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Govoluntouring – A Great New Way to Find Volunteer Vacations

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, August, 2011 – As people seek more meaningful and rewarding vacation experiences, volunteer vacations are on the rise. Until now, the search for such vacations has been fragmented and difficult to source, and harder to authenticate. On September 5, 2011 GoVoluntouring.com will launch, making it easy for people to find and connect [...]

August 31, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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Taxi! The Best Cities in the World to Hail a Taxi Revealed

DALLAS – Las Vegas taxis have been again voted the best taxis in the United States, according to the annual taxi report compiled by hotels.com®, the leading provider of lodging worldwide. Almost 5,000* travelers from 23 countries around the world provided their views on various aspects of traveling by taxi. The cabs were judged on [...]

August 25, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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A Lightweight, Well-Made Suitcase Can Make a Big Difference to the Enjoyment of Travel

by Bea Broda I just got back from a week in Wales, the trip I chose to take the opportunity to “test-drive” a piece of luggage. I had heard that RIMOWA, Germany’s luxury luggage company, had just launched its first line of luggage tailored specifically to the North American business traveller, and this resulted in [...]

August 25, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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Sailor Who Circumnavigated Globe Reveals How to Make Your Dreams Come True and Live an “Unstoppable Life”

Larry Jacobson knows what it’s like to have a dream that seems nearly impossible to realize. He also knows how to make that dream come true. “I remember being a curious kid looking out at the docks in Long Beach from behind the locked gates that led to the pier,” he said. “I saw this [...]

August 11, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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WTM World Responsible Tourism Day

Few will ever manage to scale the towering heights of Mount Everest – the summit of the world. Even fewer will fail five times… and come back for more. But that’s just what Gavin Bate, managing director of Adventure Alternative, who finally got to the top of the world’s highest mountain – complete with a [...]

July 8, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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GLP Worldwide Drops Prices not Value – 2 for 1 and $300 per person discounts available on European Cruises

TORONTO – GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours, the Canadian representative for AMA Waterways, is the place for Canadians to book a fall European river cruise. The pricings are falling but not the exceptional value. GLP is offering 2 for 1 for cruise only bookings and $300 per person discounts on select cruises.

July 7, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Cruise Ships, Travel Industry Info

UN World Tourism Organization Lends Support to Tunisia Tourism

UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai met Interim President Fouad Mebazaa, the Minister of Tourism Mehdi Houas, as well as representatives from the private sector to discuss the best ways to support tourism in Tunisia. Issues discussed include the new advertising campaign to be launched by the Ministry of Tourism in early May, travel advisories, and public [...]

April 28, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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International Institute of Peace through Tourism Conference – There is Less Than A Month to 5th IIPT African Conference – Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change in Lusaka, Zambia, 15-20 May, 2011

There is now less than one month to the 5th IIPT African Conference which will bring together leading experts in tourism and climate change, Ministers of Tourism and the Environment, senior government officials, and executives from the diverse sectors of the industry; UN agencies, donor agencies, and NGOs; researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners; representatives of related [...]

April 19, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa, Travel Industry Info

After Visiting 120 Countries, World Traveler Henry Biernacki Sees Few Differences Between Peoples

When Henry Biernacki was 17 years old, he hopped a Greyhound bus from Colorado to Mexico with nothing but a small backpack, the clothes on his back and a few bucks in his pocket. He hasn’t stopped moving since. Today, Biernacki is an airline captain with Virgin America and he has traveled to more than [...]

April 12, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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United Nations Works to Grow Tourism in Least Developed Countries

Tourism is increasingly a major, if not the main, source of growth, employment, income, and revenue for many of the world’s developing countries. The sector is currently the first or second source of export earnings in 20 of the 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and is demonstrating steady growth in at least 10 others. As [...]

April 11, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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