Tortola (british virgin islands) is an island you'll want to explore! The beaches are numerous, but if you must choose only one, make it Cane Garden Bay, snow-white and lapped by azure seas. Be sure to snorkel at the Baths on Virgin Gorda–a collection of boulders that nest in white sand and create an underwater labyrinth.
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Travel industry to launch ad campaign in Vegas during conventions (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
WASHINGTON -- The Travel Industry Association this morning announced it will conduct an advertising campaign in Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., during the upcoming national political conventions in an attempt to draw the candidates' attention to tourism concerns in two swing states.
Travel Tips: Readers' air, cruise and hotel secrets (USA Today)
Each week USA TODAY taps our traveling audience for the their best advice on air travel, cruising and hotels. Leave a tip or take a tip it could be run in an upcoming issue of USA TODAY.
Scott Brown Rails Against Machineless Time Travel (Wired News)
I fear for the future of time travel. Not the real thing: That seems to be coming along swimmingly, according to a handful of renegade physicists (more on that in The Future! of this column). No, I'm more worried about that venerable pop institution fictional time travel. It's getting airier, subtler, distressingly less Rube Goldbergian: No fewer than four extant network shows — Heroes , ...
Critics says air travel carbon offsetting too crude (Environmental News Network)
Air travelers may be fooling themselves with a feel-good green glow from offsetting their carbon emissions, according to critics of the system. A lack of rigor in the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from air travel is undermining carbon offsetting as an approach to fight climate change, one expert said.
The Sunday Times Travel Magazine - September (Times Online)
If you enjoy The Sunday Times Travel newspaper supplement, you’ll love the August issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, a monthly news stand title that brings you the best writers, photography and practical, in-depth travel information every month.
London open: Airline and travel stocks drop (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
London's blue chips have opened lower as higher oil prices are weighing on airline and travel stocks in early dealings.
Americans Plan to Travel in Fall Season (Convenience Store News)
NEWTON, Mass. -- After surveying 1,900 global travelers, TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel community, announced the results of its annual fall travel survey, which found that after a summer of "staycations," 82 percent of U.S. respondents said they are gearing up for leisurely travel this fall, a 12 percent increase from last year.
Three brand new events: EyeforTravel@World Travel Market 2008 (eyefortravel.com)
EyeforTravel launches three brand new events for this year’s World Travel Market. The three, innovative one-day events: The Travel Leadership Forum: Evolution of Online Travel , Mobile Technology in Travel and Online Content and Conversion Strategies have been uniquely designed using our global research and insight from over 25 worldwide events.
Roster of OpenTravel Members Speaking at Travel Distribution Summit In Las Vegas on October 1 and 2, 2008 (eyefortravel.com)
August 20, 2008 – WASHINGTON, DC - The OpenTravel Alliance (OpenTravel), the travel industry’s leading distribution standards development organization, will be very well represented at EyeforTravel’s Travel Distribution Summit.
Travel almanac (The Salt Lake Tribune)
TRAVEL TALK "A traveler without observation is a bird without wings." ON THE WEB If you plan to visit the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., visit www.georgetowndc.com. It is an online concierge with information on shopping, restaurants, hotel packages and attractions.
