Archive for September, 2010
Experience Hendrix Tour for Second 2010 Run
For the first time in its history, Experience Hendrix, the concert tour that has wowed audiences revisiting the music and inspiration of Jimi Hendrix featuring an all-star line up of music greats will be re-launched within a single calendar year. The Experience Hendrix tour crisscrossed the country this past March for a string of sold-out [...]
September 29, 2010
Posted in: Uncategorized
20th-Century Photographs of Louisiana – Photography Exhibition Opening at NOMA – A collaboration between the Historic New Orleans Collection and the New Orleans Museum of Art
Residents and Visitors: 20th-Century Photographs of Louisiana marks the eighth collaborative exhibition between The Historic New Orleans Collection and the New Orleans Museum of Art and the first based solely on institutional photographic holdings.
September 29, 2010
Posted in: United States South
Jet Airways to Introduce Daily Flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka from Delhi and Mumbai
New York – September, 2010: Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today announced that it will introduce daily direct flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka from Mumbai and Delhi, effective November 5, 2010.
September 28, 2010
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
The Mexico Tourism Board Joins Global Sustainable Tourism Council
New York and Washington (September, 2010) – The Mexico Tourism Board announced today it has joined The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), an international partnership dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism practices around the world. Founded in partnership by the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, UN Foundation, Rainforest Alliance, Sabre/Travelocity and others, the [...]
September 28, 2010
Posted in: Mexico
St. Petersburg – Northern Capital: The World of Twilight
For many people around the world, St. Petersburg is the city of “White Nights.” They only last a short while however: for most of the year darkness enshrouds the city on the Neva every evening. By the dim light of the moon and the glimmer of the lampposts the Northern Capital is unrecognizably transformed, turning [...]
September 28, 2010
Posted in: Russia
Canal and River Barging Trends
One of the fastest growing segments of cruising is canal and river barging by Hotel-Barges: traditional commercial barges once used for transport of goods that have been refurbished into beautiful and comfortable “floating country inns”. Many Western European countries, France in particular, are laced with a network of canals that once served to connect the country’s [...]
September 28, 2010
Posted in: Cruise Ships
Three New Golf Courses For Valencia, Spain – Golf Greats to Compete at Tournament on European PGA Tour
VALENCIA, Spain, September, 2010 – Home to renowned golfers like Sergio García, the Spanish region of Valencia will have welcomed three new 18-hole golf courses by this fall: La Galiana, Las Colinas Golf Country Club and Font del Llop Golf Resort. With year-round sunny and temperate weather, this region on the Mediterranean now boasts 28 [...]
September 28, 2010
Posted in: Spain
Jump Up Now! Early Bird Specials for Trinidad’s Carnival 2011
Port of Spain, Trinidad – September 28, 2010 – This Carnival season, legions of travelers will flock to the dual-island nation of Trinidad & Tobago for one of the most exotic, vibrant and inclusive international festivals, Trinidad Carnival. With six months to go before the event and as preparations move into high gear, now is [...]
September 28, 2010
Posted in: Caribbean
World Tourism Day celebrations: conserving biodiversity, a collective responsibility
The official 2010 World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations held in Guangzhou, China, have underscored the need for increased action by the global tourism sector – as one of the world’s leading economic activities – towards the preservation of biological diversity. Jointly organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the China National Tourism Administration [...]
September 28, 2010
Posted in: Travel Industry Info
BubbaFest Offers Exclusive Florida Keys Cycling Experience Nov. 6-13, 2010
FLORIDA KEYS — There’s no better way to experience the Florida Keys’ warm, subtropical breezes and panoramic open-water views than from the seat of a bicycle during the BubbaFest Bike Tour, set for Saturday through Saturday, Nov. 6-13.
September 27, 2010
Posted in: United States SouthEast