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Travel for Good Winners Picked by Travelocity

Aleksandr Shatskih

Travelocity announced the four grand prize winners for their recent Travel for Good® program. Over the last six months Travelocity has been looking for stories of inspiration from volunteers around the world. The four winners will each receive a $5,000 grant for a so called “volunteer vacation” – where they can offer their services in some corner of the world.

14 years ago

Singapore Goes for Lady Gaga

Phil Butler

Lady Gaga is scheduled to perform in an exclusive SingTel concert before a limited crowd of just 2000 this week. For visitors to Singapore, who are Gaga fans, maybe the only way to see the diva is via a SingTel contest?

14 years ago

Not Just Rotten in Denmark – Nationalism Surfacing

Phil Butler

The news that the Danish parliament moved on Friday to reintroduce limited border controls, should not really come as any surprise. With one segment of the EU pushing hard for austerity measures on the other side, and the Russian Federation being nixed at every turn on free visa travel, and general upheaval increasing overall, isn’t it clear more than one border crossing is at risk?

14 years ago

Sea Island Resort Names Scott Steilen President

Phil Butler

In news from Sea Island, Georgia, Sea Island Acquisition, LLC announced the appointment of Scott Steilen as President of the Sea Island Resort. Steilen will oversee the company’s operations including Sea Island Golf Club, the Cloister at Sea Island, and world famous lodge there.

14 years ago

Tiger Airways Grounding Stunts Australia Air Traffic

Aleksandr Shatskih

In airline news, Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authorities (CASA) grounded Tiger Airways Australia because of what the authority called an “imminent risk” to air safety. Understandably, the industry there is in a degree of chaos now as the popular budget carrier serves tens of thousands of customers.

14 years ago

Viking Prestige to Begin Inaugural Voyage

Aleksandr Shatskih

Viking Prestige, the newest addition to the Viking River Cruises fleet, has been recently christened in Amsterdam, and will begin its inaugural voyage tomorrow, July 2, 2011.

14 years ago

On the Beach for Med Travel Deals

Aleksandr Shatskih

On the Beach, a leading UK OTA, says this Summer may be a banner season for UK beach combers headed to the sunny Med. In a press release today, the company points to increased traffic for beaches in Spain, Greece, and in Turkey. Not everything about slumping economies is bad, not when the deals get too good to be true.

14 years ago

Canada Day Destinations for Everyone

Aleksandr Shatskih

There are many historic destinations that make a meaningful alternative to BBQs and fireworks this Canada Day. Where will you celebrate?

14 years ago

GBTA Announces “Travel Value Chain” Panel

Phil Butler

Today, the Global Business Travel Association (GTBA) announced a new Travel Value Chain panel comprised of noted industry CEO’s at major travel providers.

14 years ago

Top 4th of July Destinations by Yahoo! Travel

Aleksandr Shatskih

These include New York, Boston, Lahaina, Fort Worth, San Francisco, New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and South Lake Tahoe.

14 years ago

Rihanna Is the New Barbados Ambassador for Tourism

Aleksandr Shatskih

Rihanna has signed a multi-year deal with The Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) to exclusively promote her hometown island of Barbados as a tourist destination.

14 years ago

Cruising the Med in Style with Sea Cloud Cruises: Summer 2011

Phil Butler

Argophilia is all about the love of the journey, and what journey imaginary or real could be more poignant than a Mediterranean cruise? And since we are destined for dreams, what about a cruise aboard a real ship, a legend, the 80+ year old windjammer Sea Cloud. Talk about a journey, Jason of Argonaut fame himself would fight for the chance.

14 years ago

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