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America Travel News
Sep 2007
6/09/2007
National group looking for historic travel destinations
Is there a town or city in Ohio that you think has a unique heritage
and is a great place to visit?
7/09/2007
Free Online California Travel Guide Offered by USATravelPal.com
Travel guides often get lost, cost as much as $40, and get outdated
very fast, USATravelPal.com has changed all that by offering a free
online resource for California travellers.
7/09/2007
Renovations, Innovations, and Upgrades Ease Travel to Marriott Airport
Hotels in California
Delayed flights, endless check-in lines, and cold meals. Let's face
it -- traveling to California airports can be stressful.
7/09/2007 Book on coastal travel in '30s still a bestseller
Travels on the coast in the 1930s form the backdrop of The Curve of
Time, first published in 1961.
7/09/2007 Colorado
focuses on stay-at-home tourism
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has officially proclaimed September 10–14,
Let’s Talk Colorado Week as part of a joint effort by The Colorado
Tourism Office (CTO)...
7/09/2007 American
Airlines and American Eagle
Add a Splash of Green to Fall With Great Low Fares From South Florida
to Select Destinations in Caribbean, Bahamas and Latin America...
10/09/2007 Alabama's
tourism department ranked best in South
Alabama's tourism department has been named the best in the South for
the third time in four years by the Southeast Tourism Society.
10/09/2007 Senior travel:
ski resorts offer fall frolics
Unlikely as it sounds, for seniors who want to view fall foliage in
comfortable surroundings - and maybe get in a round of golf in the process
- the best resort may be a ski resort...
10/09/2007 Upper
Delaware Scenic Byway debuts toll-free phone number
Narrowsburg NY – Information on New York State Route 97’s
Upper Delaware Scenic Byway may now be obtained through a toll-free
hotline – 1-866-511-8372 (UDSB) – that went into service
on September 1.
10/09/2007
Beaches Are the Draw Where a Fort Once Stood in Delaware
But Lewes (pronounced Lewis), tucked between Delaware Bay and the Atlantic
Ocean, is worth discovering — especially in September, when the
crowds thin out and the ocean lapping at the wide beaches is at its
warmest.
10/09/2007 emirates
promotes new route to florida’s travel industry
Leading up to Emirates' launch of business in Houston, Texas, the airline
recently hosted the Florida leg of its travelling roadshow, promoting
the airline to the travel industry across America’s south and
southeast.
10/09/2007 Climbing
Staircases, crossing seas to soak in as much of greece as possible
Greece had long been on our list of "must-see" destinations,
and we were eagerly anticipating our trip there. After spending a couple
of days in Athens, we headed north by bus to the city of Kalambaka;
a full day's ride...
10/09/2007 HONOLULU (AP)
-- Hawaii airs it out like no other team in the nation..
Hawaii and the Colt Brennan Air Show departed Wednesday
for its first and longest road trip of the season -- a 12-day journey
during which it will face Louisiana Tech on Saturday, followed by UNLV
a week later.
10/09/2007 Iowans on the
Go: Ames couple tour Europe - in Iowa
Imagine! A quick trip to the Netherlands in the morning ... visiting
Paris in the afternoon ... checking into peaceful accommodations in
a quaint inn ... dining on sumptuous French food at a small Parisian
cafe ...
10/09/2007
Kentucky opens tourism office in Japan
Kentucky has opened an international tourism office in Japan that will
work to increase travel to the state.
10/09/2007 Weekend
Window: Acadia National Park
Nearly 50,000 acres along the central coast of Maine are protected by
the Acadia National Park.
11/09/2007
Visits to Maine's big parks drop sharply
As another robust tourist season draws to a close, Maine’s status
as "Vacationland" appears secure.
11/09/2007 State rethinks
its rest areas
MaryJane Crawford was fine until she left Aroostook County. Every so
often -- she could count on it -- there would be a place to pull over,
get out, stretch her legs and take a break from the long trip.
11/09/2007 Travel
Agencies that Target Senior Citizens May Best Meet Special Travel Needs
As baby boomers and senior citizens find themselves at a time of life
with more free time, many are opting to travel. But a trip to Disney
World or a sharing a cruise ship with rowdy spring breakers may not
be what many seniors have in mind...
11/09/2007 Travel: A
Superior walk
First day on the Superior Hiking Trail, I walked upstream alongside
the Temperance River, which takes a precipitous course out of the Sawtooth
Mountains.
11/09/2007 Coastal
Vacations Directors Excited About Nashville Travel Convention
Accomplished Coastal Vacations directors and travel enthusiasts Matt
& Catherine Willis were very excited to attend the Coastal Vacations
national conference held in Nashville, Tennessee on September 8th, 2007
at the Nashville Convention Center.
11/09/2007 Latin American governments encourage new travellers
TravelMole guest comment by Euromonitor Americas travel and tourism
manager Michelle Grant.
11/09/2007 Tonic
Travel's Refreshing Alternative to the Outdated Guidebook
Tonic Travel eliminates that question by creating tailor-made itineraries
for independent urban explorers visiting New York, London, Vancouver,
Whistler and Toronto.
11/09/2007 Oregon Coast
Full with Tourists Running From Heat, Taking Up Rooms
(Oregon Coast) – With the inland part of Oregon baking in 90-plus
temperatures, the coastal region is a very busy place Monday. Highway
101 is packed with cars and occasional traffic jams, and the lodgings
are booked up almost completely.
11/09/2007 National
September 11 Memorial & Museum Begins National Tour of Tribute Exhibition
to Raise Awareness and Support
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum will today launch its
national tour with the opening of a tribute exhibition in Columbia,
South Carolina...
11/09/2007 Philly
Road Warrior | Air-travel news offers a bit of hope
For those keenly interested in Philadelphia air travel, last week brought
a series of announcements that confirm its maddening state but offer
passengers some hope for change in the future...
14/09/2007 Alaska
Airlines buys Anchorage travel agency
Alaska Airlines said it's bought part of Hawaiian Vacations Inc., of
Anchorage, Alaska, for an undisclosed price.
14/09/2007 Horizon
cancels 125 Friday flights
Seattle-based Horizon Air will cancel 125 flights around the West Coast
and Canada including 55 out of Seattle on Friday as it continues to
grapple with the grounding of 19 turboprop planes because of two landing-gear
failures involving similar planes in Europe.
14/09/2007 California
fares poorly in amusement park awards
Three California theme parks garnered top honors in the 10th annual
international Golden Ticket Awards presented by Amusement Today, an
industry trade newspaper.
14/09/2007 In 20 months, utilities spent $5.2M on travel
Keeping pace with trends and industry changes means sending Colorado
Springs Utilities employees across the United States — at a cost
of $5.2 million over the past 20 months.
14/09/2007 WeDriveU,
Inc. Helps Drivers Travel New England's Roads With Ease
SAN MATEO, CA and BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - September 14, 2007) - WeDriveU,
Inc., the leading provider of chauffeurs who drive customers in their
car, is expanding its presence in the Northeast...
14/09/2007 GE Turns Gateless
Airports Into Work With 60% Margins (Update1)
Jim Smith, who oversees the city- owned airport in Austin, Texas, needed
help fast. Mexico's no- frills airline, VivaAeroBus, wanted to make
Austin its first U.S. destination, and Smith had no free gate space.
14/09/2007 Win
a family holiday to Florida
Travel City Direct and The Mail on Sunday are offering readers the opportunity
to download an eight page supplement containing a wealth of information
and travel tips regarding planning the perfect holiday in Florida.
14/09/2007 Perdue promotes
GA tourism in Tifton
Tifton -- Movers and shakers in Georgia's tourism industry were in Tifton
this week. "It's an educational program for all of us to learn
about the best practices," said Charlie Gatlin.
15/09/2007 South Georgia
Hot Weather Bucks
Drawing back on my bow seemed like an easy enough task until the wide-racked
buck began to close the distance and offer a perfect shot. This was
the third buck of the evening hunt that had traveled the field edge.
15/09/2007 Check
out the Gutsy Women tour
Hey, girls! Mary Ann Anderson, a nationally syndicated travel and humor
writer — not to mention a Georgia resident — will escort
a six-day Gutsy Women Travel tour of Savannah and Charleston beginning
Oct. 8.
15/09/2007 Liquid
Lifestyles releases Hawaii surf/travel documentary
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 12 September, 2007 : - - Liquid Lifestyles
has released, Liquid Lifestyles Hawaii, the first issue in a series
of surf travel documentaries. With Surf travel being a million dollar
business...
15/09/2007 Tourism Up
In Idaho
As the summer season wraps up, Idaho counts it's big bucks brought in
by tourism.
15/09/2007 Illinois
Bureau of Tourism Kicks Off the Third Annual Fall-O-Ween..
the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau
of Tourism (IDCEO/IBOT), launched the third annual Fall-O-Ween(TM) celebration...
15/09/2007 Kentucky
Tourism Aggressively Seeks International Travelers
Kentucky opened an international travel office in Japan and has increased
its European presence with an expanded London office that also will
include marketing efforts in Ireland and Germany...
15/09/2007 UConn
Students Travel To Israel For Free
"It was the greatest trip of my life," remarked 5th-semester
economics major, Andrew Loewith.? Last Winter, Andrew traveled with
group of about forty UConn students on a free trip to Israel as part
of the Taglit-birthright Israel trip.
17/09/2007 With
more flights and lower fares, Wichita's airport is good enough that
we're flying from home
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport at 6 a.m. on a Monday resembles a Rotary
Club meeting without the corny jokes.
17/09/2007 Fitch Affirms Rhode Island Airport Corp.'s Airport Revs at
'A'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying 'A' rating on the Rhode Island
Economic Development Corporation's approximately $308 million outstanding
airport revenue bonds.
17/09/2007 Travel to
scenic Spring Hill for Civil War history, corn maze
Straddling the Williamson/Maury county line about 30 miles southwest
of Nashville, Spring Hill is a city ranging along a two-lane stretch
of Highway 31, surrounded by rolling farmland and large estates.
17/09/2007 Brown County
Hosts Pecan Tour Sept. 26
Brown County will host a Texas Cooperative Extension multi-county pecan
tour starting with registration at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 26 at the Brownwood
Pecan Field Station at 701 CC Woodson Road in Brownwood.
17/09/2007 MnDOT
official's travel costs questioned
The Minnesota Department of Transportation official in charge of emergency
management is being investigated for suspected improprieties related
to her work schedule and state-paid travel, sources familiar with the
investigation said.
17/09/2007 Wisconsin's
sights are set on Earth-friendly tourism
One of the spiritual risks of not owning a farm, wrote the late Wisconsin
conservationist Aldo Leopold in his 1949 environmental classic A Sand
County Almanac, "is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes
from the grocery."
17/09/2007 Travel briefs
Maui's long-established bed-and-breakfast industry has faltered since
county officials cracked down on illegal vacation rentals, leaving the
island with fewer accommodations for its many visitors, according to
the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
17/09/2007 Indiana
surprise
Hundreds of Buckeye fans will travel to this city in west-central Indiana
when Ohio State plays Purdue University on Oct. 6.
17/09/2007 Museum of
World Treasures in Kansas - a Great Vacation and Travel Destination
If you are looking for an out of this world experience then you must
visit the Museum of World Treasures in Kansas.
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