Archive for April, 2005
Demand for wellness tourism emerges in Oman
The quest for a holistic and harmonious state of life is spawning a major industry worldwide. With increasing stress levels, the need to rejuvinate has gained prevalence. Spas, promising just that, are popping up in different parts across the continents.
April 29, 2005
Posted in: Travel Industry Info
North Dakota Lewis & Clark Event Grants Awarded
A number of Lewis & Clark event grants have been awarded to individual businesses, event promoters and tourism marketing organizations looking to promote Lewis and Clark tourism-related events within the state this year.
April 29, 2005
Posted in: United States North
Carnival Cruise Lines To Return To Norfolk In 2006
MIAMI (April 28, 2005) – Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator, will return to Norfolk, Va., next year with a series of four voyages aboard the 2,758-passenger “Fun Ship” Carnival Victory in summer and fall 2006.
April 29, 2005
Posted in: Cruise Ships
Cruisers Say Visits to Caribbean Private Islands Make Vacations Truly Memorable
A recent visit to Holland America’s private island in the Bahamas – Half Moon Cay – illustrates the cruise industry’s ongoing effort to find yet more outrageous ways to pamper its guests. Not only are air-conditioned, open-air beach cabana’s available just a few steps from the warm, blue, pristine waters, but private butlers magically appear [...]
April 29, 2005
Posted in: Cruise Ships
Princess Details British Isles and Northern Europe Cruise Program for 2006
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (April 28, 2005) – In 2006 Princess will again lead the market in the British Isles and Northern Europe by offering a variety of itineraries to the area’s wonderfully diverse attractions — the charming British Isles, the dramatic Norwegian Fjords and the bustling capital cities.
April 29, 2005
Posted in: Cruise Ships
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Bermuda Appoints New Director Of Group Sales
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (April 27, 2005) Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Bermuda has recently appointed Mary E. Mayes as new Director of Group Sales for Bermuda. As director, Mayes will oversee all sales initiatives for both the meeting and group markets for The Fairmont Southampton and The Fairmont Hamilton Princess, operating out of their New York Sales [...]
April 29, 2005
Posted in: Caribbean
Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada, Embarks On $10 Million Rebuilding Project
GRENADA (April 28, 2005) – Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada has already broken ground on a $10 million rebuilding project that will unveil an unmatched level of accommodations and unprecedented brand of chic style and timeless luxury when the property reopens in December 2005. Spice Island Beach Resort has been closed since last fall [...]
April 29, 2005
Posted in: Caribbean
Run Away With Huck Finn This Summer in California- June 17, 18, & 19
One might think that looking like Huck Finn is only reserved for a place like Hannibal, Missouri, but in Victorville, California, they’ve been picking a boy to be Huck for the past 28 years. It’s all part of the annual Huck Finn Jubilee – this year held June 17-19.
April 29, 2005
Posted in: United States West
Tonantzin Ceremony at Casa del Mar: Indigenous Spa Treatments Reign at the Sueños del Mar Spa
Casa Del Mar Beach Golf & Spa Resort Located in the trendy Cabo San Lucas hotel corridor, the luxurious 56-suite Case del Mar Beach, Golf & Spa Resort with stunning views, luxury accommodations, authentic Mexican hacienda ambiance announces its new Tonantzin Ceremony spa treatment. The Tonantzin Ceremony is a holistic ritual inspired by the Aztec [...]
April 28, 2005
Posted in: Mexico
Bun Festival Brings the World to Cheung Chau On May 15 – Join the Scramble for Sweet Treats
For the first time in more than a quarter century, Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau Bun Festival will culminate with competitors scrambling up enormous bamboo towers to harvest sweet white Chinese buns prepared to please the “hungry spirits.”
April 28, 2005
Posted in: Hong Kong