New Mexico News Brief, Friday, Aug. 22 - KOAT

July 28, 2007 - Posted in Deals, Expedia Travel, Mexico packages, Reviews, Shows

The National Weather Service said most of New Mexico is in for a quiet weather day Friday. Some isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected over the higher terrain, and temperatures are expected to increase.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
- Albuquerque-based Eclipse Aviation has announced a large layoff in a belt-tightening move. Pink slips will be given to 650 employees, including temporary workers and people employed less than six months. The layoffs Read the rest of this entry »

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Increase in US travel to Mexico; VisitMexico.com partners with … - Los Angeles Times

July 17, 2007 - Posted in Car Rental, Cheap travel, Destinations, Expedia Travel, Flight Tracker, Hotels, Information, Mexico packages, Shows, Tickets, Vacation packages, Vacations

Increase in U.S. travel to Mexico; VisitMexico.com partners with Travelocity
Are U.S. travelers skipping
these days for cheaper destinations closer to home, such as  
? Yes, according to reports by Travelocity, which stated that bookings to Mexico by U.S. travelers has increased 31.4% this summer from summer 2007, while travel to Western Europe declined by 14.5%.
The Mexico Tourism Board is banking on that trend continuing. It has partnered with Read the rest of this entry »

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Barriers added on backstretch at Las Vegas track - ThatsRacin.com

July 13, 2007 - Posted in Las Vegas vacations

Construction crews this past week installed additional SAFER barriers along the inside wall of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway back straightaway.
Earlier this year, Jeff Gordon made wrecked in the area that is now protected by the SAFER barrier.
"Following this year's Cup (race) we consulted with NASCAR officials and our own engineers. We all agreed that installing the barrier on the backstretch was the proper course of action," said track general Read the rest of this entry »

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International travel to BC drops - Vancouver Sun

July 7, 2007 - Posted in Agency, Car Rental, Destinations, Expedia Travel, Mexico packages, Travel News, Travel business

The tourism marketing agency said 1,271,000 overnight U.S. visitors travelled to B.C. during the first six months of this year -- a drop of 122,000 visitors from the same period last year.
A slowing U.S. economy, a strong Canadian dollar, rising fuel prices and confusion about passport requirements have all been cited as contributing factors to declining U.S. travel to Canada.
Total international visitation to B.C. fell by 5.7 per cent to 1.93 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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