Wednesday, February 28, 2007

The Fix: Britney's long weekend. Satellite radio companies to merge. Plus: Liotta gets DUI 



First Word XM and Sirius to join forces: Satellite radio competitors Sirius and XM -- the radio homes, respectively, of Howard Stern and Oprah Winfrey -- are soon to be rivals no more. On Monday, the companies announced they've agreed to a $13 billion merger. The merger is likely to raise anti-trust issues with the FCC, the New York Times reports, and people involved in the negotiations ...

Skywalk, Kansas City, Dallas video art among website's 12 new things for 2007 
A website called SixNewThings www.sixnewthings.com can help you keep track of new attractions. Every month, the site highlights six new things in 70 cities and regions around North America.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Tourism destinations eye NYC travelers 



The scene was no mirage conjured up by winter-weary locals. Instead, the sand and virtual fishing were all part of a weeklong promotional effort by tourism officials from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who were hoping that a glimpse of paradise might remind New Yorkers of exactly what they're missing.

After wavering, top recruit picks Carolina 
BURLINGTON -- Dwight Jones' college choice might have been the best-kept secret in the rumor-filled history of football recruiting. His coaches didn't know. His teammates could only guess. Even his parents were in the dark.

Expedia Travel Trendwatch Observes Consumer Appetite for Winter Travel, Delivers Outlook On Spring Break Hot Spots 
Expedia.com(R), the world's leading online travel provider, today introduced the latest issue of its quarterly report, Expedia Travel Trendwatch(TM). Twenty-year travel industry veteran and Expedia Travel Trendwatch(TM) Editor Chris McGinnis reveals the findings of a recent Expedia.com consumer survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) showing, among other things, that 82 percent of U.S. adults ...

Friday, December 08, 2006

Speed 2: Cruise Control



MSN Entertainment - first film, Keanu Reeves , declined a role in the follow-up. Sandra Bullock returns as Annie Porter, an accident-prone ditz who is thrilled when her boyfriend Alex ( Jason Patric ) presents her with two tickets for a cruise ship vacation to the Bahamas

Art house films
Chicago Sun-Times - He shot "Blue Crush" in Hawaii, and "Into the Blue" in the Bahamas. In "Turistas" his bikini-clad backpackers cavorting on a Vegas") chaperones his frisky 17-year-old sister Bea (Olivia Wilde from Fox's "The O.C.") on her first international vacation

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Wild Dunes Hosts "Girls on the Green" A Girlfriend’s Golfing Getaway Desperate for a weekend escape with the girls, but bored with the same old vacation ideas? Ready to jump-start your golf game? Consider a long weekend on a beautiful Southern

Sunday, November 19, 2006

CARIBBEAN-HAWAII SPECIAL SECTION: Your place in paradise



Detroit Free Press, United States - Nov 5, 2006... NASSAU, Bahamas -- The online vacation rental advertisement looks like a fabulous find. For $350 a night, it's a two-bedroom villa ...