Story 1: Ground Zero swamped with visitors and sailors in town for Fleet Week for the Memorial Day weekend.
The WTC visitor center across the street from the Ground Zero site waived its $10 admission fee for military personnel.
Story 2: According to the AAA, 32.1 million Americans are traveling over the Memorial Day weekend, 5.4% more than last year.
Destinations within easy […]
Posted on May 30th, 2010 by PLing
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Dr. Beach aka Dr. Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman has come out with his 20th annual top 10 beaches list, and this year’s list is topped by Coopers Beach in Long Island (Southampton), New York.
Here’s the full top 2010 list of the top 10 best beaches in America, as per Dr. Beach.
1. Coopers Beach in Southampton, […]
Posted on May 28th, 2010 by PLing
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There’s no sign of oil from the spill in Miami, but the oil spill specials have started hitting hotels in Miami Beach.
The New Yorker Hotel in Miami is offering a 50% discount off the final bill for anyone who cancelled a reservation at a hotel anywhere on the shores of the Gulf.
The hotel owners can also benefit, since the New Yorker […]
Posted on May 25th, 2010 by PLing
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Story 1: Since 2005, Matt Gross has been the New York Times’ Frugal Traveler. He now says he’s done seeing the world on a budget. The NYT will no doubt find another Frugal Traveler, but Matt Gross will always be the Frugal Traveler.
Story 2: Like there aren’t enough attractions for visitors to the White House in Washington […]
Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by PLing
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Exactly 1 month after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up, heavy oil slithered into the Louisiana marshes and also entered the loop current, which means the focus now shifts from containment to cleanup.
Even as the Atlantic Coast gears up to face the panic when the oil turns past Florida’s tip and tar balls hit the shores, […]
Posted on May 20th, 2010 by PLing
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For a change, instead of stories that usually disappear in the 24 hour news cycle, we have the same bunch from last week, still hogging all the headlines.
Story 1 - BP’s still battling the oil leak, but Florida is alive and well, and open for business. You can see for yourself on Florida Live, with photos, beach webcams […]
Posted on May 16th, 2010 by PLing
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How far can $10 take you in New York? Here’s a few suggestions to help you stretch your precious budget.
Tours4Fun:- All day New York tour for $10. Includes the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge, Rockefeller Center, NBC Studios, Fifth Avenue shopping, Times Square, Broadway Theatre District, The United Nations, and Ground Zero.
MTA:- The 1-Day fun pass for $8.25 […]
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by PLing
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Sign of the troubled times…
Oil Spill - Tar balls from Gulf Coast oil spill reach Dauphin Island, Alabama - Al.com
Racism - Insiders failed to see tourism backlash over Arizona immigration bill - AZCentral
Volcano - Ash cloud hits transatlantic flights again - BBC
Here’s the rest of the week’s travel news:-
Staten Island Ferry crash injures 60 - NYmag
Where’s Bloomberg? NY Daily […]
Posted on May 9th, 2010 by PLing
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The Deep Horizon oil spill has widened its horizons beyond Louisiana to Florida. Or Florida’s loop current, to be precise.
The oil spill is expected to hit the loop current today, and once that happens, no one really knows what will happen or where the oil will end up.
You can see the NOAA forecast for May 6 […]
Posted on May 5th, 2010 by PLing
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Story 1: Forbes has come out with a list of America’s most visited cities for 2009. Orlando beats NYC as the most visited destination in the US. Chicago takes third place.
1. Orlando - 48 million visitors
2. New York City - 47 million
3. Chicago - 45,580,000
4. Orange County - 42,700,000
5. Miami - 38,100,000
6. Las Vegas - 36,351,469
7. […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2010 by PLing
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