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Celebrate Las Vegas Weddings by Renting a Classic Car Rental - Best Syndication

August 17, 2008 - Posted in Car Rental, Cruises, Expedia Travel, Las Vegas vacations, Reservations, Videos

Nothing completes a perfect wedding than the befitting spectacle of the bride and groom taking off into the sunset. But a wedding set in Las Vegas takes more than the antediluvian riding off on a horse exit. In this city of glitz, taking leave on classic car rental more than suffices.
Weddings, like every other special occasion, entail a sense of reverie. And a Las Vegas wedding is a great opportunity to go all out and make that dream wedding a Read the rest of this entry »

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Passport cards recommended for US travelers who drive to Canada … - The Eureka Reporter

August 12, 2008 - Posted in Cheap travel, Cruises, Expedia Travel, Information, Mexico packages, Photos

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department’s new passport cards, which are wallet-sized identification cards designed to speed border crossings by U.S. citizens to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, are proving popular already.
More than 350,000 Americans have pre-ordered the passport cards, according to the State Department.
The card is not valid for any type of air travel. It can only be used for land and sea crossings between the U.S. and Read the rest of this entry »

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A Happy Air Travel Tale (For Real) - TIME

July 25, 2008 - Posted in Agency, Car Rental, Deals, Discover Travel, Expedia Travel, Flight Tracker, Mexico packages, Shows, Tickets

Every great while there comes a tale that completely defies belief, like
the frozen remains of Bigfoot packed in a cooler in Georgia. This is one
such story (except this one is true). It's about one man's happy experience while
.
Wait, whoa, hang on. This is no hoax. It happened to me. See, I had a flight with a connection in Dallas–Ft. Worth (DFW) and ... no, no, really, don't click the back
button!
Let's start at the beginning. Read the rest of this entry »

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All aboard for Argosy cruises - HeraldNet

June 21, 2008 - Posted in Cruises, Expedia Travel, Reviews, Tickets

Published: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Who dunnit?: You will find yourself in the middle of a mystery at sea on Argosy's "Murder and Mayhem" cruises this fall.
Track the clues with the help of a detective during a three-course dinner to figure out what happened.
The three-hour "Murder and Mayhem" cruises will be offered Sunday and Aug. 29, Sept. 19, Oct. 31, Nov. 29 and Dec. 27, all departing from Seattle's waterfront.
Most cruises begin boarding Read the rest of this entry »

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Fitch: Las Vegas Monorail (Nevada) 1st Tier Project Revs Remain at … - MarketWatch

June 21, 2008 - Posted in Expedia Travel, Videos

With higher than expected sensitivity to the fare increase and an
overall lower base of ridership, fare revenues continue to be
insufficient to meet the monorail's debt service obligations. After
the recent July 2008 debt service payment, debt service reserve fund
amounts are $35.1 million and $8.5 million for the first and second
tiers, respectively. Beginning in January 2008 and continuing in July
2008 there have been draws from the first 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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Labor Day hotel deals in Las Vegas - Los Angeles Times

April 16, 2008 - Posted in Cheap travel, Deals, Expedia Travel, Flight Tracker, Hotels, Las Vegas vacations, Shows

With all this talk of an economic downturn, and Vegas properties either suspending construction (Echelon) or filing for bankruptcy protection (Lake Las Vegas), a traveler would expect hotel prices to drop and great deals to be found. I had a look at a few travel booking sites to see what hotel rates are over the Labor Day weekend (all prices are pre-tax unless otherwise noted).
| You can shop for rooms across the pricing gamut on this do-it-all 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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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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Hotels won't shell out for turtles - Bradenton Herald

March 4, 2008 - Posted in Car Rental, City Guides, Cruises, Destinations, Expedia Travel, Guides, Hotels, Reviews, Shows, Vacation packages, Vacations

With a depressed housing market and an economic downturn cutting deeply into government income, hotel taxes so far have remained a bright spot on the revenue front. They're up about 4 percent this year in both Broward and Miami-Dade, with collections totaling nearly $115 million in 2007.
The diverging trend lines are reviving a long-standing debate over how best to spend taxes tacked on to hotel bills across South Florida.
Developers in Key West Read the rest of this entry »

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Put Houston on map with world's great destinations - Houston Chronicle

February 20, 2008 - Posted in Agency, Car Rental, Destinations, Discover Travel, Expedia Travel, Flight Tracker, Hotels, Shows, Tickets, Travel News, Travel business

Houston, the world is taking note. Kiplinger's Personal Finance named Houston the No. 1 city in America in which to live, work and play. The Travel Industry Association of America ranked Houston as the No. 3 destination in the country for leisure market potential. Our city has been called a "boomtown" by numerous publications around the country.
The Greater Houston Visitors and Convention Bureau, as the destination sales and marketing arm of the Read the rest of this entry »

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