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Italian Lakes: Sleepy lakeside towns surrounded by snow-capped mountains Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT from Concierge.com
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Epicurious.com/ NutritionData.com / HotelChatter.com / Jaunted.com / Style.com / Men. Style.com / Wired.com / Reddit.com / ArsTechnica.com / Webmonkey.com / Flip.com NZ wonder joins 260 others for big vote Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:14:00 GMT from New Zealand Herald
Milford Sound will vie with the Grand Canyon, Mt Everest and more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The 261 nominees from 222 countries include mountain peaks, lakes, and Caravanning enjoys renaissance as credit crisis bites Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:36:00 GMT from Telegraph
A combination of economic gloom and the weakness of sterling against the euro is triggering a renaissance of caravan holidays at home, rekindling memories of their 1970s heyday. According to the Caravan Club, holiday bookings are up 40 per cent on last
The Ski Train
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:34:00 GMT from CNN
Many skiers who visit Colorado prefer the slopes of Aspen, Vail or Breckenridge. But there's a cool little day trip from Denver that often gets overlooked by out-of-towners. is a 68-year-old local favorite that shuttles about 750 people between Denver |
Frontier Asks for Bankruptcy Court Extension
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:48:00 GMT from BNET
Frontier has filed a request with the bankruptcy court to ask for an extra 120 days to file their plan of reorganization without having to allow for competing plans. Right now, it?s due on February 4 (already extended 120 days once before), and |
Cruising: ten predictions for 2009
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:41:00 GMT from Telegraph
This time last year, my crystal-ball-gazing for the year ahead proved not far off the mark. I said that fuel supplements would be removed and they were. I said that we would see discounting and we did. My logic at the start of last year, when the credit |
Zermatt visitors demand snowy streets
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:41:00 GMT from Swiss Info
For the first winter ever Zermatt's local authorities have cleared snow and ice from paths and roads throughout the picturesque mountain resort to help prevent accidents. But they have been met by an avalanche of complaints. Extremely cold winter weather |
Five great spas for post-holiday recovery
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:12:00 GMT from CNN
Feeling sluggish after a few too many eggnogs and a halt to your fitness routine? January can be a bleak month to get rolling on those resolutions, so perhaps you need a little spa getaway to recover from the holiday revelry and get yourself pointed in |
Freezing temperatures and snow hamper travel in Europe
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:44:00 GMT from International Herald Tribune
MILAN: Subfreezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel woes around Europe on Wednesday, and in Rome's zoo it was so cold the chimpanzees got cookies for extra calories to keep them warm. Milan's Malpensa and Linate airports briefly |
Hardeep Singh Kohli at Smarjeske Spa, Slovenia
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:40:00 GMT from The Times
While the world continues to speed down the dual carriageway of delight, I bend away on the slip road to dotage, fumbling for change as I approach the toll-road of terror: I am 40 in three weeks. There are two options. I could gently extract myself from |
The Ski Train: Colorado's quiet treasure
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:06:00 GMT from CNN
Many skiers who visit Colorado prefer the slopes of Aspen, Vail or Breckenridge. But there's a cool little day trip from Denver that often gets overlooked by out-of-towners. The Ski Train is a 68-year-old local favorite that shuttles about 750 people |
A budding revival in the land of Obama's roots
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:12:00 GMT from International Herald Tribune
The election of Barack Obama signaled more than a milestone in American politics. It also reverberated across the ocean, where the beleaguered tourism industry of Kenya is hoping that Obamamania will result in a resurgence of visitors to the ancestral |
AAA Travel Trends for 2009 - It's All About the Bargain
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:55:00 GMT from Travel Mole
Have you ever gone on a trip and wished it cost you less? Or perhaps once you arrived, you wished there weren't as many people on the same page and on the same trip as you? This year you just may be in luck as today, travel is all about the bargain, |
Orbitz Heats Up Winter Travel with 50% Discounts
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:55:00 GMT from Travel Mole
To help consumers kick-off a new year of travel and beat the wintertime woes, Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com), the only online travel site to offer Price Assurance(SM), is launching a Winter Sale that invites travelers to stop hibernating and hit the |
A quiet surfer's paradise
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:40:00 GMT from Vancouver Sun
Two surfers at Sayulita, a beach community that is becoming known as a surfer's paradise. Photograph by: Lindsey Norris/Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Journal Every year Canadians flock to Mexico by the thousands. Cheap and accessible, it seems to be our |
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