Friday, May 25, 2012

Travel Apps That Help You Pack, Explore And Enjoy The Scenery

Travel Apps That Help You Pack, Explore And Enjoy The Scenery
NPR (blog)
But not all apps are created equal — so Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep sought advice from Lauren Goode, a senior editor at All Things D, where she recently reviewed travel apps. Here are some of the tips Goode discussed with Steve: Pack the Bag ...

N.H. expects 5 percent boost in tourism spending this holiday weekend
Boston Herald
The state Division of Travel and Tourism Development expects out-of-state visitors to spend about $86 million over the long weekend, according to a report from the Institute for New Hampshire Studies. That amount is about a 5 percent jump from last ...

What The Future Of Space Travel Means For Consumers
San Francisco Chronicle
Private space exploration and space tourism may be an unproven industry, but it's not stopping these companies from investing big money to get it off the ground. The New Space Race Where NASA and the US government wanted to control a little piece of ...

Thursday Travel Ticker: Drop expected in LAX holiday travel
Los Angeles Times
Kimpton's FireSky Resort & Spa is giving teachers a break this summer with a $75-per-night deal in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale.... The Brazilian airline Trip said this week that one of its female pilots tossed a passenger off a flight because he ...

In Egypt's tourist-dependent Luxor, voters fear an Islamist president would ...
Kansas City Star
Egypt's post-uprising tourism slump, felt keenly in this southern city that was once the capital of ancient Egypt and stands near the Valley of the Kings, where the boy king Tutankhamun was entombed, was the backdrop to voting Wednesday in the ...

Tourist stabbing deaths give Atlantic City a black eye
USA TODAY
The attacks on the women by Pelzer, whose relatives said in court and told media outlets that she has a history of mental illness and had been living in a homeless shelter, do not help the city's effort to portray itself as an appealing tourist ...

USA TODAY

Receive a $50 Resort Credit with the Summer Getaway Package at the Griffin ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa is offering a relaxing Summer Getaway Package that will take your mind far away from the daily grind. Located on more than 220 acres, this hotel in Lexington, KY, has all the amenities you need for a relaxing ...

Ciudad Juarez Back On Border Region Tourist Maps
Fox News
The fact that Juarez is appearing once again on the map of tourist attractions in Texas is like a vote of confidence on the safety in the city. - Chihuahua tourism office director Demetrio Sotomayor said. The decision to exclude Juarez was made by the ...

Hotwire Reveals May 2012 Travel Savings Indicator
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hotwire.com®, a leading discounttravel site, today released the May 2012 Hotwire® Travel Savings Indicator, which features the top five cities in North America where hotel, air and car rental ...

Memorial Day: Going away? You'll have lots of company and options
Los Angeles Times
By Catharine M. Hamm Los Angeles Times Travel editor If you're planning a Memorial Day road trip, you'll be in good company, AAA says. More than 2 1/2 million Southern Californians are expected to hit the highways for the long holiday weekend, ...

TripAdvisor City Guides Now Available For 50 Global Travel Destinations
MarketWatch (press release)
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largesttravel site*, today announced that City Guides, the highly rated and free mobile app, is now available for 50 leading destinations around the world, ...

Nordic Visitor Announces New Online Travel Guide for Greenland
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Icelandic travel agency helps visitors prepare for one of the world's most wild and awe-inspiring destinations with its newly launched Greenland Travel Guide. Reykjavik, Iceland (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 For many of us, our knowledge of Greenland can be ...

IBM Social Sentiment Index: More Americans Feeling Optimistic About Travel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
This signal suggests travel providers and transportation officials could see a boost in demand and traffic during the holiday weekend. Upbeat Discussion of Air Travel and Gas PricesThe Index also shows a large increase in social chatter about flying, ...

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Announces Opening of the New LeCiel Boutique Hotel
MarketWatch (press release)
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort today announced the official opening of LeCiel, the Destin area's only contemporary boutique hotel experience. LeCiel officially opened, in time for this year's summertravel season. Located on the banks of the ...

Travel advice, street-by-street route and what's on guide to the Olympic torch ...
WalesOnline
And Welsh Government tourism bosses believe the torch relay will be a huge opportunity to gain global exposure as it passes through Wales over the next five days. According to the London 2012 website, Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton will carry the ...

Gas prices drop in time for Memorial Day travel; hotels, airfares rise
Chicago Sun-Times
BY FRANCINE KNOWLES Business Reporter fknowles@suntimes.com May 23, 2012 7:00PM Hand at the pump at BP station, 35th and King Drive as average gas prices reaching a record high in the Chicago area Monday, March 26, 2012 . | John H. White~Sun-Times.

Tourism chiefs fire at Territory cuts
The Australian
I'm seeking urgent talks with Qantas on their decision," NT Tourism Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said yesterday. "The Territory government works extremely hard to improve air services and give territorians increased travel options, and any reduction ...

Travel the World by Kayak with Spirit of the West Adventures
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Join Spirit of the West Adventures owner and arctic travel expert Rick Snowdon for an adventure of a lifetime to Scorsbysund Fjord. This tour takes visits the stunning and wild fjords of Greenland exploring by kayak. Greenland-style kayaking has taken ...

Heritage tourism a $196M industry in Nebraska
Kearney Hub
Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City is one of the popular heritage tourism sites in the state. LINCOLN — History's dusty image has a new golden glow. Heritage tourism — the experience of visiting museums and historic sites — generates more than $196 ...

New York Travel Tips from a Five-Star Concierge
Forbes
For tips on how to shake up the old Manhattan routine, we sat down with Maria Wittorp-Dejonge, concierge at the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star St. Regis New York. As a 21-year New Yorker, she knows the best things to see, do and eat in the Big Apple ...

Forbes

The Top 5 Flexible Travel Rewards Credit Cards
TIME
That's why TIME Moneyland asked three credit card experts to name the cards that currently offer the best travel flexible rewards—ie, points that don't tie you down to a single hotel or airline. Flexible reward cards are growing in both number and ...

TIME

Disney, Las Vegas Top Searched Travel Destinations in Early 2012 ...
By Miranda Miller
Those who are searching for vacation and destination information must be searching a lot. As AdGooroo points out in the in-depth analysis of their findings on their blog, the 2.4 billion travel-related search queries is enough for every man, ...
Search Engine Watch - Latest

Pollution Tourism: Andrew Blackwell On Visiting the World's Not-So ...
By By JOHN WILLIAMS
But I also kept imagining that I was really just a tourist, because I wanted to escape that somber tone that always comes up when we're talking about environmental issues. Telling myself I was somehow un-serious freed me to experience ...
ArtsBeat

U.N. World Tourism Organization: Confirming Embarrassing U.N. ...
By Brett Schaefer
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), created in 1970 and based in Madrid, identifies itself as the “United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
The Foundry: Conservative Policy...

long-beach-resort-by-stauch-vorster-architects - Let Me Be Inspired
By Daniel
Check out this great resort in Mauritius. Resort Operators continually search for unique guest experiences which define and differentiate their products from their competition. The passion of the architects was to design a truly memorable and ...
Let me be inspired

Diabetes Travel Tips | BlackDoctor
By Felicia Vance, BDO Staff Writer
Planning a trip? Do you have diabetes? Whether you're camping or cruising, you can go anywhere and do almost anything. It just takes a little planning ahead. Travel can make it hard to keep your blood sugar within your target range because ...
BlackDoctor

Celebrities on Summer Vacation Pictures
By Lauren Turner
Memorial Day Weekend kicks off this Friday, marking the unofficial start of Summer. Celebrities love to enjoy the warmer weather by getting away to tropical locales, checking out city parks, or flying overseas with family, so we're taking a look at ...
PopSugar

Mayor Confident NATO Summit Will Boost Tourism « CBS Chicago
By Todd Feurer
... of Chicago, and about a billion dollars worth of economic activity,” Emanuel said. The mayor said he believes those who attended the summit will spread the word about Chicago, and the city will get more tourism as a result. ... And A BlackBerry PlayBook May 15, 2012. The Score Harp Open May 14, 2012. Enter here for your chance to win a place for you and a guest at The 2012 Harp Open, taking place on July 17th at The Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
CBS Chicago

AAA Projects 1.2% Increase In Memorial Day Travel « CBS Detroit
By sstoddart
AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, an increase of 1.2 percent – or 500000 travelers – from the 34.3 million people who traveled one year ago.
CBS Detroit

Vacation Homes Of The Rich And Famous - Business Insider
By Ashley Lutz
It has Naomi Campbell received an island vacation home from her Russian billionaire boyfriend Vladislav Doronin. The Johnny Depp escapes Hollywood at his home in the South of France, in a $2 This is Oprah's farmhouse in Hawaii.
Business Insider

Oregon's Bandon Dunes Golf Resort honored by golfing magazines ...
By megan.godfrey
NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- KemperSports, a leading golf course management company, is proud to announce that Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, located in Bandon, Ore., was recently named the No. 1 golf resort in North America by both Golf Digest ...
The WorldGolf Wire - Daily golf-indus...

Israeli court: Reconsider Gaza student travel ban - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the military to reconsider its ban on Gaza residents studying in the West Bank.
news.yahoo.com/israeli-court-reconsider-gaza-student-travel-b...

R.I.P. Paul Fussell, Scholar, Travel Writing Critic - Travel Blog ...
Travel writing continues—despite Fussell's assertion that tourism killed it—but without the participation of the day's great novelists. At the same time, academic ...
www.worldhum.com/.../r.i.p.-paul-fussell-scholar-travel-writin...

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