Archive for October, 2003

CORPORATE COUNCIL ON AFRICA TO BE PARTNER IN IIPT 2nd AFRICAN CONFERENCE

IIPT and the Africa Travel Association (ATA) are proud to announce that the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) has joined with us as a partner for the IIPT 2nd African Conference on Peace through Tourism. The Conference, being hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania, will be held in Dar es Salaam, [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: Africa

Columbus, Mississippi Pilgrimage

Here’s a recipe for a great group tour… Sixty-four years and counting – Columbus invites groups to relive the past in the form of her annual spring Pilgrimage. One of Southeast Tourism Society’s Top Twenty Events in the Southeast in 2003, Pilgrimage offers the chance to be immersed in culture and history as your group [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: United States South

Great Barrier Reef Wanderer

Climb aboard a road trip of a lifetime into the heart of tropical Australia. Our Barrier Reef Island Wanderer escorted tour can take you on a 13-day journey of exploration from the shores of Sydney Harbor to the lush tropical rainforest and gleaming corals of the Great Barrier Reef. Or you can choose to join [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: Australia

Discover Tasmania

Fill your lungs with the world’s cleanest air and drink in the wonders of Australia’s only island State. Small, about the size of West Virginia, remarkably friendly and picturesque, self-drive vacations are a great way to experience Tasmania. Very Australian and yet unique, Tasmania has become Australia’s gourmet larder producing superb produce, from cheeses, meats, [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: Australia

All for Fun and Fun for All with new Winter Packages at Fairmont Tremblant

Tremblant: voted best ski resort East of the Rockies – Ski Magazine, 2003 (Mont Tremblant, October 2003) Pure white fun is what the Four-Diamond Fairmont Tremblant has to offer this winter.  Families, couples and friends alike will find in the new winter packages the perfect excuse to get away from their frantic lives and live [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: Canada

Reader Surveys Rate Whistler Tops Across The Board

WHISTLER, B.C. (October 27, 2003) – Whistler hits the start of the ski season on a high note with top ratings and awards from several respected ski and travel publications – the only ski resort to rank highly in all. SKI magazine, SKIING magazine, TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine and London’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper all rated [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: Canada

Delta Air Lines Extends Sale

Delta Air Lines Extends Sale to Florida, New Orleans, Las Vegas and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ATLANTA (October 27, 2003) – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announced today it is extending the fare sale it began last week for travel between most cities in the United States served by Delta and Florida, New Orleans, [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Cruise West Launches 2004 Alaska Program

More Sailings Entirely Within Alaskan Waters, New Excursion To Hyder For Close-Up Bear Observation, Expanded Zodiac Fleet And Several Itinerary Enhancements SEATTLE (October 27, 2003) – Seattle-based Cruise West has made several exciting changes to its small-ship Alaska cruising program for 2004, including an expanded roster of Inside Passage sailings entirely within Alaskan waters and [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: Alaska

ECOREPUBLIC OFFERS WINTER PACKAGES TO EXOTIC LOCALES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERIC

A New Lodging Group in Latin America Features Soft Adventure with Comfort Miami, FL (October 29, 2003) EcoRepublic, a group of independently owned lodges and cruises in Central and South America for soft adventure and nature travel with comfort, is offering exciting winter packages to Belize, Brazil and Peru. Winter packages start as low as [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: South America

THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS HOTEL OFFERS CANADIAN AT-PAR PROMOTION

Dollar for Dollar– The Plaza Hotel Accepts Canadian Currency From Its Canadian Guests – New York, NY, October 29, 2003 – From January through March 2004, Canadian guests of New York’s famed Plaza Hotelcan forego the trip to the local bank or exchange station and instead pay for their accommodations with Canadian dollars.  As the [...]

October 30, 2003   Posted in: United States NorthEast