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We Are the World 25 Haiti World Premiere at Vancouver Olympics

February 13, 2010 – We Are the World 25 for Haiti made its world premiere last night at the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics and it’s up on YouTube now. Please watch it, share it with your friends and donate what you can. Even the smallest donation can have a huge impact when you [...]

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iPad or Kindle? Maybe Neither

February 2, 2010 – Several friends of mine received Kindles as gifts this past Christmas. All of them love their new toy and can’t imagine how they read without one, what with all those inconvenient pages you have to turn – with your hands! – and the booklights you need for reading in bed so [...]

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Changes Give Travel Company Wider Appeal

By Stacey Dougherty
Sitting in a classroom learning how to take fingerprints, report the elements of a crime scene and follow the trajectory of a bullet that’s evidence in a homicide may sound unusual to some folks when you explain it’s what you did on your vacation. But according to Mary T. Small, she and her [...]

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You Can Help the People of Haiti With a Text Message

January 13, 2010 – According to MSNBC.com you can give aid to the people of Haiti by using your cell phone. Text “HAITI” to “90999″ and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross and charged to your cellphone bill. Other organizations accepting donations are listed on this page.
Our thoughts and [...]

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Tips for Finding Good Vacation Deals in 2010

By Stacey Dougherty
January 5, 2010 – Well, so far the New Year is not looking kindly on the airline industry. With the Christmas Day incident in Detroit and the fiasco on Sunday night at Newark, the TSA and the airlines aren’t getting any love from passengers. In fact, many are re-considering travel plans that involve [...]

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The New Rules & Flying With Children

December 29, 2009 – Today on the New York Times’ Motherlode blog, Lisa Belkin brings up the subject of flying with children after the implementation of the latest rules in response to the failed terror attempt on Christmas Day. The new rules regarding in-cabin mobility, particularly access to the bathrooms, has quite a few parents [...]

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New Air Restrictions Post Detroit

December 28, 2009 – According to today’s New York Times, the new TSA regulations went into effect over the weekend in response to the attempted terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines flight that originated in Amsterdam and landed in Detroit on Christmas Day. According to the Times article, beginning today some of these restrictions may [...]

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Travel Industry Projected to Lose $4.05 Billion…

…This Holiday Season, According to Maritz Survey

Concerns about Finances and Swine Flu Combine to be This Year’s Holiday Travel Scrooge
ST. LOUIS (Nov. 16, 2009) – The holidays – historically the peak of the travel season – are just around the corner, but this year the travel industry stands to lose $4.05 billion as holiday travel [...]

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Share Your Best Holiday Vacation

November 2, 2009 – Now that Halloween is done and gone, you know what that means. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s – and in an effort not to forget anyone – Hanukkah, Kwanza and Epiphany are barreling their way straight for us.
When I was a kid, time off from school for the holidays meant a lot [...]

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10 Ways Educational Travel is Better Than Your Average Vacation

October 29, 2009 – Baby Boomers are seeking a new level of enrichment in their leisure travel activities. This is born out by the U.S. Department of Commerce which says that educational travel is growing and older adults are leading the charge. “Educational travel programs are one sure way to guarantee a higher level of [...]

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