Friday, June 1, 2012

Google brings Wonders of the World to your home!

Google World Wonders Project: visit the wonders of the world at home!--"By using our Street View technology, Google has a unique opportunity to make world heritage sites available to users across the globe. Street View is a hugely popular feature of Google Maps which is already available in dozens of countries. It allows users to virtually explore and navigate a neighborhood through panoramic street-level images. With advancements in our camera technologies we can now go off the beaten track to photograph some of the most significant places in the world so that anyone, anywhere can explore them. Street View has already proved a real hit for tourists and avid virtual explorers. The World Wonders Project also presents a valuable resource for students and scholars who can now virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth. The project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students all over the world. Our World Wonders Project is also supported by a broad, connected suite of other Google technologies, bringing wonders of the world within reach of an unprecedented global audience. The project website also provides a window to 3D models, YouTube videos and photography of the famous heritage sites."

Odd Jobs: Space Travel Agent
BusinessWeek
By Eric Spitznagel on May 31, 2012 Craig Curran, an accredited travel agent for Virgin Galactic, the world's first space tourism business, has sold exactly two tickets since getting the job in early 2011. And one of those tickets was to himself.

Travel Insured Offers Tips on how to Protect your Travel Plans During ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
If a storm is accumulating, it is important for travelers to stay aware of travel plans including airline, cruise, hotel, or resort cancelations or delays. Travel Insured International®, a leading privately-owned travel insurance provider advises ...

No Vacation from Scammers this Summer, Warns MoneyGram
MarketWatch (press release)
According to Kim Garner, senior vice president of global security and investigations for MoneyGram, two scams that attempt to steal funds through a money transfer -- but are easy to avoid -- typically heat up during the summer travel season.

Thomas Cook sees Grexit boosting travel industry
Reuters
The 171-year-old travel group said summer bookings to Greece from Germany were down around 20 percent year-on-year but that bookings from elsewhere to the crisis-hit nation had held up. Tourismis a vital source of income for Greece, accounting for ...

Poland improves train travel options for Euro 2012
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Poland has taken huge strides to upgrade its travel infrastructure and facilities for the hundreds of thosands of foreign and Polish fans expected for the tournament, co-hosted with neighboring Ukraine, and held in the Polish cities of Warsaw, Wroclaw, ...

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Olympic Travel Leads to Surge in Travel Insurance Sales
MarketWatch (press release)
RICHMOND, Va., May 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The 2012 Summer Olympics have provided a welcome boost for airlines, hotels and other travel suppliers that will benefit from an expected jump of more than 30 percent in the number of global travelers ...

Poland improves train travel options for
FOXSports.com
A website in Polish, English and Russian, kolejna2012.pl, will help them use the system and offer other travel guidance, including for the handicapped. At a cost of 90 billion zlotys ($25.5 billion; euros 20.5 billion), Poland has upgraded its roads, ...

The History and Story of the 'Legendary' Disney's Art of Animation Resort
USA TODAY (blog)
In fact, construction work was under way on both halves of the resort from 1999 through 2001. However, in the wake of 9/11 and the resulting precipitous drop in tourism and the economy in general, Disney stopped work on the entire project, ...

Get Travel Deals Without Flooding Your Inbox
Huffington Post (blog)
Like most savvy travelers, I look to take advantage of flash sales, special offers, coupon codes and well-priced travel specials and bundles. Navigating the Internet for great deals can be both exhausting and invigorating! With so many great sites out ...

Disney's Art of Animation Resort Opens, Immerses Guests in the Middle of the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The big blue world of Nemo and friends comes to life just in time for the summer vacation season as Disney's Art of AnimationResort opens its doors today with Finding Nemo, ...

NY begins $5M tourism push in state, neighboring states, Canada; revives 'I ...
Washington Post
ALBANY, NY — New York is dusting off its 40-year-old “I Love NY” icon in a $5 million tourism push aimed at vacationers in the state, in neighboring states and in Canada. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the TV campaign Wednesday, marking the return of the ...
Resort living:Waterfront home on Northern Neck
Washington Times
By Michele Lerner SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES While some people head to a resort hotel for a week or two each summer, others who can afford it may choose to purchase a little vacation condo at the beach, on a lake or in the mountains.

Washington Times

Virgin Galactic Gets FAA Approval To Test SpaceShipTwo Rocket For Suborbital ...
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — The developer of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo suborbital space tourism vehicle has won US regulatory approval to begin powered flight testing of the rocket-propelled craft later this year. George Whitesides, Virgin Galactic's president ...

Boy Who Donated Disney Trip to Soldier's Family Wins Vacation of His Own
ABC News (blog)
Nine-year-old Brendan Haas, who spent three months trading things so he could win a vacation to Disney World and then gave it away to a girl whose father was killed in Afghanistan, was surprised with his own Walt Disney World trip today on “Good ...

Government cracks down on unsafe bus companies
The Seattle Times
Bus company shutdowns are the culmination of a yearlong investigation that focused on three primary companies: Apex Bus Inc. and I-95 Coach Inc., both of New York, and New Century TravelInc. of Philadelphia. By JOAN LOWY The Associated Press No ...

Troubled tribal police seek bigger Foxwoods role
The Seattle Times
A Connecticut tribe is moving to give its own police department a larger role inside its FoxwoodsResort Casino, but several former department employees say it can barely manage to patrol the tiny reservation, let alone the Western Hemisphere's largest ...

Virginia's Wintergreen Resort being acquired by the Justice family
WorldGolf.com
The Wintergreen facilities are spectacular and the entire Resort has a tremendous impact on the local and regional tourism industry." Wintergreen's Mr. Bennett remarked, "We are delighted by the vision which the Justice family is bringing to the resort ...

When the Frommers talk travel, they may disagree
Wall Street Journal
But the occasional difference of opinion is part of the charm when you listen to the call-in radio show hosted by an unusual father-daughter team with a famous last name: travel gurus Arthur and Pauline Frommer. "It was quite a shock to have my ...

One Cards in the Corporate Travel Arena: More Than Just a Single Piece of Plastic
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The NAPCP's upcoming Corporate Travel Card workshop and regional meeting in San Francisco will explore purchase-to-pay best practices for travel & entertainment expenses, including considerations for adopting and maintaining a One Card program.

The Gay Travel Guide For Tops and Bottoms-USA EDITION: Revolutionizes Travel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 31, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Gay TravelGuide For Tops And Bottoms - USA Edition (ISBN 9781927124086) by Drew Blancs has become the new pop culture book for the gay community. Following the book's slogan ...

I (Heart) NY Tourism Campaign Returns With a Twist - NYTimes.com
By By THOMAS KAPLAN
Saying other vacation destinations had borrowed the state's iconic logo to the point that it had lost its effectiveness, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday unveiled a $5 million ... The original logo was created by the graphic designer Milton Glaser in the 1970s, and on Wednesday, David Lubars, the chairman and chief creative officer at BBDO North America, described it as the most iconic tourism logo ever produced. But Mr. Lubars said it “has been co-opted by literally the rest of the ...
City Room

Thailand Travel Mart Plus: Three days of tourism wheeling and ...
Thailand's tourism industry is renowned for its ability to jump back after a crisis, the most recent example being last year's flood tragedy. From January to April of this year, the number of foreign arrivals rose 7 per cent to 7.3 million year-on-year, ...
CNNGo.com

Dallas is No. 6 on Travel + Leisure's worst-dressed list | The Scoop ...
By Bruce Tomaso
Snakeskin boots "are the norm" in Dallas, according to Travel + Leisure magazine (I, GOBEIRNE/Creative Commons). OK, technically, it's “Dallas/Fort Worth,” so I blame Cowtown for bringing down our combined score. Either way, we've been ...
The Scoop Blog

Plan A Family Vacation: Happiness Is All In The Planning | Seattle ...
By Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE
Often that includes a camping trip or vacation away from home. When it comes to travel, there's a bit of data supporting how to do summertime right. The short version: plan a vacation today. Stop whatever you're doing, take a Magic marker to ...
Seattle Mama Doc

Visa streamlining, tourism drive urged - The Nation
Visa streamlining, tourism drive urged. The 10 Asean members should streamline visa procedures to attract more foreign tourists and promote the region as a major global tourism destination,...
NationMultimedia.com - Business

International Air Travel Up 7.4 Pct In April
The number of passengers on international routes has risen every month this year from unusually low levels in 2011 when political turmoil in Arab countries and an earthquake and tsunami in Japan disrupted travel. Geneva-based IATA's ...
Airwise News Top Stories

Anthony Bourdain Leaves Travel Channel for CNN | Travel News ...
By news@fodors.com
Opinionated professional globetrotter Anthony Bourdain has announced that he'll be leaving both of his Travel Channel shows for a new (very similar-sounding) gig at CNN.
Fodor's Travel News

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Sustainable Tourism, Green-e ...
By Environmental Leader
Green Globe Expands Green Travel Services With New Partnerships · Tourism Operators Look For Sustainable Solutions · Tourism Groups Look For Sustainable Travel Solutions ... The Global Sustainable Tourism Council announced four early adopters for its new criteria for destinations – Fjord Norway; Teton County, Wyoming; Mt. Huangshan, China; and St. Kitts & Nevis. The group of destinations will be the first to test and provide feedback on the criteria, which will augment the ...
Environmental Management & Energy News

'Slum tourism' treads between aid and exploitation
By Agence France-Presse
Organizers say "poverty tourism" raises awareness and brings aid to the destitute of the city, but accusations of exploitation are never far away and critics say poverty should not be a touristattraction.
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Robert Mugabe asked to be UN 'leader for tourism' | World news ...
Despite that fact Mugabe, 88, is under a travel ban, he has been honoured as a " leader for tourism" by the UN's World Tourism Organisation, along with his ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../robert-mugabe-un-international-envo...

Tony Perkins Lashes Out at US Tourism Ad for Featuring Gay ...
The ad promoting tourism to the US seemed innocuous enough, but Family ... A new batch of U.S.travel ads should send some leaders packing--permanently.
www.rightwingwatch.org/.../tony-perkins-lashes-out-us-touris...

Poland improves train travel options for Euro 2012 - Yahoo! News
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — People traveling in Poland during next month's Euro 2012 football championship will be able to check train schedules and buy tickets ...
news.yahoo.com/poland-improves-train-travel-options-euro-2...

'I [Heart] NY' Tourism Logo Getting a Transplant - Douglaston-Little ...
New York State's first ad in its summer tourism campaign. context. Photos (1). Photos. In an effort to boost tourism throughout the State, Gov. Cuomo will replace ...
douglaston.patch.com/.../i-heart-ny-tourism-logo-getting-a-tra...

Travel - Pinterest
Travel. Places I've been, and places I'd like to visit. Personal and professional travel photography, plus travel associated philosophy. Photo of Tom Davies ...
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