Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion story (Seattle Times)

March 5, 2010

In a story March 4 about President Barack Obama signing a travel promotion bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S.
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Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion story (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

March 5, 2010

In a story March 4 about President Barack Obama signing a travel promotion bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. Travel Association said the U.S. had 2.4 million fewer overseas visitors last year than in 2000, depriving the country of an estimated $509 billion in spending and $32 billion in direct tax...
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Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion story (AP via Yahoo! News)

March 5, 2010

In a story March 4 about President Barack Obama signing a travel promotion bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S.
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Forget this volunteer vacation — let’s go to Vegas!

March 5, 2010

Ellie Capers' 12th-grade class has plans to volunteer at a marine lab in Baja, Mexico, when the swine flu outbreak forces them to cancel their trip.
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Ferry Around Vancouver

March 5, 2010
Ferry Around Vancouver

Taylor Kennedy , who helped with our Olympic coverage last week , takes a break from bustling Vancouver and hops a ferry to Victoria, B.C. A lesser-known treat in the 2010 Olympic region is a water trip through the gulf islands on BC Ferries to Victoria.
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Air Travel Could Raise Risk for Heartbeat Irregularities (MedicineNet.com)

March 5, 2010

Title: Air Travel Could Raise Risk for Heartbeat Irregularities Category: Health News Created: 3/4/2010 8:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2010
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Bus2Antarctica: Deception Island

March 5, 2010
Bus2Antarctica: Deception Island

Andrew Evans may be stuck in Ushuaia, waiting to find his way home, but here on the blog his trip continues, as we've only scratched the surface in terms of Antarctic content. In today's post, Andrew explores the desolate outpost on Deception Island, where he actually went for a swim.
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More Black Penguin Sightings

March 5, 2010
More Black Penguin Sightings

After we blogged about the rare melanistic black penguin contributing editor Andrew Evans spotted while on South Georgia Island, we got a comment from Ted Cheeseman of Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris out of California, noting that he too had seen the black penguin in January 2006 while leading a tour through Fortuna Bay on...
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Dealing with post-travel blues (Stuff)

March 5, 2010

There's not a whole lot of sympathy out there when you return from a holiday nursing a serious case of the travel blues.
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Explore Chicago with Foursquare

March 5, 2010
Explore Chicago with Foursquare

The city of Chicago put itself on the map last month when it announced an official partnership with Foursquare , the GPS-enabled game that lets its users "check-in" at sites across the country. Now visitors to the Windy City can earn Chicago-themed badges, like the on-location " Bueller Badge " for visiting sites...
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Narendra Modi’s air travel costs state Rs 69 lakh (The Times of India)

March 5, 2010

Gujarat government spent over Rs 69 lakh on plane and helicopter travel by the state chief minister Narendra Modi, Minister of State of Civil Aviation Saurabh Patel said.
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Erie Sport & Travel Expo opens today (Erie Times-News)

March 5, 2010

Erie Sport & Travel Expo gets under way at noon at the Bayfront Convention Center, 1 Sassafras Pier. The show continues today until 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m
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Gujarat CM Modi’s air travel costs state Rs 69 lakh (Press Trust of India)

March 5, 2010

Gandhinagar, Mar 5 (PTI) Gujarat government spent over Rs 69 lakh on plane and helicopter travel by the state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of State of Civil Aviation Saurabh Patel said here today.
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Photo of the Moment: La Tossa de Montbui, Catalonia

March 5, 2010
Photo of the Moment: La Tossa de Montbui, Catalonia


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Travel Tripper Hires New VP of Sales & Marketing (Hospitality Net)

March 5, 2010

Nearing the release of the new version of their booking engine RezTripTM 2.0, Travel Tripper, the New York City-based online reservation solution company, is expanding its sales and marketing efforts. Travel Tripper recently hired Debra Taube as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, citing her 15-plus years of sales and marketing experience within the...
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National Parks Movie Quiz

March 5, 2010
National Parks Movie Quiz

The Academy Awards are this Sunday, so perhaps you'd like to test your cinematic IQ with a quiz that combines two of our favorite things: national parks and movies.
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Daily Radar: 03.05.10

March 5, 2010
Daily Radar: 03.05.10

Need a posh place to catch some Z's in the Big Apple? Book a room at the Yotel , a brand of sleeping pod hotels popular in the UK.
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What to do when an airline doesn’t follow its own rules

March 5, 2010

Can you force an airline to follow its own rules? Phil and Margaret Warker wanted to know after a disastrous return flight from Nassau to Washington via Miami
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Travels in wonderland: the world’s strangest travel experiences (Daily Telegraph)

March 5, 2010

Inspired by Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, we reveal how to visit the film set and suggest our pick of psychedelic travel destinations.
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Aloha Friday Photo & Story Via Italy

March 5, 2010
Aloha Friday Photo & Story Via Italy

Laura and Marco Dinaro are two very delightful, longtime readers of Go Visit Hawaii all the way from Milano, Italy. They recently wrote me to share a couple of their vacation photos from the Big Island of Hawaii. Laura and Marco’s photos relate to their experience touring a Kona coffee farm where they...
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What’s new on Elliott: JFK’s curse, airlines that don’t follow their rules and Dave Carroll strikes again [Brought to you by Competitours -…

March 5, 2010

Is JFK cursed? Plus, what to do when an airline doesn't follow its own rules and Dave Carroll strikes again.
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Recovery Momentum Continues for Asia Pacific Travel and Tourism (eyefortravel.com)

March 5, 2010

Amid mounting optimism for a promising year ahead for the Asian Travel Industry, EyeforTravel’s 6th Travel Distribution Summit Asia in Singapore (April 28-29th) will focus on the theme of economic recovery and how the industry can capitalise on the changed Asian online travel landscape.
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Federal travel program has Southwest Florida fans (The News-Press)

March 5, 2010

Southwest Florida tourism leaders are cheering the first-ever national travel promotion and communications program.
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President Obama Signs Travel Promotion Act – Successful Meetings

March 5, 2010
President Obama Signs Travel Promotion Act – Successful Meetings

ncrsamaylive.com President Obama Signs Travel Promotion Act Successful Meetings During a White House signing ceremony yesterday, President Barack Obama officially signed into law the Travel Promotion Act, establishing the country's ...
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Henrico-linked Mondial Assistance assists anti-AIDS campaign – Richmond Times Dispatch

March 4, 2010
Henrico-linked Mondial Assistance assists anti-AIDS campaign – Richmond Times Dispatch

Seattle Post Intelligencer Henrico-linked Mondial Assistance assists anti-AIDS campaign Richmond Times Dispatch Mondial, which has its US headquarters in Henrico County, joins major travel ticket distributors and corporate travel buyers in the MassiveGood campaign. ..
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