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IcelandTotal.com Offers Volcano Tours in Iceland
Volcano tours have become the hottest activity in Iceland recently. Tour operators are offering numerous day trips to see the Iceland volcano eruption including Icelandtotal.com, Iceland’s One Stop Travel Shop which offers a broad selection of different volcano tours. Vignir Gudjonsson,... - September 16, 2010 - Iceland Total
Pacific Resort Wins Big at the 2010 HM Awards
Pacific Resort Rarotonga has received a high distinction accolade for “Environmental Program of the Year” at the 8th Annual HM Awards Gala Dinner held on Friday 3 September 2010. This award places Pacific Resort Rarotonga as the runner-up in the Australasia region to the Wolgan Valley... - September 15, 2010 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
JapanQuest Journeys and Asia Jet Announce an Exciting New Partnership for Private Luxury Air Travel and Bespoke Luxury Journeys to Japan
JapanQuest Journeys and Asia Jet are pleased to announce a partnership to jointly offer bespoke “tailor-made” luxury journeys to Japan to bring high-end clients the ultimate in luxury air and on-the-ground travel. The collaboration combines Asia Jet’s deep knowledge and experience flying the finest private jet fleet and providing prestigious service, with JapanQuest Journey’s expertise and reach on tailor-made luxury journeys as well as insider access. - September 15, 2010 - JapanQuest Journeys
Voyage Manager Releases GDS Integration
Voyage Manager, one of the world's most effective travel monitoring and security tools now provides integration with the leading GDS systems. - September 15, 2010 - Voyage Manager
Joseph Brecker Cruises Now Offering Land Adventures
Joseph Brecker is pleased to announce that Joseph Brecker Cruises and its travel partner, CruisesInc. Have teamed up with some of the travel industries biggest providers to offer more adventures and more travel options. “I am excited and pleased that finally we are able to offer even more... - September 15, 2010 - Joseph Brecker - Cruises Inc
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Rejoins Forces with ARES
The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau has rejoined with Advanced Reservation Systems, Inc. (ARES), to provide online travel booking capabilities for consumers via the www.choosechicago.com website. - September 12, 2010 - Advanced Reservation Services, Inc.
Béziers Mediterranean Publicises Geocaching Treasure-Trails
The Béziers Mediterranean Tourist Office treasure-trails; discover the region's highlights through 'Geocaching' hi-tech treasure hunting game played with a GPS. - September 12, 2010 - Béziers Mediterranean Tourist Office
Travel To Go Goes Green
Travel To Go is doing their part to help protect the environment by announcing their new go green campaign. In celebration of 20 years of value service to vacationers throughout the U.S., Travel To Go is finding new ways to go green and inviting others to share their ideas as well. - September 11, 2010 - Travel To Go
Luxury Travel Vietnam To Open New Office in Saigon and Offer Discount
Coincidentally Luxury Travel Won a Guide Awards 2010 and Has Just Opened a New Saigon Operations Office. With on going business development, Luxury Travel has just opened a new operations office at 29 Road 23, Vinh Hoi Street, Dist 4, Ho Chi Minh City. All phones and fax lines are the same 08... - September 07, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Charter Clients Protected and Informed Through RYL’s Price Security Program
RYL, a private-aviation and lifestyle company, has created a Price Security Program for its new and returning clientele in order to ensure proper pricing through competitor comparison. - September 07, 2010 - RYL
Zip Holidays Enters the Glooming UK Cheap Package Holidays Market
With 14 package holidays tour operators ceasing trading this year, 2010 hasn't brought very good news for the cheap package holiday sector. Amongst names like Goldtrail, Sun 4u, Flight Options, Blue Skies Destinations, Bond Tours, Scantours, Love holidays, The Flight Bureau, Adventura, Finlays Skiing, Wigmore, Birdseekers and Malachite, Zip Holidays brings yet another cheap holidays comparison tool that they think can work to provide more bookings for partner tour operators. - September 06, 2010 - Zip Holidays
Free for a Limited Time – Walt Disney World Secrets Notescast for the iPod Classic
TimeStream Software announces free downloads of its fun “Walt Disney World Secrets” Notescast app for the iPod Classic and iPod nano – For a limited time. - September 05, 2010 - TimeStream Software
Vancouver Eco Tours Provides Free Tours in Veggie Van
Local Eco Tours fueled with recycled Veggie Oil. - September 04, 2010 - AAA Vancouver Eco Tours
Ludus Tours Partners with USA Weightlifting
USA Weightlifting announces that Ludus Tours has signed on as the organization’s Official Travel and Hospitality Partner. - September 04, 2010 - Ludus Tours
AdventureSmith Explorations Helps Guide Return of Small Ship Adventure Cruising to Alaska’s Inside Passage
AdventureSmith Explorations Enhances Alaska Program with Two Newly Refurbished Ships and Never Before Offered Activities for the 2011 Season Where the Concept of Active Cruising First Began. - September 04, 2010 - AdventureSmith Explorations
Ludus Tours and Flotrack Launch FlotrackTours
Ludus Tours and Flocasts have teamed up for the 2012 Summer Games, with the goal of providing the ultimate experience for the some of the world's most passionate fans. - September 04, 2010 - Ludus Tours
First Hawaii Tour Reservation and Souvenir Gift Shop Website
Discover Hawaii Tours announces the launch of on-line gift and souvenir shop. - September 04, 2010 - Discover Hawaii Tours
USA Taekwondo Teams with Ludus Tours for London Summer Games
Ludus Tours announces a partnership with USA Taekwondo for 2012 Summer Games and other travel opportunities for international competitions. - September 03, 2010 - Ludus Tours
City-Discovery.com Names Its Top 10 Summer Activities in San Francisco
From the classic Cable cars the city is known for, to Segways and electric bikes, City Discovery presents its top 10 things to do in San Francisco this summer. - September 02, 2010 - City Discovery
Raymond Vineyards and Wine Train Team Up on New Tour
New tour offers both sides of the Napa Valley, a morning winery tour of Raymond Vineyards, and lunch on the historic Napa Valley Wine Train. - September 02, 2010 - Napa Valley Wine Train
Elraha.com: Spas, Beauty Centers and Plastic Surgery Centers Directory for Beirut/Lebanon
Recently, a new Lebanese directory specialized in gathering and listing Spas, Beauty Centers and Medical Centers around "Beirut" and all over Lebanon has been launched by Jreissati Enterprises S,A,L. - September 01, 2010 - Elraha
JapanQuest Journeys Announces the Launch of Its Bespoke Luxury Travel Business Focused on Japan and Website
Founders Scott Gilman and Philip Rosenfeld are pleased to introduce JapanQuest Journeys to the high-end luxury travel marketplace and the launch of its website. - September 01, 2010 - JapanQuest Journeys
Cruise Specialists Founder Janet Lanterman Earns Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Travel Specialist Award for 11 Years in a Row
Lanterman appeared on the magazine’s prestigious list of the world’s top travel specialists for her world cruise expertise. - September 01, 2010 - Cruise Specialists
Yats International Upgrades Their Garden Wedding Packages
Increasingly well known for not only a preferred resort hotel in Clark Philippines but also for its beautiful garden wedding venues, Pampanga Clark Freeport’s Clearwater Resort finds itself hosting events like wedding and anniversaries. Built on 13 hectares of land, this resort hotel in Clark Philippines offers over 10 private wedding venues. - September 01, 2010 - Yats International
Brett/Robinson to Sponsor Triathlon Events in Gulf Shores
The 2010 Brett/Robinson Alabama Coastal Triathlon and Tri-It-On Triathlon will take place on September 11th at The Hangout in Gulf Shores. The event will offer two different race distances and a relay team option. - September 01, 2010 - Brett Robinson
Joseph Brecker Cruises and Holland America Line Team Together to Support Special Olympics
Joseph Brecker Cruises has teamed with Holland America Line to provide this years (7) seven-night cruise donation to the 2010 Pier del Sol silent auction, to benefit Southern California’s Special Olympics. - September 01, 2010 - Joseph Brecker - Cruises Inc
Onlyrooms.com is Growing by 5 New Countries a Month
The online travel market is more and more competitive and fierce. With hundreds of new book websites coming out every week, is it really possible for a small European-based hotel booking website to really compete ? - August 30, 2010 - onlyrooms.com
Award Winning Photographer, David Slater, to Join Aqua-Firma’s Antarctica, South Georgia & Falklands Wildlife Voyage (6th – 25th Feb, 2011)
Award Winning Wildlife Photographer David Slater is set to join Aqua-Firma again in February on their Wildlife and Photography Expedition Voyage to South Georgia, the Antarctica Peninsula and the Falkland Islands. David will be on hand to assist passengers with their photography and will endeavour to help them capture on camera the very best of Antarctica's fascinating wildlife and spectacular landscapes. - August 29, 2010 - Aqua-Firma Worldwide Ltd
Ava's Only Golden Globe Nominated Role; The Night of the Iguana to be Shown During the Sixth Annual Ava Gardner Festival
Festival Celebrates Ava's Life and Career. - August 28, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Skin is in - Naked Vacations Gain in Popularity Especially at The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, California
From CNN, to MSN.com Smart Spending, to ABC, CBS, NBC, to MSNBC, USA Today, to the John Tesh radio show Intelligence for your Life, tripadvisor.com and more, the media has been reporting all summer long on the fastest growing vacation trend... Nakations. Nakations are topless or nude vacations at clothing optional and nudist resorts and nude beaches. In 2010, skin truly is in. It's time to try a topless or nude vacation. - August 27, 2010 - The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa
World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League and Tropicana Las Vegas Announce Best-In-Class Partnership
World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League (WPTAPL) and Tropicana Las Vegas are proud to announce their new partnership. These two innovative companies are joining forces to offer the poker community something never seen before, a worldwide amateur No Limit Texas Hold ’Em championship event. Tropicana Las Vegas will host the inaugural World Poker Tour Amateur Championship (WPTAC) April 20th – 23rd, 2011. - August 27, 2010 - World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League
VacationRentalHotSpots.com Offers Unique and Affordable Florida Vacation Rentals
VacationRentalHotSpots.com, a leading Florida vacation rental website, recently added a wide array of new inventory by partnering with ABetterStay.com. Florida vacationers can now reserve Florida vacation rentals and specialty lodging on-line. Free search tools are provided and there is no required registration, login or account access. You can save time and effort with the new ability to view and book vacation rentals on-line. - August 27, 2010 - Vacation Rental Hot Spots.com
Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges Offers Sustainable, Land-Based Multi-Island Touring, Three Eco-Lodges and PADI Dive Resort Distinction
Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges is Breaking New Ground with Island Hopping Land Alternatives to What Has Traditionally Been a Cruise-Only Vacation Destination - August 26, 2010 - Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges
Poland Medical Tourist Arrival Driven by Dental & Plastic Surgery Says TechSci Research
Low cost treatment facilities and world class medical expertise attracting a large number of medical travellers to Polish clinics in recent years. - August 25, 2010 - TechSci Research
BKWine Makes "World’s Top Wine Tours" According to Travel and Leisure Magazine
BKWine has just been named one of the world’s best wine tour organisers by TravelAndLeisure.com. T+L singles out BKWine as the tour operator who is best for the traveller who wants to meet the winemakers and who wants to have a personal and unique experience. - August 25, 2010 - BKWine AB
Totovr.com’s Vacation Rental Exchange Listings Help Owners as Slumping Economy Takes Its Toll
Vacation Rental Exchanges give Owners more value in tough economic times. - August 22, 2010 - totovr.com
Ava's Signature Film, The Barefoot Contessa, to be Shown During the Sixth Annual Ava Gardner Festival
Festival Celebrates Ava's Life and Career - August 21, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Country Club, Featuring Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Offering Homes with 100% Financing
With beautiful mountain and volcano views, Guanacaste Country Club's unique setting is nothing less than breathtaking. And now a lot or home in this fully secured and gated country club complete with Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is available to investors for as little as $0 down and with... - August 19, 2010 - Virtus 1 Costa Rica Real Estate
Action Catamarans Sets Longer Sails for Summer
Private Miami boat charter Action Catamarans hosts events out on the water and into the sunset with appreciation for the ocean this summer. - August 19, 2010 - Action Catamarans
My Outdoor Calendar Launches, Allows Users to Book Their Next Hunting or Fishing Trip Online
Hunting Square launches its sister company, My Outdoor Calendar, to allow members to book hunting and fishing trips online. The company is bringing attention to guides and outfitters worldwide to show concern for the use of technology in the outdoor industry. Now fly shops, dude ranches, marinas, and 5 star resorts can take advantage of My Outdoor Calendar's system to book more clients. - August 18, 2010 - Hunting Square
Omaha Cancer Survivor to Host National Syndicated Cable Show
“It is about using my new perspective on life and incorporating the underground culture I call, ‘Travel Hacking.’” –Aaron Carotta, Host, “Alive! With Adventure Aaron” - August 18, 2010 - Adventure Aaron Productions
Brooklyn Bridge Walking Tour
Capture the beauty of New York City by walking the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset. - August 18, 2010 - Walking Tours Manhattan
Aurora Travel Releases Seat-in-Coach Tours in Vietnam and Cambodia
Reporting an increase of 150% in profit as compared to the same period last year regardless of the severe aftermath of the global economic crisis, Vietnam’s respected tour operator Aurora Travel just decided to keep on with its ongoing triumph by unveiling carefully tailored Seat-in-Coach Tours highlighting both Vietnam and Cambodia. - August 14, 2010 - Aurora Travel
"Reading Tennessee Williams" Will be a Part of the Ava Gardner Festival
Festival attendees encouraged to read Tennessee Williams' "The Night of the Iguana" - August 14, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Vietnam’s First Luxury Travel Operator to Exhibit at WTM London 2010
Luxury Travel Group (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) will exhibit at the 2010 ITB Asia from Nov 08-11, 2010 in Excel London. World Travel Market - the premier global event for the travel industry - is a vibrant four-day business-to-business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and... - August 14, 2010 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrated at Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen has prepared a delicious selection of quality mooncakes with varieties including white lotus paste with double egg yolk, to black sesame, to assorted nuts and ham. - August 11, 2010 - Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
South African Tour Operator Privet Africa Travel Launches New Travel Booking Website privetafrica.ru
New website aims to popularize South African destination for Russian speaking tourists. Privet Africa Travel offers unique tour packages and excellent service. - August 10, 2010 - Privet Africa Travel
Pacific Resorts Finalist in the 2010 HM Awards
Pacific Resort Aitutaki & Pacific Resort Rarotonga have been named as a Finalist in the 2010 HM Awards for Hotel & Accommodation Excellence, with the winners due to be announced in Sydney on September 3. Pacific Resort Aitutaki is a region finalist in the “South Pacific Property of... - August 09, 2010 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
Lakelubbers.com Explores Lake Shipwrecks
Although shipwrecks conjure up images of ships sinking in open seas or running aground on dangerous shoals, lakes have claimed their share of shipwrecks. Lakelubbers explores shipwrecks at 10 North American vacation lakes in their latest newsletter at: http://www.lakelubbers.com/newsletter-08-2010.html. Lakelubbers.com features tourism and historical information on 1,650 of the most popular vacation lakes in 50 USA states and 60 countries. - August 09, 2010 - Lakelubbers LLC
Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys and the Largest Sturgis Bike Rally in History
Thousands of motorcyclists including Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, Brown, Koro & Romag, LLP are arriving in Sturgis, SD for Sturgis Bike Week and many observers are predicting 2010 will be the biggest year yet. - August 08, 2010 - Brown, Koro & Romag