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- The MOB Museum in Vegas is 3-floors of American Organized Crime history. Great experience 1 week ago
- The MOB makes another hit in Las Vegas with new meseum. 1 week ago
- beach day on Antigua with lovely lunch. Celebrity Silhouette showing us a good time. 2012-03-23
- Celiberity cruise Line is expert in boarding passengers, one of the best. at least from New Jersey. 2012-03-19
- Thought Ellis Island would be very dreary place--instead it is a beautiful building. 2012-03-19
- Ellis Island is a great place to visit, should be mandatory for all school kids. 2012-03-19
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Travel News
Travel News
By Bobbie Green
CRUISES–American Cruise Lines is offering Themed sailings for 2012 and 2013 along the Mississippi River. Themes like Mark Twain, Civil war and Dixieland Jazz. Their latest ship, Queen of the Mississippi boasts 78 staterooms all-larger than any other ship sailing the River. 85% of the staterooms have sliding glass doors to a private balcony. “This is rolling on the River in style.” www.americancruiselines.com
The Great American Steamboat Company also offers Mississippi River Cruises. Their ship the American Queen is larger than the Queen of the Mississippi–it carries 436 passenger verses 150 on the Queen. The American Queen has had a $5 million dollar refurbishment, keeping much of the original décor and offering modern day amenities, Wi-Fi access, …
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U.S. DOT Expands Airline Passenger Protections
U.S. Department of Transportation Expands Airline Passenger Protections
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced new airline passenger protections that will require airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provide consumers involuntarily bumped from flights with greater compensation, expand the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays, and disclose hidden fees. The rulemaking finalized today builds on passenger protections issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation in December 2009, which prohibited U.S. airlines operating domestic flights from permitting an aircraft to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours, with exceptions for safety, security and air traffic control related-reasons. The rule also required U.S. airlines to provide basic services such as access to …
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Loudoun County wine, the best Wine coming from Washinton DC.
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Washington DC Wine Country: Loudoun County
By Ron Kapon
When I thought of Virginia Wine Country I remembered my visit to the Monticello/Charlottesville area with its 24 wineries, including Horton, Barboursville, Kluge Estate and Prince Michel. On another occasion, while in Colonial Williamsburg, I toured the largest winery in the state: Williamsburg Winery. There are around 135 wineries in Virginia.
An e-mail invitation for a golf weekend at Lansdowne Resort was about to be deleted when I decided to check out their website and realized they were in Loudoun County, 35 miles outside of Washington DC. The Metro Washington DC area has over 5 million residents and some 21 million …
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Thousands Attend the Luxury Travel Expo
Thousands Attend the Luxury Travel Expo
By Bobbie Green
Las Vegas’s Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center played host to the 14th annual Luxury Travel Expo. Eighteen hundred travel agents registered for the event. Five hundred travel suppliers showed up to inform and educate the agents about their products. The show is open to travel professionals only and not open to the consumer.
On hand as panelist and General Session speakers was who’s who of the travel business world. The travel show also brought together the professional under-40 agents group developed in 2010 at the Young Leaders Conference with one-on- one exchange with suppliers.
Everyone came away with new knowledge of products and latest trends in …
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