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NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — The countdown is on! Ten days remain to enter CheapOair’s ‘Crazy in Love’ video contest. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, grab your sweetie, push the record button and make a 30-second video that demonstrates how crazy in love you are and what makes you unique as a couple – it could be a hobby or a special talent or anything that shows how your love for each other is distinctive.
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SUGARLAND, Texas (CitizenWire) — Jaime Viancos is the owner and operator of the website Community Journey, as well as a devoted world traveler. For those seeking advice and insight on traveling the world, his site provides all that and more. He hopes to enlighten those who desire to travel, but simply cannot.
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ELY, Minn. (CitizenWire) — Preparations are underway for the 17th annual Ely Winter Festival slated for February 3-13, 2011, in the northern Minnesota tourist city known for its local beauty and wilderness. The volunteer Board has announced a schedule of events with something for all ages and interests, ranging from the annual Mukluk Ball, Sled Dog Rides, and historic Voyageur Encampment, to a crafts fair, ice fishing contest, food events, and the Ely ArtWalk taking place over the Festival’s 10-day period.
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ROUNDUP, Mont. (CitizenWire) — Sound familiar? You’re looking forward to a week of riding in the wide open spaces, the feeling of freedom, fresh air on your face and the sounds of wildlife all around you. Instead you find yourself limited to routine rides with your horse’s nose firmed fixed in another horse’s butt! Top50 Ranches feels your pain and has the ‘no surprises’ solution with complete riding details for each of their ranches.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — CheapOair, a top 10 online travel booking site, announces the launch of its first ever television campaign today. The 30-second ads feature the tag-line ‘Get There for Less,’ an expression of the company’s commitment and brand promise to put quality and value first for smart shoppers who continue to demand the best of both.
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TOLEDO, Belize (CitizenWire) — Machaca Hill Rainforest Canopy Lodge, located in southern Belize, is demonstrating its commitment to supporting the community with its involvement in a drumming project for local Garifuna youth. Perched in the verdant hills above the Caribbean coast of southern Belize, Machaca Hill Lodge is a self-contained sanctuary from the everyday world.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — CheapOair is the proud recipient of three of Travel Weekly’s esteemed 2010 Magellan Awards. CheapOair was honored with a Gold Award in the Promotional Videos category and Silver Awards in the Booking Interface and TV Campaign categories. The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards recognize the best in the travel industry.
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HONG KONG (CitizenWire) — As security efforts increase globally, Securoseal, a company specializing in baggage security, has issued a public warning concerning a growing trend of authorities being implicated in acts of baggage tampering. This has caused unintentional security breaches internationally, endangering the welfare of affected passengers and exposing them to the possibility of criminal sanctions.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (CitizenWire) — OneTravel, one of the nation’s oldest and most recognized travel sites, announces its latest endeavor, the OneTravel Blog, which officially launched on August 12, 2010. Readers can find valuable travel information, news, planning tips, and fun things to do while on vacation.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair, a top ten rated online travel agency, in partnership with South African Airways and Lonely Planet, has announced that they will hold a 10-day contest via Twitter. Starting on August 17, 2010 and ending on August 30, participants will have the opportunity to enter the contest where they can win a grand prize of airfare to South Africa.
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — iCruise.com, a leading national travel retailer of cruise vacations, announced today the launch of its new Cruise Finder app for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads. The free download will give travelers access to detailed information about hundreds of ships and thousands of cruise itineraries.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Hariworld Travel has launched a new, robust, Web-based hotel search and booking engine allowing travel professionals to book hotels at net rates at more than 50,000 hotel and resort properties worldwide. ‘Agents no longer have to wait for clients to return from their trip to receive their commission,’ says Kamini Cohly, President of Hariworld.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Travelong, a management company providing business travel and meeting planning services to corporations and independent agents, has recently been honored as a recipient of the Million Dollar Award for 2009 by China Airlines.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — In Travel Weekly’s prestigious Power List, released today, Travelong enjoyed significant advancements over last year’s standings, moving three spots from number 16 to number 13. This advancement positions Travelong among the top 15 travel companies. ‘We are absolutely thrilled with our advancements on the Power List,’ notes Travelong’s CEO and Chairman, Sam Jain.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In Travel Weekly’s esteemed Power List, released today, OneTravel enjoyed significant advancements over last year’s standings, moving 14 spots from number 59 to number 45. This advancement positions OneTravel among the top 50 travel companies, ranking it alongside leading organizations.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair, a top ten online travel agency in North America, won the prestigious LinkShare 2010 Golden Link Publisher’s Choice Award and received an Innovative Advertiser of the Year nomination. These accolades are awarded to affiliate programs that push for the implementation of new technology, promote revenue-producing campaigns, utilize unique initiatives that have facilitated new partnerships, increased sales and delivered great ROI.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair, a top ten rated online travel agency, is pleased to announce that several of their airline partners now offer in-flight Wi-Fi, and the Apple iPad. Today’s traveler is Web savvy; often booking cheap flights online, and utilizing travel gadgets, iPhones and Blackberrys.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — According to Libya Expeditions, Libya’s leading tour operator and travel adventure specialist, the groundbreaking trade and investment agreement inked between Libya and the U.S. on Thursday has resulted in Libya lifting all visa restrictions on U.S. citizens travelling to the country.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair has been serving the student travel market for years, making it easy for student travelers to search and book low airfares online for domestic and international destinations. Graduating students eager to travel to Asia and explore this alluring and exotic destination can book cheap flights to Beijing through CheapOair.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — For those who seek meaning, connection, and want to make a difference as they travel, a San Francisco-based cultural and philanthropic tour company offers a unique Zulu ‘empowerment’ volunteer tour into KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in September of 2010. This three-week trip, offered by The Cultural Explorer, gives volunteer travelers the rare opportunity to immerse themselves in the vibrant Zulu culture while participating in a variety of service-oriented projects.
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