greek islands last summer and found Santorini, our final island, to be ...

Sunrise Mamlouk Palace Resort hosts the closing forum of the Arab ...
The Arab Center For Media Tourism concluded its 2012 forum on the relation between security and Tourism in Egypt from Sunrise Mamlouk Palace Resort Hurghada, with the participation of 17 Arab. ... The Arab Center For Media Tourism which was held under the slogan "we meet to rise up" was an initiative to support tourism in Egypt through reassuring both Foreign and Arab media of the security situation in Egypt in general, and Hurghada; as a major tourist destination in particular.

Peter Greenberg: The Travel Detective: Reviewing The Boeing 787 ...
By Peter Greenberg
After a decade of delays, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- once jokingly referred to as the "7-late-7" -- is in flight. I went on board one of the first trips with ANA Airways traveling from Tokyo to Frankfurt to report on the plane's amenities and the ...
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Happy Travel Snapshots in Nashville - A Beautiful Mess
By elsiecake
Happy Travel Snapshots in Nashville. Nashville 1 Nashville was a lovely place to visit! We only got to explore for a few hours, but now we can't wait to go back! We visited Pre To Post Modern, a super cute vintage shop. Everything I wanted to ...
A Beautiful Mess

Can a Travel Agent Actually Save You Money? | Life & Money ...
By Cheryl Lock
The travel business is thriving, so we started wondering—could using an old-school travel agent actually save us money on travel? We asked an expert. ... Reading online reviews of a specificresort or city can take lots of time and effort. If you're booking a getaway for ... If you're booking on your own, try calling your airline for suggestions, or searching on the tourism website for the place where you're going (most major tourist cities have a tourism website.) If you're booking a tour on ...
LearnVest

Pimalai Resort & Spa in Koh Lanta, Thailand | Interior Design and ...
By Daniel
From Krabi mainland, it takes about 1 hour by the resort boat to reach Koh Lanta and Pimalai but it is worth bearing this “hardship” in order to find such a unique lost boutique paradise in touristThailand. Watch and dream yourself away!
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Mariah Carey Rocks the Ischgl Ski Resort | Celebrity-gossip.net
By admin
She's always up for a good time, and earlier today (April 30) Mariah Carey was spotted onstage at the Ischgl Ski Resort in the Austrian Tirol for the legendary Season Closing Concert. The “Always Be My Baby” songstress got all bundled up for ...
Celebrity Center

Arabian Travel Market Seychellois delegation heads to travel event ...
By Linda
The Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board, Elsia Grandcourt, is heading a Seychellois delegation of destination management companies – DMCs - and resorts serious about the Middle East market, to ATM, the Arabian Travel ... Abrams@banyantree.com ; Berjaya Hotels andResort Seychelles, Johnette Labiche, johnette.labiche@berjayaseychelles.com ; Coral Strands Smart Choice, Evgenia Boyankova, marketing@coralstrand.sc ; Hilton Seychelles, Michael Bell, Michael.
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