Archive for May, 2005
GOLF CONCIERGE SERVICE PROVIDES AN URBAN GOLF RETREAT AT THE FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK IN TORONTO CANADA
The Fairmont Royal York in co-operation with Mr. Jim Lee, Executive Director of the Canadian Golf Tourism Alliance (CGTA) is pleased to introduce The Fairmont Royal York Golf Concierge – a personalized service for reserving real time online Tee Times for guests and golf enthusiasts in the downtown Toronto business district.
May 31, 2005
Posted in: Canada
London Eye saved from closure
By David Browne
LONDON (eTurboNews) — The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has stepped in to the row that had threatened the city’s star tourist attraction, the London Eye. As reported in eTurboNews last week, the landowners of the site beside the River Thames are demanding a huge rent rise.
May 31, 2005
Posted in: England
Australia To Host World Youth & Student Travel Conference
Australia has been chosen to host WYSTC 2006, WYSTC Director Susan Goldstein said today. The conference, which is to be held in Melbourne from 7 to 13 October 2006 and brings together some 400 organisations from 80 countries worldwide, is the premier international annual event for the youth and student travel industry.
May 31, 2005
Posted in: Australia
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Turn 60 Under House Arrest
“Candles for Burma” Campaign Lets Supporters Send Birthday Greetings to World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner
(San Francisco, CA) Ethical Traveler and the Burmese American Democratic Alliance (BADA) have launched a new campaign to highlight the plight of democracy advocates in Burma. The two groups are asking supporters to send birthday wishes to opposition leader [...]
May 31, 2005
Posted in: Burma
Make Summer Sizzle with a ‘Bintan Escapade’ to Banyan Tree Bintan in Indonesia
Award-winning spa resort Banyan Tree Bintan has a limited time “Bintan Escapade” hot deal that provides holidaymakers even more reasons to take that well-deserved summer break. Guests who book their stay before 15 June, and complete their minimum two-night stay by 31 July 2005, will relish the 90-minute couple spa massage session and in-villa [...]
May 31, 2005
Posted in: Indonesia
North Dakota Festivals Make For Great Family Outings
Festivals across the state are a staple during the summer. They often define communities and become an annual trek for family and friends. Summer 2005 is no exception. Check out this small sampling of the many festivals scheduled in North Dakota in June and July.
May 31, 2005
Posted in: United States North
Water Levels Strong for Summer & Fall Recreation in Gunnison County, Colorado
Fishermen, rafters, kayakers, boaters, windsurfers and water lovers are celebrating the best summer and fall water flows expected in Colorado’s Gunnison River Basin since 1998. Snow pack in Gunnison River Basin as of May 19 was 146 percent of average, with total precipitation at 118 percent of average, according to the Upper Gunnison River Water [...]
May 31, 2005
Posted in: United States West
CTO To Launch On-Line Advertising On DoItCaribbean.Com
New opportunities are being presented to the membership of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) to reach a global audience at relatively low cost. CTO and has signed an agreement with International Travel Communications (ITC), a US-based marketing and communications company, to capitalise on the success of CTO’s consumer website, www.doitcaribbean.com
May 31, 2005
Posted in: Caribbean
Cozumel Sees Record Turnout For Annual Sport Fish Competition – Island Congratulates Winners of the 34th Mexican Boat Rodeo
Offering some of the best game fishing in Mexico, the island of Cozumel hosts several annual sport fish tournaments throughout the spring, the most popular being its annual Mexican Boat Rodeo. This year more than 167 boats and 500 fishermen participated in the 34th annual Mexican Boat Rodeo, held May 13 to15, making it the [...]
May 31, 2005
Posted in: Mexico
Germany Presenting Over 1,000 Wine Festivals
Canadians travelling through any of the 13 wine regions of Germany this Summer and Fall are never far from a weekend Wine Festival, a special attraction in many of the towns and villages of German wine country.
May 31, 2005
Posted in: Germany