Archive for July, 2008

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River Network and Busch Beer team up to protect Northwest rivers

July 22nd, 2008

As environmental concerns continue to rise, it becomes increasingly important to maintain the health of our region’s rivers, which are a major source of water for drinking, industry, agriculture, recreation and fish and wildlife habitat.

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American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) to support Stop Excessive Speculation Act

July 22nd, 2008

Every American is aware of the startling rise in fuel prices in the first half of 2008. Unfortunately for business and leisure travelers alike, these prices are affecting not only the cost of driving, but also the cost of air and cruise ship travel.

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Olympic-minded officials bring Beijing traffic to a crawl

July 22nd, 2008

The outcry over whether or not the city is environmentally suitable to host the games has persuaded the city of Beijing to start limiting traffic through its busy streets.

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Eco-friendly Asheville. N.C. gets a new website

July 22nd, 2008

AshevilleNow.com explores the wonders of Asheville, North Carolina; the Southeast’s premier travel and retirement destination. The site breaks the travel site mold by being the most comprehensive informational resource that Asheville and Western North Carolina has ever seen.

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Experience stagecoach travel on the American Frontier

July 21st, 2008

The route of the stagecoach is once again alive with prospectors, pioneers heading west, cowboys, mail carriers, and soldiers. Stagecoaches began the first transcontinental mail delivery in 1858, along torturous routes through seas of towering prairie grass, parched desert, and across rocky mountain trails.

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Destination Amazonia Year 2009 – Celebrating the Amazon

July 21st, 2008

With less than 160 days to go, from the beginning of “Destination Amazonia Year 2009 – “Celebrating the Amazon” , organizers are expecting a year of great significance for the Amazon region as a tourism destination of immense value, richness and uniqueness in the world.

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Seattle hosts Adventures in Travel Expo in September 08

July 18th, 2008

Adventure travelers get an opportunity to experience, book and explore everything that is hot, interesting and unique in active, adventure and experiential travel this September 14-15 in Seattle, Washington.

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TravelingMamas.com wants you to “Boycott the ‘Staycation’ “

July 18th, 2008

Mom bloggers are encouraging families to hit the road–even with high gas prices; promotion includes a month full of giveaways on their popular travel website.

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Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown to headline at THETRADESHOW

July 18th, 2008

THE TRADESHOW partners announced today that Samantha Brown, popular host of Travel Channel’s Passport Series, will be a celebrity guest at THE TRADESHOW in Orlando. She will appear on SHOWSTAGE Monday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 9.

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Fresno Yosemite International Airport celebrates largest solar airport installation in the country

July 16th, 2008

Fresno Yosemite International Airport along with WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. commemorate the opening of the largest solar airport installation to date in the U.S.

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First “green” event and wedding planning company in sunny Phoenix

July 16th, 2008

Being eco-friendly in weddings, parties and corporate events just got a whole lot easier for Phoenix, the new home for “Eco-Chic” Green Envy Events, LLC - a full service event planning and coordination company that focuses on “Green” affairs.

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World Heritage Expeditions - a partnership with the American Museum of Natural History

July 15th, 2008

AMNH Expeditions, the educational travel program of the American Museum of Natural History, and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre have launched an exciting partnership aimed at increasing the public’s awareness of the need to protect and preserve the values of World Heritage sites.

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