Daily Archives: April 30, 2010

TAAG places order for two 777-300ERs worth $544 million – ATWOnline

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TAAG places order for two 777-300ERs worth $544 million
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TAAG said it will use the aircraft "for route expansion to additional European destinations." It currently operates 777-200ERs from Luandato Lisbon …

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Cruising 101: What You Don’t Know Can Have You Missing out – FOXBusiness

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Cruising 101: What You Don't Know Can Have You Missing out
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These mainstream ships mostly sail to Caribbean ports of call (they also venture to Alaska, Mexico and Europe), but the “ship as the destination” mindset is …

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Austria Joins Gazprom’s South Stream Project – Georgiandaily

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Austria Joins Gazprom's South Stream Project
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Austria and Italy are the final destination countries for South Stream's two branches into Europe. As is always the case when promoting South Stream, …

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Kirk Cassels’ Weekly Wrap of User Comments: April 26-30 – Travel Agent

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Kirk Cassels' Weekly Wrap of User Comments: April 26-30
Travel Agent
Visit http://www.discovervacationhomes.com for a map that lists the most established professional vacation rental management companies by destination, …
Vacation Rental home or Hotel: Which is best and whyBigNews.biz (press release)

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Thoratec Sets New All-Time High As New Pump Market Impresses – Wall Street Journal

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Thoratec Sets New All-Time High As New Pump Market Impresses
Wall Street Journal
The success of the HeartMate II has shown the commercial US market for this so-called destination-therapy option may be stronger than thought. …

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Icelandic tourism industry struggling to get on feet after volcanic eruption – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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Icelandic tourism industry struggling to get on feet after volcanic eruption
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Iceland has become a popular destination also because the currency is quite good for people from abroad. After the eruption there have been changes in the …

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Your Room as Cocoon: Teeny, Cheap and Chic – New York Times

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Your Room as Cocoon: Teeny, Cheap and Chic
New York Times
“They want to live the destination, not live the hotel.” At the same time, the theory goes, these hotels need to be destinations for the locals — or at …

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8 Travel Tips for the Summer – U.S. News & World Report (blog)

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8 Travel Tips for the Summer
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
It covers top travel destinations, provided by Orbitz. Airfares are a blend of rates from all US airports serving the destination city. …

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Your Room as Cocoon: Teeny, Cheap and Oh So Chic – New York Times

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Your Room as Cocoon: Teeny, Cheap and Oh So Chic
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“They want to live the destination, not live the hotel.” At the same time, the theory goes, these hotels need to be destinations for the locals — or at …

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Guests gripe about destination weddings – CNN

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Guests gripe about destination weddings
CNN
"It's not really worth it to spend almost $2000 for tickets when I'd rather wait and go to Europe or any destination for a longer period of time," Seitz, …

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