Archive for May, 2008

Solstice Hiking in Switzerland: June 21-22, 08

This year’s Switzerland’s Night Hiking event falls on the shortest night of the year, the summer solace. Cool moonlight, bizarre nocturnal landscapes and unfamiliar sounds; nighttime hiking lures you to the great outdoors.

May 29, 2008 Posted in: Switzerland

To Infinity and Beyond! Disney Parks and NASA

Cape Canaveral, Florida., May 29, 2008 – It's a dream come true for Buzz Lightyear as Disney Parks and NASA send the 12-inch-tall action figure "to infinity and beyond!" Buzz Lightyear will blast off aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-124. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 5:02 p.m. ET on May 31.

May 29, 2008 Posted in: United States SouthEast

California’s Redwood Adventures Releases Event Schedule for Second Annual National Trails Day

ORICK, Calif. – May 29, 2008 – Redwood Adventures, a division of Redwood Parks Lodge Company, today announced the event schedule for its second annual National Trails Day, in conjunction with the American Hiking Society, on June 7, 2008 at the Redwood Adventure Center, located approximately three miles north of Orick, California on Highway 101.

May 29, 2008 Posted in: United States West

Responsible Tourism declaration and conference papers in Kerala, India

Kerala declaration on Responsible Tourism adopted at the Incredible India Second International Conference on Responsible Tourism and fifteen papers presented at the conference are now available on internet.

May 29, 2008 Posted in: India

TourismROI Focuses on Building Africa Tourism Investment

TourismROI Focuses on Building Africa Tourism Investment(Forimmediaterelease.net) Lagos, Nigeria; Johannesburg, South Africa, and New York, USA (May 27, 2008): TourismROI, the world's premier centralized source for Travel&Tourism management and investment information globally (www.TourismROI.com), has launched its Africa Tourism Investment campaign following the web-site's successful beta-test launch on March 1, 2008.

May 29, 2008 Posted in: Africa

Note to Americans – Travel Abroad Safely

The US State Department frequently issues traveling warnings aimed at letting tourists know the hot spots in the world – places they don’t advise we travel to or places we need to be even more diligent about safeguarding our possessions as well as ourselves. Sometimes the warnings are political, most often they’re not. And they [...]

May 29, 2008 Posted in: United States

Celebrate Father’s Day “Cape Fear-Style”

Father’s Day (Sunday, June 15) is a time to celebrate Dad. Why limit the fun to just one day when you can celebrate all weekend at Wilmington & North Carolina’s Cape Fear Coast? With three island beaches, a Downtown Riverwalk with more than 200 shops and restaurants, and outdoor recreation at every turn, there’s plenty [...]

May 29, 2008 Posted in: United States East

Full Speed Ahead: Seabourn Odyssey Hull Arrives At T. Mariotti Shipyard In Genoa, Italy

Sleek and streamlined, the new steel hull destined to become the ultra-luxury cruising yacht Seabourn Odyssey arrived at T.Mariotti’s quay in Genoa, Italy, on May 27. The hull, built in San Giorgio di Nogaro in the Gulf of Venice, was towed southward through the Adriatic, around the heel and up the coast of Italy to [...]

May 29, 2008 Posted in: Cruise Ships

Major expansion for Phuket Airport

May 29, 2008 Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is preparing to invest five billion baht (approximately US$155.6 million) to expand Phuket International Airport where congestion is approaching a critical level.

May 29, 2008 Posted in: Thailand

Winter Park Colorado Jazz Festival Lineup Announced

Winter Park, Colorado – Winter Park is jazzing up summer again this year with the highly anticipated and much-loved Winter Park Jazz Festival. This year, the event will take place at Hideaway Park in downtown Winter Park, Colo. on July 26 and 27. Boasting six hours of music daily, the 2008 Winter Park Jazz Festival [...]