Archive for January, 2006

Lufthansa doubles the rewards with Partner Plus Benefit

Australian corporates travelling to Europe can now benefit from a customised loyalty program that rewards companies as well as individual employees: Partner Plus Benefit from Lufthansa German Airlines.

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Ottawa Offers Winterlude Weekend Getaways in February

Heat up your weekends by taking a trip to Ottawa-Gatineau for Winterlude! Held in the nation’s capital from February 3-19, 2006, you can join thousands of fun-seekers at one of North America’s biggest winter events. Celebrate all that’s snowy, and have a great time at this sub-zero celebration of winter! A wealth of affordable, fun-filled [...]

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Canada

DOES CANADIAN WILDLIFE VIEWING GET ANY BETTER THAN IN CHURCHILL CANADA?

It’s like watching your favourite nature channel…without the television. Churchill Wild’s Birds, Bears, and Belugas adventure puts guests amidst two of the Arctic’s most famous seasonal residents: thousands of sociable beluga whales and the largest land carnivore on earth- the polar bear.

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Canada

DOES CANADIAN WILDLIFE VIEWING GET ANY BETTER THAN IN CHURCHILL CANADA?

It’s like watching your favourite nature channel…without the television. Churchill Wild’s Birds, Bears, and Belugas adventure puts guests amidst two of the Arctic’s most famous seasonal residents: thousands of sociable beluga whales and the largest land carnivore on earth- the polar bear.

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Canada

The 2006 Official Florida Vacation Guide available now

The free 2006 Official Florida Vacation Guide is available now.  300 colorful pages loaded with great ideas, for fun in the sun, including accommodation listings and visitor’s map.

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: United States SouthEast

Gay cowboy movie, Brokeback Mountain, could spark Wyoming tourism boom

Fans of “Brokeback Mountain” don’t seem to care the movie was actually filmed in Canada. They want the Wyoming experience. The Wyoming Business Council’s travel and tourism department has received hundreds of calls asking about scenery in the movie, which is based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx’s short story about two gay Wyoming cowboys.

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: United States NorthWest

Asian ports become new destinations for cruise tourism

By Y. Sulaiman KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTurboNews) — The world cruise market, which up to now has been dominated by the US market, sees Asian ports an increasingly popular option for travelers around the globe, with Southeast Asia tipped to become a red-hot cruising destination in the long term.

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Cruise Ships

More tourists visited Zanzibar in 2005

Zanzibar in 2005 attracted a total of 125,443 tourists, according to a published report.  Last year’s number was 33,282 more than 2004’s tally.

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa

2005: Record Year for New Mexico Tourism, Filled with Successful New Ventures 

“2005 was a record year for the New Mexico tourism industry,” said Michael Cerletti, secretary of the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) at a press conference today (January 30, 2006) in Santa Fe. “More accurate – and more impressive – calculations reveal that the industry is more vital to New Mexico than previously realized; and [...]

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: United States West

Kansas Event Drawing Nationwide Audience

If you haven’t bought your tickets to the state’s newest outdoor music concert, then you might want to get going. Even without an official announcement about the start of ticket sales, people from across the United States have found out about the Symphony in the Flint Hills outdoor music concert, and have been buying tickets [...]

January 31, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: United States Central