Archive for March 2nd, 2010

Summer Sales Event Virtual Travel Show

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips

Join us online for the AAA Summer Sales Event Virtual Travel Show Tuesday, March 9 , from 6-11 p.m. Eastern time (3-8 p.m. Pacific time).
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Dine-in Brooklyn restaurant week offers $25 dinners

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips
Dine-in Brooklyn restaurant week offers $25 dinners

Several high-profile outer borough restaurants — including the River Cafe, Applewood, Blue Ribbon, L & B Spumoni Gardens, Tatiana, Armondo’s, Bamonte’s and Alchemy — will offer three three-course dinners for $25 and lunches for $20.10 as part of this year’s Dine-In Brooklyn. The price excludes tax, tip and beverages. Brooklyn’s restaurant week, which...
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Tweet Of The Week: The Statue of Liberty Says Spring Has Sprung

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips
Tweet Of The Week: The Statue of Liberty Says Spring Has Sprung

We love Tuesdays. Why, you ask? Because the day brings many travel tips and quips as "Travel Tuesday" on Twitter, and we're going to share our favorite with you.
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Where in Chile is it Safe to Travel Now?

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips
Where in Chile is it Safe to Travel Now?

Chile's famed Easter Island is safe for travel, with excursions being held normally. Photo: vtveen / CC BY 2.0 Those of you who were planning trips to Chile before last week's earthquake hit may be wondering where it's safe to go right now and where it's not. Where will you run into logistical...
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Name that airport … (Bimini, The Bahamas)

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips

UPDATE (11:45 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2): The airport shown in this week's photo is the South Bimini Airport in the Bahamas.
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Spotlight on New Haven, CT: A College Town Vacation

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips
Spotlight on New Haven, CT: A College Town Vacation

College towns are hard to dislike. From the dreaming spires of Oxford, England , to the music clubs of Austin, Texas , to the coffee houses of Berkeley, California , each town seems to be infused with an energy and personality that explains why they are perennially popular with tourists as well as...
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What If You Could Travel the World by Subway?

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips
What If You Could Travel the World by Subway?

You can travel around the world by plane , bus , ship , or even pogo stick, but what if you could go from New York to Alexandria, Egypt simply by changing trains in Lyon, France? This is the dream of Mark Ovenden, who partnered with an illustrator and the London Transport Museum...
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Free Webinar: National Geographic Student Expeditions

March 2, 2010
By Island Tips

Do you know an intrepid student ready to explore the world this summer? On Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 8 p.m. , you can join National Geographic for an online presentation about our summer high school travel program.
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