Posts Tagged ‘ investment ’

Analyst Says Cruise Prices Have Not Fallen After Costa Accident

February 2, 2012
By Island Tips

Travel Weekly |  UBS Investment Research analyst Robin Farley noted Jan. 24 that cruise fares have held steady or slightly increased since the start of the year, despite the crash of the ...
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Analyst: Cruise fares heading up in 2012

December 10, 2011
By USA Today

ITG Investment Research's Matthew Jacob says consumer demand for cruises remains solid.
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Don’t Go To Hawaii Without: Shoes You Don’t Mind Getting Wet & Muddy

November 22, 2011
By Island Tips
Don’t Go To Hawaii Without: Shoes You Don’t Mind Getting Wet & Muddy

I see so many people on Hawaii’s trails and adventures wearing new-looking, white sneakers. I just don’t have the heart to tell them that their shoes will never look the same. They’re blissfully unaware that they’re going to have to stamp through unavoidable mud or cross the trail in a ...
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Colorado’s #1 Mortgage Broker – Brian Quigley

November 8, 2011
By Island Tips
Colorado’s #1 Mortgage Broker – Brian Quigley

Brian Quigley - FHA203K Loan Officer - Colorado's #1 Mortgage Broker NMLS#244003 FHA 203K Specialist Structural and Non-Structural, VA Loans, FHA Loans, Jumbos, Purchases and Refinance. Brian Quigley is a licensed mortgage broker for The Mortgage Network and has been a mortgage broker ...
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About Antigua and Barbuda

September 5, 2011
By Island Tips
About Antigua and Barbuda

- Area: 442.6 km ². - Population: about 86,750 inhabitants (estimated in the summer of 2010). - Capital: St John's. - Independence: November 1, 1981. Antigua is the first British Caribbean island to have enjoyed complete autonomy in 1967. - Language: Angaïs (official), Creole. - Government: Parliamentary democracy, a member of the Commonwealth....
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Phu Quoc Island plans enormous tourism complex

August 2, 2011
By Island Tips
Phu Quoc Island plans enormous tourism complex

An international tourism complex including five-star hotels, convention centres and casinos will be built on Phu Quoc Island, authorities in southern Kien Giang province have announced. Speaking at a meeting held last week between the provincial administration and a work team led by the Deputy Minister for Planning and...
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How to find a good cruise travel agent

December 26, 2010
By Island Tips
How to find a good cruise travel agent

Filed under: Europe , Cruises , Caribbean There are basically three ways to book a cruise. Do it yourself online, call the cruise line or use a travel agent. There are pros and cons to any of those methods but in the long-run, using...
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Harrods changes ownership – still not British owned

May 8, 2010
By Island Tips
Harrods changes ownership – still not British owned

Filed under: Europe , United Kingdom The iconic Harrods department store has new owners. For a staggering $1.91 billion, Mohammed Al Fayed sold his most famous investment to the Qatari royal family. The Harrods brand name is attached to more than just...
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Fright club: Britain’s scariest roller coaster | Eva Wiseman

March 27, 2010
By Island Tips

Roller coasters are getting bigger, faster and – with the launch of Thirteen, Alton Towers's new "psychoaster" – more terrifying than ever. We find out what goes into making the ultimate ride I check the locked lap bar three times, maybe four. The dusty morning light glints off the coaster cars' snaking track,...
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St Patrick’s Day puts Ireland in the limelight

March 17, 2010
By Island Tips

This year's celebrations are a welcome chance for recession-hit Ireland to put itself in the tourism spotlight, as pubs and hotels pack with revellers Several of the world's landmarks are turning green for St Patrick's Day today, the annual celebration of all hues of Irishness. The Sydney Opera House, London Eye, Toronto's CN...
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