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Our Forbes Travel Guide editors have been on the ground, uncovering authentic London experiences that will make you feel like an insider, not a typical tourist. Here are our picks for a bona fide British experience in buzzy, bold London: Forbes TravelGuide ...
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Wyndham Vacation Rentals' "Bill of Rights" Defines What All Travelers Should ...
MarketWatch (press release)
PARSIPPANY, NJ, Jul 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Today, Wyndham VacationRentals(R), the world's largest professionally managed vacation rentals business, announced the unveiling of its Vacation Rental Bill of Rights, a list of six tenets that ... *Defined as adults (25+) who rented a vacation home at least once for leisure travel in the past 12 months ** Defined as adults (25+) who took at least 3 leisure trips and stayed in paid lodging at least once, but did not rent avacation home in the past 12 months ...
Suicide Attacker With Fake US ID Blamed in Bus Bomb
New York Times
Speaking to reporters at the airport at this Black Sea resort on Thursday morning, the interior minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, said the bomber was carrying a fake Michigan driver's license at the time of the blast. Bulgarian officials posted video footage of the ...
New York Times
Ebookers, Travel Sites Can't Add Air Insurance by Default
Businessweek
Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (OWW) (OWW)'s German ebookers unit and other online travel agents can't automatically include travel cancellation insurance in the price of airline tickets bought on the Internet, the European Union's highest court said. “It is precisely ...
Bulgaria says suicide attacker in baseball cap, sneakers, shorts attacked Israeli ...
Washington Post
The attack occurred shortly after the Israelis boarded a bus outside the airport in the Black Searesort town of Burgas, a popular destination for Israeli tourists — particularly for high school graduates before they are drafted into military service. Burgas is about ... He was dressed as a tourist himself, wearing a baseball cap, T-shirt, plaid shorts and sneakers with short white socks. He carried a ... A Bulgarian government plane will fly home 100 other Israelis who were not wounded, but who want to cut short their vacation.
UK border staff vote for strike, visitors face chaos
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Passengers arriving for the London Olympic Games could face long queues at airports after a union representing passport officials said on Wednesday its members had voted to back a strike in a dispute over pay and job cuts.
Bulgaria Bus Blast: Iran Denies Responsibility For Attack On Israeli Tourist Bus
Huffington Post
Unidentified Israeli tourist is helped as she arrives to Bourgas hospital after a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian resort city of Bourgas exploded Wednesday, July 18, 2012, killing at least three people and wounding more than 20 others, police said.
FP Passport: The life and times of Omar Suleiman
Foreign Policy (blog)
When it rains, it pours. One day after a Damascus bombing killed at least three top Syrian security officials, Egypt's former intelligence chief and vice president, Omar Suleiman, has passed away in a U.S. hospital. "He was fine," said his aide. "It came suddenly ...
Vacation Rentals For First Timers
Huffington Post (blog)
If you're new to this "other" way of vacationing, here's a simple guide to booking your first vacationrental. Know What You Want When booking a vacation rental, you can plan a year in advance, with a specific location and set of "must haves" in mind. Or you can wait until the last minute, ... When possible, inquire about several vacation rentals that are available for your travel dates -- by email or phone -- and be up front about concerns that will affect whether or not you stay there. If an owner doesn't get back to you ...
Travel Gets Personal: Gogobot Launches Gogobot 2.0, A Beautifully ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Gogobot ( www.gogobot.com ), the world's leading source of trusted travel advice, today launches Gogobot 2.0 for iPhone app, a comprehensive travel application that, for the first time, lets you ... Checking in at the airport becomes a new type of social experience: Rather than simply letting people know you're at an airport, Gogobot stamps your digital passport with a cool, retro badge when you check in and lets friends know you're on your way or back ...
Brazil Travel Technology Provider Wooba To Use American Airlines Direct ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT WORTH, Texas and BRASILIA, Brazil, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, today announced that Brazilian travel technology company Wooba has agreed to use American's direct connect link to access American's travel products, services and personalization ... About WoobaWooba ( www.wooba.com.br ) develops technology solutions and systems for the tourism industry which are used by major players in the Brazil tourism market.
All-you-can-fly airline revives unlimited-travel model
msnbc.com (blog)
You can stuff yourself silly at all-you-can-eat buffets and drink yourself stupid at an all-inclusiveresort, but is the world ready for all-you-can-fly air travel? Wade and Dave Eyerly, a pair of brothers from Southern California, believe it is and they've got the plan ...
Old-school travel agents stage comeback
Reuters
Also, consolidation decreased the number of visible storefront offices, and many of the remaining agents switched to a lower-overhead work-from-home model, says Nina Meyer, president of the American Society of Travel Agents. "The industry sat back for a while and said: 'Woe is me,'" she says. ... They play up the idea that they are managing both your time and your vacation investment instead of just booking packages and getting tickets. Some build on a specific expertise by serving a niche - anything from catering ...
Avoya Travel / American Express Reveals Record Sales Performance
MarketWatch (press release)
MIAMI, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Avoya Travel® / American Express®, one of the leading travel companies in North America and beyond, today announced that the first two quarters of 2012 were its highest performing quarters in the company's history. These achievements follow the... Avoya accomplished its first and second quarter results by continually enhancing and evolving its renowned vacation experience for customers and supporting its Independent Agency Network. The company also ...
Bulgaria: Attack on Israeli tourist bus likely by suicide bomber with Michigan ...
CBS News
Other reports said the ID found on the suspect's remains was a U.S. passport issued in Michigan, which was determined to be a fake. That report ... A Bulgarian government plane will fly some 100 Israelis who were not wounded and wanted to cut short theirvacation back to Israel. ... The blast gutted the bus at the airport in the quiet Black Sea resort city of Burgas, some 250 miles east of the capital, Sofia, where the Israelis had just arrived on a charter flight from Tel Aviv carrying 154 people, including eight children.
CBS News
Missionary Travel Insurance Provides Peace of Mind During International Travel
MarketWatch (press release)
In order to help make the process of planning and transitioning into a missionary experience easier, HCCMIS has launched a new web campaign that will offer missionaries advice on preparing for their missionary trip, as well as offer travel insurance options ...
Bulgaria Bomber Was A Caucasian Dressed Like A Tourist With A Fake ...
Business Insider
He was caught on CCTV walking around the airport dressed in sportswear, shorts and carrying a backpack before carrying out the attack on a coach load of Israeli tourists at the airport in the quiet Black Sea resort city of Burgas, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of the capital, Sofia. The death toll was raised to at least eight after the Bulgarian driver of the ... "His travel document was a fake driving license from the (US) state of Michigan." No group immediately claimed responsibility but Israel was quick to blame ...
Business Insider
Strike threats loom over London Games
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Strikes by train drivers and passport officials threaten major disruptions to the London Olympics, prompting the government to warn unions on Thursday that they risked public anger if the industrial action went ahead. The Aslef rail union ...
New vacation necessity: professional photographer?
msnbc.com
Some travelers are adding this to their list of vacation necessities: professional photographer. With friends and family increasingly scrutinizing vacation photos via Facebook, some travelers think photos captured on an iPhone or point-and-shoot no longer cut it ...
msnbc.com
Tucan Travel Announces 25% Off Extension
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Following the huge success of Tucan Travel's25% off for 25 years promotion, they have decided to extend the offer until Wednesday, August 1st, giving people more time to choose a tour. The promotion ...
Travel Light? It May Be A Generational Thing
Huffington Post
The lesson I learned was to travel light -- less is indeed more and washing out underwear in the sink every night can become just as routine as brushing your teeth before bed. Now, as I pack my family of four for a trip to Asia, I fear I have forgotten how to travel ...
UK Border Guards to Strike on Eve of Olympics
ABC News
Even without the strike, London's Heathrow Airport has been beset for months by sporadic long lines at passport control, which the union blames on government spending cuts. The problem had eased in the last week as thousands of Olympic VIPs arrived for ...
Gogobot Launches Its Redesigned iPhone Travel App, Hits 2M Registered Users
TechCrunch
Social travel site Gogobot has been on a roll lately. Just two months ago, the company announced that it had passed 1 million registered users. Today, Gogobot announced that it now has more than 2 million users, up 100% in the past 60 days. Currently a ...
Mehdi Ghezali, Israeli Tourist Suicide Bomber? Bulgaria Press Reportedly ...
Huffington Post
Travel · These Airlines Serve Free Booze 105 · The Best Waterfalls In Our National Parks · PHOTOS: America's Cheapest Airports 25 · SkyWest Pilot Wanted For Murder Kills Self After Failing To Steal Plane 494 · TSA Agents Head To Heathrow 69. Like. 25k. Go to Travel. More inTravel. Travel Video · Destinations · Themed Guides · TSA · Airlines. You might also like .... Why weren't they tracking a known GITMO terrorist? Bulgarians can't recognize a fake U.S. passport? Clamdip_LobsterClaws: This just doesn't make ...
Special Needs Group Offers August 'Summer School' Webinars to Give Travel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
With its "Jump-Start" online Accessible Travel Advocate webinar, an industry first, Special Needs Group is providing travel professionals with critical knowledge, skills, and resources to help clients with special needs realize their travel dreams. Since the ...
Eight Effective Ways To Live Like A Local When You Travel
Huffington Post (blog)
There was a time when tourists wanted to be fed, pampered and moved from country to country en masse only to return home thinking their vacation was a success because they had "an escape." Now the world is increasingly accessible ... Enter the hottest trend in tourism: Experiential Travel. According to the latest American ... "Seasoned travelers want an authentic, local experience versus a standard tourist itinerary," said David Patron, Vice President of American Express Travel. "These are people who invest in ...
Strike called for UK border staff on eve of Olympics
CNN International
London (CNN) -- Border staff are among government workers who are set to strike on the eve of the Olympics, union leaders announced Thursday, risking longer lines at Heathrow airport's passportcontrol for visitors arriving for the Games. The Public and ...
Gogobot's App Now Offers All the Cool Features of Its Website
Mashable
The Gogobot site was already very useful, with a travel planner, passport section to share past experiences with others and section to post travel-related questions to the public as well as book trips. The app, however, wasn't quite as helpful. It was lacking ...
A Tourist-Dependent Business Decides to Reboot - NYTimes.com
By By JOHN GROSSMANN
A Tourist-Dependent Business Decides to Reboot. By JOHN GROSSMANN. Michael Volpatt (in the doorway, on the right): "The most profitable Kelly Puleio.Michael Volpatt (in the doorway with Crista Luedtke): “The most profitable thing we've ...
You're the Boss
Elon Musk's 'Hyperloop' Train Could Travel From Los Angeles to ...
By Marc Carter
Tackling the trip in a car takes even longer at around six hours, but if Musk's new Hyperloop becomes a reality, travelers could travel between the two California cities in as little as 30 minutes. “You would go from downtown LA to downtown ...
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Zach Anner And Reddit Launch New Online Travel Show: 'Riding ...
By Grant Martin
Remember Zach Anner, the funny guy with cerebral palsy that launched a travel show on Oprah's Network last year? Our friend and Internet metagod Alexis Ohanian reached out yesterday to let us know that they're moving the show to the ...
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Suicide Bomber in Bulgaria Had Michigan Passport (Video ...
By Jim Hoft
Suicide Bomber in Bulgaria Had Michigan Passport (Video) …Update: A Turkish National. Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, July 19, 2012, 5:08 AM. A still picture taken from CCTV surveillance camera shows the suspected bomber (C) at ...
The Gateway Pundit
"Goodwill gesture" by Bahraini firm sets Indian laborers free - Passport
By Ty McCormick
After six years of being stranded in Bahrain, roughly 100 laborers will be allowed to return home to India, the BBC reports. The workers, who were employed at the Nass Corporation until they quit in 2006, had been legally barred from leaving ...
FP Passport
Space holidays: How tourism is saving manned space flight ...
By Nick Heath
But space tourist pioneers, the likes of Richard Garriott, the creator of the Ultima video game series, who paid $30m for a trip to the International Space Station inside a Soyuz capsule in 2008, have shown there's a market for space flight among the super ... Even if the appeal of space tourismfizzles out in the face of high costs, planes capable of flying at super or even hypersonic speeds in the upper atmosphere could dramatically reduce the time it takes to travel between continents.
European Technology Blog | TechRepublic
Riding Shotgun with Zach Anner, A Travel Show That Puts the ...
By Rusty Blazenhoff
Now, 2 years later, Zach has announced that he will be hosting Riding Shotgun with Zach Anner, his own online travel show that puts the Internet “in the driver's seat.” Zach has teamed up with reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and redditors ...
Laughing Squid
Travel in the Caucasus: Comparing Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan ...
By Katie
Travel in the Caucasus: Comparing Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan. Posted on Jul 19, ... down to three hours. Tourist information was also readily available in nearly every city I visited in Georgia – I stopped into tourist information offices in Tbilisi , Batumi, Mestia, and Mtskheta. ... On the other hand, Community Based Tourism Azerbaijan has stepped in to fill some of the void, providing a great network of homestays and helpful information for tourists traveling outside of Baku. Armenia ...
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Where to go for a vacation in september 1st week | United States ...
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Where to go for a vacation in september 1st week. Posted by: ijunketer on Jul 19, 12 at 02:08 AM Posted in: United States Tagged: Montana , Oregon , Washington Jump to last reply. Add a Reply. Share with a Friend. Report Abuse ...
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"Travel and Tourism in Germany: Key Trends and Opportunities to ...
In addition to being one of the leading leisure tourist locations in Europe, Germany is also a global business tourism destination due to its well-developed economic and trade policies. According to the German National Tourism Board (GNTB), ...
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Somali President Gave Top Pirate Diplomatic Passport to Block Arrest
By Jason Ditz
The self-proclaimed Somali government has never had a more tireless advocate than the United Nations, which has been cheering them ever since they were a group of exiles hanging out in a Kenyan hotel. The UN Monitoring Group on ...
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Allison Inn & Spa honored by Travel + Leisure magazine - Oregon Live
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
The 35-acre luxury resort and spa, which opened in 2009 in Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country, is rare to receive such a high ranking because it usually takes time for word to spread among Travel+ Leisure's luxury-savvy audience.
Oregon Travel News
London 2012: Olympic transport and travel questions answered ...
Our travel and transport correspondents answer key questions about getting ... are worth seeing - and steering clear of the tourist traps; our favourite hidden ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../london-2012-key-questions-transport-...
Missionary Travel Insurance Provides Peace of Mind During ...
Missionary Travel Insurance Provides Peace of Mind During International Travel. INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCC Medical Insurance Services, LLC ...
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