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Sale on Cabo plane fares, enjoy luxurious villas like a celebrity

Plane rates might be on sale to fly to Cabo but don't let that mislead you, Cabo is known to have many of the most luxurious villas and resorts in Mexico. Celebrities and millionaires still have it as one of their...

Travelling with pets - Blah!

"From caravan parks and cottages to luxury resorts, tourism operators are recognising demand for pet-inclusive travel. If you have already booked your accommodation and did not book an outwardly pet-friendly property, it doesn't hurt to ask. While many...

Maldives heads to historic presidential poll

Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...

Vegas in trouble

Last week I was in Vegas for Blogworld and was struck by the inability of my fellow new media peers to see the collapsing city around them.  While the practictioners of new media and citizen journalism were...

British tourists love drunken debauchery

British tourists are quickly becoming known as problem travelers, according to a lengthy feature in today's New York Times. Apparently they've gained a reputation for drunken tomfoolery at major resorts around...

Moses was the First Travel - Tour Agent Scammer ?

Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor As many of us planning our holiday travel or religious pilgrimages to the middle east once old man winter hits, or as Christmas approaches.  Travel Scams have...

More tourism information boxes installed in Danang - Champa Sculpture Museum

Two additional tourism information boxes have been installed in Danang according to the city’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Department."These new boxes will help visitors in the city to easily select tourist...

German tabloid mocks UK tourists

" Germany's tabloid newspaper, Bild, has printed a list of holiday resorts to avoid - those dominated by the British. This comes after a British man was awarded £750 (953 euros) after suing his travel company...

Hangboarding: snowboarding reinvented

You have to see the video to fully comprehend this thing.  You're suspended in a harness a few inches above a snowboard as you fly down the mountain head-first.  It looks a little strange, but it does...

Ireland's new foreign project: Timor-Leste

"Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern named Timor-Leste as a test case for a new Conflict Resolution Unit in his department. The plan is to assist the tiny Asian nation to make the transition to a functioning democracy. But as RTÉ journalist Anne-Marie Green...

Morning news show in virtual freefall

" ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - To conquer his fear of heights, "Good Morning America" host Chris Cuomo jumped from the roof of an Atlantic City casino Tuesday morning. As part of the ABC morning show's series...

Find Price Drops on the Slopes via 'Liftopia'

They are not quite new kids on the block as Liftopia launched in November 2006. I just read about them on Springwise.  They provide fans of winter sports a window on discounts on lifts tickets at various resorts in the US.  For a test drive I did a search for Deals...

Asia based MagiNet completes acquisition of US based Percipia

"MagiNet is the leading integrated technology solution provider to the hospitality industry in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa supporting over 160,000 rooms in more than 40 countries. Since its incorporation in July 1991, MagiNet has grown rapidly, expanding its suite of...

Climate Canary: ski slope bites the dust

Here's the latest climate canary: the closure of a ski resort in France. Reason? lack of snow. Many people have ski'd the slopes of Val d'Abondance, but apparently, no longer."The city council of Abondance — its...

Marriott Goes High-Tech

"In an effort to woo more business travelers as well as move into the 21st century, Marriott Hotels and Resorts has started to upgrade their rooms (Warning: Plays music without asking). They are now becoming...

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