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Africa Adventure Consultants’ Animal Experience of a Lifetime
Africa Adventure Consultants’ Serengeti Classic Private Camps safari was honored in this month’s National Geographic Traveler magazine as one of the top twelve best Animal Experiences of a Lifetime. As described by the magazine, “The spectacle of 1.5 million wildebeest plus... - September 24, 2008 - Africa Adventure Consultants
Epicurean Ways Takes Travelers on a Food and Wine Tour of Southern Spain for Thanksgiving
Epicurean Ways announces a Thanksgiving in Spain Culinary Tour. An intimate small-group journey through Andalucía in southern Spain highlights authentic regional cuisine, premier wines, renowned Andalusian chefs and private tours. - September 20, 2008 - Epicurean Ways
Portugal & Spain Invest in Promoting Iberian Peninsula as Single Destination
PortugalSpainBoth.com Offers Leisure Travelers New Online Content, “Deals” and Fulfillment Services. - September 19, 2008 - Portugal? Spain? Both.
New Sensational European Adventures at 10% off from G.A.P Adventures
For the price of a typical morning commute, explore quaint medieval European towns. - September 19, 2008 - G Adventures
The Number of Medical Tourists in Czech Republic Still Growing
Foreign customers discover diagnosis possibilities in the Czech Republic. - September 19, 2008 - Spa-Resorts.cz
Kent Redding Featured as "Green Travel" Expert on Travel Trade Panel
Kent Redding, president of Africa Adventure Consultants, was featured this weekend on a panel discussion on the topic of “Green Travel Trends” as part of the Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa’s (APTA) National Forum. Africa Adventure Consultants operates carbon neutral safaris in Africa. - September 18, 2008 - Africa Adventure Consultants
Universal Action Travel - Tech Expansion Continues Satisfying Travelers
Recent technological advances by Universal Action Travel has satisfied travelers in the way they submit and process their reservations. - September 17, 2008 - Universal Action Travel, Inc.
CruisingOn.com to Host Virtual Event During Nationwide "World's Largest Cruise Night" Promotion
On October 16, 2008 CruisingOn.com will join thousands of cruise-selling travel agents in the World’s Largest Cruise Night, an exciting event in which travel agencies across North America band together to provide consumers with a world of information on cruise vacations. If they choose,... - September 13, 2008 - CruisingOn.Com
Clear Skies, Great Diving and No Hurricanes in Nassau, Bahamas
Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas is happy to report that Hurricane Ike passed Nassau hundreds of miles to the South leaving them with sunny skies, a light breeze and great diving. This photo was taken this morning as divers boarded one of their new custom 46’ Newton dive boats for a two tank... - September 11, 2008 - Stuart Cove
Moon Handbooks Philadelphia is Here; Independence Visitor Center Hosts Book Launch Party on 9/19/08
The first edition of Moon Philadelphia, written by Philadelphia native and journalist Karrie Gavin, is now available online and will be in bookstores nationwide in early September. The release party will be held in the ballroom at the Independence Visitor Center (6th and Market Streets) on Friday, September 19, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Media, tourism and hospitality leaders, and others are invited. Guests are asked to RSVP to moonphilly@gmail.com by September 12, 2008. - September 11, 2008 - Independence Visitor Center
Lynne Cheney Reveals Her New Book, We the People: The Story of Our Constitution, to Local Students at Independence Visitor Center
On Wednesday, September 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney, will give a brief lecture, followed by a book signing of her newly-released children’s book at the Independence Visitor Center (6th & Market Streets). - September 10, 2008 - Independence Visitor Center
Santa’s Gift to Gloomy UK
In the face of economic doom and gloom in the UK families are still booking Lapland trips to meet the real Santa Claus, in their thousands. Santa holiday specialist Esprit Holidays said “We have more early bookings for families to visit Father Christmas this year than ever before. Despite... - September 10, 2008 - Esprit Holidays
Independence Visitor Center’s 4th Annual “Battle of the Soft Pretzels”
On Friday, October 3, the dough will fly once again. It is sure to be a fight to the finish when the fourth annual “Battle of the Soft Pretzels” commences at the Independence Visitor Center (located at 6th & Market Streets) from noon – 2:00 p.m., in honor of National Pretzel Month. - September 10, 2008 - Independence Visitor Center
A New Traveling Guide in Indonesia; voltras travel’s Sales Office Launched
voltras travel Sales Office which is located at Tanjung Priok area, offers travel solutions, including flights and hotels, domestic and international. - September 06, 2008 - voltras travel
First Company to Receive an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Belize
Astrum Helicopters is the first Company to Receive an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Belize. - September 05, 2008 - Astrum Helicopters
G.A.P Adventures Holds Travel Photo Story Contest
G.A.P Adventures, a world leader in adventure travel, is encouraging travellers to share the stories that inspired their best photos. - August 29, 2008 - G Adventures
Spanish Wine and Olive Oil Tasting Event
Epicurean Ways and the Market Street Wine Shop led a Spanish wine and olive oil tasting event on Monday, August 25, 2008, in the Pink Warehouse in Downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. - August 26, 2008 - Epicurean Ways
Korea Tourism and Charming Asia Announces Partnership
Charming Asia joins Korea Tourism Organization with its “Korea, Sparkling” brand to heavily promote one of Asia’s fast emerging travel destinations. - August 22, 2008 - Charming Asia
Planeterra Helps Treat Blindness in Tibet
Planeterra, G.A.P Adventures’ non-profit foundation, has raised funds to donate to the Seva Canada Society, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the elimination of preventable and treatable blindness. The goal is to support an eye camp in Tibet. The eye camp will be... - August 21, 2008 - G Adventures
Holiday Amazon Cruise with GreenTracks
The GreenTracks Amazon Cruise is an ecotour on the Amazon River and its tributaries. You will explore the upper reaches of the exotic Amazon in Peru, one of the world's greatest ecosystems on a colorful Amazon riverboat. - August 20, 2008 - GreenTracks, Inc.
Zen Resort Bali Surya Meditation and Ayurveda Retreat: Inner Peace and Divine Healing Power with Swathimaa and Raymond Prohs
Zen Resort situated in a serene and peaceful environment in north Bali, surrounded by rice fields, vineyards and natural forest, is the venue of this September 2008 Bali Surya meditation and ayurveda retreat with international healers and renowned teachers Swathimaa and Raymond Prohs, both senior students of the Indian Saint Sri Kaleshwar who is the first to reveal the actual spiritual practices of India’s saints to Western students. - August 20, 2008 - Zen Resort Bali
Premier Cities Paris and Prague Up on TravelGuide.TV Travel Video Website
Joining the TravelGuide collection, Paris and Prague are two of the top Europe city destinations. Stunning views of these historical cities come to life in the sharp tourism videos – 9 for each city with the wonderful visitor attractions in high quality visuals. France is the top city destination while many visitors to Prague say “fun” is the main reason for their visit. Webmasters with Prague and Paris sites can embed the videos from TravelGuide.tv set up by Stephen O’Shaughnessy of Dublin. - August 16, 2008 - TravelGuide.TV
Chocolate Lover’s Tour Eurochocolate 2008 in Perugia, Italy
Love Umbria today announced the launch of a Chocolate Lovers’ Tour to coincide with Eurochocolate 2008 which takes place this year from 18th to 26th October in Perugia, Italy. - August 16, 2008 - Love Umbria Limited
New Charming Asia GoldValue Tours Target the Budget Traveler
With interests to travel to Asia rising up to an all-time high, Charming Asia announces its new tour series to target the larger pool of budget and casual travelers. - August 15, 2008 - Charming Asia
Inner Maldives Holidays Selected as Host Buyer for PATA Travel Mart 2008
Inner Maldives Holidays is pleased to announce that the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has selected Inner Maldives Holidays as a Host Buyer for PATA Travel Mart 2008. PATA - a non-profit travel trade association serving government tourist offices, airlines, hotels and other travel-related... - August 08, 2008 - Inner Maldives Holidays
Playa Suites Acapulco Completes Major Renovation Project - Investment Focuses on Security, Convenience and "Going Green"
The Playa Suites Hotel in Acapulco has recently completed a million-dollar (USD) renovation project that improves amenities and enhances guest safety and security with the added benefit of reducing the resort’s eco-footprint. - August 02, 2008 - Playa Suites Acapulco
New York City Tourist Vids Up on TravelGuide.TV Website
TravelGuide.TV’s New York subdomain has come onstream with videos on the topics tourists look for, like New York Attractions, New York Restaurants. In all 25 cities are in the first phase of TravelGuide.TV followed by a further 25 by the end of 2008. A key feature of the website is its zippy directness – click and play the high quality travel videos. According to Stephen O’Shaughnessy “New York just had to be one of our first cities – the Big Apple is such a tourist magnet.” - August 02, 2008 - TravelGuide.TV
Wander Around Finland's Favorite City with Travel Videos from Helsinki.tv
Wander around Helsinki with www.helsinki.tv a new website with nine tourist videos plus map, weather, reservations and information from the TravelGuide.TV team. With the easy-to-recall name, the videos give an insight to the City. Tourism in Helsinki is growing faster than the average for Europe and it is a round the year destination. A key sector is the thriving congress and exhibition trade. The new website gives visitors an appreciation of what to expect on their visit. - July 30, 2008 - TravelGuide.TV
G.A.P Adventures Announces Launch of Affiliate Marketing Program
G.A.P Adventures, the world leader in adventure travel, announced today its partnership with Commission Junction, a global leader in affiliate marketing and the leader in driving revenue for the travel industry through the affiliate marketing channel. G.A.P Adventures is one of the first adventure... - July 28, 2008 - G Adventures
Switzerland Flexi Tours Launches Online Hotels Booking Service
Among numerous major online hotel reservations, Switzerlandflexitours is specially designed to satisfy the thirst of modern tour seeker. Any quarries regarding locality of the particular hotel, number of vacant rooms and amenities of hotel are now just a single click away from you. - July 28, 2008 - Flexi Tours
Auckland City of Sails Goes Sailing Into Video World
Auckland.TV has great tourist videos dealing with tourism topics and gives a feel for the awesome atmosphere of the City. The name dates back to the time of sailing ships and also Auckland as a stopover on round the world sailing races. The videos give a glimpse of the multifaceted cultural heritage and the website has a reservations area, Forum and Directory. The videos can be embedded on any website and this can be done from the Syndication area. Auckland TV is part of TravelGuide.TV - July 23, 2008 - TravelGuide.TV
Boston Tourists get Brilliant Videos from TravelGuide.TV
Boston joins the TravelGuide.TV collection of major world tourist destinations with brilliant videos designed with the City visitor in mind. All the typical tourist topics are covered in video – Attractions, Tours, Hotels, etc plus informative text. “Boston Video TravelGuide”, according to Stephen O’Shaughnessy, “is a natural for us” given the ties between Boston and Ireland. The site also has a Forum, Directory and the Boston Videos can be downloaded and embedded free on any site. - July 16, 2008 - TravelGuide.TV
First Annual "Hot Mamas Skills Clinic" to Teach Mountain Biking Skills to Fun-Seeking Women
Announcing Mountain Biking Marin’s first annual “Hot Mama’s Skills Clinic” at China Camp State Park on Sunday August 17th. A fun event taught by women for women organized by 2006 Downhill US Champion, Celia Graterol. - July 02, 2008 - Mountain Biking Marin
Video Travel Guides - New Generation from TravelGuide.TV
www.travelguide.tv launches Video Guides for major Cities. Now, the arrival of video tourist guides covering major city destinations across the world. In a move forward from the online text based tourism guides of the last decade TravelGuide.TV presents video travel guides for major cities. On a... - June 29, 2008 - TravelGuide.TV
Y explore Yosemite Adventures Announces Agreement with Naturalist David Lukas
Renowned author agrees to lead Naturalist Excursion Series for popular Yosemite adventure company. - June 15, 2008 - Y explore Yosemite Adventures
G.A.P Adventures Announces New Polar Expedition Ship
G.A.P Adventures, a world leader in adventure travel, has announced the purchase of a new ship, the M/S Expedition, and the relaunch of its polar expedition program, commencing on January 4, 2009. - June 13, 2008 - G Adventures
DolphinGroupTravel.com Helps Upscale Travelers and Corporations Arrange Villa Rental, Jet and Yacht Charter and Exotic Car Usage in Mexico's Riviera Maya
DolphinGroupTravel.com is a luxury - travel consulting firm specializing in exotic vacations to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. They are located in the U.S. and in Playa del Carmen Mexico. Through years of relationship building, they have forged strong ties with leaders in the upscale travel industry... - June 07, 2008 - dolphingrouptravel.com
Nashville CVB Launches Enhanced Music Site: Visitors Get a Backstage Pass to Music City’s Music Scene Via a New, Interactive Website
When one closes their eyes and imagines they are in Nashville, what do they see? More importantly, what do they hear? For many it is the sounds of Music City that draw them in, and it’s not just the steel guitar and fiddle they hear either. Nashville’s music scene is turning heads and... - May 30, 2008 - Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Arizona Tour Company Goes Green
Open Road Tours, a Phoenix and Flagstaff, Arizona based tour company, is going green in support of ecotourism. - May 29, 2008 - Open Road Tours, Inc.
Yoga Group Workshops at Zen Resort Bali an Integrated Holistic Wellness Deal for Yoga Teachers
Zen Resort launches an integrated wellness deal for yoga group leaders and teachers to hold their training workshops in combination with the resort’s programs of pranayama, meditation, ayurveda and cultural and recreational activities for living in harmony with one’s inner self as well as the outer world of society and nature. - May 25, 2008 - Zen Resort Bali
Southern Patagonia Travel on the Crucero Australis Announced by South America Travel Company - Latin Excursions
South America Travel Company - Latin Excursions announced the Southern Patagonia Travel on the Crucero Australis for 2008. - May 24, 2008 - LatinExcursions.com
Win Free Tickets to New Hip-Hop Bus Tour in NYC
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours Announces New Contest Give Away. - May 23, 2008 - Harlem Hip-Hop Tours
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours Announces the Launch of the New Hip-Hop On. Hip-Hop Off. Tour
Harlem Hip-Hop (H3) Tours is gearing up to launch The Hip-Hop On. Hip-Hop Off.(TM) on May 15, 2008. H3 Tours has created an unprecedented experience - a hip-hop theater production on wheels that immerses guests in Harlem and hip-hop culture. H3 Tours is geared to provide excitement and fun with its... - May 21, 2008 - Harlem Hip-Hop Tours
Fans Make Plans to See EURO 2008 with Roadtrips
EURO Final Travel Packages still available through Roadtrips, the Ultimate in Sports Travel. - May 17, 2008 - Roadtrips Inc
Explore Ha Long Bay with Indochina Sails Cruise Ship
Ha Long bay is very picturesque with many magnificent landscapes and seascapes. Nowadays it sparkles even more with the appearance of big sea sails printed with the letters Indochina Sails. In the immense atmosphere permeated with sunlight and wind, one suddenly feels lonely. In the distance,... - May 15, 2008 - Indochina Sails - Luxury Cruises in Halong Bay
Stay at the Brand New Park Hyatt Beijing During the Summer Games
Travelers looking for rooms at one of Beijing's finest hotels during the Summer Games can still book travel packages, including guaranteed Summer Games tickets, through Roadtrips, the Ultimate in Sports Travel. Located in Beijing's tallest building, the Park Hyatt Beijing is currently under... - May 15, 2008 - Roadtrips Inc
Around Greece and the Greek Islands in 2 weeks
A special tour for those who are tired of tours… Cooking in Plaka, sightseeing in Olympia and Corinth, Nafplion, Mycenae and extracting wine in Delphi, only before dipping in the blue Aegean and experience the Cycladic Islands in its best. Just two weeks in Greece. - May 15, 2008 - Greeka.com
Jon Jen Charters Kicks Off Marlin and Dorado Fishing Season
Jon Jen Charters is having great success in locating big Dorado, Marlin, and Sailfish on day trips from San Carlos, Mexico. Based at the Sea of Cortez in Santa Rosalia, Sonora, Mexico, ideal deep sea fishing expeditions are available on a reservation basis. - May 15, 2008 - Jon Jen Charters
Tang Dynasty Travel Provides Cycling Tours in China
Inspire your travel by bicycle. Take a riding trip in China and learn its culture, view its stunning scenery and interact with local people. - April 28, 2008 - Tang Dynasty Travel
Tang Dynasty Travel Co. Ltd
As a professional tour operator providing travel products all over China, Tang Dynasty Travel can offer you and your clients the highest level of service and very competitive prices. - April 27, 2008 - Tang Dynasty Travel