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For US Men, London's Calling - Washington Post

August 15, 2008 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Deals, Shows

But if the United States is able to defeat Argentina on Friday and eventually claim a gold medal two days later, this might not be a one-time wonder. It won't have to be a magical moment in history that needs to be wrapped up and stored in a time capsule or immortalized with a commemorative stamp.
It could possibly be duplicated. With the exception of
,
, the core players on the 2008 Olympic team are all younger than 25 and could all be in London Read the rest of this entry »

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UTEP Juarez travel advisory - El Paso Times

June 2, 2008 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Deals, Expedia Travel, Information, Mexico packages, Reviews, Shows, Travel News, Travel business, Videos

The University of Texas at El Paso has enjoyed a long and multi-faceted set of relationships with institutions and individuals in Mexico, particularly in Ciudad JuГЎrez and the State of Chihuahua. It has been enormously satisfying to see these relationships grow successfully in both breadth and depth during the past several years, as they have involved an increasing number of UTEP students, faculty and staff in a widening range of collaborative Read the rest of this entry »

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Tourism officials report mixed results in island's summer season - Hilton Head Island Packet

April 16, 2008 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Deals, Destinations, Discover Travel, Expedia Travel, Hotels, Reservations, Shows, Travel business, Vacation packages, Vacations, Videos

in the Lowcountry and the Coastal Empire.

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Local tourism industry officials are reporting mixed results for this year's family vacation season, which is
drawing to a close.
The month of July was strong in terms of the number of visitors spending the night on Hilton Head Island. But some property and hotel managers said it took some pretty heavy discounting to get tourists here.
Ken Nason, director of sales and marketing at the Read the rest of this entry »

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Packaged travel saves 30% over DIY. - 4Hoteliers

March 18, 2008 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Cruises, Destinations, Discover Travel, Hotels, Mexico packages, Reviews, Vacation packages, Vacations, Videos

Despite rising costs tour operators still hold the line on savings - according a member survey, travelers can save an average 20-30% during high season by buying a vacation package or tour, over making the same arrangements on their own.
your clients may be paying 20 – 30% more by planning their vacation on their own, says the U.S. Tour Operators Association, whose members provide vacations for 11 million travelers yearly.
The survey found that Read the rest of this entry »

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Expedia Half-Off Hotel Sale and Europe Vacation Packages - SmarterTravel.com

March 15, 2008 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Cheap travel, City Guides, Deals, Destinations, Discover Travel, Expedia Travel, Flight Tracker, Guides, Hotels, Information, Las Vegas vacations, Reviews, Shows, Travel News, Vacation packages, Vacations, Videos

The Deal Detective is now sleuthing out bargains every week. Look for a new case each Thursday in SmarterTravel.com's Deal Alert newsletter.
As I mentioned in last week's column, I'm now exposing and dissecting "good" deals along with solving your travel conundrums. This week, I've chosen to shine my magnifying glass on
. The discount is available at more than 125 participating hotels for stays of four or more nights. Plus, you'll receive a
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Packaged travel saves 30% over DIY. - 4Hoteliers

January 6, 2008 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Cruises, Destinations, Discover Travel, Hotels, Mexico packages, Reviews, Vacation packages, Vacations, Videos

Despite rising costs tour operators still hold the line on savings - according a member survey, travelers can save an average 20-30% during high season by buying a vacation package or tour, over making the same arrangements on their own.
your clients may be paying 20 – 30% more by planning their vacation on their own, says the U.S. Tour Operators Association, whose members provide vacations for 11 million travelers yearly.
The survey found that Read the rest of this entry »

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Intercontinental Golf Team Challenge World Finals Coming to Las … - GolfLasVegasNow.com

October 21, 2007 - Posted in Articles, Flight Tracker, Hotels, Las Vegas vacations, Travel News

August 22, 2008--For the last 10 years, a team of Las Vegas amateur golfers representing the United States have played a team of amateur golfers from the UK in an event known as the Transatlantic Team Challenge. The series was tied 5-5, with the UK team winning earlier this year at the event that took place at Las Vegas golf courses Canyon Gate Country Club,
,
 (pictured). Now a new format will debut for this event that is newly dubbed the
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Borders(R) Opens New Concept Store at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge - MarketWatch

October 13, 2007 - Posted in Articles, Destinations, Expedia Travel, Shows

Certain categories within the new Borders concept store-Travel, Cooking,
Wellness, Graphic Novels and Children's-are so popular and rapidly growing
that Borders has designated them as special destinations within the new
concept store-giving these categories their own "shop within a shop" look and
feel. For example, in the Travel Destination, customers can not only choose
from thousands of book titles, but will also find related items such as Read the rest of this entry »

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US travel memoir wins Age Book of the Year Award - The Age

July 4, 2007 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Destinations

August 23, 2008
IN THE year of one of the most important presidential elections of recent time, a book that takes the reader around the US to meet ordinary people negotiating life in an extraordinary country has won the 35th Age Book of the Year Award.
recounts his travels on rail and road, and gives a fresh perspective on the world's only superpower through the stories of its citizens he met. As a picture of the US, it is by no means flattering Read the rest of this entry »

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Nusa Island Retreat is the perfect spot to enjoy the leisure and … - The Australian

May 2, 2007 - Posted in Articles, Car Rental, Destinations, Discover Travel, Flight Tracker, Hawaii resorts, Hotels, Shows

"IF everybody had an ocean ..." sang the Beach Boys almost too long ago.
Today, anyone who has an ocean is figuring a way to make their waves pay. With once unsung shores from the Indian to the Pacific oceans sprouting resorts and charter boats for escapee urban surfers, Papua New Guinea hasn't been slow to see that hot tubes have a silver lining. Mainland and island villages, if they're fortuitously situated beside good breaks, are plugging into Read the rest of this entry »

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Putting US' so-called 'disaster' Games in the proper context - CNN

April 12, 2007 - Posted in Articles, Deals, Discover Travel, Reviews, Shows, Tickets, Videos

BEIJING -- Late Friday night in Beijing,
won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon, the first such victory for the United States since
in 1996. It was immensely deserved and not altogether surprising: Clay was a silver medalist in 2004, a world champion in '05 and the favorite in Beijing among his peers.
"We would have to be perfect to beat him here,'' said
of the Czech Republic, the '04 gold medalist.
Clay's 240-point margin of victory Read the rest of this entry »

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