SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Summer travel offers incentive for justices to finish ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/supreme-court-notebook-summer-travel-offers-incentive-for-justices-to-finish-up-by-late-june/2012/05/27/gJQALI0KuU_story.html
But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster health care and immigration cases will be decided by the end of June. That's because Professor John Roberts, also known as Chief Justice of the United States, ...
Celtics travel in style across social media
http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/obnoxiousbostonfan/2012/05/celtics_game_7_victory_tweets.html
Kevin Garnett and the Celtics headed to Miami Sunday and flew a few notches above first class, as seen this photo via Garnett on Facebook. Garnett's "Let's Do It" admonishment toward the Heat was a trending topic on Twitter in the hours after the ...
Budget Travel: Latin America's Most Unusual Hotels
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2012/05/27/budget-travel-latin-america-most-unusual-hotels/
Some travelers crave the familiar comforts of chain hotels, which offer the same amenities whether you're in Manhattan or Mexico City. Other travelers, though, prefer to seek out the unusual on their journeys. They look for hotels offering ...
Study: China to surpass US in business travel spending by 2015
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-china-business-travel-20120525,0,6752629.story
By Hugo Martin Americans have long held the title of the world's biggest spenders when it comes to business travel. But China is expected to overtake the US by 2015. That's one of the findings of a study by the Global Business Travel Assn., ...
Travel: World news
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-foreign-20120527,0,1411687.story
Greece could be an even greater travel bargain if it adopts a new currency. Tour operators hope to renegotiate to the new, cheaper currency if Greece drops the euro. 3. The State Department this month issued new travel warnings for Saudi Arabia ...
Cheaper gas spurs more travelers this Memorial Day
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/26/cheaper-gas-spurs-more-travelers-this-memorial-day/
Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, and since pump prices never reached $4 or $5 a gallon, as feared, economists says travelers are likely to dine out or shop more once they pull off the road. About 30.7 million people will drive more than ...
Your Holiday Promotion Opens a New Marketplace for Special Travel Deals and ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/27/prweb9548569.DTL
Recently unveiled at yourholidaypromotion.com, Your Holiday Promotion is a direct-sale commission-free marketplace of special travel deals and offers. As a launch special, listings are free through September. Hong Kong (PRWEB) May 27, 2012 With a view ...
Travel Troubleshooter: For travel insurance, read that fine print
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/27/4515251/for-travel-insurance-read-that.html
I find it very disturbing that a couple who have worked so hard for their money, and purchased a trip in good faith, along with travel insurance, could find themselves in this predicament. Not all consumers are as computer-savvy as others and they ...
May 27, 2012
American Airlines Passenger Arrested For Allegedly Rushing Cockpit
http://abcnews.go.com/US/canadian-man-arrested-miami-allegedly-rushing-american-airlines/story?id=16430315
A "disoriented" Canadian man has been arrested in for attempting to rush the cockpit of an American Airlines plane at the Miami International Airport today. Ryan Snider, 24, was subdued by two first-class passengers as he tried to break into the ...
Airlines say carbon law cutting EU off from growth
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/uk-iag-greece-idUSLNE84O00M20120525
By Barbara Lewis and Charlie Dunmore | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Rising tensions with India and China over the European Union's "arrogant" law on carbon emissions could rob the region of the markets that can rescue it from economic malaise, airline leaders ...
Diplomatic travails, airlines & odd balls on bookshelf (IANS Books this Week)
http://india.nydailynews.com/business/e68a7128217a7cf4e8c3b4b0b59ca68e/diplomatic-travails-airlines-odd-balls-on-bookshelf-ians-books-this-week
Book: 'United Breaks Guitars: The Power of One Voice in the Age of Social Media'; Written by Dave Carroll; Published by Hay House India; Priced at Rs.299 Musician Dave Carroll was not the person to be abused by the United Airlines - but he was the ...
Airline Livery of the Week: Scoot Airlines And Their Taxi Cab Yellow 777
http://blog.seattlepi.com/airlinereporter/2012/05/26/airline-livery-of-the-week-scoot-airlines-and-their-taxi-cab-yellow-777/
This ex-Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200 (9V-OTA) is now painted in Scoot Airlines yellow livery. Image from Scoot. This airline really has some Scootitude ? that is their statement, not mine. Scoot Airlines is a new low-cost airline that looks to ...
Start-up airlines face opportunity, obstacles
http://www.startribune.com/business/154293695.html
Who wants to start an airline? The tarmac is littered with those who have tried and failed. Spirit Airlines will fly out of Terminal 2 at MSP. Photo: LYNNE SLADKY, Associated Press With the big carriers cutting routes and raising fares, this would seem ...
Bankruptcy judge advises American to make a deal
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/26/2818485/bankruptcy-judge-advises-american.html
Judge Sean Lane said American Airlines will have to come to terms with its unions regardless of his ruling. American Airlines employees protest in front of US Bankruptcy Court on April 23 in New York. Mark Lennihan / AP By Maria Recio NEW YORK -- As ...
Charity: United Flight 93 pilot's widow has died
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-26/united-flight-93-widow/55219962/1
DENVER (AP) ? The 52-year-old widow of the man who captained a United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field after being taken over by terrorists on 9/11 has died of what her charity says was natural causes. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY ...
Consultant: Pikeville could host regional airline
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1787225994/Consultant-Pikeville-could-host-regional-airline
(AP) ? Talks are ongoing with two regional airlines to provide daily service in and out of Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport and flights could start in 2013, the Pikeville city manager and an aviation consultant said. The consultant, Luke Schmidt ...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/canadian-man-arrested-miami-allegedly-rushing-american-airlines/story?id=16430315
A "disoriented" Canadian man has been arrested in for attempting to rush the cockpit of an American Airlines plane at the Miami International Airport today. Ryan Snider, 24, was subdued by two first-class passengers as he tried to break into the ...
Airlines say carbon law cutting EU off from growth
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/uk-iag-greece-idUSLNE84O00M20120525
By Barbara Lewis and Charlie Dunmore | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Rising tensions with India and China over the European Union's "arrogant" law on carbon emissions could rob the region of the markets that can rescue it from economic malaise, airline leaders ...
Diplomatic travails, airlines & odd balls on bookshelf (IANS Books this Week)
http://india.nydailynews.com/business/e68a7128217a7cf4e8c3b4b0b59ca68e/diplomatic-travails-airlines-odd-balls-on-bookshelf-ians-books-this-week
Book: 'United Breaks Guitars: The Power of One Voice in the Age of Social Media'; Written by Dave Carroll; Published by Hay House India; Priced at Rs.299 Musician Dave Carroll was not the person to be abused by the United Airlines - but he was the ...
Airline Livery of the Week: Scoot Airlines And Their Taxi Cab Yellow 777
http://blog.seattlepi.com/airlinereporter/2012/05/26/airline-livery-of-the-week-scoot-airlines-and-their-taxi-cab-yellow-777/
This ex-Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200 (9V-OTA) is now painted in Scoot Airlines yellow livery. Image from Scoot. This airline really has some Scootitude ? that is their statement, not mine. Scoot Airlines is a new low-cost airline that looks to ...
Start-up airlines face opportunity, obstacles
http://www.startribune.com/business/154293695.html
Who wants to start an airline? The tarmac is littered with those who have tried and failed. Spirit Airlines will fly out of Terminal 2 at MSP. Photo: LYNNE SLADKY, Associated Press With the big carriers cutting routes and raising fares, this would seem ...
Bankruptcy judge advises American to make a deal
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/26/2818485/bankruptcy-judge-advises-american.html
Judge Sean Lane said American Airlines will have to come to terms with its unions regardless of his ruling. American Airlines employees protest in front of US Bankruptcy Court on April 23 in New York. Mark Lennihan / AP By Maria Recio NEW YORK -- As ...
Charity: United Flight 93 pilot's widow has died
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-26/united-flight-93-widow/55219962/1
DENVER (AP) ? The 52-year-old widow of the man who captained a United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field after being taken over by terrorists on 9/11 has died of what her charity says was natural causes. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY ...
Consultant: Pikeville could host regional airline
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1787225994/Consultant-Pikeville-could-host-regional-airline
(AP) ? Talks are ongoing with two regional airlines to provide daily service in and out of Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport and flights could start in 2013, the Pikeville city manager and an aviation consultant said. The consultant, Luke Schmidt ...
May 26, 2012
Honeymoons Destinations Fit For Mark Zuckerberg
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/21/prweb9529076.DTL
Speculation has arisen about where the groom will be taking the bride for their honeymoon. Quintessentially Travel share their thoughts on where they'll be heading.. London, UK (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 Quintessentially Travel helps Mr. Zuckerberg out and ...
Memorial Day weekend travel to increase slightly compared to last year
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_20706416/memorial-day-weekend-travel-increase-slightly
"It will be like our first honeymoon," said Pam Dunn, 77. "A real nice honeymoon," said her 72-year old husband. They both still work - she owns a business promotion firm and he's a counselor for the Neptune Society - and are planning a trip back east ...
Top 10 gay wedding destinations
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/uk-travel-picks-gayweddings-idUSLNE84O02B20120525
In honour of the growing number of places to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender nuptials, online travel adviser Cheapflights (www.cheapflights.com) has come up with its top 10 list of gay wedding destinations. Reuters has not endorsed ...
Where Fish Outnumber Phones
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/travel/indonesias-karimunjawa-is-a-watery-wonderland.html
Word travels quickly in today's world ? even about a place with spotty Internet service ? and in the last two years Karimunjawa has seen the number of visitors, both domestic and international, substantially multiply. ?Just three or four years ago ...
Rupee fall will hit you and me
http://postnoon.com/2012/05/25/rupee-fall-will-hit-you-and-me/50330
I asked him, ?Abhi, you were supposed to be on a honeymoon in California at this time! What are you doing here?? Abhi: I had booked my trip with a travel agent six months back, as soon as Priya and I got engaged. The travel agent had told me that the ...
AAA projects 1.2 percent increase in Memorial Day travel
http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/3f44b3fd-www.wgme.com.shtml
AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend. That's up 1.2 percent from one year ago. A survey of travelers found 53 percent saying pump prices would not impact their travel plans.
The grande dame of glamour: Cap d'Antibes is once again the ultimate in ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2150042/Cap-d-Antibes-ultimate-Riviera-chic.html
My parents came here on honeymoon in 1951 and in those days anyone doing such a thing was issued with an Eden Roc passport in a smart leather wallet, which in turn came in a little Hermes box. I found the passport in my mother's desk after she died.
The XOJET 10: Pauline Brown
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/24/4515363/the-xojet-10-pauline-brown.html
When I travel for pleasure, I make sure that all my expenditures are of good value. I negotiate hard. My husband often says, "We can't afford to save this much!" I spent my honeymoon at one of the Aman resorts in Bali. I'd celebrate an anniversary ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/21/prweb9529076.DTL
Speculation has arisen about where the groom will be taking the bride for their honeymoon. Quintessentially Travel share their thoughts on where they'll be heading.. London, UK (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 Quintessentially Travel helps Mr. Zuckerberg out and ...
Memorial Day weekend travel to increase slightly compared to last year
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_20706416/memorial-day-weekend-travel-increase-slightly
"It will be like our first honeymoon," said Pam Dunn, 77. "A real nice honeymoon," said her 72-year old husband. They both still work - she owns a business promotion firm and he's a counselor for the Neptune Society - and are planning a trip back east ...
Top 10 gay wedding destinations
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/uk-travel-picks-gayweddings-idUSLNE84O02B20120525
In honour of the growing number of places to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender nuptials, online travel adviser Cheapflights (www.cheapflights.com) has come up with its top 10 list of gay wedding destinations. Reuters has not endorsed ...
Where Fish Outnumber Phones
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/travel/indonesias-karimunjawa-is-a-watery-wonderland.html
Word travels quickly in today's world ? even about a place with spotty Internet service ? and in the last two years Karimunjawa has seen the number of visitors, both domestic and international, substantially multiply. ?Just three or four years ago ...
Rupee fall will hit you and me
http://postnoon.com/2012/05/25/rupee-fall-will-hit-you-and-me/50330
I asked him, ?Abhi, you were supposed to be on a honeymoon in California at this time! What are you doing here?? Abhi: I had booked my trip with a travel agent six months back, as soon as Priya and I got engaged. The travel agent had told me that the ...
AAA projects 1.2 percent increase in Memorial Day travel
http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/3f44b3fd-www.wgme.com.shtml
AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend. That's up 1.2 percent from one year ago. A survey of travelers found 53 percent saying pump prices would not impact their travel plans.
The grande dame of glamour: Cap d'Antibes is once again the ultimate in ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2150042/Cap-d-Antibes-ultimate-Riviera-chic.html
My parents came here on honeymoon in 1951 and in those days anyone doing such a thing was issued with an Eden Roc passport in a smart leather wallet, which in turn came in a little Hermes box. I found the passport in my mother's desk after she died.
The XOJET 10: Pauline Brown
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/24/4515363/the-xojet-10-pauline-brown.html
When I travel for pleasure, I make sure that all my expenditures are of good value. I negotiate hard. My husband often says, "We can't afford to save this much!" I spent my honeymoon at one of the Aman resorts in Bali. I'd celebrate an anniversary ...
May 25, 2012
Chattahoochee receives prestigious trail award
http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2012/may/24/chattahoochee-receives-prestigious-trail-award-ar-3846851/
Garner said he hopes anticipated national publicity about the award will spark more interest in visiting the area, particularly within the ecotourism community. Chattahoochee's award is one of only nine bestowed each year by the Coalition.
Ecotourism project brings 3 NE La. canoeing trails
http://www.necn.com/05/13/12/Ecotourism-project-brings-3-NE-La-canoei/landing_scitech.html?&apID=af0824adf42548bb936a333c0f5a9ad1
(AP) ? An ecotourism grant has helped develop canoeing trails at Poverty Point State Park north of Rayville, Tensas Wildlife Refuge near Tallulah and on Bayou Bartholomew near Bastrop, LSU AgCenter agritourism coordinator Dora Ann Hatch says.
Ecotourism dev't key for economic growth: Ethiopian scholar
http://www.ethiosports.com/2012/05/17/ecotourism-devt-key-for-economic-growth-ethiopian-scholar/
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WIC) ? An Ethiopian scholar and researcher at the Addis Ababa University (AAU) underscored the need to give due attention for ecotourism development in Ethiopia. In an exclusive interview with WIC today, Dr Mulugeta Fisseha, ...
Homestays in rural Nepal boost tourism
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/05/22/Homestays-in-rural-Nepal-boost-tourism/PC-1971337704443/
With clean and furnished rooms, certain homes here also serve as small guesthouses, a part of the village's Ecotourism Home Stay Program. ?We are enthusiastic to welcome tourists in every house,? says Keshab Badal, president of the local ecotourism ...
Bird Watching Can Help Eco-Tourism Fly High in a Green Economy
http://allafrica.com/stories/201205111053.html
There is also a growing trend among bird tour operators to practice sustainable and socially responsible ecotourism, while relying on local goods and services or supporting local conservation projects. Indeed, the UNEP Green Economy Report shows that ...
Eco-tourism has spinoff for ethnic villagers
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Sunday/Features/224729/eco-tourism-has-spinoff-for-ethnic-villagers.html
It was built under a project, funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), that promotes community-based ecotourism in Viet Nam's national parks. The project has been carried out by the WWF in collaboration with the Nam Cat Tien National Park since ...
JK to have Eco-Tourism development board soon
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/May/15/jk-to-have-eco-tourism-development-board-soon-37.asp
Jammu, May 14: The state environment department has pushed a proposal to constitute J&K Eco Tourism Board to the government to recommend measures and identify the potential places for the promotion of eco- tourism in the state.
Ecotourism sites to be spared from mining
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/192307/ecotourism-sites-to-be-spared-from-mining
LAOAG CITY?The government would exclude ecotourism sites from areas where mining would be allowed. Roel Collado, head of the mine management division of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Ilocos, said MGB was coordinating with the Department of ...
http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2012/may/24/chattahoochee-receives-prestigious-trail-award-ar-3846851/
Garner said he hopes anticipated national publicity about the award will spark more interest in visiting the area, particularly within the ecotourism community. Chattahoochee's award is one of only nine bestowed each year by the Coalition.
Ecotourism project brings 3 NE La. canoeing trails
http://www.necn.com/05/13/12/Ecotourism-project-brings-3-NE-La-canoei/landing_scitech.html?&apID=af0824adf42548bb936a333c0f5a9ad1
(AP) ? An ecotourism grant has helped develop canoeing trails at Poverty Point State Park north of Rayville, Tensas Wildlife Refuge near Tallulah and on Bayou Bartholomew near Bastrop, LSU AgCenter agritourism coordinator Dora Ann Hatch says.
Ecotourism dev't key for economic growth: Ethiopian scholar
http://www.ethiosports.com/2012/05/17/ecotourism-devt-key-for-economic-growth-ethiopian-scholar/
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WIC) ? An Ethiopian scholar and researcher at the Addis Ababa University (AAU) underscored the need to give due attention for ecotourism development in Ethiopia. In an exclusive interview with WIC today, Dr Mulugeta Fisseha, ...
Homestays in rural Nepal boost tourism
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/05/22/Homestays-in-rural-Nepal-boost-tourism/PC-1971337704443/
With clean and furnished rooms, certain homes here also serve as small guesthouses, a part of the village's Ecotourism Home Stay Program. ?We are enthusiastic to welcome tourists in every house,? says Keshab Badal, president of the local ecotourism ...
Bird Watching Can Help Eco-Tourism Fly High in a Green Economy
http://allafrica.com/stories/201205111053.html
There is also a growing trend among bird tour operators to practice sustainable and socially responsible ecotourism, while relying on local goods and services or supporting local conservation projects. Indeed, the UNEP Green Economy Report shows that ...
Eco-tourism has spinoff for ethnic villagers
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Sunday/Features/224729/eco-tourism-has-spinoff-for-ethnic-villagers.html
It was built under a project, funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), that promotes community-based ecotourism in Viet Nam's national parks. The project has been carried out by the WWF in collaboration with the Nam Cat Tien National Park since ...
JK to have Eco-Tourism development board soon
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/May/15/jk-to-have-eco-tourism-development-board-soon-37.asp
Jammu, May 14: The state environment department has pushed a proposal to constitute J&K Eco Tourism Board to the government to recommend measures and identify the potential places for the promotion of eco- tourism in the state.
Ecotourism sites to be spared from mining
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/192307/ecotourism-sites-to-be-spared-from-mining
LAOAG CITY?The government would exclude ecotourism sites from areas where mining would be allowed. Roel Collado, head of the mine management division of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Ilocos, said MGB was coordinating with the Department of ...
May 24, 2012
Hotels.com Provides the Top Five Ways to Maximize Summer Fun
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hotelscom-provides-the-top-five-ways-to-maximize-summer-fun-2012-05-23
DALLAS, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hotels.com® is helping vacationers unlock the secret to summer vacation success with its top five summer travel tips and another key necessity for the upcoming season - cold hard cash!
Hometel Travel and the Rise of the Anti-Hotel
http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Hometel-Travel-and-the-Rise-of-the-Anti-Hotel-3578932.php
Hometel Travel's relaunch comes at a popularity boom for travel sites that offer hotel alternatives. Its development team thinks it can outstrip other anti-hotel services, and that it has the platform to become something as fundamental to travel as ...
Country-house hotels for garden lovers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels/ukhotels/9285074/Country-house-hotels-for-garden-lovers.html
Today, visitors to country-house hotels want more than serious comfort, great food, a wonderful location and a decent spa: they want a garden that will give them both pleasure and inspiration. They take pictures and notes as they wander along a border ...
Webinar Tomorrow: Take Your Hotel Marketing Mobile
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/22/prweb9532871.DTL
Take 45 Minutes to Learn How to Market Your Hotel to Mobile Travelers from Two Expert Hotel Marketers. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 Hotel marketers are aware that having a strong web presence is a necessity in the travel market.
Paulson-Led Group to Sell Hotels to End Their Bankruptcy
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-23/paulson-led-group-to-sell-hotels-to-end-their-bankruptcy
By Oshrat Carmiel and Nadja Brandt on May 23, 2012 A group led by Paulson & Co. plans to sell the Arizona Biltmore resort and the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley, California, as part of an effort to bring the properties and two other hotels out ...
Holiday Inn Express ® Hotels Teams Up With Tabatha Coffey To Takeover Small ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/holiday-inn-express-hotels-teams-up-with-tabatha-coffey-to-takeover-small-businesses-travel-expenses-2012-05-22
Recognizing that business travel is a critical element of success, IHG's Holiday Inn Express hotel brand together with TV star and multi-talented entrepreneur Tabatha Coffey is launching "The Key to Business Travel" contest.
AAA: Falling gas prices could boost Memorial Day holiday travel
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2012/05/23/aaa-falling-gas-prices-could-boost-memorial-day-holiday-travel.html
Some tourism officials say gas prices don't affect Memorial Day hotels as much because people will still travel but cut corners on spending elsewhere. Lower prices can only help, though. "This weekend's occupancy is looking better than last year.
Vayama Donates International Travel Prizes for National Public Radio ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/vayama-donates-international-travel-prizes-for-national-public-radio-fundraising-drive-2012-05-23
Contributors to the pledge drive automatically receive entry in sweepstakes to win international travel prizes such as airfare and hotel accommodations to destinations worldwide as well as travel vouchers that can be used on Vayama.com.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hotelscom-provides-the-top-five-ways-to-maximize-summer-fun-2012-05-23
DALLAS, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hotels.com® is helping vacationers unlock the secret to summer vacation success with its top five summer travel tips and another key necessity for the upcoming season - cold hard cash!
Hometel Travel and the Rise of the Anti-Hotel
http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Hometel-Travel-and-the-Rise-of-the-Anti-Hotel-3578932.php
Hometel Travel's relaunch comes at a popularity boom for travel sites that offer hotel alternatives. Its development team thinks it can outstrip other anti-hotel services, and that it has the platform to become something as fundamental to travel as ...
Country-house hotels for garden lovers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels/ukhotels/9285074/Country-house-hotels-for-garden-lovers.html
Today, visitors to country-house hotels want more than serious comfort, great food, a wonderful location and a decent spa: they want a garden that will give them both pleasure and inspiration. They take pictures and notes as they wander along a border ...
Webinar Tomorrow: Take Your Hotel Marketing Mobile
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/22/prweb9532871.DTL
Take 45 Minutes to Learn How to Market Your Hotel to Mobile Travelers from Two Expert Hotel Marketers. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 Hotel marketers are aware that having a strong web presence is a necessity in the travel market.
Paulson-Led Group to Sell Hotels to End Their Bankruptcy
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-23/paulson-led-group-to-sell-hotels-to-end-their-bankruptcy
By Oshrat Carmiel and Nadja Brandt on May 23, 2012 A group led by Paulson & Co. plans to sell the Arizona Biltmore resort and the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley, California, as part of an effort to bring the properties and two other hotels out ...
Holiday Inn Express ® Hotels Teams Up With Tabatha Coffey To Takeover Small ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/holiday-inn-express-hotels-teams-up-with-tabatha-coffey-to-takeover-small-businesses-travel-expenses-2012-05-22
Recognizing that business travel is a critical element of success, IHG's Holiday Inn Express hotel brand together with TV star and multi-talented entrepreneur Tabatha Coffey is launching "The Key to Business Travel" contest.
AAA: Falling gas prices could boost Memorial Day holiday travel
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2012/05/23/aaa-falling-gas-prices-could-boost-memorial-day-holiday-travel.html
Some tourism officials say gas prices don't affect Memorial Day hotels as much because people will still travel but cut corners on spending elsewhere. Lower prices can only help, though. "This weekend's occupancy is looking better than last year.
Vayama Donates International Travel Prizes for National Public Radio ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/vayama-donates-international-travel-prizes-for-national-public-radio-fundraising-drive-2012-05-23
Contributors to the pledge drive automatically receive entry in sweepstakes to win international travel prizes such as airfare and hotel accommodations to destinations worldwide as well as travel vouchers that can be used on Vayama.com.
May 23, 2012
Urs Ajmer Sharif: Festival Honors Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chisti (PHOTOS)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/urs-ajmer-sharif-2012-photos_n_1536210.html
Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of India annually travel to the shrine of Sufi Muslim saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, for the annual Urs festival observed to mark his death anniversary. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) An Indian Muslim ...
Bon Appetit Presents Feast Portland To Debut September 2012 As The Northwest's ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bon-appetit-presents-feast-portland-to-debut-september-2012-as-the-northwests-flagship-food-event-2012-05-22
Sponsors and founding partners of the inaugural festival include national media partner Bon Appetit, title sponsor Travel Oregon, presenting sponsor Whole Foods Market, and regional media partners Portland Monthly and Seattle Metropolitan.
Behind the Decks of Techno
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304019404577418471336249962.html
These DJs travel around the world for festival and club gigs, stopping in cities and on college campuses to pick up five- and six-figure fees. This weekend they made a new stop when a massive West Coast festival played in New York for the first time.
The Frugal Traveler: Simple ways to save on summer travel
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-21/travel/vs-frugal-traveler-summer-travel-20120521_1_summer-travel-summer-camp-powerful-savings
Festivals: From late spring to early autumn, food and cultural festivals provide powerful savings along with abundant opportunities for travel photography. From Montreal's Jazz Fest to the Maine Lobster Festival, you'll find lots to entertain you on ...
Festivals: How to navigate the whole fabulous, frustrating, tiring and ...
http://www.northjersey.com/travel/152189035_Festivals__How_to_navigate_the_whole_fabulous__frustrating__tiring_and_inspiring_experience.html
BY JILL SCHENSUL For years, festival travel has been increasing in popularity. During all that time, I've dismissed the whole category. For me, festivals are a little like tent-camping armed with only a bag of sunflower seeds and being endlessly ...
'5. 19' Chinese Tourism Festival hosted in Hefei, Anhui
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/anhui/travel/2012-05/22/content_15354617.htm
A conference of the international travel industry association will be held in Anhiu soon. He also stressed the importance of the Chinese tourism festival as a marketing strategy to promote Anhui province. As a result, more and more people were ...
San Francisco: Go celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th year
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-golden-gate-bridge-festivities-20120518,0,4632390.story
By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger The Golden Gate Bridge turns 75 on Sunday culminating with a big festival from 11 am-11 pm that day with fireworks, entertainment, exhibits and more. The Golden Gate Festival is free and ...
2012 ESSENCE Music Festival Presents The Official Free ESSENCE Empowerment ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/2012-essence-music-festival-presents-the-official-free-essence-empowerment-experience-day-by-day-line-up-2012-05-22
The 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival, in partnership with QuintEvents, has created "ESSENCE VIP Events" to offer fans the ultimate in "insider access", with exclusive VIP ticket, travel and hospitality party venue packages. The Official packages are ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/urs-ajmer-sharif-2012-photos_n_1536210.html
Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of India annually travel to the shrine of Sufi Muslim saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, for the annual Urs festival observed to mark his death anniversary. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) An Indian Muslim ...
Bon Appetit Presents Feast Portland To Debut September 2012 As The Northwest's ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bon-appetit-presents-feast-portland-to-debut-september-2012-as-the-northwests-flagship-food-event-2012-05-22
Sponsors and founding partners of the inaugural festival include national media partner Bon Appetit, title sponsor Travel Oregon, presenting sponsor Whole Foods Market, and regional media partners Portland Monthly and Seattle Metropolitan.
Behind the Decks of Techno
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304019404577418471336249962.html
These DJs travel around the world for festival and club gigs, stopping in cities and on college campuses to pick up five- and six-figure fees. This weekend they made a new stop when a massive West Coast festival played in New York for the first time.
The Frugal Traveler: Simple ways to save on summer travel
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-21/travel/vs-frugal-traveler-summer-travel-20120521_1_summer-travel-summer-camp-powerful-savings
Festivals: From late spring to early autumn, food and cultural festivals provide powerful savings along with abundant opportunities for travel photography. From Montreal's Jazz Fest to the Maine Lobster Festival, you'll find lots to entertain you on ...
Festivals: How to navigate the whole fabulous, frustrating, tiring and ...
http://www.northjersey.com/travel/152189035_Festivals__How_to_navigate_the_whole_fabulous__frustrating__tiring_and_inspiring_experience.html
BY JILL SCHENSUL For years, festival travel has been increasing in popularity. During all that time, I've dismissed the whole category. For me, festivals are a little like tent-camping armed with only a bag of sunflower seeds and being endlessly ...
'5. 19' Chinese Tourism Festival hosted in Hefei, Anhui
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/anhui/travel/2012-05/22/content_15354617.htm
A conference of the international travel industry association will be held in Anhiu soon. He also stressed the importance of the Chinese tourism festival as a marketing strategy to promote Anhui province. As a result, more and more people were ...
San Francisco: Go celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th year
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-golden-gate-bridge-festivities-20120518,0,4632390.story
By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger The Golden Gate Bridge turns 75 on Sunday culminating with a big festival from 11 am-11 pm that day with fireworks, entertainment, exhibits and more. The Golden Gate Festival is free and ...
2012 ESSENCE Music Festival Presents The Official Free ESSENCE Empowerment ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/2012-essence-music-festival-presents-the-official-free-essence-empowerment-experience-day-by-day-line-up-2012-05-22
The 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival, in partnership with QuintEvents, has created "ESSENCE VIP Events" to offer fans the ultimate in "insider access", with exclusive VIP ticket, travel and hospitality party venue packages. The Official packages are ...
May 22, 2012
'Subak' farming world-heritage listed
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/21/subak-farming-world-heritage-listed.html
The sprawling, terraced expanse of Jatiluwih in Tabanan, Bali, employs the traditional subak irrigation system, and is one of indonesia's nominations for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation-(JP/WASTI ATMODJO)A traditional farming and irrigation ...
UNESCO: Warns Heritage Sites in Mali, Arab World at Risk
http://www.voanews.com/content/unesco-warns-heritage-sites-in-mali-arab-world-at-risk/727207.html
A man walks past the Sankore Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Timbuktu, Mali, April 11, 2012. UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations cultural organization, UNESCO, warns that world heritage sites in the West African country of Mali and in the Arab ...
Mythical Babylon being ruined by oil
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120521/world/Mythical-Babylon-being-ruined-by-oil.420679
Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq's booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline. As Baghdad is working to get Unesco to list Babylon as a World Heritage ...
Traveller's diary: Tatarstan
http://www.euronews.com/2012/05/21/traveller-s-diary-tatarstan/
The Bolgar museum is hoping to receive UNESCO recognition as a world heritage site but with all the modern additions, it may not be so straightforward. One thing's for sure though, Sviyazhsk and Bolgar are quickly becoming two of the most interesting ...
Georgia, Azerbaijan Agree to Settle Border Issue
http://en.ria.ru/world/20120521/173591213.html
Earlier this month, Georgian media reported that Azeri border guards had been deployed at the ancient monastery complex, a potential UNESCO World Heritage site some 60 kilometers from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Islamist attacks tomb classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mali's Timbuktu
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/residents-al-qaida-linked-group-attacks-tomb-classified-as-unesco-site-in-malis-timbuktu/2012/05/06/gIQA3u0d5T_story.html
BAMAKO, Mali ? A new member of an Islamist group in north Mali attacked and burned a saint's tomb classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, the spokesman for the group said Sunday. The act threatens to raise tensions that have been ...
Public still behind Bede world heritage bid
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/lifestyle/entertainment/public-still-behind-bede-world-heritage-bid-1-4564066
By VICKI NEWMAN HERITAGE bosses have described the scrapping of a major cultural bid in South Tyneside as ?a big blow?. The Wearmouth-Jarrow Partnership's campaign to secure World Heritage Site status could have provided South Tyneside with a huge ...
Italians shelter in cars after deadly quake
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Italians-shelter-in-cars-after-deadly-quake/articleshow/13359263.cms
The historic centre of Ferrara is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The roof of a recently renovated sixth-century chapel in San Carlo, near Ferrara, caved in, exposing statues of angels to the elements. Claudio Fabbri, a 37-year-old ...
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/21/subak-farming-world-heritage-listed.html
The sprawling, terraced expanse of Jatiluwih in Tabanan, Bali, employs the traditional subak irrigation system, and is one of indonesia's nominations for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation-(JP/WASTI ATMODJO)A traditional farming and irrigation ...
UNESCO: Warns Heritage Sites in Mali, Arab World at Risk
http://www.voanews.com/content/unesco-warns-heritage-sites-in-mali-arab-world-at-risk/727207.html
A man walks past the Sankore Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Timbuktu, Mali, April 11, 2012. UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations cultural organization, UNESCO, warns that world heritage sites in the West African country of Mali and in the Arab ...
Mythical Babylon being ruined by oil
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120521/world/Mythical-Babylon-being-ruined-by-oil.420679
Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq's booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline. As Baghdad is working to get Unesco to list Babylon as a World Heritage ...
Traveller's diary: Tatarstan
http://www.euronews.com/2012/05/21/traveller-s-diary-tatarstan/
The Bolgar museum is hoping to receive UNESCO recognition as a world heritage site but with all the modern additions, it may not be so straightforward. One thing's for sure though, Sviyazhsk and Bolgar are quickly becoming two of the most interesting ...
Georgia, Azerbaijan Agree to Settle Border Issue
http://en.ria.ru/world/20120521/173591213.html
Earlier this month, Georgian media reported that Azeri border guards had been deployed at the ancient monastery complex, a potential UNESCO World Heritage site some 60 kilometers from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Islamist attacks tomb classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mali's Timbuktu
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/residents-al-qaida-linked-group-attacks-tomb-classified-as-unesco-site-in-malis-timbuktu/2012/05/06/gIQA3u0d5T_story.html
BAMAKO, Mali ? A new member of an Islamist group in north Mali attacked and burned a saint's tomb classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, the spokesman for the group said Sunday. The act threatens to raise tensions that have been ...
Public still behind Bede world heritage bid
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/lifestyle/entertainment/public-still-behind-bede-world-heritage-bid-1-4564066
By VICKI NEWMAN HERITAGE bosses have described the scrapping of a major cultural bid in South Tyneside as ?a big blow?. The Wearmouth-Jarrow Partnership's campaign to secure World Heritage Site status could have provided South Tyneside with a huge ...
Italians shelter in cars after deadly quake
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Italians-shelter-in-cars-after-deadly-quake/articleshow/13359263.cms
The historic centre of Ferrara is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The roof of a recently renovated sixth-century chapel in San Carlo, near Ferrara, caved in, exposing statues of angels to the elements. Claudio Fabbri, a 37-year-old ...
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