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Chitwan Jungle Safari Tour

9009535890?profile=originalChitwan Jungle Safari Tour is the most popular tour in Nepal; best way to explore the forest life of Nepal in one day. This tour is ideal for those who are visiting Nepal for a short vacation. Chitwan National Park is an iconic destination for both domestic and international tourists interested in exploring Nepal’s wildlife. 

Chitwan National Park was the first national park in Nepal to be recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This package allows you to explore varied vegetation, endangered

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Top 3 reasons to visit Darjeeling

Darjeeling is undoubtedly one of the most popular hill stations in India. Nestled in the state of West Bengal, it is renowned for its salubrious weather and rolling hills. Take a look at what are the other things that lure people to board a cheap flight and head over for a vacation.

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Mount Kanchenjunga

The third highest peak in the world, Mount Kanchenjunga needs no introduction to anyone. While summiting the behemoth might seem like a dream, you can still behold the sky-piercing mountain and marve

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Elements of a Strong Corporate Travel Program

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In order to make the most of your corporate travel budget, it is critical to plan for leveraging your program for all it is worth. Telling travelers to select the lowest logical airfare is just not enough. Here are the elements that should be considered when planning or evaluating your travel program.

Travel Policy

A well written and disseminated travel policy is the foundation of any good travel program, and I am consistently amazed that so many corporations have such an outdated and poorly conce

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9008971896?profile=originalTravelers can be environmentally conscious when going on vacation, and it doesn’t take much effort or time. Little things add up, and if everyone followed these sustainable travel tips, communities and the planet would benefit in amazing ways.

 

9008963894?profile=original10 Easy & Simple Sustainable Travel Tips

  1.  Re-use your hotel towels and sheets; don’t ask for new ones every day (you don’t at home!).
  2. Turn off the lights and air conditioner when leaving your hotel room.
  3. Don’t leave the sink tap or shower running water unnece
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Saturday, April 28, 2018

The 21st Annual Sailors Ball / New York City

 

The New York Harbor Sailing Foundation invites you to attend the 21st Annual Sailors Ball to raise money for “Operation Optimist,” the largest junior sailing program in our harbor. 9 pm-1 am at the Down Town Association. 60 Pine St in Lower Manhattan. Black Tie. Open bar & light hors d’oeuvres. Dancing all night long in many theme rooms, including the secret Silent Disco room.

 

Regular Ball Tickets: $120 on or before April 24 &

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Wanglang Nature Reserve

Wanglang nature reserve is situated in Pingwu county, the north of Mianyang city. The reserve covers an area of 32 hectares, it is 5.4% of the whole Pingwu. Before its establishment, there is a pastureland with abundant nature resources. That time was expressed by local people “the natural resources is so enough that you can beat river deer with sticks and catch fish with wooden dippers.” In 1963, it was established by the Sichuan Forestry Bureau, is located in the Minshan Mountains in some of C

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What’s better than being in the rainforest?

Being in the rainforest with expert scientists who can tell you fascinating stories about the animals and plants that live there.

9009040859?profile=originalPlaya Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica has invited celebrated U.S. scientists Howard Topoff, Ph.D. and Carol Simon, Ph.D. – both professors’ emeriti of The City University of New York and former Research Associates at the American Museum of Natural History – to be special guest lecturers at the award-winning Costa Rica e

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9008971896?profile=originalCosta Rica is a small country with a big success story in reforestation.

 

The Central American nation was nearly devastated by deforestation by the early 1980s. Now more than 30 years later, over 52 percent of Costa Rica’s land is covered with forest between national parks, private reserves and wildlife refuges.

Costa Rica’s progressive reforestation and environmental protection earned the country the accolade of being named the third best Green Country in the World in the 2014 Global Green Econom

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9008930677?profile=originalOut on the calm, clear, jade green-blue water of the Golfo Dulce (“Sweet Gulf”) in southern Costa Rica, it is easy to think this must be one of the most pristine, beautiful places on Earth. And it is. This inner sea is a critical habitat for endangered migrating southern Pacific humpback whales, dolphins and sharks, among other marine life.

 

Then our boat passes a small patch of floating plastic bottles, chips bags and other random flotsam. Trash. Human trash. And we are reminded that if anything

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Costa Rica's cleanest beaches

The trash problem of the world’s oceans has reached epic proportions. However, in the small Central American nation of Costa Rica, 108 beach communities have taken a stand against litter and pollution and are working to make a difference in the world predicament.

 

9008952101?profile=originalThe record number of Costa Rica beaches received Ecological Blue Flag Awards for 2014 for having good ecological practices, clean beaches, community cooperation and coastal protection. The annual awards were given out in a ceremony held

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Pssst! Don't Change Your Sheets, And Earn Some Money

Usually my hotel room doesn't need regular cleaning, and my sheets don't need changing daily. And when I tell the housekeeping staff to skip my room, they reward me with a hand to the small of their backs, and a thanks for making their day a little easier.

Besides, they often come to clean just when I most want them not to!

So I wasn't too surprised to learn that when Best Western conducted a pilot program designed to help train
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