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Last May, I read about the off-menu Thai burger from Jitlada in an article by Jonathan Gold . As soon as I finished, I knew that I had to have that burger

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The Fabulous Off-Menu Thai Burger and More at Jitlada

Gulfstream International Airlines Raytheon (Beech) 1900D N218YV (msn UE-218) MIA (Bruce Drum) , originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery . Gulfstream International Group, Inc. (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood), the parent organization of Gulfstream International Airlines, announced that it has reached a final agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) providing for the settlement of certain proposed civil penalties

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Gulfstream International settles with the FAA and extends the leases on 21 Raytheon (Beech) 1900Ds

The area around Kintamani is fascinating with so much to see and do. The main attraction of the area is undoubtedly the views most tourists have of Gunung Batur and Danau Batur . Visiting the shores of Danau Batur is also an excellent side-trip if you have the time

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Temples of Bali: Pura Ulun Danau Batur

Join Dream of Italy this November 6th in Umbria for a week of food, wine and ceramics : Customize a slideshow Highlights of Dream of Italy’s Umbria Harvest Week: • Six nights at the 17th-century farmhouse villa La Fattoria del Gelso near Assisi, Umbria.

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Slide Show: Preview of Dream of Italy’s Umbria Harvest Week Trip

In producing some of the world’s greatest scientific minds, Italy has shared an intimate history with the development of modern science.

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Galileo’s Fingers Await at Newly Reopened Florence Museum

The opening title sequence of the Mary Tyler Moore Show is memorialized in bronze in downtown Minneapolis. Just returned from Minneapolis where we held our annual small airports conference .  We had a good group of directors and other senior staff from small and non-hub airports in the United States and Canada, discussing and debating many of the important issues they face on a day-to-day basis.  The Minneapolis airport folks, especially CEO Jeff Hamiel and Mitch Killian who runs their government affairs shop, did a great job hosting us and showing us the best Minneapolis has to offer; including a boat ride on Lake Minnetonka .  We hold a number of issue-oriented meetings throughout the year.  The larger airports can send dedicated staff to those meetings, but smaller airports are not always able to do so, in fact many do not have staff dedicated to one topic.  So, we conceived this conference as a way to touch on the wide variety of issues small airport directors must deal with on an ongoing basis.  This year’s meeting focused on such topics as the new customer service rules, information technology, web content, security, Next Gen and other such topics.  It is also a good chance for directors of these airports, and their senior staff, to get together with their colleagues to network, share best practices, ask questions and so on.  We also had joined us for a two hour discussion two airport members of the Future of Aviation Advisory Commission , established earlier this year by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.  Sue Baer, from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Raul Regalado, from Nashville, flew in for the day to meet with the airport directors, hear their concerns and participate in an exercise designed to identify policy priorities for the group.  Issues such as air service were a key focus, but the issue that really dominated the discussion was the growing list of regulatory unfunded mandates.  This will be a major focus of ours going forward, it is a special concern of the smaller airport directors, and you will hear more on this topic in the weeks and months to come.  Before closing, I should note the response my blog last week on my experience in the United Red Carpet Club in Chicago.  A couple of comments were posted, even more comments came directly.  I fly United a lot, and my experience is overwhelmingly positive; indeed, the flight and cabin crews on my flight from Chicago back to Washington last Friday night did a great job when our departure was delayed – we got good information and we were served drinks while we waited (in the end, passengers mostly want good information and some basic necessities in such instances).  I should also note that Kevin Knight, a Senior Vice President at United for Planning, attended the Small Airports Conference and delivered a speech on the pending United/Continental merger and its potential impact on air service, and answered questions.  Alissa Markert came with him and spent a great deal of time speaking to attendees (she and I also chatted about the blog, very civil and constructive which I certainly appreciated – when I went to the Business Center to print my boarding pass she was in there and even printed it out for me).  She’s an excellent representative of United Airlines.  No, I’m not backing off the earlier post, and I hope the word will go out and others will reply to customers a little differently the last time.  This is just a recognition that one incident does not a company make and, despite my frequent criticisms of airlines for some of their policy positions and for their overall record on customer service, I have also in the past given credit to airlines and their employees when I see them doing the right thing in my travels.  And, yes, I am still glad I had those two little kids as my guests and, no, I don’t think that will contribute to United being in any danger of bankruptcy.

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Small Airports, Mandates and United Airlines

CTravel CEO Carl Paiva talks about the travel industry in Bermuda It’s the day and age of the independent travel. For most that also means independent travel planning. Visiting the internet rather than a travel agency is becoming far more common than when Mr

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Travel Agent or Interior Designer?

Mediavrystelling: 12 Julie 2010. Mosselbaai Toerisme Mosselbaai verower Wes-Kaap nominasie in Suid-Afrika se Dorp van die Jaar Kompetisie Mosselbaai – wat die provinsie se Dorp van die Jaar titel in 2007 gewen het – is aangewys as die Wes-Kaap se kandidaat vir Rapport en Kwêla se nasionale Dorp van die Jaar Kompetisie vir 2010. Die nominasie is in gister (Sondag) se landwye uitgawe van Rapport aangekondig

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Mosselbaai verower Wes-Kaap nominasie in Suid-Afrika se Dorp van die Jaar Kompetisie

Back in April, we ran a piece in this blog about Foursquare, the location-based mobile application that allows users to see where their friends are hanging out and pick up tips from them about the best places to eat, sleep, take the family, watch a film and so on. Since then, many businesses in the UK have realised the enormous marketing opportunities available through social networking apps

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Foursquare – Be There or Be Square

You want to take a vacation, but where will you get the money? You could just put the whole trip on the credit card and worry about it later. ~Alas…there is another option! How about starting a Vacation account

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Saving for Vacations!

As a former Disney Cast Member, I’ve always refused to go to that “other park”, they were the enemy, opening Universal Studios the summer I was on the College Program at Disney.   Now that I’m more “mature”, and with the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter; it was time to give in and spend some time at Universal. Our vacation happened to line up for the week of the grand opening of Harry Potter.  I knew the park was going to be packed beyond packed so I did what any good travel agent would do and researched my options.  The three Universal Resort Hotels offer what looked to be the answer: a Universal Express pass that allows you to skip all of the lines on participating rides AND gains you early entry in to the park.  I also knew that you could buy a head of the line pass, but at $60-$87 per person per day, it made more sense to look at staying on site and getting all of the resort benefits.  I also learned that the pass you can buy, is not exactly the same as the one included for resort guest.  The “bought pass” is only good for 1 day, and can only be used once per ride/attraction.  The resort guest Express Pass is good from check in through check out and can be used multiple times on the rides/attractions.

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I don’t think we’re at Disney anymore & that’s not necessarily a bad thing- Loews Portofino Bay Resort

Here’s an aerial overview of Air Salvage International’s scrap yard at Kemble Airport. The company recently dismantled a Boeing 737-600 and a two-year old Boeing 737-800 involved in an accident

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Air Salvage International’s Scrap Yard at Kemble Airport – Flight…

Manaus, gateway to Jungle lodges and Cruises, is the capital of the state of Amazonas, which offers the opportunity to penetrate, unveil and enjoy one of the most important sources in the planet, the Amazon Rainforest. Through rivers and forest trails, once comes in contact with rare animals and plants, Indian and riparian communities, typical dishes made mainly from river fish, in addition to mdedications for all illnesses produced by nature

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Destination of the Month: Manaus, Brazil

Vision Airlines tags itself as ‘Your Personal Airline of Choice’, which seems fairly ironic given that the alleged Russian spies on board its Boeing 767-200ER at Vienna today are being forcibly deported. More irony, if you’re into that sort…

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Airport spy-swap: Plenty of cloak. Probably no daggers. – Airline…

Image: A high definition frame grab from Mossel Bay Tourism’s new promotional video Mossel Bay Tourism Premiers New HD Video Mossel Bay Tourism screened its new high definition marketing video to its members and selected guests for the first time yesterday. The video was produced, directed, filmed, and edited by Garden Route-based Daron Chatz Photography.

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Mossel Bay Tourism Premiers New HD Video

One of the reasons I bought a Kindle was so that I wouldn’t have to schlep around travel guides on vacation any more. Electronic travel guides are easy to find on Amazon, and even though some of them don’t have photos, they’re still a lot better than lugging around a paper version. Another good use of the Kindle is to carry all those pieces of paper I tend to bring with me on a trip: a copy of my itinerary, some pages from the internet that weren’t in the guide book.

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Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio of hotel brands, announced today its latest global promotion—Double Your HHONORS™. From July 7, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2010, members can earn Double Points or Double Airline Miles for each hotel stay.

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Hilton now offers members twice the rewards

If you love the outdoors and adventure, you should definitely plan a vacation at the Hersey House – a long weekend getaway in Oregon . Apart from being centrally located, this Oregon bed and breakfast has excellent accommodation in the form of exquisitely decorated Shakespearean style rooms , great gardens and porch, not to mention the mouth watering breakfast options that are created from its famous Hersey House recipe collection , ensuring that you can enjoy your outdoor sojourn to the fullest.

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Trip to Silver Creek during your Hersey house sojourn

If you want a holiday in Ashland that’s full of activities and yet allows you to enjoy the natural beauty of the surroundings, there’s no better place than Hersey House – the popular Ashland Oregon bed and breakfast destination. Whether you want to laze around enjoying the natural beauty of this bed and breakfast hotel, like shopping for mementos or gifts for near and dear ones or desire to go on a tour of the countryside, you can do all these and more during your sojourn at Hersey House. Schedule your activities during your stay at this Oregon lodging If you are a shopaholic by nature, you will love Ashland

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Things to see and do while staying at Hersey House

My first time attending the Grilled Cheese Invitational was in 2008, which you can read about here. It was definitely a fun time and I’ve been a regular goer ever since.

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More Cheesy Goodness at the 2010 Grilled Cheese Invitational