Travel writer from South Salem launches destination Web site
SOUTH SALEM — Travel writer Susan Farewell grew up in this community and credits her Westchester upbringing for her appreciation of great places.
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When the Olympics Happened, the World Turned to Yahoo!, the No. 1 Online Destination for Winter Olympics Coverage
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—-Yahoo! Inc. today released comScore audience figures showing that Yahoo! Sports was the No. 1 online destination in the US for Olympics coverage, beating out NBC and ESPN as the destination people turn to for the most relevant, timely, and comprehensive information about major sporting events.
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Grand Opening of Bouclair Home in Bayers Lake: THE destination for HOME FASHION SMART VALUE
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – March 3, 2010) – Bouclair, a leading retailer for the home is opening a new Bouclair Home store in Atlantic Canada. This will be the first time Bouclair ventures out of the Quebec and Ontario markets where it already has 98 stores. The Halifax market is the first of many new markets that the company will venture into as it expands nationwide.
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U.S. loses allure as study destination for Japanese
TOKYO—Had Koichi Murata and Shoko Wadano been university students two decades ago, they likely would have followed the established trend for studying overseas by planning to spend a year in the United States. Though the two Waseda University seniors confess to having considered the United States as a study destination—as most Japanese students did toward the end of the 20th century—they decided …
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Bahrain latest destination for new CNN series iList
Dubai 04 March, 2010: From Monday 8 th March, CNN International turns its attention to the Middle East in its latest iList series focusing on the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Etihad Airways Launches Destination Management Company
04 March 2010 ABU DHABI– In an apparent bid to tap the growing tourism market in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways Etihad Airways has launched a new destination management company which will offer a range of services to the business and leisure travelers.
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Etihad Airways launches new destination management company – Hala Abu Dhabi
03 March 2010 Etihad Airways Etihad Airways , the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is expanding the range of services it offers business and leisure travellers with the launch today of its new destination management company – Hala Abu Dhabi.
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Government of Canada Grants $609,204 in Funding to Position the Bas-Saint-Laurent as a Prime Winter Destination
RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – Feb. 27, 2010) – Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, Bernard Généreux, Member of Parliament for Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, today announced that six Bas-Saint-Laurent snowmobile clubs have been awarded a total of $609,204 in non-repayable funding. This financial assistance will be …
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Najaf’s return as a religious tourist destination
The Iraqi city of Najaf is thriving as a religious tourist destination for Shia Muslims, including Iranians, but the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse finds it is treading a fine line between religion and politics.
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Congress passes bill to promote US as a destination for international tourists
WASHINGTON – Millions of foreign tourists are shying away from U.S. destinations, a trend that Congress hopes to reverse in a travel promotion act it passed Thursday. The Senate voted 78-18 for the …
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