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Bellissimo Travel Hosts Culinary Cruise to Alaska Featuring Chef Renée Builes
A 7-night Cruise of Alaska on Holland America’s ms Westerdam will feature private culinary presentations by Chef Renée Builes of Traverse City’s A Catered Affair. Bellissimo Travel Service of Traverse City, Michigan is organizing the group cruise that will feature many special activities involving gourmet food and wine. - April 06, 2008 - Bellissimo Travel Services
Divineisland Books Announces Author Natalia Ippolito, Airport Security Travel Expert, Appears in National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine
Divineisland Books today announced the release of Natalia’s interview with National Geographic Traveler Magazine- April issue, pg. 26. Her book, I Might As Well Be Naked: How to Survive Airport Screening With Your Clothes On, reveals how the flying public can breeze through airport security painlessly and stress free, even if you are a passenger with “Special Needs.” - April 06, 2008 - Divineisland Books LLC
10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii: Best Places Hawaii Names the 10 Best Places to Snorkel in Hawaii
Best Places Hawaii, a Hawaii-specific travel Website, ranks the "10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii" with the visitor in mind. The list includes parks and beaches on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. - April 06, 2008 - Best Places Hawaii
RateTiger Launches Enhanced Online Customer Support
Hotel revenue management software supplier embraces web 2.0. - April 06, 2008 - eRevMax Inc.
Keepsakes Remembered Offers an Affordable Custom CD DVD Slideshow Service for Vacationers
Now that the vacation is over, what’s next? There are hundreds of pictures stuffed in a shoebox waiting for the time necessary to place them in a photo album and if so, shoved into the corner of an attic or basement. Keepsakes Remembered now offers an affordable service that will take those images put them on a CD or DVD with music, captions, speech and thought bubbles that not only make it easier to re-live the vacation, but easy to share it with family and friends. - April 05, 2008 - Keepsakes Remembered
InnPoints Worldwide Adds Kerry Cooper to Sales Team
InnPoints Worldwide, offering complete-solution reservation services to the hospitality industry, announced today they have appointed Kerry Cooper to their global sales team. - April 05, 2008 - InnPoints Worldwide
South America Travel Company Latin Excursions Announces Luxury Argentina Travel Experiences
Latin Excursions, South America Travel company, announces a unique luxury tour package to Argentina. It will include visits to different tourist destinations, ecological excursions, adventure activities & access to cultural events. An ideal South America luxury vacation for nature & bird lovers. - April 05, 2008 - LatinExcursions.com
The Regency Resort & Health Spa Voted "The Readers Choice Award Winner" by Spa Finders Magazine, as One of the Worlds Top Ten Destination Spas
Centered around the concept of a Vegetarian Wellness Lifestyle, guests not only experience the benefits of weightloss, gourmet vegetarian cuisine and physical fitness, but also the virtues of a peaceful and positive attitude for the mind, body and spirit. - April 04, 2008 - Regency Health Spa
Canadian & Caribbean Leaders Meet to Advance Medical Tourism for North Americans
Nearly 100 Canadian and Caribbean government, healthcare and business leaders met this week to discuss how Caribbean medical tourism can be developed to serve North Americans' healthcare and vacation needs. Held in Bridgetown, Barbados, the "Caribbean Health & Wellness Tourism" meeting was sponsored by Caribbean Export and Trade Facilitation Office Canada. - April 04, 2008 - Choice Medical Services
South Africa At Your Service - Supporting South African Expats
Supporting South African expats/expatriates by assisting with anything you might need attended to in South Africa. Services include, but not limited to, errand services, office support, personal services, business services. You name it. No job is too large or too small for them. They are here to help. - April 04, 2008 - South Africa At Your Service
Salon 2008 Coming to Dupage County in May
The 2008 International Salon of Decorative Painters is being held in Aurora, IL, on May 22-25. The Salon is open to the public and features demonstrations and lectures by famous and master decorative painters from all over the world. The Salon is an annual event that is held in a different country each year. There will be over 100 participants at this year’s event with an anticipated attendance of 5,000 spectators. - April 04, 2008 - DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau
National Geographic Competition Surfacing Innovations in Tourism
Online Entries Accepted Until April 16th. - April 04, 2008 - Ashoka's Changemakers
Learn Spanish and Ride in the Footsteps of Clint Eastwood with Comunicación Language School
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" was shot in the beautiful desert of Tabernas, in Almería province in Spain. One holiday maker found himself riding in Clint Eastwood's footsteps after three days of learning Spanish and lying on the beach. - April 04, 2008 - Comunicación Language School
Rezhub.com Finds Travelers a Place to Stay Near the Action
RezHub.com announced today a one of a kind landmark and mapping tool provides travelers with the ability to view their results in a way that is custom tailored to their individual needs. The tool was created as a research and reservation solution that will bring customers the most personalized travel searching tool available. - April 04, 2008 - RezHub.com
RezHub.com's Green Travel Hub Announces a Dream Green Vacation Giveaway to Celebrate the Different Shades of Green
Travelers who have been dreaming of a vacation can wake up; because RezHub.com's Green Travel Hub is giving away 3 Dream Green Vacations. RezHub.com announced today the kickoff of their Dream Green Vacation Giveaway Contest. The contest which starts today and runs through July 9th will award three lucky winners with dream green vacations for two. Runners up will receive prizes like mp3 players, digital cameras, and t-shirts. - April 04, 2008 - RezHub.com
CopMagnet.com Cannonball Run Live Webcast
Live Webcast of the 2008 Cannonball One Lap Of America. Cannonball Run was a great movie, but Burt Reynolds will not be competing in the real thing. Today, the Cannonball Run is known as Cannonball One Lap of America, and CopMagnet.com will Webcast the 2008 Cannonball Run Live. - April 03, 2008 - CopMagnet.com
InnPoints Worldwide Forms Strategic Alliance with RevGain: Alliance to Maximize Participating Hotels’ Revenue Through Rate Optimization
InnPoints Worldwide has formed a strategic alliance with RevGain, leading provider of a web-based, forward thinking rate optimization platform. Branded MyRevenueOptimizer for InnPoints’ hotels, the system provides real-time, non-cached data from the hotel’s competitive set with... - April 03, 2008 - InnPoints Worldwide
Ancient Silk Road Explored in New Motorcycle Travel Adventure DVD Series
GlobeRiders Silk Road Adventure DVD series follows international adventure motorcyclist Helge Pedersen as he leads a group of motorcycle adventurers on a journey to follow the ancient Silk Road trade route covering a grueling 8,000 miles in 53 days through 8 countries. - April 03, 2008 - GlobeRiders LLC
Steppes Travel Announces Availability for Its 2009 Great Barrier Reef Australia Cruise
Steppes Travel (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk) is pleased to announce that there is still space on its popular Great Barrier Reef Australia cruise (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk/the-great-barrier-reef---cairns-to-newcastle-7-day-cruise-page2783.aspx) departing Nov 2009. The cruise is a stunning... - April 03, 2008 - Steppes Travel
Steppes Travel Announces Last Minute Availability for Its 2008 Papua New Guinea Cruise
Steppes Travel (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk) is pleased to announce that there is still space on its popular Eastern Papua New Guinea cruise (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk/eastern-new-guinea---alotau-to-rabaul--page2758.aspx) for this April/May The Eastern New Guinea cruise offer a unique... - April 03, 2008 - Steppes Travel
Direct Flights to Reward Online Travel Purchases with a Pre-Paid Visa Card
Direct Flights International kicks off their new online promotion that rewards travellers with a complimentary Direct Flights bopo Prepaid Visa Card – a new way to book holidays online, carry cash safely and shop worldwide - anywhere Visa is accepted electronically. - April 03, 2008 - Direct Flights International
The Timeshare Association of Timeshare Owners Committees (TATOC) Conveys Support for New Consumer Version of Perspective Magazine
Perspective International Ltd recently announced plans to launch a consumer version (http://www.ownersperspective.com) of their B2B publication Perspective Magazine and are already receiving tremendous support throughout the industry. - March 31, 2008 - Perspective International Ltd
RezHub.com Makes History Launching the First Ever Integrated Green Travel Search
RezHub.com, an online travel agency who became both a pioneer and leader in Green Travel with the launch of their Green Travel Hub website, breaks ground again today with the integration of a revolutionary green travel search. With the kick-off of their new travel search, RezHub.com becomes the... - March 30, 2008 - RezHub.com
World’s First Leading Green Resort Hosts First World Travel Green Awards
AquaCity has been chosen to host the first World Travel Green Awards in September 2008. The awards recognise the contribution that tourism organisations make towards conserving the planet and advancing green tourism. - March 30, 2008 - AquaCity
The Pre-Eminent Chicago Land Area MedSpa, NuU, Has Welcomed New Medical Doctor on Board, March 2008
NuU Medspa is proud to announce the newest member of their team as of March 2008, medical doctor, Dr. Anthony Ghidorzi. Dr. Ghidorzi has been employed in the fast-growing medspa industry for over 2 years and foresees amazing growth and potential for NuU Medspas. Dr. Ghidorzi says, “I am very... - March 28, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
New Sail and Dive Course Boosts Learning Vacation Experience
For those who love the water, America’s #1 Sailing School is moving experiential learning vacations up a notch – combining its comprehensive Learn to Sail or Bareboat Cruising Preparation courses with a PADI dive course – all in one week. “In this packed but highly rewarding... - March 28, 2008 - Offshore Sailing School
Travel Guide Galapagos / All About the Galapagos Archipelago and Its Unique, Various Animal Wildlife and Nature
The Galapagos Islands are one of the last animal and nature sanctuaries and have not lost any of their attraction for nature and animal lovers, photographers and film makers, behavioural scientists and vulcanologists, seafarers and adventurers since their discovery in 1535. This new travel guide provides information on the main islands and the animal kingdom on the Galapagos archipelago. An array of fascinating impressions introduce the reader to the intriguing world of the Galapagos Islands. - March 28, 2008 - Turtle-Media Home Entertainment
Mountain Biking and Enjoying the Great Outdoors of San Francisco Bay Area, California
Local Marin County resident opens exciting business that focuses on mountain bike tours and skill clinics. - March 28, 2008 - Mountain Biking Marin
ALO Magazine Lifts Off with Major Airlines
America’s top Middle Eastern lifestyle magazine reaches readership of 1.2 million. - March 28, 2008 - Unique Image Inc.
Perspective Magazine to Launch New Consumer Version for Owners of Timeshare, Points, Fractional and Private Residence Club Vacation Products
Plans are underway to launch an independent consumer magazine for the timeshare and shared ownership market by the company that already produces the most read independent B2B publication for the same market. - March 27, 2008 - Perspective International Ltd
Solstice Sailing Company Launches
Offering charters and ASA Sailing School. - March 27, 2008 - Solstice Sailing
Makrolon® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet Now Available from Professional Plastics and Bayer Sheffield
Makrolon® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet - The First Glazing Replacement Option with a 15 Year Performance Warranty, Offers Long-Term Weatherability and is backed by a 15 Year Performance Warranty. - March 26, 2008 - Professional Plastics, Inc.
Virtual Assistant Becomes Virtual Travel Agent
Virtual Assistance Company encourages other VAs to look into the lucrative travel industry to better assist clients. - March 26, 2008 - Virtually There VA Services
Free "Fridays" at Sheraton Grand Bahama Island
The Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort’s “Free Fridays” program allows guests to book any four-day, three-night stay and pay for just two nights at $89 per person, per night. - March 26, 2008 - The Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort
First Gala Night at Chicago's Legendary Blackstone Hotel April 4, 2008
Following a lavish $128 million dollar renovation, Chicago's legendary Blackstone Hotel, newly restored to its original glory, is being celebrated with a roaring gala honoring philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus on Friday evening, April 4, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails, dinner, music, dancing, a... - March 25, 2008 - The Benjamin Marshall Society
Costa Rica - the Undiscovered Southern Central Pacific Real Estate Boom
Changes are coming … this out-of-the-way place is not so out-of-the-way anymore. 1) New International Airport (Costa Rica’s third) is being built in Palmar Norte 2) New 80,000 square foot Hospital is currently under construction 3) Costanera Highway (Pacific Coast Highway) is in the final stages of road improvement. - March 25, 2008 - Hacienda Matapalo
Travel for Charity
The Vacation Stop of Gambrills, MD, announces the beginning of a "Travel For Charity" program. Anyone making travel bookings with The Vacation Stop can designate the charity of their choice (selected from a list), and The Vacation Stop will donate 50% of the commissions received from that... - March 22, 2008 - The Vacation Stop
Just in Time for Spring: Spa and Hot Tub Care and Maintenance Tips from HotTubWorks, the Leading Online Retailer of Spa Supplies
You can ensure many years of enjoyment and relaxation from your spa with just a little bit of tender loving care and regular maintenance. - March 21, 2008 - Hot Tub Works
Tripology.com Results Show Growing Consumer Demand for Specialized Travel Agents
Since Tripology.com opened its virtual doors to consumers in June 2007 the site has received over 20,000 requests from travelers seeking the help of travel specialists. This milestone confirms the increasing demand for expert agents who can provide travelers with value for money and the insider knowledge of destinations. - March 21, 2008 - Tripology.com
WelcomeArmenia.com Provides Armenia Tour and Travel Information for Upcoming Tourism Season
WelcomeArmenia.com, the most comprehensive, informative and enriching web site of 7Days… Armenian Travel Company, opens the new tourism season by offering special tours and cultural experiences to its visitors. - March 21, 2008 - "7 DAYS..." Travel Company
Open Road Tours Provides Training to Native American Tribes
Connie Cornelius, Open Road Tours Sales Manager, presented at the 2008 American Indian Country Tourism Conference providing valuable training on how to increase visitor satisfaction with Native American guides while maintaining their cultural integrity. - March 20, 2008 - Open Road Tours, Inc.
Choice Medical Services to Add Australia & Other Worldwide Treatment Destinations; National Survey Finds Strong Consumer Interest in Medical Tourism
Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm helping North American consumers to receive medical care abroad, plans to add Australia and several more treatment destinations in the next 18 months. This comes after the new "2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers" found that nearly 40 percent of consumers would consider having an elective procedure performed abroad if they could save half or more, and be assured that quality was equal to or better to what they have in their own country. - March 19, 2008 - Choice Medical Services
Scooter Vacations Announces Free Specialty Vacation Announcement and Invitation eCards
Vacationers visiting Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida, SeaWorld Orlando or taking Florida cruises can send free announcements or invitations to their friends and family. - March 18, 2008 - Scooter Vacations
Michael L. Buckner Law Firm Launches Ethics Education and Training Program for Retail Businesses
Retail businesses that establish and maintain ethical values and standards during the current economic downturn will achieve long-term success. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm’s new ethics education and training program was developed to assist retail businesses with upholding ethical standards during financially difficult times. - March 18, 2008 - Michael L. Buckner Law Firm
Nationwide Retailer Now Shipping All-New 2008 Thule 835PRO Kayak Rack and Thule 867 Tahoe Roof Bag
ORS Racks Direct is now shipping the all-new 2008 Thule 867 Tahoe roof bag and 2008 Thule 835PRO Hull-a-Port kayak rack to consumers nationwide. - March 16, 2008 - ORS Roof Racks Direct
Three New Wine Tours from BKWine - Launch of Autumn Travel Program 2008
Three wine and gastronomy tours are on the autumn travel program from BKWine. One classic trip, to Bordeaux; one new destination, to the Douro Valley in Portugal; and one gastronomic adventure to Champagne. The tours are organised by Britt Karlsson, founder of BKWine, based in Paris, who... - March 15, 2008 - BKWine AB
East Bay Chamber Announces New Community Event, "Rhode Island’s Got Talent"
The East Bay Chamber of Commerce presents "Rhode Island’s Got Talent." The competition will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2008. A total of $1,750 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winners; First Place $1,000, Second Place $500 and Third Place $250. - March 14, 2008 - East Bay Chamber of Commerce
Machu Picchu Galapagos Tour & Luxury Vacation Packages Announced by Latin Excursions
South America Luxury Travel Company Latin Excursions announced the Machu Picchu Galapagos tour package for 2008. The Machu Picchu & Galapagos tour includes Galapagos Cruise journeys, visit to the Inca Empire along with other adventure activities. - March 14, 2008 - LatinExcursions.com
Amadeus Waterways Appoints Director of Business Development
Ana Figueroa named as Director of Business Development for Amadeus Waterways, the premier river cruise operator. - March 14, 2008 - Amadeus Waterways
KEO International Consultants Accepts MIPIM AR Award at Ceremony Held in Cannes, France
South of Shamkha Master Plan Receives Commended Award in the ‘Regeneration and Master Planning’ Category at the 2008 MIPIM AR Future Project Awards. - March 13, 2008 - KEO International Consultants