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Oistr.com Announces a New Way of Booking Hotels Online: Surf, Find What You Need Based on a Map, Not a List
Oistr.com, a product of Oggle Interactive Inc. has been approved by Expedia to provide online hotel bookings using an innovative visual map-based interface. - June 25, 2009 - Oggle Interactive Inc.
World-Class Wines Showcased at the South African Food & Wine Festival
Fifteen of the finest wines to come out of the world-renown wine regions of Stellenbosch, Paarl & Robertson Valley, S.A. will be showcased at the 4th annual South African Food & Wine Festival, July 10th, 11th & 12th 2009 at Grayhaven Winery, Gum Spring, Virginia. The festival is a celebration of the culture, food, wine and music of South Africa. Visitors will taste a stellar line-up of wines from Cape Point Vineyards, Mulderbosch and others as well as Grayhaven’s own award-winning wines. - June 24, 2009 - Grayhaven Winery
Luxury Link Announces World MasterCard® Partnership
World MasterCard® Cardholders Save $150 on LuxuryLink.com Purchases. - June 24, 2009 - Luxury Link LLC.
Lanzarote Guidebook - Free Summer Edition Out Now
Anyone planning a holiday in Lanzarote this summer can download a comprehensive 96 page guide to the island - entirely free of charge. - June 24, 2009 - Lanzarote Guidebook
Seapaths.com Invites Diving Enthusiasts to "Come Scuba Diving Off the Greek Islands - and We’ll Pick Up the Tab! Packages" for 2009 Spring and Summer Season
Seapaths.com has been providing high-quality all-inclusive yacht charters around the Greek islands since 1987. They offer themed excursion packages for couples, families and corporate trips. And from now until July 12, 2009, they’ll pick up the diving tab for parties booking an all-inclusive charter to the Greek island destination of their choice. - June 24, 2009 - Seapaths
Chinavisa 24 and ChinaMobile 24 Partner with DialtoSave.com
Last week the two companies joined forces with DialtoSave.com in an aggressive online campaign to promote each business through the other. - June 24, 2009 - Firstvisa 24
Espace-Maroc Launches “Pay What You Want” for Riads in Marrakech
Espace-Maroc launches this revolutionary formula for its Hotels and Riads in Marrakech. This promotion promises save money to international travellers on a budget and to promote tourism to Morocco during the current world economic recession. - June 24, 2009 - Espace-Maroc
Luxury Travel Company Invests in Its Employees in Tough Times
Luxury Travel Company Invests in their employees for developing the luxury tourism in Asia. There are several constraints in current tourism training, including inadequate and backward facilities and equipment, limited practical skills of teachers as well as poor collaboration between training... - June 23, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Carol Garza-Thompson of Compass Rose Cruise Planners Offers Exclusive Royal Caribbean Mega Sale
Carol Garza-Thompson of Compass Rose Cruise Planners, is hosting an exclusive sale June 22 – 29, 2009 on all Royal Caribbean International bookings for itineraries sailing July 1 - December 31, 2009. - June 23, 2009 - Compass Rose Cruise Planners
The Vietnamese Tourism Product in the Luxury Segment Will be Promoted at Top Resa, Paris, France for the First Time
Luxury Travel Company and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Promote the Vietnamese tourism product in the luxury segment at TOP RESA in Paris in September. - June 22, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
GTMC Net Releases White Label Online Hotel Booking Platform for Global Travel Agents
Solution will enable travel agents in any part of the world to offer online bookings in over 90,000 hotels worldwide. Designed to enable travel agents to capitalize on the boom in online travel booking, the white label product is absolutely free to use and can be set up in languages other than English. With over 20 travel agents already using the online solution, company expects at least 100 travel agents to sign by the end of 2009. - June 22, 2009 - GTMC Net Pte Ltd
A Unique and Dramatic New Memoir, Adopting Alesia: My Crusade for My Russian Daughter
When single 40-something Dee Thompson's choir went to Russia, she never thought she would meet a little girl who would become her daughter. An energetic 11 year old blonde waif captured her heart, and she returned home determined to find a way to become a mother. Despite a job layoff, an uncaring boyfriend, a lack of money, an unsympathetic agency, and a host of other problems. Dee persevered, and eventually brought home a Russian adolescent. This is the story of that tumultuous journey. - June 21, 2009 - Dee Thompson
Twenty Years and Three Generations of Family Makes a Castle Home for Thousands
Twenty years after Denver’s historic stone mansion, The Raymond House, was nearing demolition, the Peiker family’s three generations of innkeepers get ready to celebrate two decades of teas, dinners, weddings and gracious bed and breakfast lodging. It is a celebration of how unemployment and a dream to turn a derelict castle into an internationally recognized unique destination for travelers came to be. - June 21, 2009 - Castle Marne B&B
RateTiger Retains Integration Leadership with 400 Actual Connections
RateTiger leads with largest number of website integrations. - June 21, 2009 - eRevMax Inc.
Just Added to Blues Traveler Concert
Lead singer of Kenny Wayne's Shephard's band Noah Hunt will take the stage with the opening act for Blues Traveler Concert, Scotty Bratcher on June 27, 2009 at JD Legends Entertainment Complex. - June 20, 2009 - Samaan Ventures, Inc
Barceló Hotels and Resorts Appoints Deyna Molina as Sales Manager, Southeast U.S.
Leading hotelier Barceló Hotels & Resorts announces the appointment of Deyna Molina to the position of sales manager for the southeastern region of the United States. Molina joins Barceló Hotels & Resorts from Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in Miami, Florida, where she served... - June 20, 2009 - Barcelo Hotels & Resorts
Sheraton Grande Laguna Welcomes Top Travel Consultants in Mega Thailand Trip
Sheraton Grande Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort, Phuket provided a warm welcome to top sellers from The Hayes & Jarvis and Thomson Worldwide on Monday 8th June 2009 - June 20, 2009 - Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket
STA Travel to Donate $7 Per Online Order to Charity, Match All Donations
STA Travel - a global travel specialist with 30 years experience helping students, teachers and young professionals travel the world – today announced that for every order placed on statravel.com on Monday, June 22, 2009, $7 will be donated to support a project providing children in Peru with... - June 20, 2009 - STA Travel
New Website Launches to Help Reduce Fatalities at the Running of the Bulls in Spain
Technology Joins Tradition: Spanish media group launches the first website in English to facilitate multimedia communication (utilizing social networks like Facebook and Twitter) between experienced bull runners and novices about running with the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. - June 20, 2009 - BullRunning.com
Flamingos Who Won’t Think Pink
Two baby flamingos are causing zookeepers problems at ZSL London Zoo…because they don’t like the colour pink. - June 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Arizona High School Student Wins Travel Photo Contest
Holly Vins, a recent graduate of Mountain View High School was named the winner of Explorica Educational Travel's spring Student Photo Contest. Vins was awarded the grand prize, a $300 gift card to Amazon.com, for her adventurous landscape shot atop a cliff at Machu Picchu in Peru. “It... - June 19, 2009 - Explorica, Inc.
Mississippi Historical Markers Launched at StoppingPoints.com
StoppingPoints.com has released a new section based upon the historical markers of Mississippi. The Mississippi section includes about 700 historic sites and markers, identified, mapped, and further mashed-up with additional unique data. - June 19, 2009 - StoppingPoints.com
Luxury Link and Saks Fifth Avenue - It’s in the Bag
Customers purchase $75 in beauty products and receive $100 off their next purchase on LuxuryLink.com. - June 19, 2009 - Luxury Link LLC.
Nikko Hotels Summer Deals Offer Affordable Escape
To help ease summer travelers through the recession, Nikko Hotels announces summer packages at five locations: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bali, San Francisco and Fujairah. Guests can vacation at these destinations in luxury accommodations, without digging too deeply into their pockets. Below are the... - June 19, 2009 - JAL Hotels Co., Ltd.
ActiveTravel Asia Promotes Trekking Tours in Mai Chau Area Northwest of Vietnam
Mai Chau is the heart of a beautiful valley that is a world away from the hustle of Hanoi. The modern village is an unappealing sprawl, but as travelers emerge on the rice fields and rural living is transformed into a real paradise. It’s a stunning area, and the most people here are ethnic White Thai, distantly related to tribes in Thailand, Laos and China. - June 19, 2009 - Active Travel Asia
EyeforTravel Positions Itself as the Beating Heart of Mobile in the Travel and Tourism Industry
EyeforTravel Research releases the Second volume of its Mobile Technology in travel report series as part of the Travel School of Mobile Educational Initiative. This free resource is focused on assisting travel and tourism to understand the potential impact of mobile on the travel buying cycle and the various technologies and solutions that are available to the industry. - June 19, 2009 - EyeforTravel Research
Carlsbad Surfboard Rack Mfg. Company Expands Market with Launch of New Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) Rack Design – Sales Strengthen
TBONERACKS™, an innovator in sports-equipment storage, finds a niche market in the stand up paddle board (SUP) craze with the introduction of its new ceiling-mounted rack designed to store stand up paddle boards, surfboards, longboards, kayaks and more. The market resounds positively to new design and sales boom. - June 18, 2009 - TBONERACKS
"Shelltone Music with the Whales" Summer Solstice Debut Onboard with S. F. Bay Whale Watching, San Francisco, This Sunday
S.F. Bay Whale Watching in collaboration with the international Shelltone Whale Project, is providing a unique Summer Soltice experience this Sunday, June 21. Pierre Lavagne and his Shelltone will perform "whale music" amongst the Humpback Whales in the Gulf of the Farallones. - June 18, 2009 - S. F. Bay Whale Watching
ActiveTravel Asia Promotes Unique Set-Departure Trekking Tours in Northern Vietnam Named "Conquer Fansipan-Cat Cat Route"
With 6-day trekking tour to conquer Mount Fansipan, the travelers will have challenging experience and victorious feelings at the top of Indochina roof when travelers join in Conquer Fansipan - Cat Cat Route tour in Northern Vietnam. - June 18, 2009 - Active Travel Asia
Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. Launches eBuzz Connect(TM) Online Social Media Management for the Hospitality and Travel Market
Milestone Internet Marketing launches eBuzz Connect(TM), its cutting edge Social Media Management System targeted at the hospitality and travel industries. - June 18, 2009 - Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc.
Tailwind Tours Launches Operations
Company offers personalized road and mountain bike trips - June 18, 2009 - Tailwind Tours
Eileen Tener, ACC of Cruise Planners Offers Exclusive Royal Caribbean Mega Sale
Eileen Tener of Cruise Planners is hosting an exclusive sale June 22 – 29, 2009 on all Royal Caribbean International bookings for itineraries sailing July 1 - December 31, 2009. - June 18, 2009 - Cruise And Vacation Paradise (a Cruise Planners/American Express franchise), Eileen Tener
Trax.com Trivia Game Shows Travelers Better Options
Game shines light on the liberation of the online travel industry. - June 18, 2009 - Trax
Legacy Hotels and Resorts Announces Further Hotels to Its Chain
An expanding UK chain has added two further hotels to its portfolio. Legacy Hotels and Resorts has announced it is to operate and manage The Legacy Royal Hotel Cardiff in Cardiff and The Wyck Hill House Hotel and Spa in Gloucestershire. The group now has 11 hotels within its control across the UK... - June 18, 2009 - Legacy Hotels
Rentalo.com Partners with Travel Guard a Leading Travel Insurance Provider
Rentalo.com, an international, online lodging directory, announced today that it is offering its customers comprehensive vacation rental protection travel insurance plans through Travel Guard, one of the nation’s leading providers of travel insurance and assistance. Faced with an America... - June 17, 2009 - Rentalo.com
Cebu Eco-Centre Inc. Announces Its Plans to Build Southeast Asia’s First Eco-Centre
Cebu Eco-Centre Inc (CEC) today announced its plans to build Southeast Asia’s first eco-centre on Olango Island, Cebu, Philippines. CEC will be building a 50-room, 100-bed facility along with classrooms, a scuba diving center, electronic library, observation tower, restaurant-bar, mangrove... - June 17, 2009 - Cebu Eco-Centre
Talvor Wows at QLD RV Show
Two new vehicle models from Australian RV manufacturer Talvor Motorhomes have impressed industry pundits and the general public alike at the Queensland Caravan and Camping Show. Held from June 3 to 9 at Brisbane’s RNA showgrounds, the show was described as the “perfect platform” to debut the new vehicle models by Talvor Business manager Paul Truman. - June 17, 2009 - Apollo Motorhomes
Fishing Spots Making Online Impact
JustGoFishin.com, an online directory and information hub for the Gulf Coast sport fishing community, announces the launch of their latest website addition, Fishing Spots. Found online at fishingspots.justgofishin.com, Fishing Spots offers accurate, updated information specific to some of the best... - June 16, 2009 - JustGoFishin.com
Five-Star Resort The Broadmoor Supports Consumers Demand for Non-Linear Vacations
Data shows long vacations are out; historic summer-long deal perfect for short escapes - June 16, 2009 - The Broadmoor
Summertime Apartments in Rome by Rome Sweet Home
Apartments Rome by Rome Sweet Home will make feel and live the city just like an authentic Roman. - June 16, 2009 - Rome Sweet Home
Applicants Get Help with Visa Information Pack
National Visas, a world leader in Australian immigration services, offers to assist clients with their visitor visa application via the Visa Information Pack. This service can help assist clients in self-managing and submitting a valid Australian visa application to the Australian Department of... - June 16, 2009 - National Visas
New Visa Policy Facilitates Visits to Armenia
In unprecedented steps to boost tourist arrivals, Armenia has introduced a new shorter stay visa for guests. - June 16, 2009 - Armenian Tourism Development Agency
Why 'Apartment and Villa Rentals?'
Why choose 'Apartment and Villa Rentals' to advertise your rental property? - June 14, 2009 - Apartment and Villa Rentals - Self Catering Holidays
Live Music, Mountain Venue, Historic Rails on Tap for Sudsy Summer Fun
Annual brewfest a favorite with micro-brew lovers and train fans. - June 14, 2009 - Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
Wildcat Mountain Set to Open Daily for Motorcycle Week’s "Rally in the Valley." Scenic Gondola Ride Discount for Bikers & Free for Dads on Fathers Day.
Wildcat began operating daily Saturday, June 13th just in time for the legendary Laconia motorcycle week. New this year, Wildcat Mountain is taking part in the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce & MWV Hog Chapter’s 2nd annual Rally in the Valley happening June 15th – 19th. - June 14, 2009 - Wildcat Mountain
Venice Gondola Agency Teams Up with HostelsClub Online Travel Agency
Discounted Gondola tour price due to economic crisis and how HostelsClub.com, an international booking site, wants to make that luxury affordable for budget travelers. - June 14, 2009 - HostelsClub
IHR Launches Tourist-Friendly Maps in Its Website
Last week Indiahotelreview.com India's fastest growing online travel agency introduced a new plan of tourist friendly Destination Charts and Standard Maps to make destinations more attractive as well as accessible to the vacationers. - June 14, 2009 - Vriti Infocom Pvt. Ltd.
Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates – Christies Great Estates is Exclusive Broker for the Teton Club
Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates – Christies Great Estate’s announced today that they are the exclusive brokerage for the Teton Club located in Teton Village, Wyoming. The broker will work with the developer of the Teton Club to sell out the club's remaining inventory. Jackson Hole... - June 13, 2009 - Living In Jackson Hole
Zoo Night Whipsnade 3rd July 18:30 – 22:00 is What’s on in Bedfordshire in July
Relax and enjoy a summer evening at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo as the sun sets over the Chiltern Hills For one night only ZSl Whipsnade Zoo will open its doors after hours to give you and your friends a Friday night out with a difference. - June 13, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Zoo Night at London Zoo is What’s On in London on 7th August 2009 18:30 - 22:00
Escape and unwind this summer and let ZSL London Zoo entertain you by twilight. For one night only ZSL London Zoo will open its doors after hours to give you and your friends a Friday night out with a difference. - June 13, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo