- 'Travel projected to register ?impressive? growth in online display and search advertising (eyefortravel.com)
The spending will be driven by the media and entertainment, financial services and automotive industries, as per the forecast. The industries slated for the most impressive growth over that time period are automotive (average 24%) and travel (average 13%).
- 'Rebuilding effort going slowly in Cancun, Mexico, after Wilma (The Clarion-Ledger)
CANCUN, Mexico ? The government promised Cancun would be three-quarters recovered from Hurricane Wilma by Thursday. But these days, bulldozers are easier to find than tourists in this beach resort.
- 'Rotarians travel to Mexico (Odessa American)
While Odessa is beginning to look like Christmas ? with Starbright Village, downtown decorations and Friday?s snow flurries, other parts of the world don?t look anything like Christmas.
- 'IF YOU GO (San Jose Mercury News)
Staying there: Beachfront hotels in Cancún generally start at about $160 per night, with some properties going for $500 or more. For high-season sales, check with your travel agent or search the Web. For example, an Orbitz online special at the all-inclusive Rui Caribe (Boulevard Kukulcan, Kilometer 5.5, 888-666-8816) listed a price of $200 a night for various dates, down from the usual $333.
- 'Travel + Leisure's Best Winter Vacation Spots (ABC News)
Magazine Editor Highlights Mexico, Utah, the Caribbean and Australia
- 'Been there, done that? Give `em a getaway (Sun-Sentinel)
Cruising the Rhine, visiting China's terra-cotta warriors and hanging out with great white sharks are a few of the travel gift ideas on this year's Christmas wish list. We've also made sure you've got the right stuff to take along.
- 'Vaccine experiment offers hope against travel diarrhea (Arizona Daily Star)
WASHINGTON ? An experimental vaccine provided some protection against that scourge of tourism, traveler's diarrhea, when put to a rigorous test among U.S. students in Mexico and Guatemala, scientists reported Friday.
- 'Virgin Galactic Spaceport Soars For New Mexico (TechWeb)
Richard Branson is stepping closer to the stars and taking New Mexico with him by creating a hub for commercial space travel and technology.
- 'A Hole in the World Aid Web Lessons learned in modern disasters point to gaps in the charity net (San Francisco Chronicle)
At 6 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, Hurricane Katrina moves across southern Florida into the Gulf of Mexico. By 5:02 p.m., Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco declares a state of emergency and activates the state's emergency response and recovery system.
- 'By Alan Hooper: (SecondsOut.com)
EDITOR'S NOTE: These travel notes were provided by Don King Productions PR maestro Alan Hooper. The opinions presented herein are his and not necessarily those of SecondsOut.
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