Archive for February, 2004
Bolongo Bay Beach Club, St. Thomas, Offers Free Night Stay With ‘Luck Of The Irish’ Package
Enjoy a FREE night (valued up to $450 per couple) at Bolongo Bay Beach Club in St. Thomas and all the corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and Guinness® beer you can eat and drink as part of the resort’s Luck of the Irish St. Patrick’s Day package.
February 20, 2004
Posted in: Caribbean
Sandestin Golf And Beach Resort Announces Expansions At The Village Of Baytowne Wharf, Florida
New accommodations, dining concepts, commercial space and a new spin on two Village favorites are all planned for Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort’s Village of Baytowne Wharf in 2004 and 2005. Since opening The Village of Baytowne Wharf in 2002, Sandestin has continued to expand and improve the 28-acre amenity that has become the heart [...]
February 20, 2004
Posted in: United States SouthEast
American Airlines New Nonstop Service From Dallas-Fort Worth To Buffalo, N.Y.
If youve been wanting to shuffle off to Buffalo – or any number of other destinations for that matter – American Airlines is making it easy for you this summer with new nonstop service to Buffalo from its Dallas/Fort Worth hub, and with additional nonstop fights to a number of other cities from DFW.
February 20, 2004
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Chautuaqua in Florida Presents A Close Look At The Civil War
Tucked away in a quiet hammock, just minutes from the Emerald Coast, lies a quaint Victorian town nestled around a perfectly circular lake ringed with architectural gems. The Chautauqua Assembly scheduled from Feb 26-March 7 will take you back in time.
February 20, 2004
Posted in: United States SouthEast
Nevada Tourism Launches First National TV Ad
Nevada’s first-ever national television tourism advertising campaign will appear Feb. 23 with a 30-second spot that highlights the new “Wide Open†theme and invites viewers to request a free package of visitor information. The $500,000 ad campaign, produced by the Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT), portrays visitors using the Adventure Guide to direct them to [...]
February 20, 2004
Posted in: United States West
Paris flight chaos on Day 3
A strike by French air traffic controllers caused travel chaos for the third successive day, forcing many flight cancellations and delays for passengers at Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports near Paris. A spokesman for the national civil aviation agency said 60 percent of flights had been cancelled at Orly, south of Paris, which serves [...]
February 20, 2004
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Stonehenge Tunnel Plan Inquiry Underway
A public inquiry has opened into a plan to build a road tunnel under Stonehenge, the famous circle of megalithic standing stones on Salisbury Plain in southern England. Stonehenge is one of Great Britain’s prime visitor attractions and is designated a World Heritage Site, but it is surrounded by busy main roads running close by. [...]
February 20, 2004
Posted in: England
Qantas Defies World Trend by Making Money
Qantas defied world airline trends by posting a record $530.3 million first-half profit yesterday. Strong domestic sales, cost cutting and a late turn-around in international bookings boosted pre-tax earnings by $27.2 million. The after-tax result of $357.8 million well exceeded market forecasts and drew strong praise from analysts. “It’s a very impressive result,” said Tolhurst [...]
February 20, 2004
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Airline to provide new Varanasi link
In a move that is sure to be welcomed by the travelers and agents, PB AIR, a Thai Airways affiliate, is starting air services linking Bangkok with Varanasi, in India, which is a popular pilgrim and tourist destination. This sector has been traditionally short of air capacity, a fact which came out well at the [...]
February 20, 2004
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Racism in Perth sets alarm bells ringing
Racist attacks on three Chinese restaurants in a single night have shattered not only the sleepy serenity of Perth, Western Australia but the plans of potential tourists and students. Although some Asians are unperturbed, others are running scared. Mr. Suresh Rajan, Chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia, reported, “I’ve already had phone [...]
February 20, 2004
Posted in: Australia