Riu to Open New Punta Cana Resort on April 28

The All-Inclusive Riu Palace Punta Cana will open its doors on April 28, 2006.
Riu Hotels & Resorts announced a Grand Opening All-Inclusive Special at the new Riu Palace Punta Cana, from $103 per person/night at a junior suite ocean view, based on double occupancy, for stays from April 28 through June 30, 2006.
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The World of ResidenSea Sails to Southeast Asia

 
Here's what the website says:
We have created a world that suits us. The World is a ship that carries our luxury vacation residences to the four corners of the earth. 
Our ocean residences are as comfortable as we can make it with an excellent crew, caring staff and extremely comforting security. The ship cruises on, stopping for a night [...]

Presidente InterContinental Cozumel to Reopen in Fall

The Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa will re-open on Oct. 1, 2006, following an extensive $25 million redevelopment project that will re-position the resort as a five-star luxury property.
The resort will boast completely redesigned rooms and suites, featuring luxury furnishings and wide-screen plasma televisions. Grupo Presidente has decided to reduce the property's total [...]

Crystal Offers “Da Vinci Code” Excursions

Crystal Cruises is offering a new excursion in Rome this summer that follows the twists and turns of Dan Brown’s best-selling “Angels & Demons,” the prelude to his blockbuster “The Da Vinci Code.”
Given the growing fascination with those books and the works of Leonardo himself, Crystal also will welcome the author of “Math and [...]

Visit Florida Debuts New Hiking Trail Brochure

isit Florida, the state's official source for travel planning, has introduced the Florida Hiking Trails Brochure-A Guide to Florida's Hiking Trails this month.
The brochure highlights the top 29 trails in Florida and compliments last year's highly successful Florida Bicycle Trails Brochure-A Guide to Florida's Top Bicycle Trails.
Visit Florida research shows that 68 percent [...]

Las Vegas Previews “Phantom” at The Venetian

"Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular" is scheduled to begin preview performances in June at The Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Tickets will go on sale April 9 for the musical, which will be presented in the new $40 million theater at The Venetian.
The 95-minute production, which will include every song from the [...]

French Demonstrations Fail to Disrupt Tourism

As French strikes and demonstrations over a controversial Youth Labor Law continue, the State Department issued a public announcement in order to "alert Americans to ongoing security concerns in France."
According to the announcement, the "demonstrations, sometimes involving violence, have occurred and continue to occur in Paris and other large cities in France in opposition [...]

Caribbean Family Vacations

It's never too late to start planning your next family vacation!
The whole family will be thrilled to get away for a trip full of fun.
Whether you're planning ahead for a summer escape, or a last minute spring break adventure, here are two family-oriented vacations sure to please you.

Share a 7-Day Weekend [...]

The Truth About Airline Food

After reading this, I'm sure most of you will either grab a bite to eat before boarding, bring your own food, or just wait til you land.
Food catering for the airlines is provided by two global companies, Dobbs of Switzerland and Sky Chefs of Germany.
Together these two companies prepare a million meals a day, for [...]

Another New Passport Rule

Check your passport expiration date!
If you are planning to travel, your passport expiration date needs to be valid six months after the RETURN date of your trip. No, it doesn't make sense, but is it being required.
For example, if your passport expires on April 30, 2006, then you would assume that it [...]

Turks & Caicos – Island Bliss!

There's nothing like the chicken dance to warm up a crowd.
Within minutes, guests at the Beaches Resort in the Turks and Caicos were waving elbows like chickens and hopping back and forth. It wasn't just the kids either. Beaming parents were also clapping and flapping like birds about to take flight.
Probably no Caribbean resort [...]

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Hawaii National Parks

Year after year, the Big Island consistently affords the rare opportunity to watch lava in action. And best of all, you get to check out the show without having to run for your life.The Hawaiian Islands were formed millions of years ago by volcanoes beneath the Pacific, and the job still isn't done.
Hawaii, or the [...]

Summer Vacations

Family Adventure in Yellowstone
"Family Adventures"
are a new buzzword in family travel, and theterm usually means a
multisport vacation in the Great Outdoors, with all details handled–
hassle-free. Yellowstone's splendors go far beyond herds of bison,and the Old Faithful geyser– though those are pretty wonderful, too.
Car Trips
Always a popular choice for summer vacations, the good ol'-fashioned [...]

Spectacular Family Vacations

It’s never too late to start planning your next family vacation! The whole family will be thrilled to get away for a trip full of fun.
Whether you’re planning ahead for a summer escape, or a last minute spring break adventure, there are plenty of family-oriented vacations sure to please you.
Look through our selection here and [...]

Puerto Rico, Perfect Family Vacation

Kid camps. Water sports. Living history. Puerto Rico is packed with the makings of the ideal family vacation.
Without so much as the need to apply for passports, families can hop on any of dozens of daily nonstop flights and head to Puerto Rico for their family getaways.
And what an escape this [...]

Pack your bag! Tour these cities for under $100

While I was surfing the Net today, I ran across this article. And it’s true, so many of us feel we have to leave the country to have a great vacation.
You don’t need to fly overseas to take a vacation, there are big bargains this spring right here in the U.S.A.
Travel journalist Valarie D’Elia, [...]

Amber Watch – Protection from Abduction

Proactive protection from abduction is the key to saving lives and providing true peace of mind for parents and children. Attention is the Key to Prevention.

The Patented AmberWatch uses two of the human’s most active senses to alert others of a potentiallly dangerous or life threatening situation. Sight and Sound
SOUND – Emits 115 decibels [...]

Family Cruise Accommodations

Here’s a follow up to a previous posting on Family Cruise Accommodations . . .
FANCY DIGS

Every cruise line offers at least a couple of luxurious suites on each of its ships that can accommodate families, though they may have been intended for high-rollers. Such grand accommodations can be quite costly.
Connecting cabins, however, remain a favorite [...]

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