Sunday Travel Times - Blackcomb Whistling Past Foreclosure, Free Junkets…
Winter Olympics Games host resort Whistler Blackcomb could be up for auction on Feb 19. The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC, Canada is scheduled to be held between Feb 12-28, 2010, right in the middle of the foreclosure.
The St. Regis Monarch Beach aka the infamous AIG Resort in Dana Point, CA is trying to redeem itself - by offering free meeting space to non-profits for fundraiser galas and other charity events.
Here’s the rest of the week’s travel news:-
NZ tour operator hired Israelis to pose as fake Maoris for tourists - Daily Mail
Air New Zealand adds beds in economy - Gadling
Victoria Beckham offered £25m to design ‘fashion hotel’ for Dubai - Mirror
Dubai quits plan to send liner QE2 to S. Africa for World Cup - Reuters
Goa bans bikinis on beach. Or not… bikinis only banned in ads - Times of India
Does Slum Tourism Make Us Better People? Science Daily
eBay launches hotel auctions - Telegraph
Kayak launches exclusive limited-time hotel sales - Kayak.com
Apple’s iPad will revolutionize travel - Jaunted
The iPad for travel: Reasons to be disappointed - CheapFlights.co.uk
Photo by Derek Purdy
Posted on January 31st, 2010 by PLing
Filed under: Travel News
I’m so excited for this olympics, can’t wait to be there! My tip, don’t assume you will be able to tap into your voice mail from foreign pushbutton phones. Telephones have ‘accents’ and what works in the U.S. may not work from England. Have a back-up plan in place or take a portable tone-imitator.