Archive for September 9th, 2010

Test-driving the Useful New Private Sale Site SniqueAway

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips
Test-driving the Useful New Private Sale Site SniqueAway

Photo: The Reefs Hotel & Spa will go on sale September 20. The march of the private sale cannot be stopped! Invite-only travel sites, which promise big savings on high-end hotels and resorts in exchange for your demographic information and the need to check back frequently for new sales, now ...
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Cruise West Suspends New Bookings Due to Financial Woes

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips

In an ambiguous, but not unexpected, turn of events, small-ship cruise carrier Cruise West suspended all new bookings on September 7, due to a companywide fiscal restructuring, as first noted in their Seattle headquarters’ phone answering message. Evincing financial stress back
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Clubbin’ Lanzarote, 9th – 12th September 2010

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips
Clubbin’ Lanzarote, 9th – 12th September 2010

Here’s our guide to the Lanzarote nightlife events in the clubs and pubs around the island this weekend. La Geria: Venue: El Chupadero, Carretera Teguise-Yaiza, nº3, La Geria, Yaiza, Lanzarote Date: 12th September 2010 Time: 20:00 Entry: Free Details: Black Jack – funky jazz tunes from Angie Sanesteban, Javier Nestares ...
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$160 R/T Bermuda and Caribbean Sale on American*

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips

Keep your tan from fading well into autumn with American's newly discounted flights to many Caribbean islands. These are among the lowest fares available , alongside matching rates from AirTran, Continental, JetBlue, and United.
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Get off a cruise and into custody: Passenger wrongly nailed as hooker

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips
Get off a cruise and into custody: Passenger wrongly nailed as hooker

Filed under: North America , United States , Cruises What do you do when your mom is arrested for prostitution ? Well, you probably claim that she didn't do it. After all, she's your mom, and nobody admits to guilt on these things anyway. If you were Paola Londono's ...
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CCTV footage of P&O cruise liner in freak storm

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips

Footage has emerged of passengers being thrown around when their cruise ship lurched wildly in 25ft swells and 50-knot winds.
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Travel Tips for Island Escapes + Healthy Travel

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips
Travel Tips for Island Escapes + Healthy Travel

Over the past four weeks I've been unusually busy, not only traveling in Malta (I've blogged about my adventures on the island of Comino and will be posting about travels on the big island of Malta in a couple of weeks) but also ...
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Scary video shows cruise ship caught in high seas

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips

Filed under: Oceania , New Zealand , Video , Cruises I've never been on a cruise. That said, I'm sure they are quite nice - and plenty of travelers speak highly of them. But I have to admit, the video above is not doing much to convince...
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New York: NYC’s ‘Tribute of Light’ Returns for Ninth Anniversary of September 11

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips
New York: NYC’s ‘Tribute of Light’ Returns for Ninth Anniversary of September 11

It's that time of the year again, when two powerful lights take up their brief residence in lower Manhattan to remember the thousands of lives lost during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This year marks the ninth anniversary, and as New York City has done every year around the date since...
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A look at Amanyara on the island of Providenciales

September 9, 2010
By Island Tips

Amanyara is located deep within a 5,000-acre nature and wildlife reserve called Northwest Point, on the island of Providenciales. The Aman hotel chain provides some of the best luxury resorts as well as the most expensive in the world. Amanyara looks ...
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