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08-23-2011

 

Tuesday, August 23
Destinations
The ultimate guide to Madrid
An essential guide to Madrid, including the best sights, hotels, restaurants and shops... Telegraph (London)

Latvia: At liberty in the Baltic
As Latvia marks 20 years of independence, its capital has reinvented itself as an intriguing tourist destination... The Independent

Queen and Obama help boost Irish tourism
Numbers of tourists visiting Ireland rose more than 15 percent from a year ago as by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and U.S. President Barack Obama helped paint the country in a positive light... Yahoo Travel News


Tours and Activities
NH tourism officials offer wildlife viewing tour
New Hampshire tourism officials have developed a statewide self-guided tour for wildlife viewing and birding trails... Yahoo Travel News

New museum tells story of internment
It was a bittersweet return for more than 250 Japanese-American former detainees at Wyoming's Heart Mountain Relocation Center who gathered there for the opening of a museum about their wartime internment... MSN.com

Restaurant Report: Lou's Food Bar in Denver
Frank Bonnano, the 43-year-old chef, has broadened his repertory with an American rendition of a French bistro... New York Times


Cruise
Viking plans two more river cruise ships for 2012
Viking River Cruises' plans for 2012 have gotten even more ambitious with the addition of two more ships on top of the four new ships previously announced... USA Today

Carnival cancels more calls as Irene picks up steam
Irene has shifted east and is predicted to pass over the Bahamas as a Category 3 storm by Wednesday, packing winds up to 115 mph... USA Today


Transportation
Airlines can't hire ex-FAA inspectors for 2 years
Safety inspectors will be barred for two years after leaving the Federal Aviation Administration from going to work for an airline they oversaw under a new rule intended to prevent ethics abuses...Yahoo Travel News

4 most common reasons airlines lose luggage
Tens of thousands of air travelers each year have their luggage lost forever... MSN.com

JetBlue waives change fees for hurricane-affected flights
Anticipating the impact of Hurricane Irene on its Caribbean operations, JetBlue Airways will waive change/cancel fees and fare differences for customers traveling to and from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic... USA Today

Fliers want safety, a lie-flat seat
What do first-class and business-class fliers want from an airline? That depends on the trip, and from what part of the world they're flying... USA Today


Lodging
Moscow's thriving hostels offer alternative to costly hotels
Until recently, visitors to Moscow had little choice but to pay for hugely expensive hotels... Yahoo Travel News

Athens luxury hotels picketed during strike
Dozens of protesters picketed the entrance to three luxury hotels on Athens' main Syntagma Square for hours Tuesday as part of a 24-hour strike by hotel employees ... Yahoo Travel News

No. 1 factor in picking hotels
When it comes to choosing a hotel, only one answer garnered more than 40-percent of the vote in a new survey of 1,000 people... USA Today


Other and Odd
Somber mood at King memorial's opening in DC
Hundreds of people slowly filed through the entrance to the 4-acre memorial site on a warm, sunny Monday morning in the nation's capital... Seattle Times

S. Koreans leave troubled tourist resort in N. Korea
South Korea has withdrawn all its nationals from a troubled jointly-run resort in North Korea after Pyongyang warned them to leave and seized Seoul-owned properties there... Yahoo Travel News


365 Guide Tip for the Day
Overcoming Fear
Fear, and its little buddy Worry, stand in the way of your success...Travel Research Online

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