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By Roy Heale

One of the most beautiful journeys by car in Argentina is the Seven Lakes' road. Starting in San Carlos de Bariloche the road connects to Villa La Angostura and San Martin de Los Andes for a full day excursion. Along the route are the seven lakes: Machónico, Falkner---where there is a 20meter waterfall---Villarino, Escondido, Correntoso, Espejo and Nahuel Huapi. Plus at the end of the journey the eighth lake is Lacar where San Martin de los Andes is situated on the shore. The road al

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Dogs Die On Airline Flights

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Dogs Die On Airline Flights

A couple of things surprised me in the just-released AP/USA Travel Department of Transportation (DOT) report that 122 dogs died on airplanes since May 2005.

I was surprised that DOT only required reporting the death of dogs in transport since 2005. What took them so long? Did dog deaths not matter much?

And candidly I was surprised by some of the callous comments made on an MSNBC web page by readers.
One asked if there were "Any volunteers to ship your sma
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Forget The Mint: Fairmont Offers An iPad in Every Room

Fairmont's flag ship property, The Plaza (NY) still offers its signature turn-down service, skips the mint, but offers the "sweetest" touch of all: an iPad in every guest room.

Starting September 2010, The Plaza will offer iPads in all guest rooms and suites, and they'll be loaded with Fairmont's proprietary program, the '"virtual concierge application," driven by software from Orlando-based Intelity called ICE, f
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Who Took The "Sexy" Out Of Hotel Stays?

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In search of romantic couples or at least couples seeking a sexy stay, hotels promoted “intimacy kits” in their mini bars just a few years ago
Happily, the Thompson Hotel in New York still stocks its mini bars with condoms, cinnamon mints, scented cloths, personal lubricants and feather ticklers for libidinous couples.
But a spokesperson cooly downplayed their availability by telling me they don’t promote the kits any more, not the way they used to. “They’re just there for the clie
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Mexican cuisine may be one of America's favorite "ethnics," and Miami may be the single most Latino city in the United States (not to mention an increasingly foodie town in many ways) -- but until recently, Miami has sucked soggy jalapeños when it came to high-quality, authentic fare from the land of tacos and tequila.

Instead, we had to make do with the same chains the rest of the country does: Baja Fresh, Chipotle Grill, Qdoba, On the Border, yada yada, along with an also so-so local mini-chai
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Where The Oil Is And Is Not, And How Can You Tell?

It's as much a matter of perception as it is of oil.

Michelle Horne, VP of Nature and Tourism Communications in Corpus Christi tells me me that they have "65 miles of beaches waiting for travelers," and Corpus Christi and Padres Islands have "NOT" been affected by the oil spill. "Texas tourism," her release says, "reassures travelers not to cancel plans to visit the Lone Star State."

Meanwhile Mississippi reports the spill could co
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There’s nothing better than good wine. Then again, there’s really nothing more inspiring than great art. But if you think about it, what could be better than an amazing hotel near the beach and amazing places to eat? Luckily, in my search for the most unique wine venues in America, I got to experience it all in Laguna Beach, California.

I decided to visit Laguna Beach when I heard the theme for this year’s Pageant of the Masters was “Eat, Drink & Be Merry!” Hey, I thought this was strictly an ar

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Hotel Lungomare, sits in the heart of Rimini, Marina Centro. The fantastic location means you can be on the beach within a few steps, or amid the shops, bars and restaurants as you exit the hotel.


The hotel itself is designed to be relaxing and reenergizing for holiday makers and business traveler’s alike. The sky blues and white design of the hotel emanate calm and coolness.


'Sunrise on the Lungomare balcony' by Emma Henderson


Hotel Lungomare boasts spacious, air conditioned rooms which come with

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The good guys are volunteering and working overtime to undo the damage of the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster US history. Beware of frauds. The bad guys are out there scamming instead of skimming.

Job scams — One fraud is asking you to pay up front for a job helping clean up the mess. Jobs available directly with BP are posted on the BP website. Or register for a job on the official websites of the states of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas or Mississippi. If you have been recrui

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Natural Ways to Clean up the Gulf

Mother Nature Has Her Own Solution to Clean up the Oil Spill in the Gulf

By Linda Ballou

I have a strong connection with nature and I write to bring awareness to ecological problems about the globe. The current BP (British Petroleum) oil spill in the Gulf is the worst environmental travesty perpetrated by mankind in our lifetime. It horrifies me that BP knew they were taking risks that could allow this to happen and yet they did nothing to prevent it. Greed in the name of the almighty dollar cause

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Going, Going, Gone! Bidding Luxury Vacations for a Buck


You won't hear the auctioneer's gavel drop, but if your winning bid is accepted, you could find yourself in luxury holiday digs in the US, Europe, Morocco, or wherever luxury properties are found and coveted.

Winning bid? One dollar.

And you won't even know where the place is until the auction is over, although there'll be plenty of visual and text clues to tease you along in the right direction.

It's a brilliant social networking marketing s
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By Roy Heale


In South America July usually signifies the cold of winter, but in Buenos Aires from July 21st to 23rd the temperature will heat up when hundreds of LGBT tourism industry professionals gather together for the third annual GNETWORK 360 conference. This important award-winning FREE event is the major global gathering each year for LGBT travel and tourism networking, educational forums, panel discussions, exchange of ideas, and renewing old acquaintances or making new ones.


Recently the

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Luxury Hotels to Lust After

The editorial team at Travel Intelligence loves a truly decadent luxury hotel. With that in mind, we've picked out some of our favourite global boltholes, with the sole purpose of inspiring hotel lust in all you lucky readers...

One& Only Reethi Rah, Maldives


Overlooking a sweep of pristine white sand beach, One&Only Reethi Rah, this is the One&Only group's flagship resort. It is ultra-glamorous, ravishingly romantic and unsurprisingly a big hit with honeymooners.

Perivolas, Santorini



Perivolas is a
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Google-ITA Deal Threatens Kayak, Orbitz, and Other Airfare Search Engines

You can turn the faucet on, but whoever controls the water determines the flow. Or even if they'll be any water.

So, the 700 million dollar acquisition deal that that Google and Cambridge, MA-based ITA Software Inc., just inked, is very worrisome to Kayak, Orbitz, Trip Advisor, Expedia and any on line travel site that uses the powerful and ubiquitous ITA software to process and publish flight data.
And with good reason.

In
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After dispatching the USA in their last game of the World Cup, Ghana are due to make history as only the fourth African team to reach the quarter final when they face Uruguay tonight. Ghana has already done better than four years ago when they were knocked out in the last 16. It seems that all of Africa celebrated Ghana's qualification for the quarter finals of the World Cup. And many are hoping the Black Stars will beat Uruguay to become the first African team to qualify for a World Cup semi-fi
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Arizona's Immigration Law Hits Tourism Hard

The last thing in the world Nevada and Las Vegas need now is an Arizona-type immigration bill.

If the "sin" doesn't undo sin city, the proposed Arizona-like immigration bill might.

Speaking to Travel Weekly the travel trade publication, Rossi Ralenkotter, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority lamented that Arizona lost about $90 million dollars in tourism revenue because meetings, conventions and related businesses stoppe
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Hotel Sleep Police Keep The Peace

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Hotel Sleep Police Keep The Peace

Maybe I won't have to travel with my white noise maker or ear plugs anymore.

Loud hotel guests, especially when they occupy the room next to mine, or, worse, on either side or even a floor above me, are my biggest travel gripe and stress causer.

I always ask the check-in desk to be sure my room is not next to a wedding party or other merry-makers (or an elevator, above the kitchen or near a landing). By then the check-in staff are asking me if I'm s
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Mancation - A Man's Vacation in Maine

Landing in Portland, Maine, I quickly stopped wondering if this would be another shopping and stuff-your-face vacation. I was happy to note boats, sloughs, masts, traps, seafood signs, varnished wooden spars, and sea smells…back in my personal natural element on the Maine coast.

Fortunately, there are many things to interest my wife at the same time; great food, interesting local shops, and historic B&B offering outstanding gardens. We would soon board an historic 1871 schooner for a 3-day sail

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eBags Pushes Travel To Embrace Social Media

Charlene Li, co-author of the groundbreaking books, Groundswell, and Marketing in the Groundswell, (now CEO of Altimeter ) tells the story of Jim, a hard-traveling, hard-nosed computer security engineer whose key zipper on his laptop bag broke at a crucial meeting.

eBags replaced the bag, but they also listened to the review of the product Jim posted on their web site. They contacted him, and went on to improve the bag by getting the Hon
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Wine Trippin’ In Rockland, Maine

I am always on the lookout for unique up-and-coming wine regions that present an interesting story and a 2-7 day destination of food, wine, and fun. For heaven sakes, there must be a wine-life beyond Napa and Sonoma, and the Champagne region of France. Been there done that. So begins my search for fun, funky, deserving-of-press wine regions through the Wine Trippin’ series. First stop – the mid-coast wineries near Rockland, Maine.

Rockland can be a challenge to get to, but that makes it even more

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