$737-Million LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal Renovation Completed in Time and Under Budget Terminal Upgrades Reduce Congestion, Improve Passenger Convenience and Safety LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by City Councilmembers Bill Rosendahl, Janice Hahn and Tom LaBonge, airport commissioners, airlines and business leaders in a ceremony to commemorate the completion … [Read more...]
Polish People-to-People Partnership Celebrates American Roots and a 20-Year Run
(MAY 2010) - Over 2,600 American volunteers are credited for helping write a prosperous new chapter for Polish students through an innovative English teaching program. Working in service teams of 10 to 15, for two or three weeks at a time, volunteers from states across the nation lent their conversational skills to rural classrooms in central and southern Poland out of friendship. Siedlce Governor Zygmunt Wielogorski wants the country to know … [Read more...]
The Places in Between
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart An amazing modern day tale of one man's journey walking across Afghanistan in the middle of the winter, mostly with just his dog. Takes place right after the "fall" of the Taliban and is a unique insight into the Afghan culture. Throw in freezing temperatures, heavy snow, and some hostile villagers and you have an epic tale. Rory stayed with local villagers during this entire hike - his "guides" … [Read more...]
Photography Tour to Bhutan with Former National Geographic Photographer, Natalie Fobes
Seattle - For immediate release - Experience Bhutan with former National Geographic photographer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Natalie Fobes on an unforgettable tour in September, 2010. This 12-day tour is designed to take full advantage of photographing during harvest times (chili peppers and wheat) and cultural festivals (tsechus) while enjoying the Himalayas through explorations on foot and by car along the country's one main road. There will … [Read more...]
Delta to Fly LAX-HAN
Delta Airlines to Fly LAX-Haneda Tokyo International Airport; New International Flights From Tokyo's Preferred Business Airport to Generate Millions of Dollars for Southern California Economy LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa today cheered the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that Delta Airlines has been granted authority to operate daily nonstop service between Tokyo … [Read more...]
Tour Boarding, Shanghai
Mr. Chen, the founder of TourBoarding.com recently wrote us and I would like to take this opportunity to spotlight his company. As I recently returned from Beijing I could tell there was a big marketing effort for this expo both in Beijing and in Shanghai. Due to the demand of the expo hotels are bound to be somewhat full during these months. TourBoarding is as taken from their site: "Tourboarding.com offers a new, à la carte, self-design … [Read more...]
SCOTTSDALE TRAVEL NEWS: MAY 2010
A monthly tourism news update from the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau FIRST GLOBAL MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OPENS IN THE DESERT Take a melodic journey through the world at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first global museum of instruments. The Museum opened April 24, 2010 and showcases cultures from around the globe with more than 12,000 instruments from nearly every country in the world. Transport to another land with … [Read more...]
Fundacion En Via of Oaxaca: Exchanging Culture While Fighting Poverty
I've been supporting women's microfinancing organizations since I first read about them about a decade ago and had to look up the term before I ran to get my checkbook. It seemed like such a common-sense way to make a difference in a world where you often think you can't. But the whole concept didn't became concrete to me until I went on an En Via microfinancing tour last November, after coming to Oaxaca on a whim to spend three weeks around Day … [Read more...]
Huangshan Gems
"Since you are here in Huangshan, you must visit our two traditional villages, Xidi and Hongcun. They are little gems of elegance and tradition." A guide advised when I asked him his favourite attractions in the region. We had already made plans to visit these villages and his advice reinforced our decision. Both Xidi and Hongcun villages rest in the foothills of the Huangshan (Yellow) Mountain. They lay amid a landscape of greenery, … [Read more...]
Alitalia to Fly LAX-ROM
LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa today cheered the announcement that Alitalia will resume nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Rome five times a week beginning June 5, 2010. The returning air service on wide-body aircraft is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually in economic activity in Southern California. "I am very proud that Alitalia has chosen … [Read more...]
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