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Travel Europe News Archive13-Mar-2006
Influx of foreign visitors can't offset steep decline in U.S. tourists (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) TORONTO (CP) - Visitors from overseas are coming to Canada in droves, but the influx won't compensate for the cost of a proposed new Travel document requirement that's already keeping Americans away, a prominent tourism advocate warns.
Steves builds backdoor travel biz (The Biloxi Sun Herald)AP Photo of March 6: NY419 Sprinting his way through Europe each summer, as he has for the last 32 years, Rick Steves often steals lunch from breakfast, stuffing a couple of pieces of bread and some meat into his backpack.
Low-budget travel pays high return (Chicago Sun-Times)Sprinting his way through Europe each summer, as he has for the last 32 years, Rick Steves often steals lunch from breakfast, stuffing a couple of pieces of bread and some meat into his backpack.
Europe still beckons, but many are drawn elsewhere (Miami Herald)Jessica Serrano, a student at the University of Miami, is no stranger to travel. Last summer she backpacked through Europe; in 2004, she studied in New Zealand and Australia. This year, she's going to Southeast Asia, a new destination that she feels would benefit most from her tourist dollars, especially areas damaged by the 2004 tsunami.
Strachan sights title before talk of Europe (The Scotsman: Sport)UNFAMILIARITY with members of the Celtic office staff has reminded Paul Telfer just what kind of season this has been. "I booked a flight home to see my family last week and it was the first time I've spoken to Theresa in the travel department," the...
Attacks leave travel plans up in air for Benton graduate (Benton Courier)In the wake of Thursday's bombings in London, Amanda Tackett said today that she is going to "evaluate everything" for a few days before deciding whether to join her fiance, Jamie Fugitt, in Europe.
U.S. State Department Official To Travel To Turkey (TurkishPress.com)WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel for Europe Daniel Fried will visit Turkey next week, U.S. State Department said on Friday. The State Department said, Fried would visit Turkey on March 16th after travelling to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.
Reviews of recent books on travel (The Wichita Eagle)"Europe by Eurail" (Globe Pequot; $18.95) For generations of travelers, the best way -- the economically efficient way -- to see The Continent was by train. That is still the case perhaps now more than ever; certainly skyrocketing gasoline prices add to the appeal of train travel. The Eurail network connects more than 30,000 cities and villages in 18 countries. As impressive as those numbers
Europe diary: Balkan trauma (BBC News)BBC Europe Editor Mark Mardell on Serbia at a turning point, as Montenegro prepares to vote to break away, and Kosovo's independence looks increasingly likely.
Tours to Europe Include Historic Worship Event in Berlin in July 2006 (PR Web)Reformation Tours, LLC has designed two tours to Europe including a day at the historic "Calling All Nations" worship event in the Berlin Stadium. Tens of thousands of Christians from all over the world will be gathering to worship and pray. [PRWEB Mar 12, 2006]
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