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Analyst Says Cruise Prices Have Not Fallen After Costa Accident

Island Tips — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:27:40 +0000

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

USA Today — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:55:11 +0000

ITG Investment Research’s Matthew Jacob says consumer demand for cruises remains solid.

Don’t Go To Hawaii Without: Shoes You Don’t Mind Getting Wet & Muddy

Island Tips — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:18:36 +0000

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

Island Tips — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:24:06 +0000

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

Island Tips — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:10:14 +0000

– 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. – Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor General Louise Lake-Tack…

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Phu Quoc Island plans enormous tourism complex

Island Tips — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:45:29 +0000

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

Island Tips — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:48:42 +0000

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

Island Tips — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:06:46 +0000

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

Island Tips — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:00:19 +0000

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, the smell of resin and popcorn blows through our hoodied crowd, and I, on my virgin ride, fret quietly about where to put my hands

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St Patrick’s Day puts Ireland in the limelight

Island Tips — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:59:48 +0000

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 Tower and New York’s Empire State building will be lit by green floodlights as part of a marketing push by Tourism Ireland. Back in Ireland, Dublin’s flagship parade started at 12pm in Parnell Square, led by International soccer legend Packie Bonner

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