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4 Vacations Facebook’s New Millionaires Should Take

February 3, 2012
By Island Tips
4 Vacations Facebook’s New Millionaires Should Take

Tam Coc, Vietnam. One of the spots recommended to the newly-minted millionaires of Facebook. (Courtesy caswell_tom/Flickr ) After Facebook 's IPO filing on Wednesday, many of the company's employees became millionaires overnight, at least on paper. A few hundred of the company's employees have enough stock...
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Budget Travel’s Coolest Small Town Results 2012? It’s a Tie!

February 1, 2012
By Island Tips
Budget Travel’s Coolest Small Town Results 2012? It’s a Tie!

In this season of elections and campaigns in politics, Hollywood, American Idol–land, and beyond, the closest contest of all may well have been Budget Travel magazine’s 7th "Coolest Small Towns." It was so close, in fact, that we have declared a tie between ...
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Providence Children’s Film Festival for February School Vacation

January 27, 2012
By Island Tips

Providence Children's Film Festival in third year offers six days of cinema for 3-18-years old over three venues during February vacation - more info. here. Related posts: Things to Do for February School Vacation Week in New England WaterFire Providence – A Touch of...
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Top Maui, Lanai and Molokai Festivals

January 24, 2012
By Island Tips
Top Maui, Lanai and Molokai Festivals

With some help from our friends at the Maui Visitor’s Bureau, we’re listing the top festivals and events for Maui Nui – Maui, Lanai and Molokai. As you can see, there are plenty of excellent celebrations and events throughout the year. JANUARY Hyundai Tournament of Champions PGA...
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Will Gambling ever come to Hawaii?

January 21, 2012
By Island Tips

Hawaii Vacation Connection E 491 Gambling in Hawaii Today we talk about a new survey which was released in Hawaii which found that 76% of local people questioned said they would visit an entertainment center with a casino in Waikiki. This comes as a bit of a surprise because traditionally gambling has
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The difference between vacation deals and values

January 19, 2012
By Island Tips

TweetI often ask my clients – Do you walk into your favorite restaurant and tell the waiter “Just bring me the cheapest thing on the menu, it doesn’t really matter what it is, price is most important”? Of course not! Here is a great explanation of...
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Tuesday Travel Ticker: Agents get their say

January 17, 2012
By Island Tips

Marriott and Enterprise took two of the top honors in an annual poll of travel agents on suppliers and destinations they prefer. Marriott won for best hotel and resort chain and Enterprise for best domestic car rental company. Royal Caribbean was the top pick for best overall cruise line and Southwest was chosen...
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Tuesday Travel Ticker: Agents get their say

January 17, 2012
By Island Tips

Marriott and Enterprise took two of the top honors in an annual poll of travel agents on suppliers and destinations they prefer. Marriott won for best hotel and resort chain and Enterprise for best domestic car rental company. Royal Caribbean was the top pick for ...
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Golf Getaways for Families

January 16, 2012
By Island Tips

The concept of a golf vacation is definitely not new. For decades travelers have been heading to resorts in places like Scottsdale, Hawaii, and Palm Springs to play courses designed by Tom Fazio, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicholas to center their vacation experience on their favorite pastime. According to Yahoo ...
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Top 10 reasons to use a Hawaii Based Travel Agent

January 14, 2012
By Island Tips

Hawaii Vacation Connection E490 Using a Travel Agent It’s that time of year again when Hawaii vacation planning is in full swing. Today I share? the top 10 reasons for booking a Hawaii vacation with a local based company like ours. ...
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