March 11, 2010Industry experts know that a great first experience on the slopes can create a skier or snowboarder for life. Unfortunately, a great first experience is sometimes hard to find. March 10, 2010Mexico President Felipe Calderon appointed Gloria Guevara as the country’s new secretary of tourism on Wednesday. March 10, 2010Haiti is participating in the ITB tourism trade show in Berlin, March 10 to 14. March 8, 2010The rail line to Machu Picchu is slated to reopen on March 29, nearly two months after flood damage closed the rail line, according to Peruvian news agency Andina. March 8, 2010The tourism industry along much of South America's west coast was regrouping last week in the wake of two devastating natural disasters: the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile last month hard on the heels of massive flooding in Peru that resulted in a two-month closing of Machu Picchu. March 8, 2010The 2011 NFL Pro Bowl is officially scheduled to return to Honolulu on Jan. 30, one week prior to next year's Super Bowl. March 7, 2010Rain Forest Aerial Trams St. Lucia, an eco-adventure company in Chassin near Castries on the west coast of St. Lucia, launched its Adrena Line zipline tour. March 2, 2010Jamaican dogsled musher Newton Marshall is set to take part in the annual Iditarod sled race in Alaska. Marshall is the first Jamaican and Caribbean musher to compete in the Iditarod. March 2, 2010Although I longed to see Petra – the rose-hued, 6th century B.C. archaeological wonder that’s the country’s top tourist draw – I asked to see something a bit different. March 1, 2010In the aftermath of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday, Turismo Chile reported that some destinations suffered damage while others were unscathed. March 1, 2010Positive tourism signs in the U.S. Virgin Islands this winter include less hotel discounting and an increase in revenue generated by the 8% room tax. March 1, 2010The U.S. State Department on Sunday issued a travel alert urging U.S. citizens to avoid tourism and nonessential travel to Chile following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the country on Saturday. February 26, 2010Orca shows will resume Saturday at the three SeaWorld parks in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego. February 26, 2010The Jordan Tourism Board plans to roll out JTB Academy, an online certification program for tour operators and travel agents selling Jordan. February 26, 2010I was only in Jordan a few days, and time was of the essence and in short supply, but I did want to make sure I saw something of the country apart from the meeting rooms of the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center, as impressive as they are. February 25, 2010British Virgin Islands police arrested and charged a tour bus driver in the fatal crash that killed a Caribbean Princess cruise passenger in Tortola on Tuesday. February 25, 2010Mountain Top, one of the most popular attractions on St. Thomas before it burned to the ground last May, will rise again. The plan is to reopen Mountain Top by next winter season. February 25, 2010Whale shows at Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld in Orlando were canceled Thursday, following the death on Wednesday of an experienced trainer who was dragged under the water by a 12,000-pound killer whale. February 25, 2010Bookings at luxury firm Villas of Distinction have been "going gangbusters" since late 2009, and the trend has continued into the new year, said Vice President and General Manager Steven Lassman. February 24, 2010A trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando has been killed by an orca, according to CNN. February 24, 2010A general strike in Greece on Wednesday disrupted services and grounded flights, according to reports.
February 24, 2010The Marine National Park on the west coast of Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun and Punta Nizuc, has entered a second phase of development in which 400 concrete sculptures are being placed underwater, making it the world's largest underwater museum for divers, snorkelers and visitors in glass-bottom boats. February 23, 2010Cancun Airport recently launched a Tax Back program, with offices located at terminals 2 and 3. The program enables travelers to be refunded the value-added tax paid on purchases while in Cancun at the destination. February 22, 2010My first morning here at Jordan Travel Mart 2010, being held at the gleaming King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center on the shores of the starkly gorgeous Dead Sea, got off to an inauspicious, if slightly amusing, start. February 22, 2010Just how much Peru’s tourism industry depends on the Incan site of Machu Picchu became starkly apparent after severe rains and flooding at the end of January disabled the rail line to the site, one of the only links to the ancient ruins. |