The ‘Olympic Effect’ Might Boost Tourism in United States
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Bud Travel breaks Weird Foreign Laws
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Do Hotels Still Return Guests’ Forgotten Items in bad Economy?
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Has a hotel ever returned to you an item that you’d forgotten in your room?
And – perhaps more importantly, given how hard the economy’s hit hotels – will hotels be as willing to do guests the favor since they’ve been cutting staff and spending over the past year?
Well, seasoned business traveler Mike Hillwig of Salem, Mass., sheds a little light on the subject.
6 Things You Should Never Do When You’re Away Traveling
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Thinking of throwing a tantrum the next time things don’t go your way when you travel? Consider what happened to Gary Zeune before you do.
“Dammit,” he overheard the passenger in front of him scream at a Southwest Airlines ticket agent in Columbus, Ohio, “I have to get to Chicago.”
The agent politely asked him to calm down, assured him that profanity wouldn’t get him on the flight he wanted, and offered to add him to a standby list. All of which only appeared to make him angrier, unleashing yet another torrent of salty language.
Environmentalists Say Climate Change Hurts National Parks
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The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization say 25 national parks are threatened by climate change.
A report called "National Parks in Peril: The Threats of Climate Disruption" say the changes in landscapes and ecosystems are harming plants, trees and wildlife, but also threaten human activity in the parks and manmade structures. The factors include a loss of ice and snow, including melting glaciers; a loss of water, especially in the West; and higher seas and stronger coastal storms, which leads to flooding in coastal areas.
Top 10 Sights to See Before You Die
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Once the realm of the intrepid traveller, many of the world’s must-see sights – like the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and the Great Wall of China are now included in touring itineraries, making it easier to visit these global wonders.
USA and worldwide touring specialist Jetsave has come up with a list of 10 sights to see before you die.
Why American Credit Cards Suck [Travel Tips]
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If you prefer to use a credit card when traveling abroad due to safety and better exchange rates, bad news. Other countries have adopted smartchip technology in their bank cards, and soon we Americans may be forced to use cash when traveling.
Smartchip technology is sort of a banking equivalent of the metric system—it’s superior to magnetic stripe cards, every other country is using it, and the American banking system simply isn’t interested.
Who Owns Yellowstone National Park?
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The first airing on PBS of Ken Burns’s and Dayton Duncan’s twelve-hour series has got us all thinking about the superb idea that blossomed into Yellowstone Park. The idea of preserving areas important to our country evolved later into the National Park Service, and today we have a national network of 391 park units. I’ll post here something I first wrote three years ago about this idea of ours.
Bill Clinton Tours Historic Haitian Palace in Bid to Increase Tourism
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Bill Clinton, slathered in sunscreen, urged Americans to explore the riches of Haitian tourism on Friday as he took a VIP trip to a mountain palace and a nearby beach where a cruise ship pier is being built.
The appeal to tourists is part of the former U.S. president’s crusade to help the hemisphere’s poorest nation emerge from a cycle of poverty and instability — problems that helped destroyed a once thriving tourism industry here.
But his trip wasn’t one that many tourists can match.
Give a Day, Get a Disney Day
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Walt Disney Co. presents an opportunity to meet your favorite Disney characters for free! All you have to do is sign up for a volunteer opportunity on their website and you get a free one-day admission ticket to Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Florida or Disneyland in Anaheim. What makes your one day of service enjoyable is the fact that it consists of fun-filled projects that involve your family.