Flight to India : Flight news and information

CONTEST CLOSED: Congrats to Michael for winning this prize pack! Earlier in the month, I was invited to a press event where I got to sample some of the winning wines from the 2010 LA International Wine & Spirits Competition that was held in May 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with this competition, it initially started shortly after the end of prohibition when the L.A. County Fair began awarding medals to the finest wines in California

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GIVEAWAY: 2010 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition

I’m writing this while sitting in the United Red Carpet lounge at O’Hare waiting for my flight to Minneapolis to attend our Small Airports Conference .

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Airlines Play the Blame Game and United’s Not-so-Red-Carpet Treatment

Enjoy great music, atmosphere and the best of London Hyde Park will be bringing you the best of the music world across the space of two days. London will be filled with excitement and awe as the music village event is sure to be the greatest free festival that showcases top class performers, fantastic music and a friendly atmosphere. It is the event where you will be able to get a taste for world music, taking the best sounds from Africa, Latin America, Kurdish, Eastern Europe and also music taken from Chinese traditions

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Music in Hyde Park

Summer is well under way yet many still have not decided what to do or where to go this summer 2010.

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Hotel Relais della Rovere launches the Experience Tuscany Holiday Package

In my book, there’s now one less reason to visit the town of Foligno in Umbria – but Foligno’s loss is Spello’s gain. In Dream of Italy’s Special Report: Umbria , editor Kathy McCabe wrote about the one-of-a-kind chef Salvatore Denaro and his popular trattoria in Foligno.

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Where’s Salvatore? He’s Still Cooking in Umbria

Most hotel industry examples out there have been exposed on past posts here and there, but I realize again today that very few hotels use Twitter as a way to find potential customers who could walk in their doors quicker…

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How you could use Twitter to find potential customers

Along with the stunning Casita’s, the sparkling infinity pool, the lush landscaping, romantic spa setting, there is the restaurant, the lounge, and the 2000 bottle wine cellar of Ka’ana that truly make this boutique luxury hotel my top pick. Frieze Lounge offers a spacious room, laid with slate floors, a high gloss mahogany bar, stocked with the finest of liquors, cigars, and of course wine

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Gay Travel In Belize- Ka’ana Dining

I was indeed warmly welcomed to Ka’ana boutique resort this month. Greeted by Mario at the water taxi terminal in Belize city, my partner and I were transferred to the resort aboard a fully air conditioned van with an icy cold coke, and a bottle of water ready for us. The drive itself is great

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Gay Travel in Belize- Visiting Blogger

Happy Travel Tuesday to all! For those of you traveling to Paris, we leave you with a tip that is sure to save you money. TRAVEL TUESDAY TIP -When grabbing a quick bite or drink in a cafe try to eat at the counter instead of sitting at a table. Many restaurants, cafes and bars charge more expensive prices if you are at a table

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Travel Tuesday

It’s been brought to my attention a series of audio seminars that have started today by Caroline Cooper, the main figure behind the coaching site called ZealCoaching. Caroline had this great idea of bringing key hospitality industry executives to give…

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Audio seminars available this week (for hotels only)

Stay in the impressive New Providence Wharf with spectacular views The New Providence Wharf apartment boasts elegance in every room without compromising quality. Designed with luxury in mind the one or two bedroom apartments are fully furnished with an equipped kitchen and bathroom. This is the perfect apartment for those looking to unwind and relax in an uncompromising and magnificent home away from home

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Property Spotlight: New Providence Wharf

Over the years I have written (ranted) about most types of holidays, other than cruises. I do like the idea of sailing to different destinations, and some of the cruise ships are pretty impressive, but, the fact that I travel solo a lot means cruise holidays are out of my budget

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Your cruise holiday rants and complaints

   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT ACHIEVES EXPERT ‘CRUISE FUNOLOGIST’ CERTIFICATION FROM CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES                 Homosassa FL (06/25/2010) – Diana Kreisle of Homosassa-based online travel agency www.LetsGoToday.com  (YTB Travel Network)  has successfully completed Carnival Cruise Lines’ comprehensive new travel agent online training program, “CCL University,” earning a Bachelor’s of Fun  degree as a Carnival sales specialist.                 Launched earlier this year, the intensive Web-based course encompasses five distinct chapters, each focusing on different aspects of the world’s largest cruise operator and its various vacation products

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Congrats to ME. I am now a certified "Funologist" with Carnival Cruise Lines!

Our Italian language schools in Italy use to send a monthly newsletter in order to inform their students about what happens in Italy and all the news concerning the Italian language school , the activities and the tour organized for free time and every kind of useful and interesting information for Italy and Italian language’s lovers! You can subscribe the single newsletters or read the archive: Florence newsletters | Milan newsletters | Rome newsletters | Siena newsletters

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Leonardo da Vinci newsletters!

Wine & Latin Food: They Said It Would Never Last Fine Wine and Latin Cuisine Converge at East LA Meets Napa – a Benefit for AltaMed Health Services Corporation On Friday, July 09, 2010, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, AltaMed Health Services will be hosting the Fifth Annual East LA Meets Napa celebration and it returns better than ever with an expanded courtyard in one of Los Angeles most historic settings – Union Station.

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AltaMed’s 2010 East LA Meets Napa

The June 2010 issue of Dream of Italy is out! Paid subscribers can login to see the PDF version (or read the articles on Web pages). Become a subscriber today (you’ll get immediate access to this issue and nine more over the coming year, online access to nearly 75 back issues and some incredible Italy travel discounts , too! Here is what is in the June issue: A Woman, A Dog and Umbria (Free Access to this Article) The new book Marcus of Umbria: What an Italian Dog Taught an American Girl About Love traces Justine van der Leun’s funny and illuminating time spent in Collelungo, a 200-person farming village in central Umbria. Justine, a Brooklyn resident, met Emanuele, a local gardener, on vacation and impulsively moved in with him.

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June 2010 – Marcus of Umbria, Eating in the Castelli Romani

I have shared with you in the past what were my top 10 websites / web applications that I used the most without even noticing. Meaning there is almost no day where I don’t have / want / need to…

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My top 10 web companies of the moment (in terms of usage)

We are currently in the final stages of testing for a rollout this coming saturday. A significant amount of improvements to the quotation process have been developed. Including: Improvements to the PDF Quote Improvements to the Sending of emails to customers Improvements to the way attachements are auto-generated and sent with emails Improvements to the PDF Invoice Improvements to the Fee’s breakdowns and tax rates Improvements to Quote details to capture additional information from the customer All of these improvements are based on feedback gathered by customers – so Thank You for your assistance to date

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Next Rollout

This week I am hosting a post from my friend Jerry Garrett.  The following article was originally published in his blog, Garrett On The Road, on November 29, 2009. Another legendary Key West sunset, from Mallory Square (Photos by Jerry Garrett) KEY WEST, Florida Key West is a legendary location for lost weekends

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The Secret to Key West Lodging Values – Guest Post

Met Monday with Ad Rutten , who is in charge of Amsterdam Schipol Airport . He previously worked for KLM in a very high profile position, so he has seen things from both sides. His airport has been in the crosshairs of two of the biggest aviation stories of the year

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Scenes from Schiphol