http://www.travelnewsnotes.com The latest travel news, updated every day. Thu, 17 May 2012 02:39:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/american-tourism-campaign-launches-in-may/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/american-tourism-campaign-launches-in-may/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:39:33 +0000 Hannah Monahan http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2844 The first endeavor of the 2010 Travel Promotion Act will begin this month in the form of a new marketing campaign to entice international tourists to travel to the States for their next vacation. According to an articlein the NewYork Times, the act was established after a more then six percent drop in international visitors [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/american-tourism-campaign-launches-in-may/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/new-menu-onboard-the-via-rail%e2%80%99s-canadian/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/new-menu-onboard-the-via-rail%e2%80%99s-canadian/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 21:02:30 +0000 Hannah Monahan http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2838 The VIA Rail Canada trans-continental route connecting Toronto and Vancouver, will be serving a new menu. The 78 new meals were selected through a Menu Creation Challenge, which brought eight VIA chefs together for a two-day competition. The challenge was meant to reinvent the already delectable menu in a fun environment. VIA chefs were apart [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/new-menu-onboard-the-via-rail%e2%80%99s-canadian/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/auction-for-a-traditional-nantucket-fishing-getaway/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/auction-for-a-traditional-nantucket-fishing-getaway/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:53:19 +0000 Hannah Monahan http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2827 The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce is launching an auction promoting the island’s historical landmarks, remarkable natural beauty, and the local small businesses of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Your family or party of four will arrive on the island via Cape Air, where you will stay in a petite cottage maintained by the renowned Nantucket Island Resorts, overlooking charming [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/auction-for-a-traditional-nantucket-fishing-getaway/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/flanders-is-a-festival-tourism-competition/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/flanders-is-a-festival-tourism-competition/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:31:11 +0000 Hannah Monahan http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2816 Do you love festivals? Then get ready for the ultimate festival summer! Tourism Flanders is looking for the ultimate festival fan and one lucky friend to visit every festival in Flanders, Belgium for a 2-month summer tour as part of the project “Flanders is a Festival”. Every year millions of music lovers travel to the [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/flanders-is-a-festival-tourism-competition/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/siberian-airlines-announces-new-routes/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/siberian-airlines-announces-new-routes/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:01:19 +0000 Max Hartshorne http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2813 Air service is now available to Kamchatchka, Russia! Here’s their latest news… Russia’s S7 Airlines (Siberian Airlines) is the newest member of our Russian Far East travel alliance. The airline has launched service between Tokyo (Narita)  and the Russian Far East cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk with A320 aircraft. Service is twice weekly to each [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/05/siberian-airlines-announces-new-routes/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/passports-with-purpose-travels-to-zambia/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/passports-with-purpose-travels-to-zambia/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:06 +0000 Malea Ritz http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2790 Passports with Purpose is  headed to Zambia to explore the project that was built this year. Expedia has made the trip possible by taking care of airfare and hotel accommodations. In Zambia, they will go to a ribbon cutting, see the results of the peoples’ work and tell stories about those who benefited from the 2011 Passports with [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/passports-with-purpose-travels-to-zambia/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/trailing-of-the-sheep-festival-celebrates-culture-of-past-and-present/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/trailing-of-the-sheep-festival-celebrates-culture-of-past-and-present/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:38:52 +0000 Malea Ritz http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2786 October 11-14, 2012 the 16th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival will take place in Hailey, Idaho. Trailing huge herds of sheep from summer grazing to winter pastures still occurs in Idaho every year, as it has for the past 150 years. In Sun Valley, Idaho, the sheep pass by million dollar homes and parade [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/trailing-of-the-sheep-festival-celebrates-culture-of-past-and-present/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/solar-powered-catamaran-ends-round-the-world-voyage-in-monaco/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/solar-powered-catamaran-ends-round-the-world-voyage-in-monaco/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:06:57 +0000 Max Hartshorne http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2779 The largest solar-powered catamaran in the world – 31 metres long – left Monaco on 27th September 2010, after an official presentation by H.S.H Prince Albert II, for a round-the-world trip from East to West along the equatorial route. PlanetSolar crossed the Atlantic to Miami in the United States, and then headed to Cancun in [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/solar-powered-catamaran-ends-round-the-world-voyage-in-monaco/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/huntington-beach-publishes-dining-guidebook/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/huntington-beach-publishes-dining-guidebook/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:57:16 +0000 Malea Ritz http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2772 The Huntington Beach Marketing and Visitors Bureau (HBMVB)  recently announced the release of their new all-inclusive dining guide for Huntington Beach, CA.  The book reportedly reflects the laid back, eclectic style of the city, providing an insider’s look into the best restaurants in the city. It was written as if a friend was recommending restaurants, [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/huntington-beach-publishes-dining-guidebook/feed/ 0 http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/qatars-fabulous-3-day-global-sale-starts-today/ http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/qatars-fabulous-3-day-global-sale-starts-today/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:40:44 +0000 Max Hartshorne http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/?p=2763 Today Qatar Airways has launched an amazing three-day global sale for travel from New York (JFK) to more than 100 destinations worldwide.  Our friend Johnny Jet recently traveled from New York to Mumbai and reported that the experience was  most excellent! Passengers can avail the special fares taking advantage of up to 25%* off both [...]]]> http://www.travelnewsnotes.com/2012/04/qatars-fabulous-3-day-global-sale-starts-today/feed/ 0