RV News
February 2012 (Salt Lake City, UT) – The Natural History Museum of Utah, located at the University of Utah, opened to the public this past November in a stunning new building situated in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, overlooking Salt Lake City and inspired by the diverse landscape of Utah. The $103 million Rio [...]
KEY WEST, Florida Keys – Native-born Key West residents proudly call themselves conchs, a nickname inspired by the sturdy sea mollusk that inhabits area waters. A celebration of their conch heritage is set for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3. The family-friendly ConchFest is to be presented at Bayview Park, located on Truman [...]
Kurentovanje, the central Slovenian carnival will take place this year under the motto ‘Ethnic Heritage Connects Continents’. Its main theme will be ethnological heritage and international cooperation based on that heritage. For the first time the event will be divided into three parallel ongoing festivals – EtnoFest, KarnivalFest and ArtFest where subject areas are grouped [...]
AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, announced Wednesday that it must cut labor costs by 20%, as the third-biggest national carrier restructures itself under bankruptcy protection. Among the cost-cutting measures, the company proposes to dump traditional pension plans and stop paying for retiree health benefits. American Airlines also said that it plans to eliminate 13,000 [...]
New Orleans, Louisiana – What began as a small, intimate, one-day gathering of wineries and chefs 20 years ago has grown into a grand celebration of wine and food attracting more than 10,000 people each year over a 5-day weekend, and giving back to the community through support of various organizations. The 20th Anniversary of [...]
LONDON, England – It’s a leap year, when, according to tradition, women can get down on bended knee and ask their dithering partner to take their hand in marriage. With February 29, 2012 fast approaching, World Travel Awards (WTA) has selected the ten most romantic spots on Earth for the fairer sex to pop the question: [...]
WINNIPEG, February, 2012— Hot off the heels of presentations at the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse, the Globe Theatre in Regina and the Wildside Festival in Montreal, Mi Casa Theatre isreturning to Winnipeg March 14-17 with their 2010 sellout Fringe hit Countries Shaped Like Stars. Meet Gwendolyn Magnificent and Bartholomew Spectacular – a duo whose [...]
The Strategic Plan for the Petra Region in Jordan, one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World,” will receive the 2012 American Planning Association’s Pierre L’Enfant International Planning Award. The strategic plan balances the need for the preservation of important archaeological resources with the need for increased tourism and economic growth. The Pierre L’Enfant [...]
Happy Birthday, St. Gallus! A hundred years after Gallus had built his monk’s cell, a monastery was set up in the same place. It eventually became one of the most important mediaeval schools of learning in the Western world, and the city of St. Gallen eventually grew around it. 2012 now marks the 1,400th anniversary of [...]
At the recent ITB conference in Berlin, Germany, Johnson Johnrose of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Rajiv Shandilya of the Trinidad Tourism Development Corporation about their carnival. JOHNSON JOHNROSE: Typically, you say Trinidad, and the first word that comes to mind is “carnival.” How are you in this market, [...]
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