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With over 25 years in the travel business, Singles Travel International provides worry free travel for single travelers.

Join them on their Taste of Italy Cuisine Tour featuring pasta, wine, cheese, olive oils, and so much more along with the unique history and endless photography opportunities only Italy can provide.

Tour highlights include visiting St. Peter’s Square, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Michelangelo’s David, with cooking lessons, wine tasting, and a Venice canal ride.

Departing August 15, 2009, the Taste of Italy Cuisine Tour includes 7 nights accommodation, 11 meals including a welcome dinner, pizza party & farewell dinner, starting at only $1999 USD per person.

For more information, visit: SinglesTravelInternational

San Francisco has so much to offer vacationers and the Official Visitors Site for San Francisco sums it up well - “Cool fog.  Hot restaurants.  Neighborhoods to explore.  Cultures to experience.  Always more to discover….Only in San Francisco.”

To help plan your vacation, the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) offers a number of travel planning tools including:

• Visitor Information Kit – general information for travelers
• Access Visitor Information Kit – for travelers with disabilities
• LGBT Visitor Kit – for gay & lesbian travelers
• Official Visitor’s Map

To learn more about planning your vacation to San Francisco online, visit the Virtual Visitor’s Guide.

 

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TripAdvisor has just released their new series of free Budget Travel Guides.  Here we’ll take a look at their list of how to Stay for Less and Dine for Less in Branson, Missouri, ‘America’s Family Destination’.

Stay for Less

Alpenrose Inn, 2875 Green Mountain Drive – from $55 USD

Savannah House Hotel, 165 Expressway Lane – from $60

Branson’s Best, 3150 Green Mountain Drive – from $60

Best Western Music Capital Inn, 3257 Shepherd Expwy – from $89

Horizon by Marriott Vacation Club, 2929 Green Mountain Drive – from $139

Dine for Less

Billy Bob Dairy Land, 1901 W. Hwy 76 – from $6 USD

Mel’s Hard Luck Diner, 2800 W. Hwy 76 – from $8

McFarlain’s Family Restaurant, 3562 Shepherd Expwy – from $7

Rib Crib, 1855 W. Hwy 76 – from $7

Grand Country Buffet, 1945 W. Hwy 76 – from $8.50

Visit the Official Branson site for more information or to order your FREE Branson Vacation Guide . 

Maybe it’s time for Rhode Island. 

There are very few places on earth where you can find fun, culture, restaurants, shopping, plus endless coastline and sightseeing galore but world-class Rhode Island has it all.

From following nature & heritage trails to following a culinary trail, Rhode Island is just waiting to be discovered.  Here you’ll find geotourism opportunities including hiking, walking, plus cooking classes or even a green thumb getaway.

Or how about a romantic gondola ride or afternoon tea for two?  Or maybe sailing, or polo, or seal watching, or exploring lighthouses, shipwrecks or wineries?  So many choices!

Want to learn more?  Order your FREE Rhode Island Travel Guide today or use the Travel Rhode Island Planner (TRIP).

Royal Caribbean is asking you to join the ‘Nation of Why Not’, by offering activities that other cruise ships do not such as onboard surfing and rock-climbing walls.

Instead of asking ‘can I?’ citizens of the Nation of Why Not already know that with 21 ships covering 361,000,000 kilometers of ocean terrain, Royal Caribbean is almost its own independent country where anything goes.

With its highly interactive Nation of Why Not website , potential citizens of the Royal Caribbean nation are invited to learn how to say ‘why not’ in 24 languages, learn about their wildlife, holidays or to explore cool activities like ice skating.

And if you’d like to book a cruise on Royal Caribbean, you can do that, too.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is holding its Freestyle Resolution Sales Event where travelers can get up to a $500 onboard credit per stateroom.

The onboard credit can be used on ‘whatever’ during your NCL cruise including shore excursions, spa treatments, the casino and more.  The deal is available on all destinations that NCL sails to including Alaska, Europe, Bermuda, the Caribbean and Hawaii.

NCL has a fleet of 11 ships with a total of 26,000 berths.  The Freestyle Resolution Sales Event ends on February 1, 2009, and is valid for sailings through January 1, 2011. 

Find your cruise, get your credit here.

Celebrity Cruises is offering its passengers a more luxurious way to travel with the addition of their new Celebrity Star Treatment program.

Voted the Best Large Ships by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler for the sixth consecutive year, Celebrity Cruises is offering a new culinary menu with over 200 choices plus upgraded dining areas. Other passenger enhancements include offering a brunch instead of the standard midnight buffet, more options for late-night dining and upgrading the complimentary coffee along with full-sized coffee mugs.

Celebrity Cruises has long been known as one of the best upscale cruise lines in the world.  The constant attention to detail and personalized service ensures that every guest will receive Star Treatment.

The Queen Mary has just announced they will offer free admission to California residents, with proof of residency, for the month of January 2009.

Celebrating its 40^th anniversary, guests are invited to further explore the ship in search of ghosts and legends, enjoy a classic burlesque show at the Vamp the Lounge or a cabaret style show at Tibbies.  Or you can relax and stay at the Art Deco Hotel onboard the ocean liner comprised of 307 original staterooms on 3 decks.

With a passenger capacity of almost 2,000, the Queen Mary sailed the transatlantic from 1936 - 1939.  She was converted into a war ship and served from 1940 – 1946, resumed passenger service in 1947 and permanently docked in Long Beach, California, in 1967.

For more information, check out the Queen Mary.

Did you know that Lonely Planet now has its own YouTube channel since this past April?  It’s true and well worth a look. 

ith over 500 staff and 300 writers world-wide, Lonely Planet has developed from a book about a couple’s travel adventure to Europe & Asia to a name in travel that can be trusted to provide accurate and up-to-date travel reviews for anyone who travels.

Now they’ve branched out into YouTube with the launch of the Lonely Planet YouTube Channel.  The site features the best travel videos as submitted to the Lonely Planet website along with information on upcoming Lonely Planet television specials.

The Head of Lonely Planet Television, Ms. Laurence Billiet, stated that the new YouTube channel “is an exciting way for us to showcase these inspiring videos to the YouTube community.”

To check out the new Lonely Planet YouTube channel, click here.

If you’re planning a trip to Vancouver, BC, look no further than the Pacific Palisades Hotel to nurture your Zen spirit.

The Mind, Body & Soul package includes a mat, block and yoga strap to use during the stay plus an instructional CD that you can take home and can continue to use.

The package includes a one night stay in a suite at the Pacific Palisades along with breakfast for two at the ZIN Restaurant & Lounge, two 30-minute infrared sauna therapy sessions plus a massage.  There is also a 24-hour yoga channel for those exercise urges in the middle of the night.

If you’re travelling by yourself, you can trade in a massage towards any other spa treatment offered which can be in the privacy of your own suite.

For more information and reservations, please contact the Pacific Palisades Hotel directly at 1-800-663-1815 or 604-688-0461.