Hawaii is perfect for ‘Longevity Tourism’

During the Cayetano administration, “medical tourism” was touted as the wave of the future. Hawaii was to be branded as a medical travel destination: the “health center of the Pacific.”Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin

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Transport boost for South East Asian tourism

Rail travel into Cambodia from other Asian countries could be a possibility again by 2013 thanks to a new loan from the Asian Development Bank. Cambodia is a popular destination for backpackers, as it sits between tourism hotspots Vietnam and Thailand.Source: The Independent

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Excess is back: luxury travel booming again

The super-rich travel sector remains unscathed by the economic downturn the International Luxury Travel Market exhibition in Cannes has been told.Source: The Age

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Nicholas D. Kristof: A five-star trip to no-star locations

Are you a university student with a yearning to see the best and worst of the world? Are you (reasonably) unruffled if you’re dive-bombed by insects the size of small planes while bouncing over ruts toward an interview with a warlord?Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Myanmar, Vietnam seek direct air link to boost economic, trade co-op

YANGON, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Myanmar and Vietnam have been seeking direct air link as part of their efforts to boost the two countries’ economic and trade cooperation and the current visit to Nay Pyi Taw of Vice-President of Vietnam Airlines Duong…Source: Xinhua

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Book review: To Hellholes and Back by Chuck Thompson

On a theoretical list of Thompson’s top fans, I’m just below his agent, editor and mom, jockeying for position with his wife and oldest friend. I read Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer three times.Source: Killing Batteries

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Luxury travel business bounces back

AFP – The luxury travel market is bouncing back after a couple of difficult seasons, but today’s well-heeled travellers are spurning the excess of the boom years in favour of authentic experiences.Source: France 24

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Tahoe’s Ritz-Carlton looks like provider of glamour, jobs, county revenue

The Ritz-Carlton Highlands near Truckee, which opened Wednesday, will employ 350 people and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in additional property, visitor and sales taxes for Placer County.Source: Sacramento Bee

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When the hills sing…

Nagaland showcased the best of its culture at the recent Hornbill Festival, writes SHAILAJA TRIPATHI December spells out revelry for Nagas. It is not just Christmas alone.Source: The Hindu

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Op-Ed Columnist: Win a Trip

Are you a university student with a yearning to see the best and worst of the world? Are you (reasonably) unruffled if you’re dive-bombed by insects the size of small planes while bouncing over ruts toward an interview with a warlord?Source: The New York Times

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