Couples look out for environment-friendly destinations
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Staying in a treehouse in Africa, an
igloo in Switzerland or a hut in the Amazon may not sound like the perfect
honeymoon to everyone, yet these days many newly-wed couples are choosing a bed
draped with mosquito netting over one dotted with rose petals, shunning the more
traditional romantic resorts for retreats that are
environmentally-friendly.
In fact, many honeymoon planners believe
that the green honeymoon is a new consumer-driven trend. Read the rest of this entry »
read comments (0)National Geographic ranks Columbus 11th in the world
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Columbus, Ind., was ranked 11th out of 109 historic destinations worldwide by National Geographic Society's Center for Sustainable Destinations in the November/December edition of National Geographic Traveler.
The city of 40,000 residents scored 78 points in the magazine's fifth annual survey of destination stewardship, placing highest among U.S. destinations. Charleston, S.C., was No. 15, and Ashland, Ore., was No. 22.
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Childhood homes of literary icons popular destinations in Manitoba
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NEEPAWA, Man. — If anyone understood the way a childhood home could shape a lifetime, it was author Margaret Laurence.
The brick home in Neepawa where Laurence lived from the age of nine to 18 under the domineering presence of her grandfather was the scene of her first memory - visiting her ill mother just before she died.
It was in this home, in the middle of the small Manitoba town, that Laurence's love of writing blossomed and where Read the rest of this entry »
Top Ten Solo Travel Destinations
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Leading online resource for adventure and experiential travel has announced their list Top Ten Solo Travel Destinations as determined by their Adventure Travel Consultants.
Serengeti, Tanzania
A wide variety of tours and loads of other travelers make this once in a lifetime sight one of the easiest for solo travelers.
Sydney, Australia
Make some friends at your hostel at Kings Cross, then go out to explore the beaches, nightlife, Macquarie Read the rest of this entry »
New travel software paves way for cellphone tourism
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The latest and most buzzed-about evolution of cellphone tourism involves a partnership between Disney and U.S. carrier Verizon that will see LBS innovations rolled out in 2009.
The corporations are working on a free download that would pinpoint a guest's location in Disney theme parks and send them custom cellphone alerts related to their personal preferences - everything from the shortest wait-times at nearby rides to the locations and times of Read the rest of this entry »
Lots of five-star properties in Mobil guide to Hong Kong and Macau
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HONG KONG — Mobil Travel Guide's new book about Hong Kong and Macau includes more five-star rated hotels and spas than any other guide the company has ever produced.
Five hotels earned five stars and three spas earned five stars. They are the Peninsula Hong Kong, the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, The Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, the Wynn Macau, The Mandarin Spa, The Peninsula Spa by ESPA and the Spa at Wynn Read the rest of this entry »