The lobbying group for domestic tourism encouraged lawmakers to lay off Las Vegas as they criticize the General Service Administration (GSA) for a 2010 conference that cost more than $822,000 in taxpayer money. The Washington-based US Travel Association did not defend the conference, but it encouraged lawmakers to focus on the reasons it was held, not [...]
GULF SHORES, AL (WTVM) – On April 20, 2010, an oil rig operated by British Petroleum, BP, exploded on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, killing 11 employees and spilling nearly 5-million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill was eventually capped in July 2010, 87 days after more than 200 million [...]
Bert Archer Special to the Star Vancouverites like to say their city’s got something for everyone. And if you like cycling in the foothills of the majestic coastal mountains, jogging through one of the world’s great parks, skiing on slopes that make them tear up in Gstaad or windsurfing in one of the few places [...]
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn., Apr 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – According to the April 2012 issue of Travel + Leisure magazine, Minneapolis-St. Paul International is the best airport in America. “We take travelers’ opinions of our airport very seriously, and it’s gratifying to know that people around the country think so highly of Minneapolis-St. [...]
To Boldly Go on Vacation Summer is about to come into view, and along with it, the hordes of luggage-laden minivans heading for the great American vacation. There will be plane flights and train rides, Mount Rushmore visits and Grand Canyon views. It might not be long, though, before were all considering a type of [...]
BELFAST (Reuters) – Belfast in the 21st century is developing into a chic capital of culture, character and chatter built on a proud industrial heritage which includes the worlds most famous luxury liner. A century after the sinking of the unsinkable Titanic – considered a marvel of engineering when it was built in Belfasts Harland [...]
Cindy Fan Special to the Star PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA–She looks like me, the young woman in the photo. Same roundness of face, same straight black hair that rebelliously flares out at the ends. Like me, her lips downturn slightly at the corners when faced with something serious. She’s clever, I can tell — a spark [...]
The VIP. treatment at the Cheeca Lodge and Spa in the Florida Keys last month hadnt come with an extra cost. In fact, Ms. Griffin said, she paid about $100 a night less than the standard rate for her room. And the deal wasnt the result of hours of tedious online research either. She had [...]
Apr 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board: WHAT: U.S. Travel Association’s International Pow Wow, hosted by the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, begins this weekend with more than 5,000 travel professionals from around the world descending upon Los Angeles through April 25. While LA is no stranger to international [...]
The Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park opens for the season Friday at 5 pm There will be limited visitor services available at Glacier Point. Tioga Road will remain closed. For road and weather information, call (209) 372-0200 . . . . Another sign of summer: $55,000 will be up for grabs at the [...]