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Looking for some inspiration to plan your trips for the new year? Here are some books to guide you. And if you can’t afford to take the trip of your dreams in this economy, any one of these publications will give you the right to proclaim yourself an expert armchair traveler.
Travel + Leisure recently came out with the 2009 edition of its “100 Greatest Trips” ($34.95), with mini-guides to each destination, maps, resource listings Read the rest of this entry »

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Cape Town, South Africa, Berlin, Germany and Istanbul,Turkey, these are just some of the top destinations for 2009.
Frommers.com, a travel website, has announced 12 places around the world to visit this year and among the list, the North State's very own, Lassen Volcanic Nation Park.
According to Frommers, "Lassen is one of the oldest -- Teddy Roosevelt dedicated two monuments in 1907 that ultimately became this park -- and least-visited parks Read the rest of this entry »

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First up, I gotta give some love to the cost: Going from LaGuardia to MCI directly on
was in the low 200's on a holiday, and, yes, I got
on the flight.
If you're into shopping, KC offers just as much as any other major city. (But there was nothing I couldn't find there that I couldn't also find in Dallas, my favorite shopping destination.)
could stand up to any in Big D, but my personal favorite was the upscale
. From Tiffany and Burberry Read the rest of this entry »

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Sigiriya group corr.
The Tourism Ministry is gathering information on villages that can be
developed as tourist destinations. This move will help potential
communities in rural Sri Lanka through the tourism industry, Ministry
sources said.
If a village is situated near a highway or a main road, depends on
conventional farming or cottage industries with a community trust in
participatory development and voluntarism, it will Read the rest of this entry »

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This year’s Travel Leader survey is filled top dollar destinations, but each one also has some hidden budget minded gems. Below is the list with my comments about each destination as well as travel time and air options from Nashville.
10. Chicago
ma and disgraced Governor Blagojevich, Chicago makes its first entry to the top 10 domestic destinations this year. While it is famously expensive, I found a few budget minded gems when I visited Read the rest of this entry »

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Sure, the economy is struggling and most Americans are cutting back on their discretionary spending. But it's not all doom and gloom for travelers in 2009. Even though the travel industry is impacted by the economic downturn, the good news is 2009 is the year of the great travel bargain. Your dream vacation may cost a lot less this year because of discounts, extras and upgrades. And some of the most popular travel destinations are seeing smaller crowds, Read the rest of this entry »

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With the weather growing steadily colder and the snow banks piling up, many Northlanders may be dreaming of a tropical vacation.
However worries about the state of the economy have would be travelers a little nervous.
But according to Divine Destinations owner Jennifer Maki now is the time to book that dream getaway.
"Cruises, if you like to get out and try out your sea legs, they have cruises as low as 49 dollars a person a night, that's an Read the rest of this entry »

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The bear market is putting the squeeze on the travel industry and travelers are reaping the benefits. As customers cut down their vacation budgets, airlines, hotels, and cruise lines are extending incredible deals to try and entice them back into traveling.
To help you find the best bargains, we personally surfed the torrent of travel sites flooding the Web and chose our favorites.
For airfare, lodging and car rentals, we identify which links Read the rest of this entry »

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Bristol has edged its way onto the list of 'Top 10 cities for 2009' as compiled by DK Eyewitness Travel Guides.
The city features alongside well known destinations such as Cape Town and Buenos Aires as well as lesser-known cities such as Gdansk in Poland and Vilnius in Lithuania.
Anna Paynton from DK Eyewitness Travel Guides explained that Bristol had been chosen for its varied character. She said: "Bristol is often overlooked in favour of its Read the rest of this entry »

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Published on Sunday, Jan 04, 2009
Here are some of the latest travel trends.
According to the Department of Commerce Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, 10 most-visited destinations by U.S. residents flying abroad in 2007 (latest year for which complete statistics were available): Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Jamaica, People's Republic of China, and Spain.
As chosen by the publisher Lonely Planet's U.S. Read the rest of this entry »

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