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Cape Spirit Just Launched Their Cape Town and South Africa Car Rental Summer Special
Capespirit.com, one of South Africa's favorite car rental websites, has just launched their summer special, and had a record number of car rental bookings for Cape Town and Johannesburg in the last few days. South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world with an extensive coastline and... - October 28, 2010 - Cape Spirit South Africa Car Rental
Paradizo.com Offers New Luxury Tours for 2011 Travel Trend
Keeping a finger on the luxury vacation pulse, the online travel portal Paradizo.com has announced its new sections for both luxury tours and tour operators. - October 28, 2010 - Paradizo Exclusive Travel
Ghosts and Jack the Ripper in City Discovery’s Top 10 Halloween Destinations
Halloween activities in 10 destinations on City-Discovery: Paris, Rome, London, Venice, Prague, Montreal, Savanna, New Orleans, Singapore, and Atlanta. - October 28, 2010 - City Discovery
SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Identifies Top Spas in the World
SpaFinder, the global spa and wellness resource, has unveiled the winners of its 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards - honouring spa-goers’ favourite spas across the globe, along with their top ten picks in 31 unique categories. - October 27, 2010 - SpaFinder EMEA
Award Winning Photographers Franco Banfi & Daisy Gilardini Join Aqua-Firma’s Forthcoming Antarctic Wildlife Voyages
Award-winning polar photographers, Franco Banfi and Daisy Gilardini are set to Join Aqua-Firma on 5 of their upcoming Antarctic Voyages to offer photography advice and guidance to passengers onboard. - October 27, 2010 - Aqua-Firma Worldwide Ltd
Vietnam's First Luxury Tour Operator to Launch Its E-Brochure
Luxury Travel Vietnam Group Company (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) to Launch Its E-Brochure Option 2010 - 2011. Luxury Travel becomes a high tech company for the benefits of its customers - October 26, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Gulf Shores Golf Association Courses Offer an Excuse to Visit
Families looking for a reason to get away this fall should consider the Alabama Gulf Coast—and its golf opportunities. - October 26, 2010 - Gulf Shores Golf Association
Vietnam's First Luxury Tour Operator to Showcase at the Luxury Travel Fair 2010
Luxury Travel Vietnam Company's (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) New Brochure and the First Ever Luxury Travel Guide Book to Show at The Luxury Travel Fair 2010. - October 26, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Innovative RESMARK Systems Leverages Social Media Tools with Satisfied Customers to Create Volunteer Marketers
RESMARK Systems http://www.resmarksystems.com/ a forward-thinking provider of tour operator software, is using the age-old art of word-of-mouth, viral advertising to enhance exponentially the results of social media, blogging and email marketing. In so doing it is turning satisfied clients into... - October 23, 2010 - RESMARK Systems
Two New Exhibits Unveiled at Sixth Annual Ava Gardner Festival
"Ava on the Small Screen" and "Ava and Her Corgis" will run through May 2011 - October 23, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Red Mangrove Galapagos & Ecuador Lodges Extends 25 Percent Commission to Trade on Sales of Island and Mainland Tour and Dive Packages
High Commissions are just one of the trade-friendly policies, tools and incentives offered by Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges, a ground-breaking Ecuadorian company. - October 23, 2010 - Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges
Ocean Quest Announces New Spa in Conception Bay South Newfoundland
Ocean Quest will open a new spa that will integrate into its existing world class tourism services, including accommodations, boat charters, sea kayaking, and scuba diving. - October 22, 2010 - Ocean Quest Inc
India Car Rentals Made Easy with taxiGUIDE.in
www.taxiGUIDE.in, an online car rental booking portal launched on 18th Oct. 10, enabling consumers to compare vehicles, car rental operators and prices, to make an intelligent & informed booking online, based on vehicle availability. Service available in Bangalore & Chennai. taxiGUIDE.in, promoted by Archaea Mobility Services Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore based start up, is the brainchild of 3 first generation entrepreneurs, who quit cushy corporate jobs to start this Online Car Rental Booking Portal. - October 21, 2010 - Archaea Mobility Services Pvt Ltd
Fred Olsen Crowned 'Best Cruise Line for Groups' at Group Leisure Awards
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines was delighted to be crowned the most group-friendly cruise line at this year’s Group Leisure Awards, held in Birmingham one 22nd September 2010, in front of over 350 members of the UK and international travel trade. - October 18, 2010 - Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Brick and Treat - Celebrate Halloween at LegoLand Discovery Centre
Celebrate Halloween at LegoLand Discovery Centre this October, Professor Frankenbrick has taken over the factory and he needs help creating his special Halloween Lego Bricks. - October 17, 2010 - LegoLand Discovery Centre
Motorcoach Council Retains Philadelphia-Based Public Relations Firm Barton Gilanelli & Associates, the Agency That Helped Change the Public’s Perception of RV’s
By collaborating with BGA, the Motorcoach Council should capture the attention of TV producers, magazine editors and travel writers at the highest levels of print and broadcast media. - October 16, 2010 - Motorcoach Council, Inc.
Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa Voted “Australasia’s Leading Villas”
The bubbly is flowing in the Cook Islands for the Pacific Resort Hotel group after they have walked away with one of the major awards in the 2010 World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Ceremony held last night at The Claridges Delhi, India. Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa (managed by Pacific... - October 15, 2010 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
First Car Rental Applies No Smoking Policy to All Its Rentals
First Car Rental has announced that all their vehicles will be smoke-free under a new policy that prohibits smoking in its rental vehicles effective 11th October. - October 15, 2010 - First Car Rental
On the Eve of World Sight Day Gap Adventures Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Announces Initiative to Build 20/20 Vision Centre in Cambodia
Planeterra Foundation’s Ignite The Nite event to help raise $50,000 for critical vision centre. Gap Adventures (www.gapadventures.com) and the non-profit Planeterra Foundation announce plans to build a permanent vision centre with the goal of restoring sight to thousands of rural... - October 14, 2010 - G Adventures
Hitchhikers Backpackers Hostel Ranks as One of the Most Requested in Lima, Peru
Hitchhikers announced this week that it has exceeded its historical record of guests and bookings during the last high tourist season in Lima. This has become a benchmark for this type of accommodation in websites and social networks dedicated to providing information to backpackers all around the world. - October 14, 2010 - Hhikers Peru
The Holiday Ferret Wants Holiday Apartment Owners to Register Their Interest
The Holiday Ferret is a vacation rental advertising company, has announced it wants holiday villa owners to register their interest prior to launch. - October 13, 2010 - The Holiday Ferret
The Northern Lights - A Bonus to an Arctic Wilderness Holiday with Aqua-Firma (Not a Sole Reason to Travel)
Aqua-Firma and their team of polar experts are offering fantastic opportunities to experience the Northern Lights as part of tailor made wildlife, wilderness sailing, photography and dog sledding adventure travel experiences. - October 13, 2010 - Aqua-Firma Worldwide Ltd
Wire Announces Its New Specialist Photography Tours Around Rajasthan in India
Developing its series of unique experiences around Rajasthan in India, boutique travel agency Wire launches two specialist travel photography tours. Aimed at amateur and aspiring photographers, Wire has enlisted travel photographers and writers Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil to help plan and lead... - October 13, 2010 - Wire
Luxury Travel Group Company (LuxuryTravelVietnam.com) Unveils Its Newest Brochure of Southeast Asia for Luxury Travel Professionals
Luxury Travel Company (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) unveils its newest professional travel brochure 2010-2011 and the luxury travel guide of five destinations in Southeast Asia. - October 11, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Prime Time in Lake Eyre South Australias Outback
Port Lincoln tour operator Phil Porter of Wilderness Wanders has noted a significant increase in domestic guests wishing to experience Lake Eyre and the Flinders Ranges to take advantage of the recent and rare flooding rains from the north. - October 11, 2010 - Wilderness Wanders
Top 10 Fun Reasons to Take a Naked Vacation at the Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa in Sunny Palm Springs, California This 10/10/10
The number 10 has many meanings. It represents the universe to some. To others, harmony, fulfillment, or the circle of life. 10/10/10 is special. It comes around only once every 100 years. It's a big day. At The Terra Cotta Inn, they give you 10 fun reasons why you should change your vacation habits. Stop taking boring chain hotel vacations and try their fun nude sunbathing resort. So relax and celebrate this momentous occasion in sunny Palm Springs, California in your birthday suit. - October 10, 2010 - The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa
Luxury Travel Vietnam Group Ltd Reveals More Luxury Travel Products to Sell at WTM 2010
Luxury Travel Vietnam Company's New Brochure and the First Ever Luxury Travel Guide Book to Show at WTM 2010 - October 10, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Small Group Adventure Tour Operator Gap Adventures Offers 10% Discount This 10/10/10 Encouraging Travellers to Gift the Right to 20/20 Sight
Gap Adventures encourages travellers to ‘see the world’ and to help local people see it too. - October 09, 2010 - G Adventures
AdventureSmith Explorations Heralds Golden Age of Small Ship Cruising with Itineraries from Alaska to Patagonia
Almost everywhere the land meets the sea there is a small ship or yacht available for up-close exploration with AdventureSmith Explorations. - October 09, 2010 - AdventureSmith Explorations
Yampu.com Announces 10 Percent Discount on All 2010 Highlight Travel Tours
Expert travel company, Yampu Tours, is offering a 10 percent discount on all Highlight Tours that are booked by October 30, 2010. - October 09, 2010 - Yampu.com
Wyoming State Parks Awards Reservations & Permitting Contract to Leisure Interactive, LLC Using Hercules™ Property Management System
The Wyoming Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails has awarded a three year contract to Leisure Interactive, LLC (LI). The move comes in response to evolving consumer expectations and the desire to deliver a new level of customer service for Wyoming State Park visitors. LI was selected... - October 07, 2010 - Leisure Interactive LLC
Tour d’Afrique’s New 2011 Samba Tango Cycling Adventure Dances Through Music-Loving Cultures from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires
Spanning 1,950 miles in 36 days from Rio to Buenos Aires - the Newest Epic Cycling Adventure from Tour d'Afrique is Dubbed the Samba Tango Tour - October 07, 2010 - Tour d'Afrique Ltd.
Luxury Travel Vietnam Ltd Offers Higher Commission to Travel Agents
Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) introduces exciting Southeast Asian Tours with 15% Commission. In response to the popular demand from their loyal clients around the world, a new breed of the company’s Southeast Asian Tours packages have been unveiled recently for 2011. They... - October 07, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Science Provides the 'Why' of Love, Balinese Retreat Provides the 'How'
Balinese Retreat, boutique Melbourne couples accommodation, is helping couples put into practice the theories of love that science has uncovered over the past years. - October 06, 2010 - Balinese Retreat
Adventure Tour Operators Surveyed on Use of Social Media – ‘Travel, Tweets & Trends’ Reveals Potential, Challenges
Resmark Systems Co-Sponsors 'Travel, Tweets & Trends Report' - the Most Current and Comprehensive Social Media Study Ever Conducted in the Adventure Travel Industry. - October 04, 2010 - RESMARK Systems
Customers Recommend South American Tours from City-Discovery.com
With South America tourism on the rise, City Discovery promotes its lineup of activities in Buenos Aires, La Paz, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Bogota and Quito – the continent’s top vacation destinations. - October 03, 2010 - City Discovery
Cruises.co.uk Reveal the Godmother for Queen Elizabeth
After great anticipation Cunard Cruises have officially confirmed that their latest superliner Queen Elizabeth will be named by the none other then the much loved British Royal Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. - October 01, 2010 - cruise.co.uk Ltd
New Book Encourages Young Travelers to Plan Their Disney Vacation
"Kid Tips for Walt Disney World" is interactive from beginning to end. It includes tips from kids that will help you plan your vacation, as well as removable components to employ on the trip. This is truly a learning and sharing opportunity that only a teacher-author could arrange. Young travelers between the ages of 7 and 15 years of age wrote and shared their experiences with the author. - October 01, 2010 - Vacation Field Guides
ThePitchfordGroup.com to Host the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon in Grand Ledge, MI
ThePitchfordGroup.com will be hosting the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon on the baseball field downtown on Saturday October 9th. Select visitors will have the opportunity to go on a tethered ride in the balloon from 4-6. There will be a drawing to win a ride with the Pilot and Cody Pitchford of ThePitchfordGroup.com when it launches for a non tethered flight at 6 p.m. weather permitting. For any questions about the event contact ThePitchfordGroup.com. - October 01, 2010 - ThePitchfordGroup.com
City-Discovery.com Diversifies Travel Offers in Asia
Travel website presents travel packages in Thailand, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and China. - October 01, 2010 - City Discovery
Grapevine Wine Tours Add Sunday Excursions
Popular new DFW-area attraction now open for lunch tours on Sundays. - October 01, 2010 - Grapevine Wine Tours, LLC
Far Flung Outdoor Center Selects Resmark Tour Operator Software for Continued Business Expansion
Resmark Systems announces new client relationship with Far Flung Outdoor Center in Terlingua, Texas - October 01, 2010 - RESMARK Systems
Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges Extend Hospitality to Mainland: New Package Combines Best of Galapagos with Sensual Pleasures of Pacific Coast
Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges Launches New Adventure Tour Combining the Magic of the Galapagos Islands with the Sensual Pleasures of the Mainland Ecuador Coast. - October 01, 2010 - Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges
Tour d’Afrique to Host Two Cycling Tours of Namibia, One North and One South, Beginning Late Summer 2011
Tour d'Afrique's new Spotlight on Namibia 2011 “Rugged North” and “Scenic South” Cycling Tours Can be Combined to Create an Over-the-Top 48-Day Adventure - October 01, 2010 - Tour d'Afrique Ltd.
Inner Maldives Holidays Launches First Holiday Catalogue for Locals and Expatriates
Inner Maldives Holidays today announced the launch of the first Holiday Catalogue in Maldives, a free quarterly magazine that includes holiday packages to India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Australia, Africa, Medical packages, Honeymoon packages, Bollywood Tours, Disney Hong Kong... - September 30, 2010 - Inner Maldives Holidays
Winner of the Guide Awards, Luxury Travel Ltd Kicks Off Sales for Christmas and New Year 2010
Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com ) has just won the Guide Awards 2010 for “the Year’s Best” products and services in the tourism sector in Vietnam in Furama Resort Danang and kicks off Sales for Christmas and New Year 2010, celebrating their award winning service. - September 29, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Luxury Travel Group Ltd Announces Wholesales Tour Prices 2011 and Travel Agents Commissions
Luxury Travel Ltd launched their award winning travel experience, service, tours, www.luxurytravelvietnam.com , wholesales tour prices 2010-2011 and Travel Agents Commissions, and announced that there will be a focus on Vietnam and the city of Hanoi due to its 1,000th year celebrations. To better... - September 28, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Luxury Travel Ltd to Launch Helicopter Services to Veteran Travelers to Former Battle Fields in Ba Ria Vung Tau
The company is going to launch a day trip by private charter helicopter to Ba Ria Vung Tau for interested travelers from Ho Chi Minh City. The Luxury Travel Company (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com ), Vietnam’s leading bespoke travel experience, is experienced in providing special services and... - September 28, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Stacey Dash is the New Face of Tiret Timepieces
Stacey Dash, the beautiful and talented model, actress & designer can be seen wearing the latest Tiret campaign. The campaign is shot for 2 different collections. One featuring the Gotham collection and the other featuring “Second Chance. ” Stacey has become widely known for her... - September 28, 2010 - Tiret New York
Vietnam's First Luxury Tour Operator Receives “The Year’s Best” Award in the Tourism Industry
Luxury Travel Ltd Receives “The Year’s Best” Award in the Tourism Industry in Vietnam with 124 leading tourism businesses at the 11th Guide Awards ceremony in Da Nang city on September 25. The prestigious awards recognize excellent performance by hotels, resorts, and room booking... - September 28, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd