Archive for November, 2003

Carnival’s Fun Ship Jubilee To Operate Four- And Five-Day Cruises From Jacksonville In Summer 2004

1,486-Passenger SuperLiner Marks the Third Carnival ‘Fun Ship’ To Sail From Northeast Florida Port Next Year MIAMI (November 25, 2003) – Following tremendous response to Carnival’s first-ever “Fun Ship” departures from Jacksonville, Fla., scheduled to begin next year, the company has announced plans to deploy the 1,486-passenger “Fun Ship” Jubilee on a series of four- [...]

November 27, 2003   Posted in: Cruise Ships

HAIFA FESTIVAL CELEBRATES HARMONY AND COEXISTENCE

“WE ARE ALL TOGETHER” For the past nine years, the Holiday of Holidays in Haifa has served as a model for peaceful coexistence in Israel among Muslims, Christians and Jews. This year, on its10th anniversary, the festival marking Chanukah, Christmas and Ramadan will begin on Thursday, November 27 with a colourful parade through Haifa’s streets [...]

November 27, 2003   Posted in: Israel

NYC & Company Serves Restaurants to Go in New Cookbook

NYC & Company launched The New York Restaurant Cookbook: Recipes from the Dining Capital of the World, with a series of dynamic events. The book features signature recipes from a wide range of New York’s premier restaurants throughout the five boroughs, chefs’ and sommeliers’ tips, and an indispensable listing of NYC’s gourmet and specialty shops. [...]

November 26, 2003   Posted in: United States East

Tis the season of snow and fun at Fernie Alpine Resort

Fernie Alpine Resort will open for the 2003/04 winter season on Friday November 28th with a 81 cm (32 in) snowpack.  Expected lifts operating on Friday are the Elk Quad Chair, Great Bear Express and the Boomerang Triple Chair as well as the Mighty Moose learning facility.  As of November 25th Fernie has received 109 [...]

November 26, 2003   Posted in: Canada

VIA Rail Canada gearing up for the holiday season

Public advised to book quickly Get a 5% discount on all online corridor bookings! MONTREAL- If you have already made plans to travel by rail for the holiday season and have yet to book your trip, VIA suggests that you purchase your tickets as soon as possible. VIA plans to put in service all equipment [...]

November 26, 2003   Posted in: Canada

China Southern Airlines Inks New Code-Share Pact With Dragonair; Airlines To Cooperate On Guangzhou – Hong Kong Service

China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China has signed a code share agreement with Dragonair (KA) for service on the Guangzhou – Hong Kong route. This is the ever first code-share pact between the carriers in Mainland China and Hong Kong region after the CEPA (Closer [...]

November 26, 2003   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Eurostar Joins EuropebyAir Flight Pass Program

In a surprise move, EuropebyAir has added Eurostar, the high speed passenger rail service via the Channel Tunnel to its European network of air carriers, according to Bill Wolf, President of EuropebyAir. “Since our launch in 1998 our Flight Pass program included only airlines; however the city center to city center Eurostar service between London [...]

November 26, 2003   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

COOL DEALS IN THE WORLD’S HOTTEST CITY: TAKE A BREAK AND ‘PAINT THE TOWN’ IN NEW YORK CITY THIS WINTER

Take a break and enjoy the world’s most exciting city as more than 300 of New York’s world-class hotels, restaurants, museums and Broadway and Off-Broadway shows offer significant savings between December 15, 2003 and March 31, 2004.  Easy travel packages and do-it-yourself savings let you shop, dine, sightsee, catch a show and stay in New [...]

November 26, 2003   Posted in: United States East

BEST SHOPPING IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO

If you ever wondered where the best specialty shopping is found in Southern Ontario, the answer is as quick as http://www.shoppingsecrets.ca Southern Ontario Tourism Organization (SOTO) has introduced a new consumer-oriented program, Shopping Secrets, which is based on travel trends and research from the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC), TIA (Tourism Industry of America), [...]

November 25, 2003   Posted in: Canada

What’s Been Happening in Peru

Ancash: 40 archaeological sites discovered in Chacas: An Italian research team discovered archaeoloical remains at an altitude of over 4,000 meters, in the Chacas Valley, in Ancash. The remains of the buildings date back to the 8th century B.C. and reveal that were part of a very important culture that was a link between the [...]

November 25, 2003   Posted in: Peru