Archive for October, 2007
TUESDAY EVENINGS AT THE MODERN IN FORT WORTH TEXAS PRESENTS CALLUM INNES
These lectures in the Modern's auditorium begin at 7 pm. The Tuesday Evenings series brings artists, scholars, and critics to discuss their work each week at the Modern. The fall series ends November 13. The spring series will begin on February 19.
October 31, 2007
Posted in: United States South
ANGUILLA’S CAP JULUCA OFFERS LONG WEEKEND GETAWAY PLAN FOR 2008
Maundays Bay, Anguilla (October, 2007) – Cap Juluca, the luxurious award-winning hotel on Anguilla, is offering its 5 day/4 night Quick Getaway plan for 2008, the best medicine for revitalizing the work-weary. Rates range from $3,040-$7,375 per couple, depending on time of year and type of accommodation. Many extras are included in the plan.
October 31, 2007
Posted in: Caribbean
Top Five Places to Get Locked Up: Prison Hostel Accommodation
Langholmens, Celica Once home to murderers, thieves and hardened criminals lurking in captivity behind bars, some prisons are now home to some very plush hostels. But some say some prisoners that checked in, never checked out and are still there today serving out their sentence, sharing quarters with hostel guests. Hostelworld.com recommends the following prison [...]
October 30, 2007
Posted in: Hotels General News
Tourism Ministry wants seniors to visit Jerusalem
jpost.com/etn The Tourism Ministry and the Jerusalem Tourism Board are embarking on a national campaign to promote and make the capital city more accessible as a tourist destination for senior citizens. “Jerusalem represents a major destination for pensioners but the potential of this growing population visiting the city has not yet been realized,” the Tourism [...]
October 30, 2007
Posted in: Israel
Tango-lovers drive Buenos Aires tourism
thetimes.co.za/etn The Argentinian capital is riding high on a tourist boom – one that relies in part on two new kinds of visitors: tango students, and gays. BUENOS AIRES – It wasn't that long ago the air in Buenos Aires was heavy with anguish prompted by a collapsing national economy. Now, it seems the breeze [...]
October 30, 2007
Posted in: South America
All is not lost for Iraq tourism
By Kadum Wailli/etn Bombings, conflicts and deaths are not the only ones making headlines out of war-torn Iraq. It turns out that efforts are being made to revive the country's once flourishing tourism industry. BAGHDAD, Iraq (eTN) – European and Arabs companies have submitted proposals to build an airport on the road between Najaf and [...]
October 30, 2007
Posted in: Iraq
SWISS to further expand its Geneva-based network
SWISS to further expand its Geneva-based network(FIR) SWISS continues to invest in developing its key Geneva network node: new non-stop services to Rome and Bucharest are to be added in the 2008 summer schedules. SWISS is also increasing its present frequencies on the Geneva-Moscow route.
October 30, 2007
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
This November Jump Start Your Holidays with Festive Entertainment and Events at Ala Moana Center in Hawaii
HONOLULU –This month, Ala Moana Center radiates with holiday cheer to help shoppers get into the spirit of the season. At the start of the month, women can look forward to free and informative makeup demonstrations by Bare Escentuals. Also, mark your calendar for November 10, when everyone's favorite North Pole personality arrives at Ala [...]
October 30, 2007
Posted in: Hawaii
Air Canada Boosts Service to Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago
Air Canada is expanding service to Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago this spring with designated, nonstop flights to each country that will provide greater convenience and better connections for travelers.
October 30, 2007
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Peace Caravan Project Aims to Promote International Cooperation on the Silk Road
As an artist, photographer, and the founder of a non-profit, Marla Mossman's dream is to promote peace through international cooperation, cultural awareness, and educational outreach. Her endeavor, the Peace Caravan Project, is the journey of one woman from Jerusalem to China along the Silk Road, documenting places of historical and religious significance mentioned in the [...]
October 29, 2007
Posted in: China