Celebrate the 150th birthday of American railroad hero Jonathan Luther “Casey” Jones on March 14 at the Case Jones Home & Railroad Museum in Jackson, Tennssee. Jones, who lived in Jackson with his wife and three children, was a railroad engineer who became an internationally known icon due to his heroic last ride on April …
Delegates attending the 14th Annual Caribbean Tourism Organization Sustainable Tourism Conference (STC-14), will get to explore some of Trinidad and Tobago’s most exotic and historic sites as part of the conference experience. A full day of study tours has been planned to reveal the diversity of the host country and the various sustainability models being …
The International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR, has closed its doors with a series of favorable participation figures that confirm the show’s status as a key event for the tourist industry. More than 200,000 people passed through the halls at Feria de Madrid. In the case of members of the industry, the number of visitors increased …
The Grand Lucayan invites travel professionals to become a personal ambassador to the Grand Life. With their exclusive travel agent offer, you can bring back stories of the experience you had at Grand Lucayan, Bahamas. Travel agents are extended a 50% discount at the time of booking through December 22, 2013. Reservations must be …
AmaWaterways has announced an impressive roster of wine hosts for its 2013 “In Celebration on Wine” theme cruises. The cruise line will host 21 wine-themed itineraries through Europe’s world-renowned wine regions this year, each hosted by a different wine expert from the U.S. or Europe. The 2013 season features new excursions on Portugal’s Douro River …
Faith-based travelers hold the key to Jordan’s growing tourism industry, Kevin Wright told 150 local travel professionals during a workshop in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday. Wright, NTA’s director of growth markets, was invited to speak by the USAID Jordan Tourism Development Project. “As more people travel on faith-based trips than ever before, Jordan is well-positioned …
Vacationers visiting the new CaribbeanTravel.com website will soon be able to register to win a free Caribbean vacation per month, plus be eligible for the Grand Prize one-week “Caribbean Vacation of the Lifetime” at the conclusion of the year-long promotion. The website provides a central place to experience the Caribbean region featuring 33 destinations, hundreds …
The 15th annual LA Times Travel Show brought together more than 22,000 celebrity speakers, travel professionals, industry leaders, members of the media and consumers at the L.A. Convention Center, February 22-24. Headliners Rick Steves (author and host of “Rick Steves’ Europe”), Arthur Frommer (publisher of more than 340 Frommer’s travel guides), Phil Keoghan (Emmy Award-winning host …
Advantage Travel, after an arduous research of the Ecuadorian Amazon Region looking for new touristic attractions and taking into account the feedback received from previous passengers who have been in previous cruises on board Manatee Amazon Explorer, has decided to update and improve the itineraries that have operated for over 10 years. The new itineraries …