| Valentine's packages at The Brown hotel | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 3:09:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | If you and your sweetheart can't go far away for Valentine's Day, consider a hometown getaway at The Brown hotel, Fourth and Broadway. Special dinner and overnight packages are being offered Feb. 10 and Feb. 14. They range from $214 to $2,222 per couple. The lowest-priced package includes a five-course dinner in the English Grill with live music by the Highlands String Quartet. At the upper end is a stay in the Muhammad Ali Suite. For details about romance at the Brown, go to www.brownhotel.com or call (502) 583-1234. New explorers exhibit at Harvard With the polar regions experiencing meltdown and 2007-2008 declared "International Polar Year," a new multimedia exhibit at Harvard's Museum of Natural History offers a timely look at what may be a vanishing world. .... | |
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| | | For JDaters, Caribbean's a sea of love | | Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:25:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | ATLANTA (JTA) -- Staying on a small resort on a small island, entertained by life-size Jenga games when it rained and a larger-than-life trapeze when it didn't, dozens of JDaters experienced the leisure of unhurried life off line.The idyllic environment of a Caribbean vacation at Club Med became an ideal setting for coming together.Take Alicia 36, of Atlanta, and Alex, 39, of Los Angeles, who became an item the first night of the trip.Apparently the excitement hasn't faded: A few weeks after JDate's Caribbean adventure in late December, the couple is about to reconnect on a ski trip."I'm so excited to see him that I could pop!" Alicia wrote in a group e-mail to her friends.Alicia and Alex -- not their real names -- were among 166 JDaters who made the excursion to Turks and Caicos. Most were in the 37- to 42-year-old range.... | |
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| | | E-300 Calorie Counting Heart Rate Monitor | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 1:18:56 PM by Blog57 Team | | The E-300 heart rate monitor allows you to select between 5 different activity modes and heart rate training zones. This calorie counting heart rate monitor pre-sets your 5 primary target zones and calculated your calories based on your personal information and activity mode. The system monitors your body every second during your exercise session. It accurately allows you to track your workout routine by recalling your last workout.... | |
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| | | Travel briefs: Nov. 12 | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:10:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | Holland America rep _to lead 'Alaska Night' AAA Travel will host an "Alaska Night" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the West Knoxville AAA office. It will feature Noel DeChambeau, a representative of Holland America. The meetings will provide details on three Holland America Alaska vacations. The 14-day Double Denali Adventure and Discovery Cruise departs May 29, 2007, from Fairbanks aboard the ms Ryndam. The 13-day Discovery Cruise and Double Denali Adventure departs July 15, 2007, from Vancouver, Canada, aboard the ms Statendam. The third vacation is the seven-day Explorer Cruise, departing June 16, 2007, from Seattle aboard the ms Oosterdam. .... | |
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| | | North America boom for Insight Vacations | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:54:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | Premier escorted tour operator Insight Vacations has seen a boom in bookings for tours and it is a mix of new destinations and old favourites that make up the top five sellers for this season. The Grand Canadian, Rockies Rail & Alaska Cruise, Best of Eastern Canada & USA, Great Western Adventure, Capitals of Eastern Canada and Majestic Canadian West are the tours that make up the top five journeys for this season, indicating that North America remains a popular destination for travelling Australians. "These results prove that Australians are more interested than ever in visiting Canada and America," said Insight Vacations managing director Lorraine Sharp. "Our passenger research indicated that North America is the number one destination people want to visit with Insight, and the proof is really in the large amount of bookings we have taken this year." Insight guests enjoy top quality hotels, fantastic sightseeing experiences, great meals including daily breakfast, a comfortable coach, and the benefit of a dedicated tour director with exceptional experience in the field and the area.... | |
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| | | Hunting down last-minute deals | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:39:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | Cold-weather destinations fight for your business. Right up to the very last minute it's possible for you to get on a plane or hop in a car and drive to ski country. If you have the flexibility to take spontaneous trips, your biggest problem could be sifting through the avalanche of tempting choices. Empty rooms are bad for resorts, good for you. There are lots of ways you can find deals that resorts and hotels wrap around unused rooms inventories and transportation. Always remember when searching for great last-minute deals, keep checking--and checking and checking yet again. When you find the right one grab it fast, before someone else beats you to it, and the room or trip is gone. Here are 10 ways to find last-minute deals: 1.... | |
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| | | Travel-deal search sites still have a ways to go | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:21:27 AM by Blog57 Team | | Searching online for the best travel deals can be a time-consuming proposition. On average, most consumers visit more than three Web sites to compare prices. The promise of travel search Web sites such as Kayak, SideStep and Mobissimo is that they help with some of the heavy lifting of finding the best travel deals online. But they are not yet perfect. They differ from online travel agencies such as Travelocity and Orbitz in that they do not actually make bookings but send consumers directly to other Web sites where travelers can finalize and pay for the deals they find. They comb through dozens of Web sites, including Travelocity and Orbitz, as well as so-called travel supplier Web sites such as those operated by the airlines or hotel chains. The deal-finding Web sites have been popular with consumers.... | |
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| | | Wild Women Travel returns, puts out a call to all women, wild or mild | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 3:47:01 AM by Blog57 Team | | Wild Women are back in play. Jo Ann Arlen has vaulted onto the women-only travel craze. Again. She has relaunched Wild Women Travel, affiliated with San Diego Travel Group and Carefree Vacations. Arlen, who has been in the travel biz for 28 years, first launched Wild Women in early 1999. It fizzled. The women-only travel phenomenon hadn't quite caught on yet. Arlen said she had too much on her plate at the time to nurture its growth. Now, she has a 12-person team to help her out. "Even though I'm very happily married, I still love traveling with my girlfriends," Arlen said. "When traveling with my husband, I feel like I have to entertain him every single minute. With girlfriends, it's different. Women entertain themselves. Women share an intellectual wanderlust which makes them perfect traveling companions.... | |
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| | | Air Combat Schools Category at GordonsGuide.com Fulfills Thrill Seekers' Dreams of Being 'Top Gun' Fighter Pilots | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:15:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | Gordon's Guide - Adventure & Active Travel Worldwide announced today that GordonsGuide.com (http://www.gordonsguide.com/), the world's largest online marketplace for adventure and active travel, is now offering Air Combat Schools as a category featuring Fighter Combat International (FCI), a 10-year veteran in providing air combat instruction. Fighter Combat International offers flights of a lifetime through exciting adventures in air combat and aerobatics for individuals, teams and groups alike. Thrill seekers now have the opportunity to choose from a variety of packages, starting at $445, to fulfill their dreams of being a "Top Gun Fighter Pilot" or an "Air Show Pilot" in a day of fun and excitement. At FCI, adventurers learn to fly real, world-class competition aircraft with actual military fighter pilots or they can opt to be passengers.... | |
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| | | What's your fantasy island? 1,000 choices from the Bahamas to Barbados | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:30:20 AM by Blog57 Team | | More than 1,000 islands are sprinkled across the Caribbean and into the Bahamas. No two are exactly alike, and there's no one-size-fits-all vacation. But whether you're looking for your first landing or an alternative to the old standby, there's a Caribbean destination that's perfect for you. ANGUILLA • Why come here? Anguilla is ideal for those seeking peace and quiet, easy-going islanders, superlative restaurants, and spectacular beaches of loamy white sand, all of which makes it a big hit with celebs who can afford the often-spectacular price tag. • The environment: Undistinguished recumbent hills, splotched with scrub, outlined by beaches up to two miles long. • Don't miss: Lounging on Shoal Bay Beach with live jazz at Uncle Ernie's on Sunday afternoons.... | |
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