Hong Kong Prepares for Spring With an Array of Events and Traditional Chinese festivals
As Spring approaches, Hong Kong is preparing for a variety of events and traditional Chinese festivals; exciting and colourful ‘happenings’ to which everyone is invited. Culture, entertainment and sport kick off the season, with the Hong Kong International Film Festival scheduled to take place 21 March to 6 April, the Entertainment Expo from 22 March to 18 April and the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2010 rugby competition from 26 - 28 March.
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Hong Kong
See Picturesque Peggy’s Cove Before Traveling to Newfoundland to Discover its Viking Heritage
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - Even if you’ve never been to Atlantic Canada before, it may seem as though you had. That could be, because its showpiece community, Peggy’s Cove, may be the most photographed fishing village in Canada—and the most-sought subject for the brushes and canvas of artists. Just check out the calendar department of your local greeting-card store.
NOTE FROM EDITOR: See Peggy’s Cove and other Nova Scotia and Newfoundland videos in the travel section of this website!
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Canada
Puerto Vallarta Welcomes the Opening of the Luscious New resort and Spa, Garza Blanca
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico - Puerto Vallarta, one of the glittering jewels of the Mexican Pacific coast, recently welcomed its newest star, the Garza Blanca Preserve, Resort & Spa, a collection of 42 lavish rooms, suites and penthouses perched above a pristine beach, with stunning views of the destination’s famous ocean arches and the emerald jungles of the Sierra Madre.
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Mexico
Gloria Guevara named Mexico’s new tourism minister
By Jonathan Roeder and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Mexico President Felipe Calderon named Gloria Guevara as the new minister of tourism, putting her in charge of developing an industry that is the country’s third- biggest source of dollar inflows.
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Mexico
Islamorada Invitational Beckons All Kite ‘Boarders to Florida
ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys — Kiteboarders from around the United States are set to kick it into high gear as they skim and slide during the Islamorada Invitational ‘10 set for March 25-29 at Whale Harbor Marina, mile marker 83.5 in Islamorada.
March 11, 2010
Posted in: United States SouthEast
U.S.- Cuba Travel Summit Features Senator Dorgan, Cuban Ministry Officials, Travel and Investment Specialists
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit, March 24-26 in Cancun, features a unique opportunity for travel professionals to connect with Cuban officials and travel specialists. U.S. travel professionals and others interested in being at the front of the opportunity hen travel opens to Cuba will want to attend this one-of-a-kind conference. Presented by Alamar Associates in association with NTA and sponsored by USTOA, the U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit offers presentations from top Cuban officials and local travel specialists on the state of tourism and opportunity for investment in Cuba.
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Cuba, United States
Rijal Alma: a national heritage village in Saudi Arabia
HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman, the president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, launched the project for developing Rijal Alma as a heritage village. Rijal Alma, located in Aseer province 70 kilometers to Abha, was chosen as a part of this program, because it contains a lot of historical houses and other ancient monuments. This project comes as a part of SCTA’s initiatives to develop heritage villages and sites in various provinces in the Kingdom with the collaboration of other government departments.
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Saudi Arabia
Lufthansa flying in summer 2010 to 204 destinations in 81 countries
East Meadow, NY, March 11, 2010 — In the upcoming summer flight schedule, Lufthansa will serve an almost unchanged number of destinations with nearly the same number of flights as in the previous year. Seating capacity will be slightly higher. On average, Lufthansa will operate 12,853 weekly flights compared with 12,860 during the last summer schedule. Despite a smaller fleet, available seating capacity is higher than the previous year’s level due to successive fleet renewal and the replacement of older aircraft by larger types.
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Divers and Snorkelers to Eggsplore the Florida Keys Coral Reef!
KEY LARGO, Florida Keys — Divers visiting the Florida Keys around the Easter holiday are likely to trade in their “tank-head” personas for one more suitable to the season: “egghead.” This year marks the 10th annual — and unusual — Underwater Easter Egg Hunt, set for Sunday, April 4, in the warm, clear waters off Key Largo.
March 10, 2010
Posted in: United States SouthEast
The Summer Sanctuary program returns to the Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel in Florida
The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel on southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast will launch its second Summer Sanctuary program filled with the best deals and rates for summer visitation to the destination May through August 2010.
March 10, 2010
Posted in: United States SouthEast