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The Philippines
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THAILAND Thai the Knot
TURKEY The Aegean Coast’s Best
BALTIC STATES Spotlight on Capitals
MOROCCO Marrakech & Foothills
INCA TRAIL Routes to Machu Picchu
CARIBBEAN Top Natural Attractions
ALASKA Exploring the Waterways
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VOLUME 39, NO. 5
MAY 2011
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DEPARTMENTS & DESTINATION ARTICLES
ASIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC
24 Thai the Knot
27 Consolidator Airfares & Tour Listings
32 Turkey’s Aegean Coast – The Best of the West
THE PHILIPPINES
Man’s Conquest, Nature’s Bounty 18
In the idle pre-departure chitchat that
invariably arose as I made my way around
the country, I was made aware that many
Filipinos share the perception that their
country still lies somewhat off the grid for
western tourists. Some joked that…
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36 Spotlight on Baltic Capitals
There must be something in the water. What else
could explain the cultural surge along the Baltic’s…
37 Tallinn – Estonia
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Indented by countless coves, inlets and bays, and studded with more than a
dozen peninsulas, Turkey’s 300-mile Aegean Coast has drawn adventurers
and vacationers since time immemorial. Today’s pleasure-seekers enjoy…
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Tallinn may have spent centuries under foreign rule—
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Whether your clients are looking for the perfect backdrop to hold their nuptials or an ideal honeymoon
retreat, this year the Tourism Authority of Thailand is
actively seeking out new ways to place their…
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
46 Morocco Marrakech and its Majestic Foothills
Morocco’s largest city, Marrakech, is a garden of palm, orange and olive
groves flourishing in the shadow of the snowcapped High Atlas. At 13,671
feet, about half that of Mount Everest, Jebel Toubkal is the tallest…
48 South Africa: A Cultural Melting Pot
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53 Alternate Routes on the Road to Machu Picchu
The Inca Trail is one of the world’s most highly soughtafter treks, a 26-mile hike (typically done in four days)
that culminates at Machu Picchu, arguably the most
spectacular architectural feat of the late Inca Empire.
This year marks the centennial anniversary of its…
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Mexico Tourism Reaches out to Travel Agents
ast year over 22 million international
tourists visited Mexico. Of that number, the United States represents the
single largest source of visitors to
Mexico with over 3 million Americans
visiting each year, a large percentage of
whom booked through a travel agent. Yet when I told friends I
was visiting Cancun and the Riviera Maya last week their first
question was, “Is it safe”? This perception of Mexico being
an unsafe place to travel was the very reason for my trip. Funjet Vacations, along with the Mexico Tourist Board, invited
over 200 of their top producing agents and several travel writers to come experience the destination as well as meet with
top tourism officials, hoteliers and ground operators.
The message we received was loud and clear; Mexico
needs travel agents spreading the word that, not only is it a
safe destination, but also one that offers tremendous value
for your customers. I can assure you every travel agent on this
trip will be relaying that message to his or her clients. Over
the course of four days, the agents experienced many of the
different tours, day trips and attractions this region has to offer
and every agent I spoke to would have no problem recommending a vacation here to their clients.
Consumer news outlets have generated a high degree of fear
among potential travelers to Mexico with their ongoing coverage
of the drug violence that has taken place. What they fail to convey
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is the vast majority of this violence is taking place in the border
towns that are thousands of miles from Mexico’s tourism areas
like Cancun or Puerto Vallarta. It is the equivalent of saying you
wouldn’t visit New York because of something bad happening in
Texas. Of all tourists to Mexico, 99.9 % will never encounter the
horrific scenes that play out on their TV’s, nor will they even feel
unsafe when practicing common sense travel behavior.
Mexico is looking to travel agents to be their “goodwill ambassadors” by letting their clients know they will have a safe,
affordable and enjoyable vacation experience. In order to do
this, agents must familiarize themselves with Mexico’s geography, be knowledgeable about the current struggles Mexico
faces and be able to communicate to their clients why they
should choose Mexico over other tourism destinations. Funjet has put together a number of tools you can use to sell the
destination, including travel agent and consumer testimonials.
These can be found at www.funjet.com\sellingmexico
The tourism industry in Mexico is comprised of hard-working
men and women who put their heart and soul into the product
they are delivering to your clients. The food I experienced on my
recent trip (at all-inclusives) was as good as I have had in the finest
restaurants anywhere. The service is warm and solicitous and the
value of a vacation to Mexico right now is unbeatable.
I would strongly encourage our readers to educate yourselves about all this great destination has to offer and pass
the word along to your clients. You will both be glad you did.
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E D I TO R ’ S D E S K
— Ryley Hartt, Managing Editor
Philippine
Perspective
f ever there were a destination that
seemed to defy the standard, let’s-all-pulltogether-in-a-way-that’s-easy-to-digest kind
of magazine feature, the Philippines is it.
Given how tightly interwoven our countries histories have been, it’s a surprise that few Americans, even Filipino-Americans, know about this country. The history of the
Philippines—at least up until 20 years ago—is all there for you to read
about, but not much exists in print that can give you an accurate sense
of what things are like today. I know this because I assigned myself
quite a bit of reading before embarking on a recent trip, and I could
hardly believe what I found. The Philippines has suffered from a lot of
bad press over the years, much of it reflecting a pretty dismal (and
often ethnocentric) interpretation of a society plagued by political corruption and the same globalizing processes blamed for making the
world a more accessible and less exciting place.
Sure, the banks and food chains and fortified compounds of
Manila’s Makati district are incongruent with the surrounding neighborhoods, but what makes this phenomenon so much more offputting here than in every other city around the world? Why have
so many visiting writers come here and found inspiration for
strongly worded commentaries on economic disparity and the Filipino ethic of delicadeza (which, by the way, means something very
different to Filipinos than it does to Westerners)?
The real question in my mind is: How does one write cohesively about
a country made up of 7,107 islands without indulging in tangents and
clichés? Maybe that is the problem, the reason we still pull out the old
“friendliest and most hospitable” line when pressed to say something
about the Philippines. Maybe there is just too much to cover.
About that hospitality thing: the legend of Filipino’s abounding
hospitality is about as deeply entrenched, conceptually, as that of
Japan’s industriousness—but why? When you consider the earlier
part about the 7,107 islands, it seems a bit hyperbolic to make assertions about the warmth of the Philippines’ general populous.
Yet there is an underlying story I’ve now heard shared by countless
American travelers—a story I now have my own version of too—
about how the casual mention of a visit to the Philippines set off a
trans-continental phone tree or email exchange that invariably
landed them in the home of a local friend or relative—maybe even
three or four times removed—trying to recount the steps that led
them there over heaping piles of garlic rice, lechon and adobo.
Maybe it has something to do with the abundance of Filipinos living
here in the U.S.—at least two million, according to the last census—
many of whom are 3rd and 4th generations who are keen on going back
and retracing their roots. The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT)
is certainly aware of this market potential, and has several programs in
place to lure these visitors home. The Ambassadors, Consul Generals,
and Tourism Directors Tour (ACGTDT), now on its sixth year, is held every
July and led by top officials of the Philippine Embassies and Consulates
from North America, attracting hundreds of participants to visit top tourist
destinations and have the unique opportunity to visit Malacañan Palace
for a luncheon and photo op with the President. The Pinoy Homecoming Program (www.pinoyhomecoming.com), will be launched in key U.S.
cities to entice Filipino-Americans, overseas organizations, business
groups, etc. to visit the country for vacations, reunions, conferences and
missions with incentives and special privileges.
I would strongly encourage you to familiarize yourselves with this
destination by reading up on the Philippines Specialist Program and
other resources that are at your disposal, so that you can share the
joy of this destination with you clients.
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PARTNER’S VOICE
By Richard B. Earls
Social Media and Authentic Creativity
or many travel agents, social marketing and media has proven its
worth. Those who have succeeded
using Facebook, Twitter and the like
to generate business are actively engaged by being both creative and authentic. No doubt, the fundamental marketing tactics of local,
community oriented public relations, networking and advertising are far more important and necessary to most travel
agents than any social marketing efforts will ever be. However, layer your social marketing tactics on top of a solid foundation of fundamentals and truly excellent results can be the
order of the day.
What works? Firstly, narrow your social marketing platforms
to one or two and then become an expert. Once you decide
on a media choice, make a study of it and work hard at perfecting your online persona, and the ins and outs of the technical side of the media. Assist others with learning as well. Be
useful to others and your online reputation will soar.
Be interesting. These platforms demand creative content.
Part of being creative and engaging in social marketing is accepting the fact that not all feedback will be complimentary
or even gracious. You, however, need to be complimentary
and gracious. Everything you say can and will be used against
you in the court of public opinion. Keep in mind that you will
live with your posts, so think twice and choose wisely.
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To make friends and gain followers, be a friend and be a follower. Everyone is a peer in social media. When you follow
others, they are more likely to follow you. Participate and engage. Exchange ideas. Forward good ideas to others with
proper credit and take part.
Have fun with social marketing. Be a human first and a marketer secondly. Facebook, Twitter and online forums are all
about relationships. Don’t forget to inject every ounce of personality you can muster into your efforts, filtered by an intelligent professional persona – a balancing act but crucial. Know
your demographic well and speak with it – not to it. Remember to engage clients in conversations, not one-way commercial dialogue. Give them a quick a reason to speak with you –
remember it’s all about them and the benefit to them.
Don’t stream out a constant flow of “travel specials” to your
audience. Boring! Demonstrate your expertise. Help out with
problems. Talk to issues about which your community cares.
Every now and then, let them know about a truly amazing special if one is out there for them, but the point, as Nolan Burris
reminds us, is to socialize. If you come across as though you
are trying to monetize your position or their attention, the community will turn you off.
Cross-market and cross-reference your brand through the
various media you use. If you are using Facebook, build a
Page as well as a Profile and feature your website. In your
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GREEN CORNER
— By Mike Kong & the NYPATA Green Team
GREAT IDEAS THAT MAY WIN
AN OVERNIGHT IN D.C.
ur committee is pleased to
have received many
thoughtful and innovative
suggestions from you
readers and other members of the travel trade. We have taken
a representative sampling to share
with you. These and other submissions
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Sell Fairmont labeled stainless steel
water bottles in the rooms for a reasonable price. Then provide purified
water refill stations throughout the
hotel, and drastically cut down on
plastic water bottles. And get free advertising when bottles are reused
back home and in the gym.
This is not only a good eco idea, it’s a
great commercial one, too. This is the
type of thinking that Dr. Noel Brown, former director of the UN Environment Program, calls market power becoming
green power - the convergence of the
environment and the bottom line.
Use the old linens in a recycling program for hotels to make cloth laundry
bags.
The cloth laundry bag is a muchneeded shift in the hospitality industry
(they have them in hotels in the Far East
but when I mentioned this to the AHMA
in the US, some expressed the view
that the cloth bags would become ‘souvenirs’ and would be too costly to replace so often).
Do not have as much grass and go
to more ground cover to save on gas
and emissions.
The idea of using native ground cover
vs. non-indigenous grasses is taking root
in some areas, especially small independent developments. It saves water,
reduces pollution and attracts native
fauna while reducing energy and mainMAY 2011
tenance costs. In addition, with help
from organizations such as Audubon,
and golf course architects such as
Columbus, Ohio-based Michael Hurdzan, more and more major golf resorts
are starting to morph into sustainable
properties.
Hotels can provide recycling bins
for plastic and papers in the rooms.
Believe it or not, peer pressure prevents
a lot of people from going green. I have
seen students mocked for walking to a
recycling bin rather than trashing a juice
can. Imagine a shift in psychology when
green becomes ‘cool’. Until then, it
would be a terrific step forward for hoteliers to provide bins in the rooms for
both waste and recyclables so people
don’t have to go the extra step to the recycling bin. It’s up to us in the travel
trade to make it as convenient to recycle
as it is to trash.
People learn best when they learn
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perfect storm of events leading up to the
spring/fall season has made Mediterranean cruising bigger than ever. Not only does Europe continue to enjoy top ranking on consumer wish
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the Med becomes especially appealing. As a result, cruise
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new itineraries and new ports—and lingering longer.
Carnival, which has not had a full season the Med for three
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line has home ported a ship in Barcelona, a popular destination
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Miro Museums have special appeal for art lovers); an exceptional aquarium; fine restaurants (some offering tapas and flamenco); and enticing shopping along Las Ramblas.
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Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas will sail her maiden
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Spain—known as “The Pearl of the Balearic Islands” and a
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seven-day itineraries from April through November. Seabourn
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Man’s Conquest, Nature’s Bounty
St. Paul’s Underground River
By Ryley Hartt
n the idle pre-departure chitchat that
invariably arose as I made my way
around the country, I was made
aware that many Filipinos share the
perception that their country still lies
somewhat off the grid for western
tourists. Some joked that if it were not
for the spouses and families of these
Filipino-Americans returning to visit
their native country, American travelers
would be a rare sight. That alone was
reason enough for me to want to
explore further, as I suspect it would be
incentive for many Americans. But in
fact, this is not true. According to last
year’s arrivals statistics, the U.S. ranked
as the second main source market
behind Korea, with 600,165 visitors for
a share of 17 percent of total tourist
traffic. The beauty is that in a country
with such diverse offerings as the
Philippines, it’s not hard for 600,165
visitors to find exactly what they’re
after and quickly blend in.
The New York director for the PDOT,
Emma Ruth Yulo, outlined the country’s key
assets as follows: second in the world with
the most number of islands, a coastline that
is nearly double that of the continental U.S.,
the kind of cultural diversity afforded by 17
distinct regions and 171 living languages
(balanced by the fact that 95 percent of Filipinos speak and understand English), 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and countless
other locales that are steeped in the Philippines own astonishing history. Add to that
world-class medical care, shopping, hotels
and resorts—all among the least expensive
in the region. Thus, the position of the PDOT
is that “the key to reaching the country’s
tourism potential” lies simply “in being able
Of course, opportunities like these already exist all over the Philippines. Some
of the best known include the Banaue
Rice Terraces, built into the Cordillera
mountains near Baguio City by the Ifugao
Tribe over 2,000 years ago; the Tubbattaha
Reef, one of only two reefs in the world to
have been declared a World Heritage Site
by UNESCO; the Chocolate Hills in Bohol,
a natural phenomenon consisting of 1,268
hills shaped like Hershey’s Kisses that
span over 20 miles across three towns;
and the world’s longest underground river,
found at Puerto Princesa Subterranean National Park in Palawan.
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Chocolate Hills in Bohol
to effectively underscore these assets in a
region that is the world’s fastest growing,
tourism-wise.”
The passing of the 2009 Tourism Act and
the assumption of President Benigno
Aquino’s new administration last June has
ushered in a renewed spirit and confidence for the Philippines to promote itself
as a premier Asian tourist destination. The
law streamlined the efforts of the PDOT
and provided for the establishment of the
Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise
Zone Authority (TIEZA), an institution
tasked with the designation, regulation,
and supervision of tourism enterprise
zones in strategic areas of the country.
According to Ms. Yulo, the PDOT is actively “developing new tourism products
to sustain arrival growth, to be served by
improved infrastructure that takes into account traveler taste and requirements. Visitors now wish to be active while traveling,
to do things, add new experiences, interact with—if not contribute to—local communities.”
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Manila’s Melting Pot
In order to get to any of these, arriving visitors must pass through Manila—a true
melting pot whose unique flavor profile
often seems to be underappreciated by visitors who expect to pass through it like a
cafeteria line. To appreciate Manila, one
must have some contextual understanding
of its influences and pick a few ingredients
to fish out and examine more closely.
For a crash course on the history of
Spanish rule, visitors must head to the
walled city of Intramuros, which dates
back to the 1600s. The focal point is San
Agustin Church, which remains remarkably intact after surviving invasions, earthquakes and American bombs (sometimes
300 a day) during the Japanese occupation
of Intramuros in WWII that effectively leveled everything else around it. Not bad for
a building constructed of adobe bricks
from the Pasig riverbed and held together
with egg whites and molasses. The careful preservation of the religious icons in
the church museum, many of them handcarved dolls modeled after saints, tells
much about their significance to a country
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that today claims to be 81 percent
Catholic.
There is also Fort Santiago, the primary
Spanish defense fortress built by Miguel
López de Legazpi. Here, Dr. Jose Rizal,
Philippine national hero and martyr, whose
death precipitated the Philippine Revolution,
was imprisoned and executed for sedition
by the Spanish colonizers. Today Fort Santiago stands as a tribute to him, and houses
artifacts that tell his story, including his final
words that were inscribed in a poem on the
eve of his execution and hidden in his cooking stove for his family to find.
Rizal is also commemorated in the center of the city at the site of his execution,
now aptly named Rizal Park, where a memorial depicting his tragic end before a firing squad stands in close proximity to the
country’s tallest flagpole. Fact: the horizontal blue and red stripes of the Philippine flag fly with the blue stripe on top
except in time of conflict.
Metropolitan Manila is actually comprised of 16 smaller cities and one municipality. After the long flight clients will be
on the lookout for a comfy place to knock
off their jetlag, and Pasay City and
Makati—both within a short drive from
Ninoy Aquino Int’l Airport—offer great accommodations. In Pasay City, just up the
road from the Mall of Asia, the Sofitel
Philippine Plaza (www.sofitel.com) resides in the Cultural Center of the Philippines overlooking Manila Bay. With nightly
cultural shows in its Sunset Bar, the Sofitel shares the duty of preserving Filipino
arts and culture along with its neighbors.
Guests may indulge in fine dining in the
flagship restaurant Spiral, or take a short
ride down Roxas Blvd to the Dampa, a
combination wet market and food court
where they can purchase fresh seafood
and produce from the vendors lining the
market side and take it to one of the
restaurants next door to have it prepared
any way they like.
For a full day excursion, clients can walk
down to the Sun Cruises Terminal early in
the morning to catch a fast ferry to Corregidor Island.
Chocolate Hills:
and Filipino forces in defense of Bataan.
When commanding General MacArthur
was called away to Australia to plan and –
execute his Southwest Pacific Command,
eventually culminating in the successful
liberation of the Philippines – Japanese
forces laid siege to the tiny island of Corregidor and overwhelmed the troops stationed there under Gen. Wainwright. On
January 22, 1945 MacArthur’s troops
made good on his promise to return and
retook the island from the air. Today much
of the island is covered by natural foliage,
inviting birdwatchers and hikers, but the
real attraction lies on the bottom side
where the head connects with the tail.
The Malinta Tunnel, where both sides
holed up and held out as long as they
could, now offers a light and sound presentation chronicling the furious battles and
historic moments that took place here. If
you decide to send your clients here, be
sure to look up Steve Kwiecinski (steveontherock@gmail.com), who has made it his
life’s work to study the often misrepresented history of what occurred on the island where his father bravely served, and
to set the facts straight one tour group at
a time. Sun Cruises (www.corregidorphilippines.com) operates two fast ferries
Located at the entrance of Manila Bay,
roughly an hour and fifteen minutes by
boat, this tadpole-shaped island played a
strategic role for naval defense of the capital city during WWII. The island is only 6
km long and 2.4 km wide at the head, with
a rocky landscape and flat topside that at
one time held a total of 136 artillery
canons and mortars used by the American
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Manila American Cemetary, which resides just outside of the Makati Business
District east of Pasay City, is the other
must-see WWII memorial. Here lie 17,202
American and Filipino troops, buried under
marble headstones arranged in concentric
circles over 152 acres of land. A white
chapel at the south end contains a stunning mosaic Madonna figure scattering
flowers for the heroic dead. In front of the
chapel lies a wide terrace with 25 mosaic
maps illustrating the achievements of the
American Armed forces and the names of
36,282 soldiers whose bodies were never
recovered.
Makati City favors shopping, dining and
nightlife along Ayala Blvd. with a cluster of
shopping centers that include the more
local flavor of Market! Market! and more
upscale Greenbelt 5. Guests at the Manila
Peninsula Hotel (www.peninsula.com)
may not ever wish to stray from the topnotch cuisine offered at Spices restaurant
or the intoxicatingly nostalgic atmosphere
of Salon de Ning, but should they choose
to there are dozens of restaurants and
bars lining the outdoor terraces of Greenbelt 5 just across the street that come
alive when the sun goes down.
Exploring the Final Frontier
Having sampled some of what Manila
has to offer, your clients may be ready to
escape to the outdoors and unwind. For
beach lovers and adventure seekers,
Palawan’s 1,200 miles of coastline and
vast tracts of virgin forest—and the fact
that it’s the westernmost province—have
earned it the nickname “the final frontier.”
From Manila there are three to five flights
daily (morning and afternoon) to Puerto
Princesa and you can choose between
Philippine Airlines, Air Philippines and
Cebu-Pacific. Its just an hour and twentyminute flight from Manila to the laid-back
capital of Puerto, and mere miles from the
airport to Honda Bay, where water taxis
wait to escort your clients to a picnic cabana on any one of the tiny islands dotting
the bay’s pristine waters and shallow
reefs. For serious diving, Puerto Princesa
offers access to Tubbataha Reef, though
there is just a brief window during the
months of April and May when the wind
and water conditions will allow it.
The St. Paul Underground River—also
called Puerto Princesa Underground River
National Park—is actually found further
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north in the village of Sabang and, unlike the
reef, this draws crowds almost every day of
the year. A new road to Sabang has cut
travel time to roughly an hour and a half by
car, and the stunning scenery will leave
passengers wishing it were just a bit
longer. Speeding around switchback turns
as they wind up into the mountain villages
whose stilted sawale huts line the road,
visitors are treated to the sight of uniformed schoolchildren making the hike to
school, water buffalo dragging sleds out
to the rice paddies, buses heavily laden
with cargo (sometimes human) dangling
precipitously from their roofs, children not
yet of school age sometimes straddling
the metal girders lining the road like mile
markers, and—depending on the season—they may see farmers spreading
their rice harvest out across the bare road
to bake in the sun.
Daluyon Beach is ideally set in a tranquil
alcove in the shadow of the garguatuan
limestone formation known as St. Paul
mountain, which the underground river
passes directly underneath, emptying out
into the sea. Dayulon Beach Resort
(www.daluyonresort.com), with just 16
rooms and it’s own intimate beach befitting its very intimate style of service, is
Water taxi in Sabang village departing for the St. Paul Underground River National Park
one of those rare resorts that knows just
how to make any guest want to come
back. From here it’s just a five-minute
walk down the beach to where the water
taxis line up to ferry passengers to the
mouth of the underground river. There is
also a hiking path, but everyone who plans
to enter the national park must register
and get a permit. Only 600 people are allowed to enter on any given day, which
might sound like a lot, but there is an over-
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whelming demand and the local authorities are making an earnest effort to provide access while keeping it sustainable
and well protected. At the mouth, passengers load into canoes and follow the
beam of a flashlight connected to a car
battery in the bow while a guide leads
them partially up the 8.2 km river, pointing
out stalagmites, stalactites and several
enormous caverns teeming with bats.
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— By Ryley Hartt
With Emma Ruth Yulo, Director of
Philippine Department of Tourism, NY
How is the Philippine Department of Tourism
working to enhance its product awareness
in the North American market?
The Philippine Department of
Tourism (PDOT) continues to undertake
programs to enhance awareness in North
America. These include: a web-based
travel
agent
specialist
program
(www.travelagentacademy.com); consumer and trade show participation; assistance to tour operators with Philippine
packages; government-sponsored educational trips for travel trade; co-sponsorships with travel partners; joint marketing
efforts with other Asian destinations like
the Asia Now Group (www.DiscoverAsiaNow.com); media press trips and
occasional ads in both trade and consumer
publications.
We wish we could do more, but despite
the dearth in ads and media coverage, the
viability of the Philippines as a strong
tourist destination has resulted in continuous arrival growths, especially from the
North American market. In January, North
American arrivals increased by more than
15 percent over last year.
How much concern is there for sustainability
in paving the way for steady increases in visitor volume?
The Philippines has been among the first
to embrace ecotourism; encouraging green
tourism for accommodation and transportation facilities as well as for public recreational
areas like beaches, highlands, parks. Incentives are offered to tourism suppliers that
adopt green technology.
Social Tourism is another trend. PDOT
has formalized its partnership with the
Gawad Kalinga (GK) Community Development Foundation, Inc. for the development of community-based tourism
enterprises in selected sites nationwide.
PDOT supports GK’s world-acclaimed projects for personal and corporate volunteers
to build houses for the urban poor and provide them with basic needs and skills to
pursue livelihood opportunities. GK’s “Balikbayani” Program neatly dovetails with
the “Mabuhay” Program of the PDOT as
both are geared toward inviting overseas
Filipinos and foreigners to visit GK sites
and be motivated to help raise funds to
build houses and undertake complementary programs for the less fortunate. In
fact, a number of tour packages now in22
clude 1-2 days of community service,
building communities for the poor; and
has been one of our most gratifying tour
components.
Are there any travel trends or growth patterns that you are focused on in the near future?
The 2010 World Travel Market Global
Trends Report revealed that Asia is poised
to lead both inbound and outbound travel
over the next years, with a marked increase in regional demand for luxury
breaks.
For much less money, one may enjoy
the trappings of luxury—good food, idyllic
landscapes, chauffeur-driven limousines,
daily massages, beauty treatments, and
other forms of pampering in the Philippines. The Philippines offers visitors numerous options by which to mend the
body and soothe mind and soul. There are
5-star resorts and exclusive spas offering
treatments at par with the world’s best.
And there are many world-class medical
facilities staffed by well-trained professionals performing excellent elective and
non-elective procedures. All these are rendered with the Filipino brand of caring.
The Philippines is now attracting the
cruise market, especially because cruise
lines are opting more and more to deploy
ships in Asia. This year was our second
participation at Cruise Shipping Miami.
We expect to capture more of the MICE
(meetings, incentives, conferences and
exhibitions) market. After all, the Philippines’ Convention Center in Manila was
Asia’s first and biggest. Its Plenary Hall can
seat 5,000. For smaller meetings, there
are endless possibilities in various islands
of the Philippines. Our English-speaking
population is also one of Asia’s most artistic and creative; rendering it much easier
to organize and create spectacular and
memorable events. We are looking to be
active again at IT&ME or “The Motivation
Show,” IMEX America and ASAE.
Are there any special travel interests that you
‘ve seen develop in the U.S. market? Have
these had any influence on your 2011 marketing plan?
Definitely. The PDOT continues to identify North American special interest market segments, especially those in which
the Philippines has distinct advantages.
Our waters host over 2,000 marine
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species and over 400 of the world’s 500
known corals making it the world’s true
epicenter of marine biodiversity. Yes, we
are at the center of the world’s coral triangle! This has been proven by the pre-eminent scientist Dr. Terence Gosliner. We
have been participating in dive shows like
the annual DEMA Show and regional dive
shows like Beneath the Sea, Our World
Underwater, Scuba Dive Show and
Tacoma Dive Show. Ad placements, editorial and dive articles in dive magazines,
testimonials and seminars conducted by
American dive experts, have contributed
to the Philippines’ becoming the buzz
word in diving.
Are there any emerging destinations to report on?
The Philippines is developing its port facilities and infrastructure for the cruise industry. We are a member of the Cruise
Southeast Asia working group and,
through cooperative campaigns with
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian
Nations now with 10 members), cruise
itineraries running through the member
countries, will be promoted.
Brand new and refurbished tourism facilities are sprouting all over the country.
Shangri-la inaugurated its 5th property in
Boracay. Radisson Blu opened its first
hotel in Asia in Cebu, Philippines. Bella
Roca in Marinduque, Misibis Bay and a
few others now offer alternatives for
celebrities who have frequented the topnotch Amanpulo in Palawan. At the
same time, PDOT has beefed up support
for bed-and-breakfast facilities in dozens
of centuries-old Spanish lighthouses and
the establishment of provincial museums
and heritage villages.
What are some other resources available to
North American travel agents to help them
research and book travel to the Philippines?
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Save the Date: Cultural Events & Festivals
The Philippine Department of Tourism is
offering the Philippines Specialist Program
(PSP) to all US and Canada-based travel
agents who are interested to know more
about the country and become travel specialists of the Philippines. This current
four-seminar interactive course presents
the Philippines’ major destinations and
demonstrates how these can appeal to
your clients’ special interests, including
the Philippines’ rich history, famous world
heritage sites, exotic beaches and islands,
fabulous shopping, world-renowned pampering, colorful festivals and delectable
cuisine. We have developed an online educational module for travel professionals
who want to specialize on Philippine travel
and tourism by logging on to www.travelagentacademy.com and undergoing a
short online training program in four modules. Passing the exam will award a certificate of completion to the travel agent
as a certified Philippine specialist.
PDOT also conducts global travel events
with the Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) usually held in Manila; and the Philippine International Tourism Fair (PITF),
Cebu, is mainly geared towards tour operators so that they are able to expand product offerings to their agents. PHITEX is an
institutional mechanism in forging business tie-ups between international buyers
and local sellers of tour packages. PITF is
a venue for travel agents (including tour
operators, travel agencies, retailers, corporate travel planners, specialized tour
companies, incentive travel, wellness program organizers and medical tourism intermediaries, among others) to check out
which among the country’s finest tourism
destinations, products and services they
could offer to their clients in their respective countries. These foreign buyers will
have pre-schedules and one-on-one business meetings with local sellers of
tourism packages during the PITF’s Travel
Market Exchange (Tramex).
The Philippine Department of Tourism
maintains four (4) offices in the US: New
York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The New York is also responsible for
Eastern Canada; Chicago for Middle Canada,
and San Francisco for Western Canada. Los
Angeles also covers Mexico and other South
American countries. Our offices are
equipped with promotional material, maps
and whatever information may be needed to
effect travel to the Philippines.
To find the PDOT office nearest you,
visit www.tourism.gov.ph
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Ati-Atihan
In Kalibo, Aklan in the island of Panay on the third
weekend of January on the 2nd Sunday after the
Epiphany. Ati-Atihan is the greatest, most colorful and
fun festival in the Philippines featuring native dance competitions pitched to rhythmic and mesmerizing drumbeats that run nonstop for several days. Since the
world-renowned beaches of Boracay are within Aklan
Province, many visitors extend their visit to include a restful sojourn in Boracay.
Pahiyas Festival
In Lucban, Quezon Province, on May 15.
Pahiyas is an annual celebration held in honor of San
Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, in thanksgiving for abundant harvests. Pahiyas literally means decorating the walls of houses with “kiping”, a native delicacy
made from ground rice and flour then dyed in various radiant colors.
Flores De Mayo and Santacruzan
Celebrated throughout the country, on May 1 - May
31. Catholic parishes and other community organizations
all over the islands celebrate “Flores de Mayo” with 9day novenas during which the decades of the Rosary are
recited and children offer flowers in Her honor. Traditionally, the Santacruzan is a sunset religious procession-parade held on the last day of the novena that fetes the
Virgin’s many virtues. In metropolitan areas, the Santacruzan has evolved to be a veritable fashion show with
celebrities and beauty queens wearing gowns by top
fashion designers of the country.
MassKara Festival
On October 1-20, the weeklong festival is held each
year in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental
province. The term was coined from two words: Mass
meaning “a multitude of the people” and the Spanish
word Cara meaning “face”. The festival features a street
dance competition, the MassKara Queen beauty pageant, carnivals, marching band competitions, food festivals, sports events, musical concerts, and trade fairs,
garden shows.
Panagbenga
Held in Baguio City, on February 1 – first Sunday in
March. Panagbenga, term of the Kankanaey tribe meaning “season of blooming”, is a month-long annual flower
held in Baguio City, the country’s summer capital. Aside
from the colorful parades of flower-laden floats, the festival features street dancing competitions with hundreds
of dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes evoking the
traditional “Bendian” and “Ibaloi” tribal dance of celebration and merriment.
Peñafrancia
In Naga City, Camarines Sur, on the second Friday to
Third Saturday of September. The feast is preceded
by a procession, locally called “translacion”, during which
the image and the Divino Rostro are transferred from the
Basilica to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Naga City for 9
days of Novena prayers and Holy Masses as well as a
colorful celebration of cultural shows, civic and military
parades, sports competitions, agro-industrial trade fair,
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and the coronation of Miss Bicolandia beauties. It culminates in a fluvial parade on which candle-bearing devotees bring Our Lady’s image back to the Basilica.
Sandugo Festival and TBTK
Tigum Bol’anon Tibuok Kalibutan is held every three
years in Bohol’s capital – Tagbilaran (2012). It is a gathering of Boholanons from all over the world; thus, almost
doubling the provinces’ population resulting in a holiday
atmosphere reverberating throughout the province. Several events are held concurrently, including street dancing, and the crowning of a “Miss Bohol” and “Mrs.
Bohol”. Most spectacular is the 3-4 hour folk dance competition with vying entries from Bohol’s 40+ towns.
Sinulog
The weeklong festival starting from the second Saturday of January is a centuries-old tradition observed
in Cebu, the Philippines’ second largest city, in honor of
the Santo Niño (Holy Child). The term comes from the
Cebuano adverb “sulog” which translates to “like water
current movement,” and describes the traditional two
steps forward and one step backward movement of the
Sinulog prayer-dance with is synchronized to the beat of
drums and shouts of “Pit Señor! Viva Sto. Niño!” The
festival features a street parade.
Boracay International Dragon Boat
Held in Boracay Island, Aklan on April 28 – 30; this festival is one of the biggest international annual sporting
events in the country, bringing participants from around
the world. It is a fun-filled event incorporating the dragon
boat spirit of sportsmanship and international camaraderie, held in world renowned Boracay Island, Aklan.
Moriones
In Marinduque Island, Philippines on Holy Monday to Easter Sunday. This weeklong celebration
reenacts the story of Longinus, a one-eyed Roman
centurion whose eyesight was restored by blood
that spurted when he pierced the side of the crucified Christ. After three o’clock on Good Friday afternoon, the Santo Sepulcro is observed, during which
old women exchange verses based on the Bible as
they stand in wake of the dead Christ.
Zamboanga Hermosa Festival
In Zamboanga City on the twelve days between
October 1-31, 2011. Held in honor of Our Lady of
the Pilar, the festival is also popularly known as the
‘Fiesta Pilar’ and is a big celebration across the region. The event includes live music, cultural performances, street parades, and fireworks displays.
The regatta that features numerous boats with
brightly colored sails (vintas) filling the harbor is truly
a sight to behold.
Siargao International Surfing Cup
In General Luna, Siargao, Surigao del Norte on
the last week in September. This annual competition
features phenomenal surfing on gigantic waves. The
most popular and very powerful wave-off “Cloud
Nine” located in General Luna has been hailed as one
of the world’s five toughest breaks; considered to be
one of the ten best waves in the world.
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THAILAND NTO
Romance on raft
Thai the Knot
tail hour and canapés from 5-7 p.m.; happy hour at Blue Sky; 24hour in-room internet access; and late check-out. Year round rates
start at $777, dbl/occ. Visit www.centarahotelsresorts.com/scp
hether your clients are
looking for the perfect
backdrop to hold their
nuptials or an ideal honeymoon retreat, this year the
Tourism Authority of Thailand is actively seeking out new
ways to place their Kingdom at the top of the list for that fairytale
wedding. In February, the TAT invited renowned wedding industry personality Jacqueline Johnson to give a special seminar at
the Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre. Ms. Johnson shared insight on the latest wedding and honeymoon trends,
including projected spending habits for 2011. According to her,
“When it comes to love, clients absolutely will spend money
despite a sluggish economy. Couples still dream of that fairytale
wedding or honeymoon experience.” The presentation also
touched on how to reach wedding and honeymoon clients
through social networks, bridal shows and alliances. On Valentine’s Day, the Tourism Authority of Thailand launched a microsite dedicated to making wedding and honeymoon planning
easier than ever, both for couples and their travel planners. The
new website (www.Honeymooning-in-Thailand.com) offers
dozens of customized honeymoon packages from some of the
destination’s most exotic locations, along with luxurious properties and renowned spas.
“Honeymooners are such an important part of tourism in Thailand, and we’re thrilled to debut this innovative site, serving as a
one-stop shop for booking a honeymoon,” said Srisuda
Wanapinyosak, director of TATNY. “Properties throughout Thailand
will be offering specialized packages, so we encourage newly engaged couples to check out the site regularly for new deals.” Below
is a sampling of Honeymooning-in-Thailand.com offered packages.
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Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and Towers – Bangkok
Celebrate the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers’ “Memorable Honeymoon by the River Package,” including three-nights’
accommodations in a Junior Suite; luxury round-trip airport transfer; daily breakfast; sparkling wine and fruit basket upon arrival;
turndown with chocolate elephant, heart-shaped cake and a bouquet of roses; dinner cruise on the legendary “River of Kings;” 60minute massage at Mandara Spa; and early check-in and late
check-out. Year- round rates for this three-night package begin at
$840 dbl/occ. An additional night rate starts at $157. Visit
www.sheraton.com/bangkok
Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok – Bangkok
Conveniently located in downtown Bangkok, the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok provides the perfect setting for leisure and relaxation. The “Memorable Honeymoon Package” includes a
two-night stay in a Premium Deluxe Suite; round-trip airport transfer by hotel limousine; honeymoon set-up with rose petals on the
bed; welcome fruit, flowers, daily newspaper and pillow menu;
daily breakfast buffet; one champagne breakfast with Moet et
Chandon; dinner for two at the property’s Suan Bua restaurant; a
body scrub and two-hour Aromatherapy treatment; exclusive benefits and privileges at The Club Executive Lounge; all day coffee,
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RarinJinda Wellness Spa Resort – Chiang Mai
Savor the perfect setting to celebrate the “I do” at RarinJinda
Wellness Spa Resort Chiang Mai with the launch of its “Unforgettable Honeymoon Package.” This package offers mesmerizing
options, including three-nights’ accommodations in a boutique
deluxe room with pool access; round-trip airport transfers; welcome drink and fruit, a bottle of sparkling wine; daily breakfast; one
dinner; RarinJinda Golden Memoirs, including a five-hour spa package; three Hydrotherapy pool treatments for the couple; half-day
tour to elephant camp including an elephant ride; fitness center
with yoga and aerobics’ classes; and free Wi-Fi internet access.
Year-round rates start at $999 dbl/occ. Visit www.rarinjinda.com
Pimalai Resort & Spa – Krabi
The island resort of Pimalai or “purity place” is far from the crowd
and provides an ideal setting for romance. Guests can enjoy the
“Luxury Island Honeymoon Package,” including five-nights’ accommodations in a Deluxe room; round-trip transfer from Krabi Airport; sparkling wine; two candlelit dinners and a serenaded sunset
cruise with cocktails and canapés; a private beach barbecue; a twoperson massage; as well as a sentimental “blessing” on the beach.
Year-round rates begin at $3,000, dbl/occ. Visit www.pimalai.com
Sri Panwa – Phuket
Known as one of the top properties in Thailand, Sri Panwa is
perched high atop Cape Panwa and commanding breathtaking
views of the Southeastern tip of Phuket. Their “Special Honeymoon Package,” includes two-nights’ accommodations in a pool
suite or a one-bedroom pool villa; daily breakfast; Sri Panwa special gift set; round-trip airport transfers; a bottle of sparkling wine;
a 60-minute couple’s spa treatment at Cool Spa; one three-course
candlelit dinner; floral turn-down service; late check-out; 20% discount on a la carte massage sessions and 10% discount on spa
packages at Cool Spa; Wi-Fi and ipod in village; in-room fruit basket and mini bar, replenished daily. Year-round rates start at $1,500,
based on double occupancy. Visit www.sripanwa.com
Melati Beach Resort & Spa – Ko Samui
Honeymooners are invited to relax and embark on an unforgettable journey with Melati Beach Resort & Spa’s “Honeymoon Package.” The special package includes four-nights’
accommodations in a Grand Deluxe room with daily American
breakfast; round-trip transfer from Samui Airport; a welcome
fruit basket and flower arrangement in room upon arrival; one
bottle of sparkling wine; a candlelit dinner for two at View Pha
Nang Restaurant; 60-minute Aroma Massage for two; late
check-out; complimentary shuttle bus to Chaweng Beach;
complimentary internet access; 20 percent coupon for food
and beverage at View Pha Nang and Kan Sak Thong; and a 10
percent discount for laundry service at hotel. Rates for this
four-night package start at $1,000, based on double occupancy, available year-round. Visit www.melatiresort.com
For more information on all honeymoon packages being offered, visit www.Honeymooning-in-Thailand.com or
www.tourismthailand.org
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DISCOVER WHAT YOU’VE BEEN MISSING.
In an extraordinary country where rainforests are
playgrounds for the adventurous, where gentle giants
roam alongside people, and where the extraordinary
happens everyday, here you’ll discover the essence
of life. For special honeymoon packages, visit
www.honeymooning-in-thailand.com
www.tourismthailand.org/us
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Central Visayas
The island of Bohol lies in the Central Visayas, just a quick puddlejump or two-hour boat ride from Cebu, which is itself more of a tourist
hub than a destination. As the country’s oldest and now most industrialized province, Cebu is actually nine cities and 44 municipalities
covering 166 islands. This is where Magellan first landed in 1521, and
curious visitors should stop here if for no other reason than to appreciate the bizarre fact that there are two important monuments, both
held in equally high esteem, one marking where he first landed and
planted his cross, and the second marking the spot where he was
killed by a native chieftain by the name of Lapu-Lapu.
Ocean Jet operates fast ferry departures from Cebu pier to Tagbilaran, Bohol—also reachable by air directly from Manila. Of the 1.3
million residents of Bohol, 90 percent speak a dialect called Cibuano,
which sounds similar but carries different meanings than the Tagalog
commonly spoken in Manila and other parts of the country. Here there
are no SM or Ayala malls, and motorized tricycles are the primary
mode of transportation. With only one city on the island, the rest of
Bohol is quite traditional, relying on agriculture and tourism to sustain
itself. It is also very open and accessible to those looking to get around
and explore on their own. Motorbike rentals are available in town and
there is one main road that loops around the entire island in about six
hours, making it pretty difficult to get lost.
The Lompoc River is about 15 miles outside of town, or far enough
that it makes sense to arrange a ride or hire a taxi from the airport. If
your clients arrive in time for lunch, the river offers a truly unique dining experience aboard chartered pontoon boats that will serve them
lunch and ferry them up the river for a while, making stops at nearby
villages for musicians and singers to come out to the docks and give
a quick serenade before moving on.
Bohol is never lacking in natural beauty, and though it doesn’t have
the impressive limestone mountains like Palawan, it does claim to
have the most extensive and beautifully formed hills in the world.
These Chocolate Hills stretch as far as the eye can see from the most
popular vantage point. Uniformly shaped and all between 30 and 50
meters tall, their name comes from their grassy covering, which turns
chocolate brown at the end of the dry season.
This region is also home to the world’s smallest primate, known
as a tarsier. These amazing creatures measure no bigger than the
palm of one’s hand, with bulging eyes that cannot move in their
sockets so they are uniquely adapted to make 180-degree turns
with their head.
In Bohol it is possible to arrange home stays and find truly oneof-a-kind B&B’s in beautifully preserved heritage homes that reflect the traditional building methods for the temperate climate.
There is also a charming and comfortable cluster of smallish resorts found atop a seaside cliff at the northeastern end of the
famed Alona beach in Panglao Island, which is just a few minutes ride from the city of Tagbilaran. Amorita Resort
(www.amoritaresort.com) treats guests with simple yet refined
accommodations and dining, and a breathtaking 180-degree view
of the Bohol Sea. Bohol consistently ranks among the world’s top
diving destinations and predictably, Panglao caters to a mostly
North American and European diving crowd, but anyone looking
for a little local interaction can climb down to the beach and barter
with the fisherman when they land with their daily catch.
For more help planning a trip to the Philippines, visit the Philippine
Department of Tourism at www.experiencephilippines.org or
www.tourism.gov.ph
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CHINA
Victoria Cruises is launching a new shore excursion to Guqin Terrace in Wuhan for 2011 sailings of its
eight-night Three Gorges Discovery program in the upstream
direction. Set among magnificent scenery surrounded by
water on three sides and featuring a teahouse and arboretum,
Guqin Terrace commemorates the ancient legend of the friendship between famous heptachordist, Yu Boya, and his greatest
fan, Zhong Ziqi. It replaces the Hubei Provincial Museum on
upstream sailings for a limited time through the 2011 sailing
season. The upstream program departs from the sprawling
metropolis of Shanghai, stopping in Nanjing, Huangshan
Mountain, Wuhan, the Three Gorges Dam site, the mistshrouded peaks of Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge, Wushan,
Dachang and the “Ghost City” of Fengdu at Mingshan Hill.
Guests disembark in Chongqing, where they may wish to tour
the city on their own, perhaps visiting the Chongqing Zoo for an
encounter with one of China’s national treasures, the gentle bamboo-eating Giant Panda. Visit www.victoriacruises.com
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PHILIPPINES
9-day “Classic Philippines” package begins
with a morning sightseeing tour to historic Rizal Park, then on
to Fort Santiago, which served as the military might of the
Spanish, American and Japanese colonizers. Next, proceed
past the San Agustin Church and Casa Manila, a reconstructed
19th century mansion. The last stop is a visit to the newly
opened “Bahay Tsinoy”, a museum of the Chinese in Philippine
life. Leaving Manila, guests will pass through quaint provincial
towns, rice fields, and coconut plantations until they reach one
of the country’s prime attractions, the town of Pagsanjan. Spend
a few days at leisure in Boracay before transferring to Cebu to
visit its landmark sights. On day 8, enjoy a Bohol Countryside
Tour with Riverboat Lunch. Travel to the Chocolate Hills, and
drive through the lush mahogany man-made forest and green
farmland in Bilar and Batuan. Drive back to Loboc for a 50-minute
river cruise along nipa-lined river, on board a native catamaran.
Price includes international airfare, daily breakfast and comprehensive sightseeing. Visit www.goway.com
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Refer a Friend on Air Pacific
Air Pacific, Fiji’s International Airline, is now offering reduced airfares to travelers who take a friend along to Fiji on Air Pacific. Share
complimentary meals, cocktails and in-flight entertainment with a
friend aboard Air Pacific and each traveler will earn an instant discount on your airfare. Fly roundtrip from Los Angeles to the South
Pacific on Air Pacific from only $1,050 and take a companion with
you for an additional $625. Or get three of your friends to travel to
the South Pacific with you and you will travel for free. South Pacific includes the following: Nadi, Fiji Islands; Sydney, Brisbane and
Melbourne in Australia; Auckland and Christchurch in New
Zealand; Tongatapu in Tonga; Port Vila in Vanuatu; Apia in Western
Samoa; Honiara in the Solomon Islands. For those travelers traveling to any of the destinations beyond Fiji, their stopover in Fiji is
free. This offer is available until May 31, 2011. All travel must be
completed by June 14, 2011. Air Pacific currently operates a fleet
that includes B737, B767 and B747 aircraft with a domestic and
international network covering the Pacific, North America, Asia,
New Zealand and Australia. Government taxes and surcharges
may apply. Call 800-227-4446 or visit www.airpacific.com
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DIRECTORY
SEE
EMAIL
&
ADDRESS
WEBSITE
I N F O R M AT I O N ,
CONTACT
FOR
TRIP
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#
DAYS
LOS ANGELES
SKED AIR
DAILY
LOS ANGELES
SKED AIR
DAILY
SKED AIR
DAILY
ROUND TRIP PRICE
MIN
MAX
AUSTRALIA
$ 798
Net
$ 622
$ 999
Net
Net
VALIDITY
PERIOD
SUPPLIER
To:ADELAIDE
AUSSIE ADVENTURES LIMITED
To:BRISBANE
GOWAY AIR
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5/1/11-5/31/11
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LOS ANGELES
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
LOS ANGELES
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
ATLANTA
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
DALLAS
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
HOUSTON
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
LOS ANGELES
1234
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
PRM ECON
$
DAILY
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
NEW YORK
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
SAN FRANCISCO
1234
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
PRM ECON
$
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
BOSTON
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
CHICAGO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DALLAS
DAILY
OW BC
$
DETROIT
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
NEW YORK
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
SAN FRANCISCO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SEATTLE
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
CHICAGO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
NEW YORK
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
727
Net
622
999
Net
Net
938
Net
936
Net
652
Net
918
Net
5691
3250
2094
619
3250
999
Net
Net $ 4150
Net
Net
Net
Net
793
4500
1139
Net
Net
Net
5841
762
2136
Net
Net
Net
969
Net
2999
Net
3400
2899
Net
CHINA
28
1453
3200
Net
2700
2899
560
Net
Net
3300
3048
Net
2700
3200
Net
3342
Net
530
Net
3100
3100
Net
2750
3150
2899
Net $ 3250
Net
Net
3150
3150
Net
To:CAIRNS
To:MELBOURNE
GOWAY AIR
To:PERTH
To:SYDNEY
C & H INTERNATIONAL
To:SYDNEY
C & H INTERNATIONAL
To:SYDNEY
C & H INTERNATIONAL
To:SYDNEY
ARROW TRAVEL
EXTRA VALUE AIR
GOWAY AIR
To:SYDNEY
C & H INTERNATIONAL
EXTRA VALUE AIR
GOWAY AIR
To:SYDNEY
To:SYDNEY
C & H INTERNATIONAL
To:BEIJING
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:BEIJING
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:BEIJING
LEGEND TRAVEL AND TOURS
To:BEIJING
EXTRA VALUE AIR
To:BEIJING
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
TOKYO TRAVEL SERVICE
To:BEIJING
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:BEIJING
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:BEIJING
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:BEIJING
JGT
To:SHANGHAI
EXTRA VALUE AIR
JBTI TOUR LLC
To:SHANGHAI
ARROW TRAVEL
EXTRA VALUE AIR
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:SHANGHAI
EXTRA VALUE AIR
JBTI TOUR LLC
5/1/11-5/31/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
ALL YEAR
5/1/11-5/31/11
TO 5/22/11
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6/30/11
TO 6/8/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
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ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
CALL FOR OTHER CITIES;866-359-2776
800-758-1382;OTHER CITIES & 1ST AVBL.
TO 6/8/11
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
5/1/11-5/31/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
TO 6/8/11
ALL YEAR
773-714-1277;OTH CITIES & FARES AVAIL
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
TO 12/15/11
800-295-3436;LUIS@LEGEN.COM;OTH CITIES
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
CALL
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
RATES CHNG;800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
LOW SEASON
800-926-7274;WWW.JGTTRAVEL.COM
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
WWW.JAXFAX.COM
MAY 2011
#
ROUND TRIP PRICE
TRIP
DAYS MIN
MAX
DEPARTING TYPE
SAN FRANCISCO
BUSINESS
$ 2700
DAILY
SUPPLIER
To:SHANGHAI
JBTI TOUR LLC
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
To:NADI
5/1/11-5/31/11
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
TO 12/15/11
CALL
CALL
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
18% COMM ON PUB FARES;CST#1017187-60
800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60;NO ADV.
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
LOW SEASON
FIJI
$ 1075
BOSTON
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
CHICAGO
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
DAILY
OW BC
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
NEW YORK
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SAN FRANCISCO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SEATTLE
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
WASHINGTON DC
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
Net
HONG KONG (CHINA)
4500
Net
3200
3500
4500
Net
655
2700
3453
1243
2700
670
3300
3150
3370
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
2800
3342
Net
570
Net
To:HONG KONG
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:HONG KONG
EXTRA VALUE AIR
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:HONG KONG
GOWAY AIR
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:HONG KONG
EXTRA VALUE AIR
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:HONG KONG
JBTI TOUR LLC
To:HONG KONG
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:HONG KONG
JGT
VALIDITY
PERIOD
INDIA
T O L E A R N M O R E A B O U T T R AV E L I N G T O I N D I A V I S I T
W W W.
CHICAGO
DAILY
BUSINESS
NEW YORK
DAILY
BUSINESS
DAILY
SKED AIR
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
MIAMI
DAILY
OW SKAIR
NEW YORK
DAILY
SKED AIR
.ORG
$ 3900
Net
$ 3900
$ 3900
Net
Net
$ 1060
Net
$ 475
$ 3900
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
$ 760
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$ 838
Net
INDONESIA
Net
Net
To:DELHI
EXTRA VALUE AIR
To:DELHI
EXTRA VALUE AIR
EXTRA VALUE AIR
To:MUMBAI
GOWAY AIR
To:MUMBAI
To:MUMBAI
EXTRA VALUE AIR
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
800-758-1382;OTHER CITIES & 1ST AVAIL
ALL YEAR
TO 12/15/11
ALL YEAR
800-758-1382;OTHER CITIES & 1ST AVAIL
To:BALI, DENPASAR
GOWAY AIR
ALL YEAR
To:JAKARTA
JGT
LOW SEASON
JAPAN
LOWEST FARES TO JAPAN & ASIA
LAX: 800-367-8833 • JGTwas@jtbusa.com
or visit us at:
CHI: 773-714-1277 • JGTchi@jtbusa.com
LOS ANGELES
1234
SKED AIR
$
DENVER
DAILY
OW BC
$
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
BOSTON
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
CHICAGO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
LOS ANGELES
1346
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
MIAMI
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
NEW YORK
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
To:NAGOYA
To:NARITA
To:OKINAWA
JGT
To:OSAKA
To:TOKYO
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:TOKYO
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:TOKYO
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:TOKYO
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:TOKYO
ARROW TRAVEL
JAPAN RAIL PASS AVAILABLE & COMMISSIONABLE
MAY 2011
560
Net
1653
757
Net
525
Net
3616
Net
3548
3354
Net
3116
2664
470
Net
Net
3655
Net
2850
Net $ 3750
www.jgttravel.com
CALL
800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60;FARES CHNG
TO 12/15/11
LOW SEASON
CALL
800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60;FARES CHNG
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
CALL
ALL YEAR
CALL
800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60;FARES CHNG
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
WWW.JAXFAX.COM
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DIRECTORY
SEE
EMAIL
&
ADDRESS
WEBSITE
CONTACT
FOR
TRIP
DEPARTING TYPE
#
DAYS
ROUND TRIP PRICE
MIN
MAX
NEW YORK
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
SAN FRANCISCO
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SEATTLE
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
JAPAN
4200
3925
613
Net
Net
3200
2664
Net
2664
Net
560
Net
VALIDITY
PERIOD
SUPPLIER
To:TOKYO
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:TOKYO
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:TOKYO
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:TOKYO
JGT
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
CALL
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60;RATES CHNG
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
LOW SEASON
KOREA
www.visitkorea.or.kr
BOSTON
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
CHICAGO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
NEW YORK
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SAN FRANCISCO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SEATTLE
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
PRM ECON
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
NEW YORK
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
SAN FRANCISCO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
PRM ECON
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
3447
Net
2830
3447
Net
3447
590
Net
Net
3300
2630
3447
Net
Net
2300
3447
Net
620
Net
NEW ZEALAND
BOSTON
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
CHICAGO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
MIAMI
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SEATTLE
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
2294
5699
599
3800
958
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
1218
Net
5699
2294
693
Net
Net
Net
4880
Net
4630
Net
3228
520
2650
Net
Net
5380
Net
3221
Net
650
Net
PHILIPPINES
CHICAGO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
NEW YORK
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SAN FRANCISCO
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
To:MANILA
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:MANILA
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:MANILA
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:MANILA
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:MANILA
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:MANILA
JGT
600
Net
$ 715
Net
To:PAPEETE
GOWAY AIR
3230
4080
Net
3030
2430
TAHITI
30
To:AUCKLAND
EXTRA VALUE AIR
GOWAY AIR
To:AUCKLAND
GOWAY AIR
To:AUCKLAND
To:SINGAPORE
JBTI TOUR LLC
To:SINGAPORE
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:SINGAPORE
JBTI TOUR LLC
To:SINGAPORE
JBTI TOUR LLC
To:SINGAPORE
JGT
SINGAPORE
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
To:SEOUL
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:SEOUL
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:SEOUL
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:SEOUL
EXTRA VALUE AIR
JBTI TOUR LLC
JGT TRAVEL (CHI)
To:SEOUL
JBTI TOUR LLC
To:SEOUL
JGT TRAVEL/LAX
To:SEOUL
JGT
KOREA
TOURISM
ORGANIZATION
800-TOUR-KOREA
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
CALL
800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60;MORE CITIES
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
ALL YEAR
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
LOW SEASON
5/1/11-5/31/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
5/1/11-5/31/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
5/1/11-5/31/11
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
CALL
CALL
800-227-2065;CST#1017187-60;MORE CITIES
ALL YEAR
ALL YEAR
LOW SEASON
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
ALL YEAR
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
YEAR ROUND
800-967-2345;212-696-2058;INFO@JBTI.COM
LOW SEASON
ALL YEAR
WWW.JAXFAX.COM
MAY 2011
TRIP
DEPARTING TYPE
#
DAYS
ROUND TRIP PRICE
MIN
MAX
CHICAGO
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
LOS ANGELES
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
MIAMI
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
NEW YORK
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SAN FRANCISCO
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
OW BC
$
DAILY
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
TAIWAN
CHICAGO
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
LOS ANGELES
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
SKED AIR
$
DAILY
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
MIAMI
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
NEW YORK
DAILY
BUSINESS
$
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
SAN FRANCISCO
BUSINESS
$
DAILY
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$
4302
Net
3404
2690
680
Net
4752
Net
2935
Net
4080
1453
Net
570
Net
3300
4920
Net
Net
3800
775
4080
650
2598
Net
Net
Net
Net
5560
Net
3300
3370
Net
Net
4080
Net
660
Net
Net
THAILAND
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
$ 875
LOS ANGELES
DAILY
SKED AIR
$ 670
WASHINGTON DC
DAILY
SKED AIR
$ 526
VIETNAM
Net
Net
Net
VALIDITY
PERIOD
SUPPLIER
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Turkey’s Aegean Coast – The Best of the West
By Monique Burns
ndented by countless coves, inlets and bays, and studded with more than a dozen peninsulas, Turkey’s 300mile Aegean Coast has drawn adventurers and
vacationers since time immemorial. Today’s pleasureseekers enjoy pristine beaches lapped by clear blue
waters, cities with lively bazaars and laid-back fish restaurants, and legendary attractions like Ephesus and Troy, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Çanakkale
At the narrow entrance to the Dardanelles, 200 miles southwest of Istanbul, lies Çanakkale, gateway to the Aegean. Here,
where the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean meet, are seaside
promenades lined with hotels, restaurants and cafés. The
Çanakkale Archaeological Museum houses finds from ancient
Troy and elsewhere. Two 15th-century fortresses guard the
strait’s European and Asian sides—Kilitbahir and Çimenlik—
with a World War I military museum found on the latter. Just
north, on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the Historic National Park’s
monuments, cemeteries and memorials honor 500,000 soldiers who lost their lives here. A short ferry ride west, in
Gökçeada, Turkey’s largest island, age-old monasteries thrive
among olive groves, grapevines and unspoiled beaches.
Ancient Troy
Lying in utter ruin, the storied city where the Trojan War was
fought eons ago remains the stuff of legend. It takes only a lit-
tle imagination to see the mossy stones and conjure up visions
of Paris and Helen, Achilles and Hector. A UNESCO World Heritage Site first excavated in 1870, Troy contains the ruins of
nine separate cities, dating from 3,000 BC to the 1st century.
Among the ruins of a temple, theater, various city walls and
house foundations is the Skaean Gate, where Hector fought
his last battle with Achilles. On-site is a huge replica of the Trojan Horse. Anyone who thrilled to the 2004 Brad Pitt film, Troy,
or read Homer’s Iliad will enjoy a visit here just as Alexander
the Great did.
Bergama (Pergamum, Pergamon)
Leaving Troy and heading southeast toward Bergama, visitors
pass the Gulf of Edremit, the “Olive Riviera.” Amid the region’s
resort towns, beaches and thermal springs is Kaz Da i National
Park, where the world’s first beauty contest was held between
the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena and Hera. By giving the
golden apple to Aphrodite, Paris won the love of Helen, setting
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isle of Lesbos, and 17 miles northwest of the cruise-ship port of
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temples of Dionysus and Trajan, a library, a theater, a huge altar
dedicated to Zeus, a gymnasium, and an agora, or marketplace.
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Izmir
About halfway down the coast is Izmir, Turkey’s third most
populous city and its second-largest port after Istanbul. Built
in 3,000 BC and known as Smyrna, Izmir was once home to
Greece’s greatest poet, Homer. Today, visitors see handsome palm-shaded promenades lined with seafood restaurants and lush horizontal terraces on surrounding mountain
slopes. The city symbol is the ornate late-Ottoman-style
Clocktower, built in 1901. Also in Konak Square is the zmir
Museum of Archaeology. In the northerly Alsancak district,
site of the ferry terminal and central rail station, are the
Atatürk Museum, where the republic’s first president once
lived; the Fine Arts Museum with works by Turkish artists,
and the Selçuk Yaçar Art Museum displaying 20th-century
Turkish art. The 25th International Arts Festival is slated for
June 20-July 21, and the 80th International Fair will be held
September 8-18. A popular pastime is shopping for the region’s prized raisins and figs at Kemeralti Market. Even more
fun is sampling grilled çipura or trança fish at a waterfront
eatery along Kordonboyu Promenade.
Çeçme Peninsula
Jutting into the Aegean west of zmir are two peninsulas in
one—the Çeçme Peninsula and the Karaburun Peninsula. To
the south, the Çeçme Peninsula’s sandy beaches are bordered by fig groves and verdant fields of aniseed and
sesame. At its western tip, about 50 miles west of zmir, is
the port town of Çeçme. Its harbor guarded by a 14th-century
Genoese fortress, Çeçme now welcomes weekly ferries
from Venice. Holiday-seekers enjoy the many waterfront
restaurants; bargain for carpets and leather goods, and hire
yachts to explore nearby coastal resorts like Çiftlik with long
sandy Pirlanta Beach and nearby Altinkum Plaj (Golden Sand
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Beach); Ilica, a windsurfers’ haven where the Cakabey Optimist Yacht Race is held each July, and Si acik, a major yacht
center near New Neptune Holiday Village’s acclaimed windsurfing and dive schools. Dotting the Karaburun Peninsula to
the north are picturesque fishing villages like Balikliova,
Karaburun and Mord gan.
Ephesus (Efes)
Farther south, Ephesus, or Efes, is Turkey’s best-preserved
ancient city. Antiquity’s most important port, it flourished during Alexander the Great’s reign and later was a Roman capital.
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it now contains the well-preserved Temple of Hadrian, Library of Celsus,
an agora, gymnasium, baths and other structures richly
adorned with murals and mosaics. Other major finds are
housed in the Archaeological Museum. Ephesus is also an important Christian city, visited by St. Paul who wrote the New
Testament Letter to the Ephesians. It is believed that St. John
brought the Virgin Mary here after Jesus’ crucifixion and the
Meryem Ana, the Virgin Mary’s House, on Mount Koressos
(Bülbülda i) is a popular pilgrimage site. Each year, a commemorative service is held here on August 15. In May, the
Ephesus International Festival of Culture & Tourism brings secular revelry to town.
Kuçadasi
Only 12 miles from Ephesus, Kuçadasi is a major resort and
cruise-ship port. Pristine beaches are launchpads for scuba and
snorkeling trips as well as boat excursions. Active types can
take horseback and jeep safaris into Dilek Peninsula National
Park, about 18 miles away, to see the rare Anatolian cheetah
and the region’s last wild horses. City pleasures abound. There
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Inland and east of Kuçadasi are two major attractions. The
ancient city of Aphrodisas, or Geyre, with its richly carved marble temples, monuments, baths, a theater and a huge stadium,
was once home to the ancient world’s most prestigious sculpting school. Farther east is Pamukkale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the planet’s most striking natural
wonders. At the site, known as “Cotton Castle,” calcium-rich
salts from mineral waters run off the edge of a plateau creating expansive white terraces as well as scores of stalactites
and cataracts that look like fairytale castles. Site of the ancient
Roman spa city of Hierapolis, with its ancient theater and other
ruins, Pamukkale was popular with local kings and emperors.
Today’s bathers can still take the healing waters at Pamukkale
Thermal, open daily.
Bodrum and Marmaris
Near the coast’s southernmost end is the Bodrum Peninsula
with quaint fishing villages and countless “blue flag” beaches
noted for cleanliness and clear waters. The city of Bodrum was
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, birthplace of
the Greek historian Herodotus. Contemporary visitors stroll the
long palm-lined waterfront, browse the many art galleries, and
shop for leather goods, kilims and blue glass beads. Divers explore reefs and underwater caves in the crystalline waters. Traditional boats like the broad-beamed gulette are used during
October’s Bodrum Cup Race. Farther down the coast the
Datça Peninsula forms the boundary between the Aegean and
the Mediterranean. About 50 miles east is Marmaris, with
horse-riding and tennis centers, restaurants serving Turkish
fare and fish dishes, and shops selling everything from brassware and embroidery to the local pine-scented honey, çambali.
In May, yachtsmen tour the coast during the annual Marmaris
Yacht Charter Show.
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(about $14). For more information, visit www.visitcopenhagen.com and www.visitdenmark.com.
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Helsinki
here must be something in the water. What else
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architecture and design reign supreme. In 2012,
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Elsewhere on the Baltic, Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn
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For decades, Copenhagen has been on Europe’s art and design radar.
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Copenhagen’s iconic Little Mermaid, and Isak Dinesen, who
penned Out of Africa. And don’t forget Bodum crystal, George
Jensen silverware, and Royal Copenhagen china, whose refurbished flagship store recently opened on pedestrian-only Strøget.
Today, Copenhagen’s cuisine is causing the biggest stir. This
year, the city’s restaurants netted 11 Michelin stars, more than
any Scandinavian city. At two-star Noma (www.noma.dk) in
Christianshavn, Chef René Redzepi creates new Nordic cuisine using fresh local ingredients like halibut, musk ox and
berries. Rasmus Kofoed, who won the prestigious 2011 Bocuse d’Or gold medal, has opened Geranium2 (www.geranium2.dk) in Østerbro. In hip Norrebrø, northwest of
downtown, visitors can find moderately priced Restaurant
Relæ (www.restaurant-relae.dk), whose chef Christian
Puglisi made the Wall Street Journal’s Top 10 list this year.
Copenhagen’s hotels are also booming. Opening this month in
the new Ørestad district is Copenhagen’s largest hotel, 814-room
Bella Sky Comwell (www.bellaskyhotel.com), with red, purple
and green accents enhanced with native ash and oak. The country’s first theme hotel, colorful, 396-room Tivoli Hotel
(www.tivolihotel.com) opened in July 2010, not far from famed
Tivoli Gardens. The 12-room Copenhagen Living (www.cphliving.com), Denmark’s first floating hotel, hit the scene in 2009.
West of downtown, the former meat-packing and red-light district of Vesterbro now has trendy galleries, shops and restaurants
like Mikkeller brew pub (www.mikkeller.dk) and Karriere
(www.karriere.dk), with a moving bar counter and other art installations. The third branch of Meyer’s Deli (www.meyersdeli.dk)
opened here last spring. Copenhagen City Museum (www.kbhbymuseum.dk) offers Vesterbro audio tours.
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Helsinki has its share of
fine restaurants and
trendy cafés, serving both
traditional
and
new
Nordic cuisine. It’s also
known for music, from
traditional offerings at the
Finnish National Opera to
hit songs like “F-F-FFalling” and “Sail Away”
by Rasmus, one of many
rock and metal bands. Architecture and design have been this city’s calling cards since
1875, when the world’s second-oldest design trade organization, Design Forum Finland, was established. Creations by
early 20th-century architects Alvar Aalto and Eliel Saarinen
helped the city gain further recognition from the Thirties to the
Seventies, and today it continues with Helsinki’s recent designation as 2012 World Design Capital.
Integrating design into virtually every area of life, the city itself is a veritable museum of architecture. Columned neoclassical buildings with green copper-domed roofs surround
Senate Square. Elsewhere, the city boasts Northern Europe’s
largest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings, including Eliel
Saarinen’s majestic Helsinki Central Rail Station. Modernistic
Functionalist buildings include Alvar Aalto’s marble-sheathed
Finlandia Hall.
Helsinki’s Design District (www.designdistrict.fi) has 200
galleries, design studios, shops, restaurants and design hotels
on 25 streets in the center city. At the Design Forum
(www.designforum.fi), see and shop for both classic and new
products, from vases to passport cases. The Design Museum
(www.designmuseum.fi) houses 75,000 objects, 40,000
drawings and 100,000 images. For 2011, the annual Helsinki
Design Week (www.helsinkidesignweek.com), is slated for
September 9-18 with special events and exhibits. The Helsinki
Card (www.helsinkicard.fi) is available for 35 euros (about
$50), providing free entry to major museums and sights, and
free public transport.
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By Monique Burns
Stockholm
From Orrefors crystal to hip IKEA furnishings, from Camilla
Norrback’s eco-friendly garments to Odd Molly blue jeans,
Sweden—and its capital Stockholm—is a design paradise.
What other city can claim to have the world’s longest art exhibit,—the Stockholm Metro,—with nearly 70 miles of sculptures, mosaics, paintings and other installations?
Since the days of 19th-century playwright/novelist August
Strindberg and the 1901 awarding of the first Nobel Prize, the
literary arts also have flourished here. Today, the Stockholm
Museum (www.stadsmuseum.stockholm.se) offers a 90-
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Stockholm’s oldest and largest handicraft shop, with pottery,
glass, wood, silver and textiles. Södermalm’s SoFo, south of
Folkungagatan street, is a hip haven of galleries, cafés, and
eateries like Nytorget Urban Deli (www.urbandeli.org) and
bohemian Roxy (www.roxysofo.se), where three female
restaurateurs serve up multicultural cuisine like Spanish parrillada with grilled meat and chorizos.
Downtown, not far from the harborside Radisson Blu
Strand Hotel (www.radissonblu.com) is Michelin two-star
Mathias Dahlgren (www.mathiasdahlgren.com) in the landmark 1874 Grand Hôtel (www.grandhotel.se). In Gamla
Stan, try two-star Frantzén/Lindeberg (www.frantzen-lindeberg.com), where unusual ingredients like pollen and violets
often accompany main courses.
The Stockholm Card offers free admission to 80 museums
and attractions, free public transport, and free or discounted
boat, bike and city tours, beginning at 425 SEK (about $65).
Learn more by visiting www.visitsweden.com, www.visitstockholm.com and www.stockholmtown.com
With its warren of cozy
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Gloria
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Despite the city’s medieval roots, Tallinn has
a vibrant art and design
scene. The city’s vanguard institution is the modernist Kumu Art Museum
(www.ekm.ee), a glass, copper, brick and concrete ensemble
that is built into a limestone cliff and displays contemporary
and classic art. Set in a 17th century building, the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design (www.etdm.ee) exhibits an
array of contemporary works by local artists, which can include
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Tallinn may have spent centuries under foreign rule—most
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by frantically developing its stylish identity. Not far from the
defensive towers and Gothic churches are fashionable boutique properties, fusion restaurants, urbane wine bars and
edgy art.
One of the most curiously named restaurants, Ö
(www.restoran-o.ee), which means island in Swedish, serves
up Euro cuisine that’s heavy on Scandinavian and Estonian
products. Diners can select from among delicacies that include
smoked quail with mustard sauce and rabbit filet served with
a creamy cèpe sauce. Past tall cast iron gates, another restaurant, Egoist (www.egoist.ee), said to be the most expensive
in the city, is housed in a centuries-old mansion that’s detailed
with antiques galore. Elevant, a cozy eatery with Asian accents, (www.elevant.ee) specializes in fusion Indian cuisine
that includes, among the myriad curry dishes, some unusual
offerings, such as moose curry.
Oenophiles will be more than satisfied with Negossiant Vinoteek (www.negossiant.ee), a wine bar and shop stocked with
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only, will explore the sub region of Dordogne for 3 nights, as
well as, offer a 6 night cruise aboard the Mirabelle Hotel
Barge. In Dordogne guests stay 3 nights in a typical farmhouse hotel. During their stay, guests have the opportunity to
explore the rich countryside. Truffle hunting is one of the highlights. Guests are transported to the Bordeaux area, with a
stop and lunch at famous Saint Emilion, to board the Mirabelle
for a 6-night cruise along the River Garonne, Gironde Estuary,
and Dordogne River. On board the Mirabelle, passengers have
access to the personal wine connoisseur who will educate
them on different wines during the cruise. Guests also will
enjoy many excursions, which include wine tastings. This
package is only available from September 1-10, 2011 and
costs $4,625 per person (based on double occupancy) and single supplement charge of $1,775.
Visit www.francecruises.com
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TURKEY
FIT Tours’ 8-day “Deluxe Istanbul, Cappadocia and Antalya” package begins in the Sultanahmet district,
the heart of old Istanbul, at Saint Sophia. Built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD; visiting the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, the stadium of ancient Byzantium, the Grand Bazaar.
Day two begins at Topkapi Palace, which, from the 15th to the
19th century, was the principle residence of the Ottoman Sultans. In Ankara, visit to the Anatolian Civilizations Museum at
which numerous remnants from Stone Age, Neolithic Age, Hittites, Urartians, Phrygians and many others are on display.
Then continue on to Cappadocia. After a picturesque trip along
the Salt Lake pass by the 13th century Seljukian Caravanserai
Agzikarahan. After visiting Kaymakli Underground City, the
place early Christians hid from persecutors, proceed to the
hotel in Cappadocia for overnight. This package includes nonstop airfare, airport transfers, domestic transportation and a
free 5-star hotel upgrade. Visit www.fittours.com
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Louis Cruises announced that is has become the newest
member cruise line of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), bringing the association’s 16,000 travel agents a
unique opportunity to sell destination-focused cruises throughout the Eastern and Western Mediterranean onboard the
fleet’s Louis Cristal, Louis Majesty, Coral, Orient Queen, and
Calypso. The cruise line is raising the bar in Greek Island cruising with the introduction of Louis Majesty to the Eastern
Mediterranean this season, offering upgraded quality and capacity for the line’s 3 and 4 night cruises, and further stimulating the growth of cruising in the region.
“This affiliation constitutes a rewarding recognition for the
25-year-long successful history of Louis Cruises and the efforts of the more than 8,500 employees with hundreds of
Greek officers and crew that are employed aboard the Louis
Cruises fleet as well as to the thousands of dedicated members of staff that Louis Group employs in Greece and Cyprus.
It is their continued commitment to excellence that made
Louis Cruises a leading choice for vacations throughout the
Mediterranean,” said Costakis Loizou, Executive Chairman of
Louis Group and CEO of Louis Cruises.
Travel agents and travelers looking for inspired cruises opportunities can page-through Louis Cruises recently released
March - November 2011 2nd edition brochure online at
www.louiscruises.com
Viking Announces Four New Builds For 2012
Viking River Cruises has announced the next phase of its
$250 million fleet development program as it unveils details
of four, state-of-the-art vessels set to launch at the start of its
2012 sailing season. Building on the company’s reputation as
the industry innovator—Viking Freya, Viking Idun, Viking
Njord and Viking Odin—are the first of Viking’s Longships, a
new class of vessel within the fleet that is marked by sophisticated and inviting design coupled with high-tech and
patent-pending features.
Designed by celebrated maritime architects Yran & Storbraaten—the team behind the Disney Dream and the Yachts
of Seabourn—the new ships are characterized by the long
and graceful design of ancient Scandinavian vessels and were
named after key members of the Norse pantheon. “For our
2012 new builds, we have stretched ourselves creatively and
technologically, evaluating every aspect of the guest’s cruising experience and asking ourselves how we can surpass it,”
said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking River
Cruises.
“What has emerged are vessels that will deliver a peerless
travel opportunity to aficionados of river cruising and those that
have yet to try this unique way to see the world.”
Scheduled to sail four of Viking’s most popular European itineraries, including the 10-day Tulips & Windmills, 8-day Romantic Danube, 15-day Grand European Tour and 8-day
Danube Waltz, each of the new Viking Longships will be 443
feet (135 meters) long, and feature 95 staterooms per ship.
Itinerary details, dates and pricing as well as travel agent
benefits are available on the company’s travel agent portal at
www.vikingrivercruises.com/agents
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BEEN THERE HAVEN’T DONE THAT
By Prof. Barry Goldsmith
So Near, and Yet so Far
here are many “HAVEN’T DONE THAT” sites that no
one has ever heard of—in places where most tourists
have never “BEEN.” The clustering of great, unknown
historic sites grouped near one another—even within a
few miles of each other—doesn’t make visiting them
any easier if they’re all far from public transportation. “So near, and
yet so far.” Many of these sites are located in areas so rustic,
without sidewalks, that even walking isn’t an option.
There are three small towns in Kent—Sevenoaks, Tonbridge
and Edenbridge—about 30 miles southeast of London, that
have four of Britain’s greatest country homes separated from
one another by just a few miles. Each home is strikingly unique
in its historic and literary associations:
Chartwell is the home that Winston Churchill built—literally.
(Churchill was an expert bricklayer who constructed many garden walls.) There is also a separate studio museum with works
of art painted by the most famous British artist of the 20th century—Winston Churchill.
Hever Castle is the home of Anne Boleyn, where Henry VIII
courted the woman that forever changed the religion—and history—
of Great Britain. It was bought and restored in 1904 by William Waldorf, who added a lavish Italian water garden. (Did anyone in an
Italian castle ever add an English garden?)
Knole, the home of the Sackville-West family (including the author Vita Sackville-West) is one of the largest Elizabethan manor
houses in Britain, with 365 rooms. A room for each day keeps the
doctor away? Knole is completely decorated with furniture ranging
from the Tudor to the Stuarts. Some rooms were sealed off for centuries like pharaoh’s tombs—perfectly preserving their 17th-century
furnishing in situ. Besides being a decorative arts museum, Knole is
an art gallery filled with old masters: Van Dyck, Gainsborough and
Reynolds (including his portraits of Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson and the 3rd Duke).
Penshurst is the home of Henry VIII’s son, Edward VI, who
gave it to his tutor William Sydney. (That should have set an example of how to treat teachers and professors.) Penshurst has
its original English Tudor gardens—one of the few formal floral
gardens not obliterated by the 18th-century “natural” landscaper Lancelot “Capability” Brown. Penshurst has been used
as sets in countless movies.
T
Making Them Accessible
All these great homes are so near to each other and yet so far.
Even if you take a taxi from the nearest West Kent train stop to one
of the above towns, there’s still the problem of getting from one historic house to the next, though only a few miles separate them.
Unfortunately, many tour companies merely run the same day
trips out of London: Windsor, Hampton Court, Stratford-onAvon, etc. Why not offer a day trip to these four great West
Kent historic homes? Each has its own restaurant, so tourists
don’t even have to look for a place to eat.
When I lectured on Riga Art Nouveau for spouses of EU ambassadors to the United Nations, I discussed this problem with the wife
of the British Ambassador. She agreed with me. We arrived at a solution: Each property should acquire a van to shuttle tourists from
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one property to the next. For those interested in visiting these
West Kent towns, I suggest flying into nearby Gatwick Airport.
British Airways serves many international flights to nearby
Gatwick (www.ba.com).
Now let’s head of north of London—about 30 miles also—to two
more spectacular seldom-visited sites, similarly just miles from each
other: Hatfield House and Shaw’s Corner.
Hatfield House is in the town of Hatfield. (Hatfield House is the
Jacobean home of the Cecil family.) On the grounds is the tree
under which Princess Elizabeth was sitting when a messenger informed her that she had just become queen. There’s also the
old Tudor palace—the location for many movies such as Anne Of
The Thousand Days. Many more current movies were filmed in
the main including Shakespeare In Love, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
and Get Him To The Greek.
Just a few miles away from Hatfield, in the town of St. Alban’s, is
Shaw’s Corner, home of George Bernard Shaw. His home reflects
both his genius and his eccentricity. Shaw liked to type with sunlight
on the same place on his typewriter. In the garden there’s a shed on
a lazy-susan turntable designed by Shaw. As the sun shifted, Shaw
just moved the shed to keep the sun where he liked it.
Two more of the greatest sites in Britain are also so near, and
yet so far, with no tours and no public transportation. I know
that Hatfield House has a van, because they shuttled me to
Shaw’s Corner. I suggested they get a larger van and start service on a regular basis.
“So near, and yet so far” is a problem of great seldom-visited
sites (near one another) all over Europe. The inaccessibility by
public transportation does not help my cause of introducing
tourists to great, unknown sites if they’re out of easy reach.
Renting a car for a vacation is a great idea to see a section of a
country. It’s an expensive and eco-unfriendly idea to rent a car
just to see a few sites a few miles from each other.
Off Limits, But Not Forgotten
My favorite chateau in France, Vaux le Vicomte (see April
BEEN THERE, HAVEN'T DONE THAT) is only a few miles from
Fountainebleau Palace. Let's get a shuttle going between
these two great French attractions so no one will miss either.
Crowds queue to get into the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. There’s a museum with almost as many Van Goghs—plus
a magnificent sculpture garden—in the southern Netherlands:
the Kroeller-Mueller Museum. This museum is just a few miles
from Het Loo Palace with its restored 17th-century Dutch
Baroque garden. This completely furnished palace, lived-in by
Dutch royalty, was just opened to the public in 1984. Why don’t
more tourists visit both sites together? Same reason: “So near,
and yet so far” from public transportation.
One of my favorite cities in the world is Venice. Because the
Doges had their city palaces built on the canals, their nearby
summer palaces were built inland. Many of these country
homes are Palladian villas. And many of these palatial Palladian
villas are separated from others by just a few miles. So far,
there’s no transportation between them.
If you’re based in central Venice, it’s very difficult to park your
rented car in the hotel’s parking lot. Since many Palladian villas
on canals, how about linking them with a shuttle boat? At least
you can keep your rental boat in your Venice hotel’s parking lot.
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AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
Exploring Morocco:
Marrakech and its
Majestic Foothills
By Monique Burns
Caption
orocco’s largest city, Marrakech, is a garden
of palm, orange and olive groves flourishing in
the shadow of the snowcapped High Atlas. At
13,671 feet, about half that of Mount Everest,
Jebel Toubkal is the tallest peak in North
Africa’s tallest peak. Local Berber tribesmen refer to the
High Atlas as “the mountains of mountains.” And to get a
taste of Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, travelers need
only arrange a day trip to the foothills of the Ourika Valley,
located just 20 miles outside of Marrakech.
M
Exotic Pleasures, Grand Hotels
Djemma el Fna, the main square of this lively city, is a threering circus where snake charmers, jugglers and musicians perform from dawn to dusk. At sunset, food-sellers appear, filling
the square with the mingled scent of acrid smoke and spicy
Moroccan specialties. In the souks of the old Arab quarter, or
medina, haggle for stained-glass lanterns, colorful hooded caftans called “djellabas,” soft leather slippers and other goods.
West of the medina lies the “Nouvelle Ville”, or New City, created by the French, who occupied Morocco from 1912 to 1956.
On its northern edge, the Jardin Majorelle (www.jardinmajorelle.com) is an oasis of flowering plants, trees and cacti, punctuated by a neon-blue villa once owned by designer Yves St.
Laurent and now housing the Islamic Art Museum.
Marrakech is called the “city of riads” – both traditional
townhouses and elaborate hotel villas. But the talk of the town
remains the 2009 reopening of five-star La Mamounia
(www.mamounia.com) after a $180 million renovation. In
2010, another standout opened, the Royal Mansour Marrakech (www.royalmansour.ma), with 53 lavishly decorated
riads, and three restaurants, two overseen by three-star
Michelin chef Yannick Alléno. Accommodations at both hotels
start at $600.
This summer’s newcomers are also sure to set tongues
wagging. In mid-June, the Four Seasons Marrakech
(www.fourseasons.com) opens near the Menara Gardens on
the Nouvelle Ville’s southern edge. Amid its own 40-acre gardens, the hotel is a contemporary-style walled sanctuary with
spacious, art-filled rooms, a spa with two indoor pools, and
two restaurants: Bleu d’Orange for Provençal dishes, and
Solano for Andalusian, Italian and Moroccan specialties. Doubles start at $500.
Also expected to open this summer are Pearl and Pure, sister hotels to 69-room Hivernage Hotel & Spa (www.hivernage-hotel.com), a five-star design hotel known for La Table
du Marché’s innovative French and Moroccan dishes. Doubles
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The main square of Djemma el Fna in Marrakech
start at about $300. Next door, the new Pearl (www.hivernage-collection.com) has 75 neo-Baroque suites awash in
precious marbles and sumptuous fabrics, restaurants presided
over by French two-star Michelin chef Michel Rostang and Italian two-star chef Giancarlo Morelli, and a rooftop “sky-pool”
offering Atlas panoramas. Pure (www.hivernage-collection.com) will have a 75-room boutique hotel, and an extensive spa village and fitness complex, complete with tennis and
squash courts, a heated pool and dietetic restaurants. Room
rates were unavailable at press time.
The Road Through the Ourika Valley
You could spend days on your hotel balcony contemplating
the snow-capped Atlas over cups of strong Moroccan coffee
or mint tea. But for a closer look, the Ourika Valley’s dramatic
foothills lie just 45 minutes from Marrakech.
Start early, heading southeast along route P2017, the Route
de l’Ourika. About 20 miles from Marrakech, the orchards and
olive groves of the Haouz plain give way to the ochre-colored
flanks of the High Atlas. For another 50 miles, the road threads
its way through typical Berber villages, with pressed-mud
houses clinging to hillsides, and roadsides lined with pottery
studios, inns, restaurants and outdoor food stalls where meatand-vegetable “tagines” (stews) braise in cone-shaped pots.
In Tafza village, 23 miles from Marrakech, is the Ecomusée
Berbère de l’Ourika (www.ecomuseeberbere.com). Here
hand-woven carpets, pottery and photos capture the rich culture of the Berbers, driven to these foothills centuries ago by
Arab invaders.
About 6 miles farther, west of Tnine de l’Ourika village, tour La
Safranière de l’Ourika (www.safran-ourika.com), an organic farm
where precious saffron, known as “red gold,” is grown.
Not far away is a government-run Women’s Argan Cooperative, where widowed and divorced Berber women collect the
prized argan oil, derived from an endangered tree that grows
only in Morocco. Watch the women crack open and grind the
seeds, then visit the shop, which sells bottles of the culinary
oil used in couscous, tagines and salads as well as cosmetic
oil and soaps, believed to have anti-aging properties. At Po-
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The main square of Djemma el Fna in Marrakech
terie Ourika, in nearby Anrar village, cheerful Omar El Maazi,
using a traditional foot-driven potter’s wheel and a wood-burning kiln, creates cups and vases with colorful Berber designs
as well as authentic clay tagines.
Continue to Aghbalou, the valley’s largest village, at kilometer 49, for a tour of Arom Montagne. At this remarkable government-run facility dozens of aromatic herbs are grown for
medicinal oils and infusions like Jacaranda rose to prevent dark
under-eye circles, cactus oil to soothe burns, and teas to heal
liver, bladder and prostate problems.
At kilometer 68, the end of the Ourika Valley, is Setti Fatma,
known for its four-day religious festival in August and its seven
waterfalls. Cross one of many rope bridges strung across the
Ourika River to open-air Le Noyer to feast on couscous, Atlas
Mountain trout drizzled with Argan oil, or hearty Berber-style
tagine, chicken or beef braised with potatoes, carrots, zucchini, hot peppers and olives.
Royal Air Maroc has made some important strides toward
the development its network, routes and code share agreements. Since the beginning of 2010, the company has opened
11 new international destinations: Verona (Italy), Zurich
(Switzerland), Munich and Berlin (Germany), Warsaw (Poland),
Lyon (France)-Agadir, Pointe Noire (Congo Brazzaville), Bangui
(Central African Republic), Malaga (Spain), Moscow (Russia)
and Porto (Portugal). Royal Air Maroc has also opened some
domestic destinations: Nador, Zagora, Tan Tan and Guelmim.
Additionally Royal Air Maroc has signed a code share agreement with Etihad Airways for flights from Casablanca to
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Singapore.
A few years ago Royal Air Maroc started to modernize its
fleet. In 2010 the Company took delivery of 2 B767-300 and 3
B737-800. The company will be among the first airlines to take
delivery of B787 Dreamliners and has also signed an important contract with ATR for the “Greenliners” to be used on its
domestic routes.
RAM offers non-stop services from both JFK and Montreal
with 6 weekly flights in low season and 12 weekly flights in the
summer.
From its hub in Casablanca, RAM offers a large number of
connections to the important markets of West Africa, North
Africa, Middle East and Europe.
Visit www.royalairmaroc.com for more information.
For More Information
Royal Air Maroc (www.royalairmaroc.com), Morocco’s national carrier, has the most frequent flights from New York’s
JFK Airport to Marrakech, with stopovers in Casablanca. Air
France
(www.airfrance.com),
Delta
Air
Lines
(www.delta.com) and Iberia Airlines (www.iberia.com) also
have connecting flights from JFK Airport to Marrakech. Minimum flight time to Marrakech is 7.5 hours. By train
(www.oncf.ma), Marrakech is 3 hours from Casablanca.
The best way to explore the Ourika Valley is by car. Winding
mountain roads can be dangerous, so consider hiring a car and
driver (about $250-$300 daily). Local tour operators offer half or
full-day tours (about $30-$100). Your hotel concierge can arrange
car rentals, chauffeur hire or local tours. Tour operators specializing in Morocco—Casablanca Tours (www.casablancatour.com),
Foreign Independent Tours (www.fittours.com) and Oussaden
Tours (www.oussadentours.com)—often include the Ourika Valley in Marrakech itineraries.
For more information, contact the Moroccan Tourist
Office, 212-221-1583; E-mail info@mnto-usa.org;
www.visitmorocco.com
MAY 2011
Come lose yourself in the romantic backdrops
that served as the setting for Bogart and Bergman
in one of history’s most beloved love stories.
Share this unforgettable event with your loved ones
in the Kingdom of Morocco.
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South Africa:
A Cultural Melting Pot
Some information in this article was reproduced
with permission from www.southafrica.info/travel
outh Africa is triply blessed. A long and varied
coastline supplies it with an astonishing amount
and variety of seafood; its fertile soils and wonderful climate work together to produce an enormous
range of agricultural products; and its checkered
history has endowed its population with such diverse cultural backgrounds that fusion is hardly anything new.
S
Indulge in Culinary Temptations
South Africa's seafood is legendary, and is best sampled at
one of the West Coast's open air restaurants - not much more
than simple shelters on the beach. As well as mussels, fish
stew, grilled fish and lobster, visitors may be offered pickled
fish - a well-loved dish which they'll also find in some traditional Cape Malay restaurants.
Other Malay specialities include fruity, spicy but not overpowering curries, "smoorsnoek" (a fish dish not unlike
kedgeree), "koeksusters" (a sweet, syrupy treat), "bobotie" (a
spicy mince dish), and some Indian specialities, such as "rotis"
and "samosas," with a local twist.
But this country's cuisine is truly multicultural, and nowhere
is this more apparent than at a typical South African "braai" (barbecue). Now, braais are assumed to be the domain of the
Afrikaner male, but the reality is not nearly so simple.
Yes, there is an awesome amount of meat, most notably the
very Afrikaner "boerewors" (a spicy, fatty sausage), but there
will almost certainly be "sosaties" too—this is a lightly curried
meat kebab, not unlike an Indonesian satay, which was
brought to this country by the Malays hundreds of years ago.
And of course, no braai is complete without "pap en sous,"
which is the staple diet of most of Africa. It's a grits-like maize
porridge, cooked up stiff, and served with a relish of vegetables, usually tomato and onion at a braai, or wild spinach
("merogo" or "imifino") in a traditional African environment.
Your client will get the opportunity to try this at most cultural
villages, or at one of the many African restaurants which are
scattered all over the country.
And, of course, all this food has got to be washed down with
something. South Africans are great beer drinkers, and no braai is
complete without the brown liquid. More worth trying, though, is
the thick, low-alcohol, nutritious traditional African beer, brewed
from maize or sorghum. But nothing can beat a good wine from the
Cape - a notable wine-growing region for over 300 years.
Raise a Glass at the Soweto Wine Fest
The 2011 Soweto Wine Festival, will run from September
2nd to the 4th at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto
Campus, showcasing diverse wines from some of South
Africa's top and emerging wine producers, including awardwinning labels and empowerment wine brands. This 6th festival marks the introduction of the Soweto Wine Shop,
together with Norman Goodfellows, which promises to offer
Soweto Wine Festival
a one-stop-shop retail wine experience.
This year's Soweto Wine Festival is taking this experience further,
and will be hosting some of the famous township's favourite restaurants alongside 800 wine exhibitors. La Kitchen Eatery, Roots, Asidle Gourmet, Masakeng Pub and Divine Caterers will be on hand
to serve scrumptious Soweto "home-grown" cuisine.
In addition, a new Wine Business Education arena will give
visitors an opportunity to explore careers and entrepreneurial
opportunities in wine. The “marquee”, dubbed the Platinum
Arena, will feature travel lounges from San Parks and
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, premier wineries, as well as education and business opportunities.
To add more spice to the show, visitors will be asked to find "The
One". The One is a fun activity that involves finding your favorite
wine variety such as cabernet sauvignon, chenin blanc, sauvignon
blanc, chardonnay, muscadel, pinot noir, merlot, shiraz or blends of
these and then finding the winery that makes your style.
Retail group Pick n Pay is sponsoring the Taste Theatre
which is a classroom-style lecture where food and wine personalities like Ntsiki Biyela, Jacob Peu, Erick Sikhosana and
celebrity chef Citrum Khumalo will share their passion for wine
and food. Visit www.sowetowinefestival.co.za
Wine Festival Comes to Guguletu
Businessmen Mzoli Ngcawuzele and Lungile Mbalo from Mzoli's
Place have hired the Soweto Wine Festival organizing team to
launch the first Guguletu Wine Festival, taking place on the rooftop
of the Guguletu Square Mall in Cape Town on May 27 and 28.
Mbalo says the aim of the festival is to create awareness
amongst the broader population in the Western Cape with a
view to expanding the wine base for wineries; to enhance
Guguletu as a tourist destination; and to create awareness of
the wine brands, consumption and availability of wine products among black people in the Western Cape.
The festival will have a large VIP area for invited guests, captains of industry and VIP media with entertainment, fantastic
food and plenty of free flowing wine from the province's
world-class wine estates. There will be approximately 50 wine
exhibitors, wine lounges, big brand sponsors and around 2,000
visitors over the two days.
"This is a glamorous affair of middle class residents, top businesspeople and celebrities in Guguletu and Cape Town and
will become a hot event annually," Ngcawuzele said.
Cooper will be managing the wine estate exhibitors, while
Hot Salsa Media, sponsorship and PR professionals for the
Soweto Wine Festival, will manage the sponsorship, public relations and media VIPs for the Guguletu Wine Festival.
For more information, call the South African Tourist Board,
800-593-1318; or visit www.southafrica.net
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South African Airways Vacations is offering
an 11-day “Route of the African Sun” trip that takes travelers
to Cape Town, Sun City and Victoria Falls. This luxury package
includes round-trip economy class airfare from New York (JFK)
or Washington, D.C. (Dulles) to Cape Town on South African
Airways as well as regional flights within Southern Africa.
Enjoy 3 nights in Cape Town at the 5-star Table Bay Hotel located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. This package includes a full day tour of Cape Peninsula and a tour of the Cape
Wine region where guests will enjoy several wine tastings.
After Cape Town, a transfer to Sun City where guests will stay
2 nights at The Palace of the Lost City. Next, a flight to Livingstone for 2 nights at The Royal Livingstone Hotel. Explore the
mighty Victoria Falls, one of the great natural wonders of the
world and a sundowner cruise on the Zambezi River. All airport
transfers, Cape Peninsula and Winelands tours, sundowner
cruise and some meals are included in this package. Visit
www.flysaavacations.com
4799
$
MOROCCO
FIT Tours is offering an 8-day culinary tour of
Morocco priced at $2,499 now through October 2010. Originally created as a Budget Travel Magazine exclusive, this package takes visitors through Casablanca, Rabat, Fes and
Marrakech with round-trip, non-stop air from JFK to Morocco,
all transfers and transportation, porterage of luggage in the hotels, 6 nights accommodation in 4 star hotels, 17 meals, 3
cooking lessons, a cooking demonstration, a visit to the food
markets of Rabat and Marrakech, a typical Moroccan Tea ceremony and private air conditioned car at your client’s disposal
during the whole tour with an English speaking driver.
For bookings and further information visit www.fittours.com
2499
$
MAY 2011
MOROCCO
Casablanca Tours’
8-day Imperial Cities package gives
clients the opportunity to explore
Casablanca, Rabat, Meknes, Volubilis, Moulay Idriss, Fes and Marrakech from land-only prices starting
from $1,600. Package includes accommodation in hotel category of your client’s choosing, buffet breakfast, guided city tours and monument fees, private
car, English-speaking driver, porterage of luggage, hotel tips
and all applicable taxes and service charges. Trip highlights include exploring the natural sights of the Valley of Ourika at the
foot of the Atlas Mountains and discovering the charm of a
Berber village. For those interested, Casablanca Tours offers a
“Jewish Heritage” tour following the same schedule as above,
but with particular emphasis paid to Jewish historical points
of interest. There is no additional charge. Visit www.casablancatour.com
1600
$
MOROCCO NTO
TANZANIA
Luxury African safari outfitter, Great Safaris,
is reporting that the early rains have started in the Serengeti
Plains of Tanzania, a precursor to the famous Great Migration.
The Great Migration occurs every year as the rains cease and
the southern grasslands wither. The wild creatures of the vast
Serengeti gather in massive herds for the slow march north
through the Serengeti, toward the promise of water and sweet
new grasses in the Northern Serengeti and the Masai Mara of
Kenya. With their own promise of a moveable feast, the carnivores tag along, darting through the shadows in search of
the too old, too young or too slow. This is the great migration
- the Greatest Show on Earth. Great Safari’s 10-day Greatest
Show on Earth itinerary showcases the best of the great migration, from the fabled tree-climbing lions of Lake Manyara
and amazing wild life of the Ngorongoro Crater, to the outstanding game viewing in the heart of the Serengeti. Common
species include lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, wildebeest, baboons, warthogs, zebra, giraffe, rhino, and more.
Great Safaris offers year-round daily departures with pricing
starting at $4,975 per person, double occupancy. Airfares from
JFK to East Africa good for travel June 01 – August 10 from
$1,990 plus tax, $178. Additional months of travel are available
upon request.
More info and full itinerary at www.greatsafaris.com
4975
$
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Zanzibar, the ‘spice-island’ in the Indian Ocean
with its Swahili, Arabian and Eastern influences is a charming
destination, ideal for an incentive or short break-away. Traces
of Africa’s 5-day package, available from $1,157 pps, includes
return flights from Johannesburg, South Africa, and 4 nights
accommodation. Optional activities include a full-day Safari
Blue Excursion to see the dolphins, islands and coral reefs of
Menai Bay; a morning tour of the UNESCO World Heritage City
of Stonetown; and a traditional Dhow sunset cruise. Combo
this program with one of their Country Stays or City Stays in
Cape Town or Johannesburg for the complete package. Visit
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Collette Partners to Benefit Orphans
Collette Vacations and Hasbro, Inc. announced that together they have brought a brand new school bus to impoverished children living in Kenya. The two Pawtucket, RI based
companies each made grants through their philanthropic arms,
the Collette Foundation and the Hasbro Children’s Fund, to purchase a bus that will provide transportation for the students
and staff of the Tenderfeet Education Center in Kenya.
The Tenderfeet Education Center, located in Riruta, Kenya,
has a mission to bring orphaned and disadvantaged children
the three things they need to prepare for a better life – food,
education and hope. Until now, children needed to ride for
miles in an old, unreliable van to reach Tenderfeet. The van
was small and could not accommodate enough children, thus
preventing many from having the chance to get an education.
This new school bus will not only help to give access to more
children, but also allow them to go on field trips and other
school related outings that would have otherwise been challenging or even impossible.
Tenderfeet Education Center was founded in 2000 by Margaret
Nyabuto. Just three short years ago, her dream of building a foundation for a better life for the children here, many of who are afflicted with AIDS, was realized with the building of a school funded
by The Collette Foundation and a team of Collette employees
working to make it all happen. Visit www.collettevacations.com
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Sleep Under the Stars With Norman Carr Safaris
Today, 50% of the world’s population can no longer see
the stars because of pollution. An outstanding exception is
the remote and pristine South Luangwa Valley in Zambia
where the air is light and the moon and stars are bright.
Here, you can re-discover the beauty and wonder of the
night sky with Norman Carr Safaris’ “Return to the Wild”
sleep-out safari. With famed guide Abraham Banda at the
lead, you’ll wend your way to the spectacularly beautiful
Luwi dry river bed where you’ll spend the night on a bedroll
with a mosquito net. You’ll marvel at the Southern Cross
and the vast black hole beneath it, known as the coal sack,
as Abraham points out all the constellations of the glittering
Southern sky and explains how the stars influence the daily
activities of the Zambian people. You’ll also experience the
tranquility and beauty of the orange moon as it reflects on
night waters. And when the stars come out -- and you’re
there in the right season -- so do the fire flies until you are
surrounded with thousands of points of light above and
below. On your night under the stars, once the camping site
is selected and a camp fire lit, the game ranger will prepare
dinner with your help. After dinner, adventure stories are
told around the fire until it’s time to bed down under the
magnificent African sky while your guide and scout keep
watch until morning.
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The rate per night per person for the Return to the Wild
sleep-out safari, for a maximum of four guests, is $200. This
may be combined with a stay in one of Norman Carr Safaris
Bushcamp sites or at the Kapani Lagoon House. Visit
www.normancarrsafaris.com
RWANDA & UGANDA
The mountain gorilla is still able to call the
forgotten forests of Africa home. In contrast to the six billion
human beings living on our crowded planet, there are only
some 700 mountain gorillas left on the borders of Uganda,
Rwanda and Congo. Seeing these gentle giants up close is
an awe-inspiring experience. This trip from Frontiers Travel
begins in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda and ends in
Parc National des Volcans in Rwanda. Adjusting to the elevation (Rwanda at 9,842 feet and Uganda at 8,553 feet) and
the terrain’s dense vegetation can be a challenge, but once
you have located the gorillas, you will experience the most
dramatic, thrilling and poignant wildlife encounter of your
life. Trips are offered year-round, although the dry seasons
are considered to be May-September and December-February. There are four opportunities to gorilla trek on this itinerary; other activities include visiting Dian Fossey’s grave and
Ros Carr’s orphanage, trekking the golden monkeys in
Mgahinga, climbing the Muhavura Volcano, and nature
walks in Bwindi. Visit www.frontierstravel.com
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Alternate Routes on the
Road to Machu Picchu
he Inca Trail is one of the world’s most highly soughtafter treks, a 26-mile hike (typically done in four days)
that culminates at Machu Picchu, arguably the most
spectacular architectural feat of the late Inca Empire.
This year marks the centennial anniversary of its discovery by American explorer Hiram Bingham, and while the trail
to the “lost city” is well tracked today, plenty more discoveries
await in other parts of the Urubamba Valley.
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Arrivals and Making Connections
All international flights entering Peru arrive in Lima, with the majority arriving during the day with no possibility of same day connections to other domestic destinations, forcing travelers to spend
at least one night in the city. Although there are attractions that are
worth checking out, Lima tends to be a one-day affair for most travelers. Things to do include visiting the Plaza de Armas, Larcomar
overlooking the ocean, the Huacapucllana, Inca ruins, museums
and Barranco, an older section of the city overlooking the ocean and
lined with restaurants.
There are a few flights that arrive in Lima early enough to accommodate same day connections to Cuzco. Try to catch one if
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possible. The domestic flight is about two and a half hours long with
breathtaking views of the Andes and lands in the capitol of the Incan
Empire. Cuzco is vibrant city with a very unique blend of Spanish
and ancient Incan and Quechuan culture that can be seen in its architecture, artwork and music. The cobblestone streets and sidewalks connecting Cuzco’s many parks and plazas wind through the
adobe buildings that the conquering Spaniards constructed on top
of Incan stone foundations.
Outside the airport there are registered taxis that will take you
anywhere in the city or Sacred Valley. Most of them have a preset
rate of $8 for city locations and $80 for the Sacred Valley, but do not
hesitate to negotiate the price. The Plaza de Armas is about 10 minutes from the airport and offers a central location for all restaurants,
accommodations, and tours in Cuzco and the surrounding area.
There are a number of tourist agencies with English speaking
guides that offer package deals to all of the archeological sites, The
Sacred Valley of the Inca, Machu Picchu, and the Amazon jungle.
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There is an abundance of accommodation options around
the center of Cuzco including five star and boutique hotels,
along with a range of hostels. San Blas is a neighborhood located just a few blocks above the plaza with narrow winding
cobblestone roads and terraced housing as it climbs up the
side of the valley. It is also an epicenter for backpackers,
artists, and alternative Peruvian culture with many shops,
cafes and bars hosting live music almost every night of the
week.
Just off the plaza is the Avenida del Sol, which has banks, Internet cafés, artisan markets and convenience stores for all
travel necessities. The religious site and museum of Koricancha, or Temple of the Sun, is very sacred for both the Incas
and Spanish and demonstrates the fusion of these two cultures. Located nearby is the famous twelve-angled stone,
fixed into the foundation of a building. The San Pedro market,
a short walk from the plaza, is a local open air market that sells
the best and cheapest selection of local produce, meat,
cheese, breads, herbal medicines and other local crafts.
Archeological Sites Around Cuzco
Sacsayhuaman is located just above the city, a 30-minute uphill walk or ten-minute taxi ride, and is one of the most spectacular archeological sites in the area. Huge stone terraces
with single stones measuring over 25 ft. tall and 70 ft. long are
placed together with such precision that even a piece of paper
cannot penetrate the joints. It also offers beautiful views of
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the city and surrounding valley. Other archeological sites in the
area include Temple of the moon, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and
Tambomachay.
The Road to Machu Picchu
There are a few different ways to get to Machu Picchu from
Cuzco. The most direct way is to take the train from Cuzco to
Aguas Calientes, the small town located at the base of the
mountain were Machu Picchu is located. The other option is to
take a bus through the Sacred Valley and then catch the train
in Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is also accessible by bus or
taxi direct from the city of Cuzco in about 2 hours by taking
the road through Urubamba. The town is located at the intersection of three valleys each leading to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and the Amazon Jungle making it an important
location and site of the Temple of the Winds.
The train from Ollantaytambo can cost anywhere from $500
for the Hiram Bingham first class experience to $65 for the
backpacker. The train ride is about two and a half hours and
has its first departure very early in the morning to accommodate travelers who only have one day to do a round trip visit to
the ruins. Two or three days at Machu Picchu will provide time
to experience its wonder in a much calmer fashion. From the
town of Aguas Calientes, the drop off point for the train, buses
cost around $12 and depart frequently for the 30-minute drive
up a switchback road to the site’s entrance. If time permits, try
the hike to Huayna Picchu, a steep climb up stone stairways
to a ceremonial site offering views of Machu Picchu and the
surrounding mountains. Only 400 people a day are allowed to
make the climb so getting there early is a must. The gates
open at 6 A.M.
The town of Aguas Calientes provides little more than a
place to eat and sleep after visiting the ruins. However, it does
have natural hot springs at the edge of town that can aid in relaxation after a long day. A few of the nicer hotels are the Rupa
Wasi Lodge (www.rupawasi.net), Hatuchay Tower
(www.hatuchaytower.com), Inkaterra (www.inkaterra.com)
and the luxurious Sanctuary Lodge (www.sanctuarylodgehotel.com) located at the entrance of Machu Picchu.
The Sacred Valley of the Incas
The Sacred Valley of the Incas is located about one and a
half hours in the bus or one hour in a taxi from Cuzco. It is a
beautiful drive that winds through small alpine villages, corn
fields and alpaca herds all above 12,000 ft. and then drops
back down with views of sacred mountains, some of which
are covered in snow year round. Pisaq is a small town full of
restaurants, hostels and backpackers, but still manages to
hang on to its traditional culture and charm. In the main plaza
there is a craft market three times a week and a more elaborate Sunday market that includes agricultural and handmade
products from local mountain villages nearby. There are also
spectacular ruins accessible on foot or taxi at the top of the
mountain at the edge of town. The ruins can also be partially
seen from the main plaza. Ollantaytambo is another two
hours along the Urubamba River and through the Sacred Valley dotted with small towns, archeological sites and dramatic
scenery.
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ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS CRUISE
See firsthand why Quito was the first city UNESCO declared a World Cultural Heritage. Galapagos is simply
at its best aboard one of these three charming and modern
vessels. Package includes: RT local airfare from Quito to the
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museum & park entrance fees, hotel taxes and service
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can steal the show. Then get your beach on along the worldrenowned Guanacaste Beach. Package includes: all ground transfers, 2 nights Arenal, Tabacon Hot Springs evening entrance fee
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astonishing narrow streets and shopping for traditional Peruvian
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and silver jewelry, leather goods, etc. An optional guided bus tour to
the oldest continuously inhabited city in the western hemisphere
includes important landmarks of enchanting Cusco and also the
nearby ruins of Kenko, Puca-pucara, Tambomachay as well as the
Sacsayhuaman fortress. For an additional $299, catch the backpacker (economy-seat) train ride through the sacred valley of
Urubamba to the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu. Visit
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Tambonachay, Pisac, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu
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discussion on the safety facts about the resort areas of Mexico. The travel agents have been brought together by Funjet
Vacations as part of the company’s 500 Club, a group of top
performing travel agents from across the country. The all-inclusive Iberostar Paraiso Beach Hotel hosted the group from
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“I get questions every day from my clients asking about the
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travel from Texas to Mexico during December and January, a
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“It is very important for the Mexico Tourism Board to be here
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to the area.” For more information visit www.funjet.com.
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expedition by train. In Ecuador: Quito and the colonial district,
and the Galapagos Islands. Their lowest priced combo package
with lots of great travel features includes a 3-night cruise on the
luxurious Coral I or Coral II motor yacht. Also included are 8
night’s hotel accommodations, 18 meals, all transfers and sightseeing in an air-conditioned vehicle and local, English-speaking
guides. Visit www.ecoamericatours.com
PERU
Tara Tours is promoting an unbelievably wonderful 7-day journey at an unbelievably affordable price. This program lands in Lima with an immediate flight to Cuzco. A quiet
morning is spent here, in order to get used to the high altitude
and to the surroundings. During the stay in Cuzco, once known
as the Capital of the Inca Empire, a city tour and visit to the ruins
nearby of Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay
and other archeological sites are included. The next day, visitors
will go by bus and train to Machu Picchu, where a private tour
guide will take guests from site to site explaining the advanced
world of the Incas. Overnight in the village of Aguas Calientes,
just at bottom of Machu Picchu. The next day is at leisure -so
guests can go back to explore “The Lost City of Incas” or visit
the Inca Thermal baths of Aguas calientes and the local market.
1294
$
MAY 2011
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Mid-afternoon return to Cuzco. On the way back there is an
opportunity to enjoy incredible views of the Andean peaks, the
Urubamba Valley and the powerful Vilcanota River. Visit
www.taratours.com
Latin Trails’ Family Friendly Fleet
With pioneer boats in first class and luxury categories,
Latin Trails is one of the most family friendly companies to
cruise the Galapagos Islands. The company’s three top quality cruises have a capacity for 16 passengers and are ideal
for adventurous families traveling alone or in groups of two
or three. Besides each boat’s various amenities and worldclass services, Latin Trails announces that children under 12
will receive a 50% discount in all 2011 summer departures
in any of their three boats. Latin Trail’s fleet provides the
ideal environment for family travel because of the company’s attention to detail and capacity to adapt to each client’s
specific needs. All boats have rooms that accommodate
triples and cribs can be situated in any cabin required. More
specifically, the Galapagos Journey I has an itinerary ideal to
awaken every child’s inner scientist. By making learning a
fun, hands-on activity, a family getaway can turn into a valuable life lesson that contributes to each youngster’s education. Visit www.latintrails.com
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Mother Nature Rocks
Top Natural Attractions in the Caribbean
ST. LUCIA TB
PUERTO RICO TC
By Melanie Reffes
The crown jewel of the US National Park Service, El Yunque or The
Caribbean National Forest is the most visited natural site in Puerto Rico.
Carpeted in brilliant hues of green and rising dramatically from the sea,
the Pitons are St. Lucia’s treasured twin peaks.
way from the swank resorts, gourmet eateries
and glittering casinos; the sunning, swimming
and surfing, the Caribbean salutes Mother Nature
with a spectacular display of natural attractions.
Although many of the natural wonders can be
explored on your own, organized tours are advised for expert
guidance in climbing mountains, kayaking rivers and photographing a riotous array of wildlife from vervet monkeys to
predator birds. With a nod to ensuring the environmental
sustainability of the region, the Sustainable Tourism Conference (STC) organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) was held in April in Bermuda and attracted
leading tourism planners and policymakers who focused on
ways to maintain the new green economy. From bays that
glow in the night and dark caves that are home to ancient
bats, to mineral baths and marine parks, get off the beach
chair and discover a truly magnificent region under the tropical sun.
is the most visible point on the horizon. Learn more at
www.elyunque.com
Carpeted in brilliant hues of green and rising dramatically
from the sea, the Pitons are St. Lucia’s treasured twin peaks.
Formed from lava and rock, these volcanic cones have been
designated a UNESCO World Heritage site and are the most
photographed image on the island. A formidable challenge for
even the most experienced climber, a hike up the peaks at
sunrise is well worth the effort. Visit www.stlucianow.com
Despite its small size, St. Kitts is Eden for bird watchers
who, with binoculars in hand, covet glimpses of a variety of
birds dressed up in blue, purple, yellow, and green. Water
birds including herons, brown pelicans and oystercatchers can
be spotted in the salt ponds and lagoons of the southeast
peninsula, while towards the lower mountains, hummingbirds,
doves and hawks are a feast for the eyes. Visit www.stkittstourism.kn
A
Wild Blue Yonder
The crown jewel of the U.S. National Park Service, El Yunque
or The Caribbean National Forest is the most visited natural
site in Puerto Rico. An hour southeast of San Juan towards
the Luquillo Mountains, the 28,000-acre bonanza of biodiversity is the only rainforest in the U.S. Forest system and is
chockablock with hundreds of animals including the endangered green parrot and the two-note chirping coqui frog,
whose iconic image is on virtually every souvenir sold in the
gift shop. While it is advisable to hike the forest with a tour
guide, nature buffs can do it alone with a sturdy pair of sneakers, a water bottle and a good sense of direction. When the
clouds lift—even for a minute—the big rock called El Yunque
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Off the Deep End
Opened in December, St. Maarten now lays claim to its first
marine park. Named the Man of War Shoal, the park includes
the popular Proselyte Reef dive site named after a 32-gun
frigate that sunk in 1801. Sightings of migratory whales and
dolphins are already a big hit with tourists. “By creating the
marine park, St. Maarten is taking steps to preserve the local
environment as well as enhancing sustainable tourism,” said
Franklin Meyers, tourism minister. Visit www.vacationstmaarten.com
First protected by the U.S. Government in 1948 to preserve
one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea, Buck
Island off the north coast of St. Croix was declared a national
monument in 1961 by President Kennedy. Expanded by Pres-
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BONAIRE TOURISM
CARIBBEAN & BERMUDA
A mecca for scuba fans, Bonaire’s National Marine Park surrounds the
entire tiny island east of Curacao. From the shore to the point where the
water reaches two-hundred feet in depth, the park is one of the best
protected reef systems in the Caribbean
ident Clinton to include much of the water that surrounds the
island, the park in the USVI is snorkeling nirvana with sherbetcolored angelfish and eagle rays. To the delight of nature buffs,
leatherback and hawksbill turtles nest on the beach from
March through August. Visit www.stcroixtourism.com
A mecca for scuba fans, Bonaire’s National Marine Park surrounds the tiny island that sits in the sea east of Curacao. From
the shore to the point where the water reaches two-hundred
feet deep, the park is one of the best protected reef systems
in the Caribbean. Although closely monitored, humans are allowed to swim, kayak and windsurf. Visit www.tourismbonaire.com
Jamaica’s most visited natural site, Dunn’s River Falls in
Despite its small size, St. Kitts is Eden for bird watchers who, with
binoculars in hand, covet glimpses of a variety of flying creatures.
Gone Batty
The highest point in Trinidad’s central range, Mount Tamana
is also an awesome bat cave. After a steep climb to the summit, hikers are spellbound by thousands of bats who live in the
first chamber. More adventurous travelers can explore farther
into the second chamber where the bats have a wingspan
measuring one foot in diameter. It’s hard to imagine, but estimates put the total number of bats living in the chambers at
half a million—including twelve different species. Visit
www.pariasprings.com
The largest of its kind in the Caribbean, Harrison’s Cave in
Barbados is a trip back in time through caverns of crystalized
limestone and centuries old stalagmites. Recently revamped,
modern trams take visitors into the subterranean chambers
for an up close look at cascading waterfalls and pools of clear
water. Visit www.harrisonscave.com
ST MAARTEN TOURISM
Night Magic
The Man of War Shoal Marine Park, in Dutch St. Maarten, is an area
better known as "the Proselyte Reef Complex " . It is the island’s most
important marine habitat consisting of coral reefs and sea grass beds
as well as a large population of aquatic mammals and fishes, including
whales, dolphins, sharks, sea turtles and fish. The reef also acts as
a migratory stopover and breeding site for many birds.
Ocho Rios is a full-day affair with a jogging beach, crafts park,
barbecue pit and cafeteria—dishing up spicy snacks from jerk
chicken to curried goat—and the magnificent falls which rise
to six-hundred feet above sea level. Visit www.dunnsriverfallsja.com
MAY 2011
In Puerto Rico, Island Adventures Biobay Tours offers
nightly adventures aboard electrically-powered double-pontoon boats that take nocturnal tourists through the waters of
Puerto Mosquito on Vieques Island. One of three bioluminescent bays on the island, Mosquito Bay is full of single-celled organisms that emit a flash of blue-green light at night when
disturbed by predators or swimming tourists. For a unique experience, the boats park in an area of high bioluminescent concentration where brave souls get the rare chance to swim with
millions of these glowing critters. Visit www.biobay.com
With one of the healthiest coral reef systems in the world,
it’s no wonder scuba diving at night is increasingly popular with
tourists visiting Bermuda. Triangle Diving offers three-hour
night-diving excursions for a spooky look at crabs, eels and octopus. The one-tank dives are offered every two weeks on
Tuesday’s starting in June and continuing through October.
Visit www.trianglediving.com
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ST. THOMAS, USVI
Girls just want to have fun, and Bolongo Bay
Beach Resort on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands is the
spot for summer fun and a great vacation value. The laid-back
beach resort has a new four-night girlfriend getaway package
just in time for summer vacation. Available June 1 through August 31, 2011, Bolongo Bay’s Girls Beach Getaway package
includes: 10% off a four-night stay in an Oceanview room for
two, manicure and pedicure for each person with fresh fruit
and bottle of Champagne for mimosas, a round of martinis at
Bolongo’s oceanfront Lobster Grille bar, choice of sailing cruise
on the resort’s 53’ catamaran – either the Swim with Turtles
half-day snorkel trip or Sunset Harbor Cocktail Cruise, and a
45-minute Jet Ski tour. The package represents 28% in savings and is just $1,299 for two people, including all taxes and
fees. Plus, at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, the fun in the sun is
always included. Every guest receives complimentary non-motorized water sports equipment, including snorkel gear, paddle boards, kayaks and more, and a free discover scuba diving
lesson. Call 1-800-524-4746 or visit www.BolongoBay.com
1299
$
BAHAMAS
Known as a premier family-friendly resort in the
Bahamas, the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort continues to
attract parents and children because of its reachability, affordability and unique Caribbean flavor. Based on increasing demand from the family travel market, the resort has launched a
new “Family Time in Paradise” package and enhanced its popular Love Your Family Program. Perfect for families booking
now through December 31, 2011, the “Family Time in Paradise” package includes: guaranteed connecting rooms or
suites where available, daily $50 Resort Credit, kids 12 and
under enjoy free food and beverage and complimentary nonmotorized water sports. With rates starting at $219, the “Family Time in Paradise” package also includes one welcome
amenity per child per stay, a kid’s cup that can be filled up with
juice, milk and soft drinks for free at the pool and a complimentary rollaway, subject to availability. When booking the
“Family Time in Paradise” package, mention rate code
LYF50PKG. For more information or to make reservations, call
(866) 716-8106 or visit www.sheratonnassau.com
219
$
CURAÇAO
Hyatt Regency Curaçao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina is launching a brand new all-inclusive option designed to make
guests’ vacation experiences all the more enjoyable. As of the first
of the year, the resort is offering the option to vacation just the way
luxury travel intended, with unlimited food and drinks. This offer,
which focuses on giving guests the ultimate dining experience, includes dining throughout all the resort’s fine restaurants - SWIM,
MEDI, and SHOR. Hyatt Regency Curaçao guests can enjoy all of
the hotel’s culinary offerings under its new all inclusive package.
The all-inclusive option is priced at $85 per child and $199 per adult,
per day, including service charge and tax. Please use promotion
code CURAIP. This offer is valid with the “Three for Free” promotion which includes a fourth night free, daily breakfast for two adults,
two children (under 12), and an upgraded room type (up to Premier
Water View). “Three for Free” is available until December 21, 2011.
Call 800-55-HYATT or visit www.curacao.hyatt.com
199
$
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MEXICO
This package from Casa Las Tortugas Holbox is inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Eat, Pray, Love. It’s dedicated to
all of you that this year want to take some more time for yourself,
eat healthy organic food or love your body with Spa treatments like
a papaya scrub or a relaxing aromatherapy massage. Yoga lessons
in the morning are meant to harmonize body and mind. This package includes accommodations in a pool view room for 5 nights; half
board plan for 2; yoga lessons for 1 and 3 Spa treatments for 1 person. Available Spring / Summer 2011. $995 price is for two people.
Visit www.holboxcasalastortugas.com
995
$
GRAND CAYMAN
Love is in the air at Cotton Tree, where four distinctive new honeymoon packages promise to enchant newlyweds
with a combination of stunning natural beauty and personalized romantic experiences. The “On the Water” package includes three
nights accommodation in a luxury Caymanian-inspired beach cottage (additional nights may be added), a romantic sunset sail for two
with a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine or champagne, threecourse lunch for two by the water at the Calypso Grill restaurant or
the Luca restaurant, picnic basket for two chock full of edible gourmet goodies, organic sweets and a bottle of champagne or wine to
be enjoyed while basking in the sun on any beach on the island and
half-a-day deep sea fishing for two with the option to request a chef
to prepare your freshly caught catch-of-the-day Caymanian style in
your cottage. Pricing: High Season (Nov. – April) $3,845 and Low
Season (May–Oct.) $3070. Visit www.caymancottontree.com
3070
$
Island Routes Hits the Road
Right from their ziplines, kayaks, catamarans and horses, ambassadors from the award winning Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours hit the road bringing their high-energy and
expertise to travel agents April 4-11, 2011, meeting with over
5,000 west coast travel agents. Agents can email info@islandroutestours.com for information about meeting with Island
Routes Tours Ambassadors in San Francisco on April 11, Los Angeles April 12, Phoenix April 13 and Seattle on April 14. And, for
an amazing hands-on experience, Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours is partnering with Sandals Resorts International
on a Fall Mega Fam bringing 3,600 travel agents to three resorts
on three islands in three days. Chartered flights will leave from
Baltimore, Newark, Charlotte, Orlando and Toronto in September;
Memphis, Cleveland, Atlanta and Dallas in October; Chicago, Minneapolis and Toronto in November; and New York in December.
Call 877-768-8370 or visit www.islandroutestours.com
Grenada Announces Strategic Plan
In response to the current global economic challenges and
the need to bring more structure to Grenada’s tourism industry, the Grenada Board of Tourism (GBT) has begun developing a new national tourism strategic plan that will be three
to five years in duration. The first step of the plan’s development is the review of existing strategy reports and tourismrelated studies undertaken in Grenada over the past 14 years
to be completed by June 2011.
For more information, please contact Edwin Frank, Public
Relations Officer for the Grenada Board of Tourism, at
efrank@grenadagrenadines.com
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Prince William Sound
Exploring Alaska’s Waterways
ne of the best ways to see the wonders of Alaska’s Prince William Sound and the Kenai Fjords
National Park is on a boat with someone who
knows them well. Tour boats that ply the glacierlined waters of South-central Alaska are floating
classrooms. National park rangers stand by the railings, ready to
answer any question about the birds and sea mammals nearby.
Captains, as familiar with the pristine waters as they are with
their crafts, offer rich narratives and often alter their routes to
make sure passengers don’t miss breaching whales or calving
glaciers. The two bodies of water are easily within the reach of
travelers to Alaska. Although the stunning settings offer many of
the same opportunities—sightseeing tours, sea kayaking, calving glaciers, whales, astounding fishing opportunities and miles
of pristine shoreline—they are very different.
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Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound, with 3,500 miles of coastline and 150
glaciers, lies within the boundaries of Chugach National Forest,
the second largest in the country. The sound is home to one
of the world’s largest collection of tidewater glaciers. Although
it’s in the far northern Gulf of Alaska, the waters are mostly
protected by a series of islands. Calm bays, a plethora of islands and so many glaciers that they aren’t all named provide
unparalleled opportunities to explore one of Alaska’s most impressive and accessible bodies of water.
Most tours from Anchorage begin in Whittier, a 40-minute drive
from Anchorage that connects to a short, 11-mile train ride
through a tunnel carved into a mountain. You can drive your vehicle onto a flatbed car, or just hop on the train. Once in Whittier,
a small enclave originally built to be a self-contained army community, travelers can throw sea kayaks into the sound or catch an
Alaska Marine Highway ferry, or buy a ticket on one of the numerous half- or full-day tours provided by tour companies.
Like the captains who ply the waters of the Kenai Fjords National Park, Prince William Sound captains and crewmembers
provide information and insight into the wildlife and glaciers
along the way.
You’ll gaze at huge, sheer walls of prehistoric ice, watch
other chunks of glacial ice - some call them icebergs - float,
freshly calved away from the sound’s spectacular Columbia
Glacier, a 40-mile-long and four-mile-wide tidewater glacier.
There is another option to get to see the sound. You can do
what the locals do - something an Anchorage newspaper reporter once called “The Valdovier Loop” - that is, a trip encompassing Valdez, Cordova and Whittier. It involves a six- to
eight-hour drive to Valdez, a ferry to Cordova and onto Whittier,
then a train ride (with your car onboard) to Portage for the return drive to Anchorage.
The drive to Valdez, spectacular to even the most seasoned
Alaskan, peaks at Thompson Pass, where the Worthington
Glacier is accessible by car. Valdez, a lively little berg famous
for the World Extreme Skiing Competition usually held around
the end of March, wild rafting, unsurpassed fishing and the
termination of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. It’s also home to internationally acclaimed Prince William Sound Theater Confer64 NORTH AMERICA & HAWAII
ence, an August event that draws playwrights and actors from
all over the country.
Cordova is an amazing spot, a quaint fishing town of about
2,500 set in the Copper River Delta, where six glacial rivers
meet. The docks are lined with weathered canneries and the
harbor filled with commercial fishing vessels.
About 50 miles outside of Cordova, along the old Cordova
River Road, is Childs Glacier. A 300-foot-wall of ice sits across
the Copper River. When the mighty glacier calves, a steel
bridge—still unfinished but open to pedestrians—reverberates
with the thunderous sound. Tours or taxi rides to the glacier
are available from Cordova.
Birders love Cordova, as do anglers. Camping and fishing tips
are best gotten from the U.S. Forest Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In May, Cordova fills with birders to
watch some of the 240 species of birds that live here or stop on
various migration routes. The Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival marking the event provides opportunities to share birding information and enjoy the small-town charm of the town.
The Kenai Fjords
When local Alaskans have visitors, chances are you’ll find
them driving three hours south along the Seward Highway, a
National Forest Scenic Byway, to Resurrection Bay and the
Kenai Fjords National Park. Here, it’s almost embarrassingly
easy to impress visitors who have traveled north to learn firsthand about Alaska’s natural wonders.
And travelers who arrive on their own find opportunities to
study the sea life and surrounding glaciers from national park
rangers. Rangers who work on many of the daily commercial
tours, staff the ranger station and sometimes can be found
walking along the docks of Seward, enjoying a sunny day.
After a drive through the nation’s best salmon-fishing country, the road trip ends in Seward, a small, friendly community of
about 3,000 that lies nestled where turquoise waters meet with
the timbered Kenai Mountains. The town is a mix of working
fishermen, young cannery workers and people in the tourist
trade. It’s lively and a tribute to its somewhat rocky history.
The city is named after William H. Seward, U.S. Secretary of
State in 1867 when Russia agreed to sell Alaska to the United
States for $7.2 million. Seward drew widespread criticism for
fostering the purchase, hence the state’s early monikers of
“Seward’s Folly” and “Seward’s Icebox.”
Fourth of July weekend is one of the busiest in Seward.
Over 30,000 people gather to enjoy a parade and street fair
filled with food and craft booths. But the big attraction that
weekend is the Mount Marathon Race, when some 3,000
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men, women and youth race up the steep 4,603-foot peak.
If you can’t make it in July, plenty of other activities that mix
spectacular Alaska wilderness with the hometown fun of Seward go on all summer. The town hosts a silver salmon derby
every August and is home to an active yachting club, which
stages regattas and races throughout the summer, filling the
harbor with colorful sails.
One of the area’s premiere attractions is 690,000-acre Kenai
Fjords National Park. Dominated by the immense Harding Icefield,
the area surrounding the fjords feeds dozens of deep-blue glaciers
that tumble down into the waters of the bay. Out on the water, it’s
not hard to find communities of Steller sea lions, otters, puffins, bald
eagles and calving glaciers. Whales sometimes make it deep into
the fjords, but the odds of seeing one increase as you boat further
into Resurrection Bay.
To get out on the water, take one of several tour boats or smaller
charter boats that provide tours from the small boat harbor. Tours
range from 2.5-hour cruises across Resurrection Bay to the edge of
the national park, to 9.5-hour cruises deep into the fjords. The sizes
of the commercial tour boats vary, holding from less than 10 to 200
passengers.
The cruises offer a rare chance to have the beauty of Alaska interpreted by experts. National park rangers staff many of the cruises
and tours. Captains also provide ongoing narratives during the tours,
often altering their route to give travelers closer viewing to whales
and sea lions. Maps and other printed guides allow for even more
study of the glaciers and wildlife along the way.
Personalized sightseeing tours and fishing charters are also available out of Seward, with operators offering trips to catch ling cod,
halibut and salmon or to simply cruise the bay.
If you’re not inclined to head out onto the water to see glaciers,
downtown Seward is a short drive from the foot of Exit Glacier. Part
of the national park, this glacier empties out at a trailhead nine miles
off the Seward Highway just outside of Seward. Energetic hikers
can scramble up the three-mile trail alongside the glacier to overlook
the Harding Icefield. Or you can simply walk to the face of the glacier. A nearby ranger station offers maps, literature on glaciers and,
as always, helpful rangers who love to talk about the region.
Much of the best of the Fjords’ wildlife can be seen at the new
Alaska SeaLife Center. This $52 million state-of-the-art marine research, rehabilitation and educational facility has three main exhibits
including Stellar sea lions, harbor seals and a variety of seabirds. The
research center was designed and built as an outgrowth of the
Exxon Valdez oil spill. Its mission is to rehabilitate marine birds,
mammals and fish while allowing the public to observe.
The displays are top-drawer. Huge glass tanks make visitors feel
as if they are standing under the bay’s waters. In the “Discovery
Zone,” you can get up-close looks at sea stars, sea urchins and a
passel of other marine invertebrates. Descending into the display,
“Denizens of the Deep,” you’ll watch sea lions and other marine
species in their natural elements while another underwater viewing
area boasts of wolf eels, giant octopus and various species of crabs.
A variety of organized packages can get travelers to Seward by rail,
bus or plane. The independent traveler can also arrange transportation on those modes, or drive. Ambitious hikers can walk from Anchorage to Seward, having to walk along only 40 miles of highway
in the course of the 125-mile journey.
For more visitor information contact the Alaska Travel Industry Association at 800-862-5275 or http://travelalaska.com
MAY 2011
NEWS & BEST BUYS
LAGUNA SECA
EagleRider announced the addition of a Laguna
Seca MotoGP Guided Tour to their 2011 product line. This tour
marks the first time that EagleRider has included a MotoGP racing
event in a Guided Tour itinerary. As part of the Guided Tour package, each client will receive race tickets and a paddock pass for the
MotoGP race. The Laguna Seca Tour, which runs from July 15th28th, 2011 starts in Las Vegas, heads to Los Angeles then Monterey for the race weekend, and finishes with two nights in San
Francisco. This ride offers a unique combination of desert, canyon
and coastal riding, plus some of the best parts of Route 66. Highway 1 up to Monterey is one of the most beautiful rides in the
world. And Eaglerider has included multi-night stops in Las Vegas,
L.A, Monterey and San Francisco, so clients can really enjoy all the
things those cities have to offer. Visit www.eaglerider.com
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Baseball season is underway and Affinia Hotels,
with five properties in New York City, is encouraging fans to
cheer on their favorite teams with a special sports getaway,
“For the Love of the Game.” Available through December 31,
2011, so all sports fans can show their love, with nightly rates
starting at $216, it includes: upgrade to a one-bedroom
suite,Crackerjacks and choice of a six-pack of beer or bottle of
wine, $10 Metrocard to take the subway to the game, $10
Modell's Sports gift card and late check out. Guests can
choose from five hotels: Affinia Manhattan, Affinia Shelburne, Affinia Dumont, Affinia 50 and Affinia Gardens. To
book visit www.affinia.com/loveofthegame
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ANTIGUA
Sugar Ridge Antigua Announces 2011 Travel Agent Fam Rates
Sugar Ridge, celebrated its one-year anniversary this winter and welcomes
travel agents to experience the resort first hand with discounted FAM rates
for 2011. Travel agent FAM rates are valid for travel now through October
22, 2011 and start at $55 per person, per night based on double occupancy
and subject to availability. Rates are as follows: $85 per person, per night
based on double occupancy including breakfast valid for travel now through
April 9, 2011 and $55 per person, per night based on double occupancy
including breakfast valid for travel April 10 through October 22, 2011. Allinclusive rates: $95 per person, per night based on double occupancy valid
for travel April 10 through October 22, 2011. Stay for 7-nights and only pay
for 4-nights: stay at Sugar Ridge for one week and the first three nights are
complimentary including breakfast.
Sugar Ridge: 866-591-4881; www.sugarridgeantigua.com
FRANCE
Cote d'Azur's best-loved cities
Includes Nice, Cannes, Antibes and Monte Carlo. 7 nights hotel, 7 breakfasts, welcome and farewell dinners, airport transfers, all transportation
including a one week TER rail pass, your guide, maps, customized itineraries, and taxes. 2011 departures Guided Walks: agents $950/guests $995,
self-guided walks: Agents $850/Guests $895. All rates pp, up to three
guests.land only, d/o. Call 619-584-4213 or 562-305-1817,
carlo@cruisetourtravel.com, www.thebluewalk.com
EGYPT
7 Days Discover Egypt Cruise & Tour: $399
Sunday Departures: September 4 & 18, October 2, 16 and 30 November 6
and November 20 and December 4, 2011. 4 Day MS Carnival Cruise.
Includes all meals, all local flights, a 4 Day Deluxe Nile Cruise, all transfers
& touring in Cairo. 1 nights moderate first class Oasis hotel in Cairo or similar. Flight Luxor-Cairo. All transfers in Egypt. 1 night accommodation in First
Class compartment sleeper train Cairo-Aswan Full day excursions in Cairo
including lunch (visiting Egyptian Museum and Pyramids. Total of 15 meals
(6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 5 dinners). Nightly entertainment aboard the
cruise.. All local government taxes. Services of Sunny Land local reps.
Optional Farewell dinner on the Nile $50. Optional excursions available
$249 Click for details. Single supp: $300; Companion Sup: $200
Sunny Land Tours: 800-783-7839, www.hotfamtrips.com
MAY 2011
The “9 Days to Discover India’s Highlights” FAM to India, departs
4/25/2011. Priced at $859 plus tax. Upgrade to Biz Class air just $1082.
Package includes: R/T International air from New York (Exclusive of YQ, and
other taxes), 6 Nights Hotel accommodations, Transfers, and porterage at
airports, sightseeing and entrance fees for visits listed in the itinerary, private driver, with ground transportation in air-conditioned vehicles, 6 breakfasts, and 7 dinners and services of English speaking guides.
Visit www.foreign-independent-tours.com or call 800-248-3487
ISRAEL
10 Night Christian FAM for IATAN, CLIA or TRUE Members
Visits Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum,
Mt. of Beatitudes, Jordan River, Cana, Nazareth, 6 nights in Jerusalem,
Bethlehem. Cost: $1,495 per person, double. Includes: 1 night at the Carlton
Tel Aviv in Executive Royal Floor rooms, 3 nights at the Ron Beach Tiberias
on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, 6 nights at the Regency Jerusalem in
Club Level rooms, 8 days of touring, most meals, transfers, entrance fees,
hotel taxes and more. We will accept one agent per agency only, full-time
agents only, and no companions. No single rooms are available.my and
business class air is available from the cities around the U.S. on Delta Airlines, via New York or Atlanta. Yalla Tours 800-644-1595; information@yallatours.com; www.yallatours.com
PANAMA
6 Day PanamaTour from $399
2 Nights at Crowne Plaza Panama, 1 night in Gamboa Resort, 2 nights Intercontinental Playa Bonita, all transfers, A Full Day Canal Tour, Full Day Tour
of Embera, partial transit panama canal cruise, Day Tour Valle Anton, and
topped of with all meals.
Sunny Land Tours: 800-783-7839, www.hotfamtrips.com
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and are valid for departures: 26 May, 17 June, 2011. Save 50% off published rates on dates above. Subject to availability.
Value World Tours: 800-795-1633, sit@vwtours.com; valuecruises.net
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TOOLS & TIPS – By Joe Dysart
Facebook: Next Generation Best Practices
illions of Facebook users have been watching
the latest evolution of the service—which
includes a new look and feel for everyone
who has a Facebook account—roll out across
the network since late 2010. With Facebook’s
new makeover this spring now a “fait accompli,” many Web
marketers rejoice that some of the service’s new features
will make it much easier for them to do business on the
social network—both creatively and from a business analytics perspective.
But for marketers, one of Facebook’s most anticipated
changes is the service’s new ability to easily add framed content to a Facebook page—technically known as content presented within iFrames. Essentially, the change enables any
company to easily mirror the Web design on their company
home page and other pages on a Facebook page—as long as
it’s within an iFrame.
Scores of Web designers are celebrating the move, since attempting to duplicate the look and feel of a company’s Web
site pages on Facebook had previously presented quite a challenge in many cases. Moreover, Web marketers say the introduction of easy iFraming also makes it much easier for a
business to crunch analytics, including tracking user activity
on Facebook pages, and thoroughly analyzing how sales and
other sought-after conversions are unfolding on company
Facebook pages. All told, the makeover has stimulated marketers to update their best marketing practices for the service, as detailed below.
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Understand Why Facebook is So Powerful
While social networking has been around for a while (it was
done on discussion forums long before Mark Zuckerberg got
his first tricycle), Facebook was one of the services that made
such networking so effortless, so fun and so multifaceted. For
example, once someone signs up for your ‘fan’ or business
page on Facebook, they immediately begin getting info about
your firm in their News Feed, can instantly share your offers
to others in their social network, can effortlessly engage in discussions on your Facebook page, can give their opinion about
your products or services and can shop on your Facebook
page – all without even thinking about how to do these things.
Small wonder Facebook now has half a billion registered users
and is still growing.
Get Creative With Web Design Features
For years, Web designers have bemoaned the fact that they
were forced to use Facebook’s propriety programming for
much of the designing they did on the Facebook site. No
more. With the latest makeover on March 1, the service is
now offering Web designers complete creative design freedom within specified framed areas of your pages on Facebook.
“I for one am thrilled with this long-awaited news,” says Janet
Driscoll Miller, CEO of SearchMojo, a Web marketing firm. Essentially, any content that appears within these specially designed frames iFrames is no longer subject to the limitations
of Facebook’s design language. Instead, the content can be
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easily designed with more robust Web design programs like
Dreamweaver or Microsoft Expression. “This is a huge timesaver when you’re trying to program pages to mach your corporate brand,” Miller adds. (You can check out what your
content with look like within an iFrame at this link:
http://www.facebook.com/whosbloggingwhat?sk=app_126
661227405239).
Take Advantage of Google Analytics
“Not long ago, Facebook removed some features that allowed you to track your page views in Facebook via Google
Analytics,” Miller says. That’s no longer a problem, now that
Google allows company Web content to be displayed within
the new iFrames model. Essentially, any content showcased
within the frame can be completely tracked, sliced and diced
with Google Analytics (http://www.google.com/analytics/), a
free program that has a great reputation for analyzing user behavior on Web sites.
Easily Track Sales and Other Conversions
“Seriously, this one deserves about 15 exclamation points,”
Miller says. “iFrames makes tracking conversions from Facebook—and keeping ad respondents within the Facebook application—much easier.”
Post a ‘Like Button’
A recent Facebook innovation, the ability to ‘Like’ a business
confers an instant recommendation of your business to everyone
within a Facebook user’s circle – be it 12 people, or 1,200 people.
You can easily add a ‘Like’ button to your Facebook page by visiting: (http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/).
Consider Other Business-Friendly Social Plugins
These plugins include ‘Recommendations,’ which gives
users personalized suggestions for pages on your site that
they might like, and ‘Comments,’ which allows visitors to comment on content on your Facebook site. Meanwhile, the ‘Like
Box,’ enables users to ‘like’ your Facebook page and view its
stream directly from your Web site; ‘Facepile’ shows profile
pictures of a user’s friends who have already signed up for
your site and ‘Live Stream’ allows users to exchange comments and engage in other shared activity in real-time as they
interact during a live event on your Facebook page.
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Post Freely Under Your Business Name to Other Pages
With the March 1 makeover, Facebook has made it very easy
for a business to make a post to the walls of other pages. Previously, business’ messages had been restricted to appearing
on the Facebook News Feeds of people who liked you, friends
of those people, and of course, on the Wall of your own business Facebook page. Used judiciously, this new freedom to
post to the walls of other Facebook pages could make promotion on Facebook a whole lot easier.
Post Often, Interestingly and With Plenty of Graphics
The only way to continually attract attention to your Facebook
page is via constant updates to your page. Fortunately, you can post
to Facebook a few times a week, or in some cases, every day, and
other Facebook users won’t consider you annoying. After all, those
who ‘friend’ you are clearly saying they are interested in what you
have to say. Just be sure it’s interesting, and it includes images or
video often. Graphics are the lifeblood of Facebook.
Engage, Don’t Broadcast
If you’ve had a business page on Facebook for any amount
of time, no doubt you’ve already heard this. But it bears repeating. Businesses that use traditional methods to broadcast
their brands on Facebook are generally received with a collective yawn—and sometimes even negative retribution—from
Facebook users protective of the social network’s culture.
Quite simply, Facebook users expect a conversation from the
businesses they befriend. And they expect it to be authentic.
Social Media and Authentic Creativity
By Richard B. Earls
Continued from page 10
Twitter profile, customize the page with your logo and place
your website URL in your profile. On your website, give people a chance to join you on Twitter. Go back to basics and look
at your mission statement - make sure that you are clearly articulating who you are and what your company is all about in
each of your new social marketing efforts.
Think globally, act locally. Next, think locally and act globally.
Smart travel agents adopt a marketing mind-set, constantly
looking at and exploring new possibilities for raising their brand
profile. Certainly you can market “to the world” using social
media. But for the vast majority of travel agents, the most important community is the one that is within 50 miles of your office or house. Include your local market into your social media
world. Seek out early adopters and users in your hometown
communities and your social marketing efforts will have a far
greater impact.
Spend some time learning the fundamentals of marketing
and them applying them to social media. Be authentic, be creative and have fun. That is a formula that easy to comprehend
and strangely demanding.
INDUSTRY NEWS
WTA Launches Digital Consumer Magazine
World Travel Awards has launched Best in Travel, a free digital
monthly magazine aimed at the luxury traveler. An industry first,
Best in Travel blends leading interactive technology with unrivaled
market knowledge to create the definitive insiders guide to the
worlds most glamorous travel experiences.
Featuring online interactivity, flash content and available on PC and
android, it will be circulated to a global database of 135,000 highend travel consumers. Manon Han, Publisher, Best in Travel and Executive Vice President, World Travel Awards, says that Best in Travel
aims to capture the consumer shift away from print to web as a
source of information on travel. Since launching in 1993, the WTA
team has had the rather enviable task of scouring the globe in
search of the ultimate in luxury travel, those out-of-this-world places
and experiences where memories forged will last a lifetime.
Through Best in Travel we are now able to share these experiences
with the travel consumer by using video and virtual tours to bring the
magic of travel alive, she says. Best in Travel issue 1 is available at
www.bestintravelmagazine.com
XL Airways France: Low Fares to Paris
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By Bob Levine
OPENSKIES
All-Business-Class Service is All Pleasure
penSkies may not be a household name yet to
business travelers, but it will be. Now just three
years old, OpenSkies is a premium subsidiary of
British Airways, operating daily business-classonly flights to Paris (Orly Sud) from Newark Airport and five-times-weekly from Washington (Dulles) at
remarkably competitive prices. In 2008 it acquired L’AVION,
the 100 percent business-class French airline.
What drew it to this travel writer’s attention was that it won
the title of Best All-Business-Class Airline for 2010 from Global
Traveler magazine. This is quite a distinction when you consider that the competition included Singapore Airlines, British
Airways, Swiss International Air Lines and Lufthansa. OpenSkies feels like a small airline but has the know-how of one of
the world’s biggest airlines.
The airline uses 757s, and while I’ve always preferred double-aisle planes for transatlantic crossings (I like the roominess
and I like to know that my path to the lavatory won’t be
blocked by a cart), I discovered something wonderful aboard
my recent Newark/Orly (Sud) round trip flights. There are 72
seats in Biz Seats (the “rear” of the plane) and 12 Biz Beds in
the “front.” Since the seat configuration is two-and-two in a
plane that used to be three-and-three, even with very roomy
seats in both sections, the aisle is far wider than we’re used
to: passengers can easily move past the carts. Of course, it’s
rarely necessary—with only 36 rows in Biz Seats the flight attendants can move out of the aisle quickly and efficiently.
The 84 passenger max capacity also means no bunching at
the gate (boarding took less that 15 minutes from start to finish)
and the almost certain guarantee of a very quiet flight. Each of
the four planes that make up the fleet is newly designed in soft,
warm colors—beige, mauve and gray. Each passenger is given
his or her own personalized video system filled with dozens of
first-run movies, TV shows, and other entertainment, so the
sense of privacy and low-lighting—no overhead movie
screens—is maintained. Although it is called a “business class”
airline, it can be recommended to couples looking for a flight
that feels intimate and custom-made as well.
Biz Bed offer seats that convert to completely flat beds
(180° recline). Biz Seat is equipped with large seats that recline to 140° with 52 inches of seat pitch. Every seat is
equipped with universal outlets for your computer and a personalized video system.
The staff is friendly and helpful. Both cabins offer lunch and
dinner served on china with a wide choice of gourmet meals.
Top quality champagnes and wines—and many of them—as
well as various other beverages, are offered during flight. A
light meal is served before landing, and on that way back from
Paris we were treated to not only a couple of tiny sandwiches,
but pastries from La Maison Ladurée, the oh-so-classy-andelegant 150 year old Parisian tea shop.
Before you board, there is a personalized welcome at checkin, business lounges in the airport, and simplified access to the
gate thanks to “fast-track” check-in. And the “British Airways
Executive Club” customer-loyalty program allows you to accumulate miles when you fly OpenSkies. And Orly (Sud) is so
small, it took only 15 minutes from the gate to the street!
Let’s not forget the low fares: round trip from Newark in Biz
Seat starts at $1,832; from Dulles it is $1,982. (We all know
that a no-restriction economy ticket on most airlines to Europe
is about the same!) Biz Bed from Newark starts at $3,748 r/t
and is about the same from DC. All fares are inclusive of all
taxes and fees.
Flights leave Newark at 6:45 p.m. and 8:25 p.m. daily, arriving in Paris the next morning at 8:40 a.m. and 10:10, respectively, and the Dulles flight leaves at 7:30 p.m. and arrives at
Orly at 9:30 a.m., daily except Tuesdays and Saturdays. For
more information visit www.flyopenskies.com
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Want to see the mountains of Switzerland? Start with a 13day “Enchanting Rhine” river cruise from AMA Waterways,
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nights in Lucerne, and ending with a 2-night stay in Zürich.
Jump off the ship, then motor along the Swiss Alps, courtesy
of Harley-Davidson Zürich. Are you a history buff? A must-see
city is Berlin. Rent a Harley from Classic Bike and visit the Alte
National Gallery (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall Memorial. After touring the
city, you can catch a 10-Night Elegant Elbe river cruise with
Viking River Cruises. While biking on a Harley offers terrific
side-trip opportunities on any cruise, note that for most of
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be 21 years of age or older, have a valid heavyweight motorcycle operator's license, have a major credit card and possess
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Couples can now save $800 on the 29-day “Grand European
Explorer” itinerary from Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection by booking before April 30th. Sail the legendary Rhine,
meandering Main, and enchanting Danube rivers from Basel
to Bucharest.
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Old Towns of Bamberg
and Regensburg, and some of the most majestic capitals of
Europe: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade, and
Bucharest. Discover Renaissance palaces, Baroque and Rococo architecture, and Roman ruins—and even take a horsedrawn carriage ride through the fairytale Bavarian Forest.
Follow pastoral scenes along the Main River through the engineering marvel of the Main-Danube Canal before traveling
the enchanting Danube through the dramatic Iron Gates and
towards the Black Sea. Be amazed by ten countries, three
rivers, and countless chances to touch history on this all-encompassing journey. Visit www.uniworld.com
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SAA names Marc Cavaliere Sr. VP– Global Sales Development
South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s
most awarded airline,
announced that Marc
Cavaliere, executive
vice president for
North America, has been named as senior
vice president, global sales development,
effective immediately. In this newly created position, Cavaliere will oversee several
departments within SAA’s commercial division including airline alliances, e-commerce,
sales planning, distribution, customer call
centers and regulatory affairs. Cavaliere will
now be based at South African Airways’
headquarters in Johannesburg.
A 30-year airline industry veteran, Cavaliere joined South African Airways as
head of the North American market in
2006. Prior to that, he served as vice
president of sales and marketing distribution for Spirit Airlines. He has also
served as vice president for Aviation
Management, a leading consulting firm
that specializes in South American and
Latin American carriers, and in several
sales and airport operations roles for
American Airlines and Pan Am.
Todd Neuman, vice president of sales
for North America, will serve as acting
executive vice president for the region
until a replacement is named. Neuman
has worked in the airline industry for 30
years, and joined South African Airways
in 2006 as its vice president of sales
after holding positions at National
Leisure Group and US Airways.
For more information on South African
Airways, visit www.flysaa.com.
Perillo Tours Appoints Carol Dimopoulos To Groups Division
Perillo Tours has
appointed Carol Dimopoulos as the
vice president of business development for
Perillo’s groups and
special interest travel division. As America’s
leading tour operator to Italy, Carol plans to
expand Perillo’s groups division with a particular focus on the trade, academic and
affinity markets.
Carol is taking the initiative to reintroduce
the “Perillo Loves Groups” concept, creating awareness of Perillo’s commitment to
advance their dedicated groups division.
The goal is to position Perillo Tours as a
company for group bookings as it is one of
the most established brands in tourism.
Carol will also be heading up groups for Perillo’s new culinary tours selected in cooperation with Slow Food Italia. The tours offer
special insight into Italy’s local foods, wines
and culture including encounters with artisans and cooks, and hands-on cooking experiences.
Carol has more than 25 years of experience in the travel industry. She previously
worked with Celtic Tours as the vice president of sales and marketing. Carol has
served on the board of the Italian Travel Promotion Council and the international committee of the Student Youth Travel
Association (SYTA).
Guido Polito New CEO of Baglioni Hotels
Guido Polito has
been appointed chief
executive officer of
Baglioni
Hotels.
Guido will succeed
Roberto
Polito,
founder of the prestigious Baglioni hotel
chain, who will remain as president of the
group. Guido Golito, who in his position as
vice president operations of Baglioni Hotels, brought many developments to the
Company. These included the creation of a
new design concept first seen at the
Baglioni Hotel London, the definition of
new quality standards and a profound enhancement of human resources along with
the development of new brand values, all
of which have contributed greatly to the international growth of Baglioni Hotels.
“We have important projects in the
pipeline for our Collection,” declared Guido
Polito“ we wish to push the brand into new
markets, beginning with the opening of a
resort in Marrakech next year, in collabora-
tion with internationally recognized partners
such as Jade Jagger and Six Senses Spa.
The goal is to double our presence abroad,
in countries like India, the Arabic Peninsula
as well as Paris and New York, always
maintaining our identity as ambassadors of
hospitality made in Italy”.
As part of the reorganization of the company’s top executives, Giuliano Rocchi, who
has served for years as chief financial & administrative director, Baglioni Hotels, has
been appointed as VP of the group.
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24701 Swanson Rd., Southfield, MI 48033; 888-SKY-BIRD; 248-372-4800; Fax:
248-372-4810; info@skybird-travel.com, Fax.248-372-4806 • 104 S. Michigan
Ave., Ste 1425, Chicago, IL 60603; 312-606-9600; Fax 312-606-0925 • 370 Seventh Ave, Suite 306, New York NY 10001; 212-563-0300; Fax 212-563-2056
• 3913 Old Lee Highway #32B, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-934-8999; Fax. 703-7348157 • 360 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 2050, El Segundo, CA 90245: 310-6473400:; Fax. 310-647-5800 • 305 S. Andrews, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301,
888-759-2473 x 2010, F: 954-467-5703 • 2825 Wilcrest Dr, Suite 502, Houston,
TX 77042; 713 292-9600, F: 713 292-9601
SKYLINK TRAVEL
980 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 401, New York, NY 10018; 800-247-6659;
212-573-8980; F: 212-573-8878
• 1025 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 213, Washington, DC 20036; 202-822-6666;
F: 202-755-8046 • 3525 West Peterson Avenue, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60659;
773-463-4667, F: 773-478-2501
• 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; 323-653-6718, F: 323655-4393 • www.skylinkus.com
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS
Sun Trust Bldg., 515 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301; 800-772-9675;
974-769-5000; F: 954-769-5079; www.saa.co.za
SUNNYLAND TOURS
21 Old Kings Rd. N, Suite B-212, Palm Coast, FL 32137; 800-783-7839 , 386449-0059; Fax 386-449-0060, www.sunnylandtours.com
TARA TOURS
12002 SW 128 CT, Suite 209, Miami FL 33186; 800-327-0080; 305-278-4464; F:
305-278-4654; taratours@aol.com; www.taratours.com, www.galapagosamazoncruises.com
TATRA TRAVEL / CZECH VACATIONS
12 East 33rd St., 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016; 212-486-0533;i nfo@tatratravel.com; www.czechvacations.com
TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND
One World Trade Center, Suite 3729, New York, NY 10048 212-432-0433; Fax:
212-912-0920
327 E. 2nd St, Ste 223, Los Angeles, CA 90012; 213-680-3545; F: 213-488-9206
TRANS AM TRAVEL INC.
• 4222 King Suit, Ste 130, Alexandria, VA 22302; 703-998-7676; 800-822-7600;
F: 703-824-8190; hdq@transamtravel.com;
• 5200 W. Century Blvd., Ste 330, Los Angeles, CA 90045; 310-670-2111; F:
310-670-1875; www.transamtravel.com
TRAVEL BOUND
5 Penn Plaza, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001; 800-808-9541 (FIT); 800-808-9547
(Grp); F: 800-808-9542, www.booktravelbound.com;
FIT@booktravelbound.com; groups@booktravelbound.com
TRAVEL RESEARCH ONLINE- TRO
www.travelresearchonline.com
TURKISH AIRLINES
8501 W. Higgins Road, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60631; 773-693-5849; fax 773693-2849; www.thy.com
UNITED TOURS
701 7th Ave., #1000, New York, NY 10036-1505; 800-245-0203; 212-245-1100;
F: 212-245-0292
UP & AWAY TRAVEL
347 Fifth Ave., Suite 305, N Y, NY 10016; 212-889-2345; 800-275-8001; F: 212889-2350; www.upandaway.com • 1010 Vermont Ave., Ste 1011, Washington, DC 20005; 800-746-4766; 202-639-0520; F: 202-639-0525 • 376 Boyleston
Street, Suite 204, Boston, MA 02116; 800-347-3813; 617-236-8100; F: 617-2472920 • 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1022, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; 888-978-7629;
323-852-9775; F: 323-852-9771 • 2701 LeJeune Road, Suite 402, Coral Gables,
FL 33134 877-876-2929; 305-446-9997;Fax: 305-446-0797
USACA (U.S. AIR CONSOLIDATORS ASSOCIATION)
925 L St, Ste 2020, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-441-4166; Fax: 916-441-3520;
www.usaca.com
VYTIS TOURS
40-24 235th Street, Douglaston, NY 11363; 800-77-VYTIS; 718-423-6161; F:
718-423-3979; vyttours@earthlink.net; www.vytistours.com
XL AIRWAYS FRANCE
205 West Side Avenue, Suite 277-9 Jersey City, NJ 07305; 877-496-9889;
xlairways_fr@apg-usa.us
YA’LLA TOURS USA INC.
4711 SW Huber Street, Suite 2, Portland, OR 97219; 800-644-1595; 503-9773758; Fax: 503-977-3765 ; information@yallatours.com; www.yallatours.com
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AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST 50
EGYPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
ISRAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
KENYA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
NIGERIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
SOUTH AFRICA . . . . . . . . .52
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES . . .52
AUSTRALIA . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
CHINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
FIJI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
HONG KONG . . . . . . . . . .29
INDIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
INDONESIA . . . . . . . . . . . .29
JAPAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
KOREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
NEW ZEALAND . . . . . . . . .30
PHILIPPINES . . . . . . . . . . . .30
SINGAPORE . . . . . . . . . . . .30
TAHITI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
TAIWAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
THAILAND . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
VIETNAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
CARIBBEAN & BERMUDA
63
ARUBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
BAHAMAS . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
HAITI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
PUERTO RICO . . . . . . . . . . .63
EUROPE
40
ARMENIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
AZERBAIJAN . . . . . . . . . . .41
BELARUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
BELGIUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
BRITAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
CZECH REPUBLIC . . . . . . . .41
ESTONIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
FINLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
FRANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
GEORGIA . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
GERMANY . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
EUROPE
GREECE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
COLOMBIA . . . . . . . . . . . .58
HUNGARY . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
ECUADOR . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
ITALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
GUATEMALA . . . . . . . . . . .59
KAZAKHSTAN . . . . . . . . . .43
MEXICO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
KYRGYZSTAN . . . . . . . . . . .43
NICARAGUA . . . . . . . . . . .59
LATVIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
PANAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
LITHUANIA . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
PARAGUAY . . . . . . . . . . . .59
MOLDOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
PERU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
POLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
URUGUAY . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
RUSSIA
VENEZUELA . . . . . . . . . . . .59
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
SPAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
SWITZERLAND . . . . . . . . . .45
66
TURKEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
ARIZONA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
UKRAINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
BOSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
UZBEKISTAN . . . . . . . . . . . .45
CALIFORNIA
. . . . . . . . . . .66
CANADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA 57
ARGENTINA . . . . . . . . . . . .58
BRAZIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
COLORADO . . . . . . . . . . . .67
NEVADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . .67
CHILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
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for everyone. Be amazed by the flower carpet on the Grand Place in Brussels, made up of 1 million begonias. Discover romance
in medieval Bruges, go biking along the canals in cozy Ghent or indulge in some retail therapy in Antwerp, fashion and diamond
capital. And with the world’s best chocolate and beer, what more do you want? For all the latest events, great deals and packages,
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