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Dig This™ Begins 2008 by Moving Mountains of Snow
Steamboat’s plentiful powder provides perfect opportunity for “big time” snow fun - February 08, 2008 - Dig This
Dare to do be Different - 10 Spicy Romantic Valentine's Day Ideas
Struggling to find the perfect gift or getaway for your loved one? Make this Valentine's Day unique, spicy and fun with the Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa's ten romantic suggestions. - February 07, 2008 - The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa
ResAvenue Consolidates Its Presence in Karnataka
Karnataka, India’s 8th largest state is home to India’s IT capital Bangalore and popular tourist destinations like Mysore and Ooty. The state receives a steady stream of both business and leisure traveler every year. ResAvenue, the online hospitality solution is consolidating its... - February 07, 2008 - Avenues India Pvt. Ltd.
Prestigious American Kennel Club Art Collection Available for First Time
AKC Grants License to the Meisner Gallery Enabling Consumers Access to Purchase Limited Edition Prints at www.AKCgallery.com. - February 06, 2008 - AKC Gallery
Rediscover the Coronado Island Marriott Resort - A Private Island Retreat in Southern California
Overlooking San Diego Bay and the city skyline, this 300-room resort offers stylishly redesigned guestrooms, suites and villas, a luxurious spa, 25,000 square feet of meeting space and a haven to relax, rejuvenate and restore the balance of life. - February 06, 2008 - Coronado Island Marriott Resort
Heath Ledger Downtown Death Location Added to Rich & Famous Tour of New York
Heath Ledger's death location, a SoHo loft, has been added to the downtown Rich & Famous Tour of New York. Rich & Famous Tours has various public and private tours that show where celebrities live, shop, dine, party and now die. "We've added several high profile death locations on the tour" says co-founding guide Jim Dykes, who leads many of the Rich & Famous Tours, designed to show celeb spots and movie/TV locations around the Big Apple to curious locals and starstruck visitors. - February 04, 2008 - Rich and Famous Tours
Rich & Famous Upper Westside Tour Reveals Shock-Jock, Italian Designer and English Superstar All Reside in Same Upper Westside Luxury Apartment Building
Rich & Famous Tours reveals that a famous Italian designer who goes by one name starting with the letter A, a member of the "royal family" of English actors, and a disgraced “shock-jock” radio star all live in the same “white-glove” apartment house on Manhattan’s Upper Westside. Jim Dykes, President and Guide of Rich & Famous Tours, says “The Rich & Famous Tour whisks starstruck visitors and curious locals through the most exciting celebrity-filled neighborhoods in the Big Apple. - February 03, 2008 - Rich and Famous Tours
Private Apartments for Rent in Paris: an Ongoing Revolution in the Hospitality Industry
Your Home Sweet Home in Paris, a new actor in the vacation rental business. - February 02, 2008 - Private Homes SARL
New Branson Lakeside Vacation Home Opening May 2008
New vacation home is due to open in May 2008 for year round vacations to Branson, Missouri, just in time for the Summer 2008 season. Exclusive amenities and prime location on Tablerock Lake are what set this property apart from the typical Branson lakeside lodging. - February 01, 2008 - Branson Lake Home Vacation Rentals
Singapore Flyer Offers Low Introductory Price
Singapore Flyer announces a new observation wheel providing a wonderful view of Singapore for an introductory price of S$29.50. Singaporeans can now snap up the experience of a life-time on the Asia's latest world-class iconic attraction - the Singapore Flyer - at a fraction of the price of tickets... - February 01, 2008 - Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd
Discovery Initiatives Cruise Location the Galapagos Islands is Used as a Location for a BBC TV Nature Series
The Galapagos Islands are to feature in a new series starting this Monday 4th February at 9pm on BBC One, called Life in Cold Blood. "Sir David Attenborough begins the story on the Galapagos Islands, among massed ranks of marine iguanas. Stunning thermal imagery reveal how these lizards bask... - February 01, 2008 - Discovery Initiatives
Singapore Flyer Celebrates Love in the Air on Valentine’s Day 2008
Love is in the air this coming Valentine’s Day 2008, with Singapore Flyer offering lovebirds the unique opportunity to be a part of Singapore’s very first Valentine’s Day celebration in the sky. - February 01, 2008 - Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd
RezHub.com Publishes Top 10 List of San Francisco's Greenest Hotels
San Francisco is famous for its Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and for being pretty darn green. An innovative new travel website RezHub.com has put together a Top 10 list of the greenest hotels in "The City." - January 31, 2008 - RezHub.com
Apartments to Stay in on Croatia's Beautiful Makarska Rivera
High Quality Apartment Accommodation Available. - January 31, 2008 - Zeljka Sulenta
Acquest to Oversee $15m MeadowView Marriot Expansion Project in Kingsport, TN
Acquest Development, Inc. – a single source real estate developer specializing in hotels and conference centers – today announced that it will oversee and manage a $15 million expansion/enhancement project for the MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort and Convention Center in Kingsport,... - January 31, 2008 - Acquest Realty Advisors, Inc.
Steppes Travel Announces New 21 Day Cape to Cairo Safari
Steppes Travel (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk) has announced the launch of a new 21 day Cape to Cairo Safari (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk/cape-to-cairo-page2702.aspx). With a cross-flight of over 10,000km from Cape Town to Cairo, this unique safari starts at Table Mountain and the Cape of Good... - January 31, 2008 - Steppes Travel
Voluntourism ‘One of the Best Ways to Ensure Tourism Helps Reduce Poverty’ Claims Different Travel
The Different Travel Company – a UK based volunteer travel company - have today claimed that properly managed volunteer travel is one of the best ways to ensure tourism assists poverty reduction. Pointing to a number of the projects to which Different Travel take their volunteer tourists,... - January 30, 2008 - Different Travel
BHRC.co.uk Launches New Tool to Find Available Hotels Near London Events
Ever wondered if you could find hotels with room availability near London events in 2 clicks? Now you can. BHRC Online has soft-launched this great tool on the Events page of their site (www.bhrc.co.uk) where you can select your event, enter the dates and a single click would show you only the hotels with room availability near the event. So, no more browsing online endlessly to find a hotel near your favorite event. - January 28, 2008 - British Hotel Reservation Centre
Upscale and Luxury Lodging Transactions Continued at a Swift Pace in 2007
The number of upscale and luxury lodging transactions in 2007 remained high despite rising caution on the part of investors. Over $18 billion in assets sales occurred in 2007, compared to $21 billion in the 2006. - January 28, 2008 - Hospitium
Homes Overseas Magazine Selected as Media Partner for Fractional Life Expo 2008
The fractional ownership brand, Fractional Life (http://www.fractionallife.com), today announced Homes Overseas Magazine as a media partner for the Fractional Life Expo (http://www.fractionallifeexpo.com) which takes place Mon 28 – Wed 30 April 2008 at the prestigious Broadgate Event Venues in the heart of the City of London. - January 27, 2008 - Fractional Life
Discovery Initiatives Announces New Trip – The Sardine Run Marine Safari in South Africa
Discovery Initiatives (http://www.discoveryinitiatives.co.uk) has announced the launch of a new trip called The Sardine Run Marine Safari in South Africa. Described as one of the greatest marine spectacles on earth, the sardine run takes place every year between May and July, encompassing shoals... - January 26, 2008 - Discovery Initiatives
TexasTripper.com Launches Texas Pronunciation Guide
Texas travel guide TexasTripper.com introduces a new audio guide featuring some of the state’s most difficult to pronounce geographic names. - January 26, 2008 - TexasTripper.com
Discovery Initiatives Announces New Trip – A Desert Elephant Study Safari
Discovery Initiatives (http://www.discoveryinitiatives.co.uk) has announced the launch of a new trip called A Desert Elephant Study Safari. This new tour, to the Northwest of Namibia, is an off the beaten track wildlife safari, which enables participants to get a real feel for desert elephants... - January 26, 2008 - Discovery Initiatives
Discovery Initiatives Announces New Trip to View California Gray Whales in Mexico
Discovery Initiatives (http://www.discoveryinitiatives.co.uk) has announced the launch of a new trip to view California Gray Whales off the Mexican coast. This new tour (http://www.discoveryinitiatives.co.uk/discover/trip/Mexico/Mexico_Whale_and_ camping_expedition_in_Laguna_San_Ignacio) visits... - January 26, 2008 - Discovery Initiatives
Steppes Travel Announces New Arctic Cruise Holidays for 2008
Steppes Travel announces a new range of Arctic cruise holidays for 2008 - January 26, 2008 - Steppes Travel
Travel Around Central Europe Smoothly with Olomouc-Guide.com
Olomouc-Guide takes travellers to UNESCO places, historic castles, breweries, Bratislava, Wien, and even Auschwitz and Krakow. - January 26, 2008 - Olomouc-Guide
Spa-Resorts.cz Introduces New Services for Medical Tourists
Spa-Resorts.cz comes with medical tour packages for companies, kids, seniors and pairs. - January 26, 2008 - Spa-Resorts.cz
Zen Resort Bali Discovery Tour of Culture, Nature and Wellness
Zen Resort Bali announces a two week holiday tour from south to central to north Bali, encompassing all that makes for an unforgettable holiday – luxury accommodation, exquisite international gastronomy, beautiful beaches and water sports, exciting night life, wonderful and bargain shopping, culture and history, arts and architecture, ayurveda spa and holistic yoga wellness as well as natural tropical and pristine agricultural landscapes. - January 26, 2008 - Zen Resort Bali
Cabin Fever: "Join the Continental Army," at Independence Visitor Center January 25, 2008; 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
On January 25, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. the Independence Visitor Center, located at 6th and Market Streets, will host “Cabin Fever: Valley Forge Encampment.” The Independence Visitor Center Corporation (IVCC) is working in conjunction with Valley Forge National Historical Park and the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau to present this free and exciting educational program. - January 25, 2008 - Independence Visitor Center
New Abenaki Indian Museum to Visit in Vermont
A new museum in Vermont that teaches its visitors about the Abenaki Indians. The Abenaki Indians were the first people to occupy the land now called Vermont. Learn about how they lived historically and how they are still living today. - January 25, 2008 - Abenaki Indian Museum Of Vermont
Rainbow Tours Announces New Escorted Gay Paris Tours
Rainbow Tours, a leader in the gay and lesbian travel market, has launched new Paris Tours for gay & lesbian travelers. The new escorted tours allow travelers to see Paris with a gay guide, explore the gay side of the city, and tour comfortably with other gay & lesbian travelers. Designed... - January 25, 2008 - Rainbow Tours LLC
Travellers Can Now Book Railway Packages on MakeMyTrip
Portal Enters Into Alliance with IRCTC to Sell Holiday Packages. - January 24, 2008 - Make My Trip India Pvt. Ltd.
Steppes Travel Announces a Series of Travel Lectures for Spring 2008
Steppes Travel (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk) is pleased to announce a series of travel lectures at Cirencester Agricultural College this spring. (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk/steppes-lectures-page1728.aspx) The first lecture is called "Primate Passion" and will be conducted by... - January 24, 2008 - Steppes Travel
Haven Holidays Donates 88 Holidays in Memory of Family Holiday Association Co-Founder
Haven Holidays has donated 88 family holidays worth a total of £10,000 to the Family Holiday Association (FHA) in memory of the charity's co-founder. - January 24, 2008 - Family Holiday Association
Free Spa Party Jan. 30th NYC
Spa Chinois is giving away free spa services from 12 to 7 on January 30th. (44 West 55th St, 5th Fl., NY, NY) - January 22, 2008 - SpaSally.com
Ya Ya Yoga Group Volunteer/Yoga Trip: Thailand Spring 2008
Ya Ya Yoga wants to draw attention and circulate this information about an opportunity for people to use their vacation as a working trip as well as a time to learn yoga and meditation while giving back to another community. There will be studies done on the environment, recycling and interaction with the local children of Thailand. It will be a chance to learn how other cultures do what Americans are doing toward global awareness. - January 22, 2008 - Ya Ya Yoga
Global Resorts Network Travel Memberships Now Available Through Four Star Travel
Lindy Tucker of Four Star Travel in Asheville, NC has joined with Global Resorts Network to offer the best in travel memberships to anyone living in the US or Canada. - January 22, 2008 - Four Star Travel
Clever Aromatherapy Candle Line Lights Up Vail Cascade Resort and Spa
Vail Cascade Resort and Spa, a Rocky Mountain landmark, now features Aromatherapy Interventions™ pure-burn soy blend candles in both the main gift shop and the spa. “The scents are mood-setting” says Julie Goraj, Marketing Communications Manager of Vail’s only ski-in/ski-out, AAA Four-Diamond Ski Resort and Spa, “and the humor is very clever.” The complete product line can be viewed at: www.aromatherapyinterventions.com - January 22, 2008 - Aromatherapy Interventions
Valentine’s Day Sees More Couples Heading Off for a Romantic City Break, Reports Holidays-direct.co.uk
The ideal Valentine’s Day is spent on a romantic city break. Or so an increasing number of people seem to think as Valentine city breaks continue to grow in popularity. Online travel agency Holidays-direct.co.uk reports a rise in the number of bookings for Valentine city breaks. - January 22, 2008 - Holidays-Direct
Ski Resort Websites Tested for Usability
With the ski and snowboard season already under way in Europe, this web usability report takes a look at the usability of several ski resort websites. The main focus is on the usability of online information - How easy is it for the user to find the information they need? - January 22, 2008 - webusability.es
Country House Hotel Wins Condé Nast Johansens Excellence Award
Consistently excellent comments from guests of Sussex Hotel for the entire year - January 19, 2008 - Newick Park Hotel
The International Sporting Goods Market is Getting Stick-e
Yoga Stick-e Socks…for that barefoot feeling! is the newest patented product for the Yoga market and recently received international acclaim from the sporting goods industry when it was selected as a finalist at the ispo BrandNew competition. Yoga is finally being recognized in the fitness... - January 18, 2008 - Stick-e Products LLC
A Green Travel Plan for Everyone and Every Trip
Although many travelers may be interested in green travel it can seem a little intimidating or complicated... not everyone knows where to start. So, RezHub.com put together a Green Travel Plan that makes traveling green easy for anyone, no matter what their shade of green. - January 18, 2008 - RezHub.com
TripAdvisor® Elects Hotel Pulitzer in Barcelona as One of the Best Hotels 2008 in the Top 25 Destinations
Avantgarde & Epoque Hotels announces the insertion for the second time of Hotel Pulitzer by The TripAdvisor® Travelers' Choice™ award winners for 2008 - January 18, 2008 - Epoque Hotels
GreenTracks Amazon Riverboat Expedition with Anthropologist
GreenTracks’ Amazon river boat expedition in March of 2008 will be led by a cultural anthropologist with many years experience in the Amazon Basin. She will provide insight into the indigenous people of the Amazon and their environment while exploring the river and rainforest by comfortable riverboat. - January 17, 2008 - GreenTracks, Inc.
Gulf Islands Airline, Canadian Float Plane Service Saltspring Air Now Offers More Direct Flights from Vancouver to Gulf Islands Every Day of the Week
Saltspring Air, due to an increasing demand is now offering six (6) direct flights a day between Salt Spring Island and downtown Vancouver and the International Airport. They also provide a scheduled service out of Maple Bay and the Outer Gulf Islands to many destinations. Saltsping Air have also increased their fleet size to accomodate the ever increase private charter demand. - January 17, 2008 - SaltSpring Air
LRA Worldwide Adds Former Four Seasons Manager Rick Reilly to Its Account Team
LRA Worldwide, Inc., a leader in the consulting discipline of Customer Experience Management (CEM), announced Rick Reilly has joined the firm as an Account Director. Reilly brings a unique combination of skills in customer experience management and luxury hospitality operations and previously worked at Digitas and Four Seasons Hotel Boston. - January 17, 2008 - LRA Worldwide, Inc.
EZ Car Rental Receipts Available at E-Z Rent-A-Car
E-Z Rent-A-Car is proud to present EZ Rental Receipts. The EZ Rental Receipts provide an easy option for car rental customers to view the details of their past rental car contracts immediately online. These rental car details are also provided via email if an email address is submitted. Car... - January 17, 2008 - E-Z Rent A Car
New www.milford.co.uk Website Launched in Time for Spring Booking Rush
Booking hotels and other accommodations on the Internet is now cheaper and easier following the recent re-launch of www.milford.co.uk. - January 17, 2008 - Milford Associates Ltd.
Barrett Panasik, Director of Operations for New World Aviation Incorporated, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2008-2009 Princeton Premier Registry
Barrett Panasik, Director of Operations for New World Aviation Incorporated, has been selected for inclusion in the 2008-2009 Princeton Premier Registry. Barrett makes his home in Bath Pennsylvania and earned his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and Aeronautical Studies from Embry Riddle... - January 17, 2008 - Princeton Premier