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 | Foreign travel expenses shoot up 20% on falling rupee
The Times Of India, photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam
Tweet NEW DELHI: The depreciating value of the rupee has made outbound travel for Indians at least 15-20% more expensive. In India, domestic travel too is suffering because of an increase in airfares as Kingfisher and Air India reduce their inventory. | The summer break in India sees a huge number of Indians travelling internationally for an averag...
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 | Panama: a hot holiday destination?
The Guardian, photo: Creative Commons / Hollic
| It tops lists of hot destinations for 2012 and is sold as the ideal introduction to Latin America, but does it live up to the hype? Tranquilo Bay ecolodge private jetty, Panama. Photographs: Gemma Bowes | Chickens and scruffy children on bikes cross our path as we stroll along a sandy road past candy-coloured buildings beside a turquoise Caribbea...
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 | World Travel Awards: Costa Rica's Leading Golf Resorts
The Examiner, photo: Creative Commons / Mariordo
| Graham E. Cook established the World Travel Awards in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in all sectors of the travel and tourism industry. | The Wall Street Journal called the World Travel Awards the Oscars of the Travel business. It is now considered the most prestigious, comprehensi...
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» Poverty numbers are grim in N.J.
Philadelphia Daily News A record 885,000 were below the poverty line, a report said. Young adults were especially hard hit. | By Alfred Lubrano | Inquirer Staff Writer HEALTH Easing the pain, or worsening it? Undeterred and still eating their catch Poverty numbers are grim ... |
» A Travel Writer Drves Cross-Country
ABC News | According to a recent survey by Expedia, a majority of Americans have always wanted to do a cross-country road trip but haven't yet. | Ever since the publication of Jack Kerouac's On The Road over 50 years ago, and probably since the first wagon tr... |
» SAA flies to Benin
Independent online SA Airways on Sunday launched their new route from Johannesburg to Cotonou in Benin. | “This new route to Cotonou forms part of SAA's Africa growth strategy and demonstrates our commitment to being the premier airline linking Africa to the worl... |
» Greece tourism hit by euro crisis
Independent online Europeans are avoiding vacations to Greece this summer fearing instability sparked by the debt crisis, industry sources say, inflicting a hard blow to the country's already devastated economy. | “From the aftermath of the elections on May 6, we... |
» Paper maps are best way to go in many situations
Buffalo News | “You’re buying maps? That’s so last century. Just use your GPS and download maps from Google or Bing.” That’s typical of the responses I get from well-meaning friends when I tell them of my trip planning. Yes, maps may very well be 20th c... |
» Theater takes center stage as tourist magnet
Buffalo News | AUBURN—The creation of a new theatrical experience is exciting and fun. The earnest “let’s put on a show” optimism of singers, dancers and backstage folks is infectious. | This summer and fall, visitors to this Finger Lakes community, about... |
» Get a free night on Idaho adventure package
Buffalo News | • River Dance Lodge in Syringa, Idaho, is offering four nights for the price of three on its all-inclusive adventure packages. For Sunday check-ins through June 14, the rate for four nights starts at $1,400 per couple (plus 8 percent tax), a savi... |
» In Morocco, forgotten Roman sites
Buffalo News | MEKNES, Morocco – Visitors to Morocco usually head straight for the beaches or plunge into the winding alleys of exotic medieval markets, but this rich North African country also has a wealth of ruins from its days as a Roman colony. | Few visit ... |
» In Burgundy, the good life includes barges and vines
Buffalo News | My favorite corner of France is Burgundy, a region overflowing with edible, drinkable, scenic and floatable delights. Its rolling hills and a handful of sleepy villages have given birth to the superior wines and fine cuisine that say “French.” ... |
» Much more than Rushmore
The Columbus Dispatch Iconic sculpture among scenic, historic highlights of Black Hills | If you go | THE BLACK HILLS | This region of western South Dakota covers more than 1million square miles and includes Black Hills National Forest, Custer State Park and Mount Rushmor... |
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