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 | Tourism outlook positive this year
Daily Press, photo: WN / Periasamy
| GLOUCESTER — New festivals and events coupled with old standbys and an improved economy has fed a good vibe about the outlook for this year's tourism prospects. | Hilton Snowdon, Gloucester County Tourism coordinator, said the community is adding more events and has more activities to lure tourists who in the past may have restricted their ...
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 | Tourism boost leads to healthy local economy
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| Tourism has been a driving force for economic growth and job creation in the National Capital Region in the last year, according to two studies looking into the health of the local economy.The Ottawa Convention Centre opened just last week, but already employees are not happy. (Ottawa Convention Centre) | The Ottawa-Gatineau Hotel Association sai...
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 | Go where the wildflowers grow
Houston Chronicle, photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar
| Plan a family getaway with a floral focus. Here are five places where you can pay homage to Mother Nature's colorful contributions. | 1Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford, Wash. As the snow melts, check Facebook posts and monitor tweets (VisitRainier) to determine the best time to catch purple lupine and red paintbrush blooming inside this beaut...
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» Singing isn't just for the birds
Star Tribune Studies of how birds sing are revealing neurological twists that one day might be harnessed to heal human brains damaged by stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other disorders. hide | University of Washington researchers say spring's chorus of bird song ... |
» Special session to address immigration, but not JeffCo
Business Journal Evan Belanger Reporter- Birmingham Business Journal Email | Twitter | Gov. Robert Bentley has signed a proclamation ordering state legislators back to work, but their agenda doesn't include a revenue fix for Jefferson County , | The proclamation give... |
» Facebook prices stock at $38
Business Journal Patrick Hoge Reporter- San Francisco Business Times Email | Twitter | Facebook priced its shares Friday at $38, giving the company a valuation of more than $100 billion, and the stock will start trading Friday morning on the NASDAQ under the symbol F... |
» SYRIZA, ND begin all out battle
Kathimerini | The tone for the June 17 elections was set Thursday when the leaders of New Democracy and the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) spoke in particularly harsh terms about each other’s parties, suggesting that the next few weeks will see the conse... |
» Houston: 5 free things for visitors to do
Springfield News-Sun | HOUSTON — Summer is nearly year-round in Southeast Texas so it should be no surprise that the free stuff to see and do in the sprawling metropolitan area of the nation's fourth-biggest city focuses on the outdoors. | But that doesn't mean you... |
» Expand and funding will come, Newman tells Virgin
Sydney Morning Herald | Premier Campbell Newman has flagged incentives if Virgin Australia continues to expand its routes into regional Australia. | Speaking at a cocktail event hosted by the airline at the Gallery of Modern Art on Wednesday, Mr Newman said the Queensland... |
» Houston: 5 free things for visitors to do
Dayton Daily News | HOUSTON — Summer is nearly year-round in Southeast Texas so it should be no surprise that the free stuff to see and do in the sprawling metropolitan area of the nation's fourth-biggest city focuses on the outdoors. | But that doesn't mean you... |
» Houston: 5 free things for visitors to do
Palm Beach Post | HOUSTON — Summer is nearly year-round in Southeast Texas so it should be no surprise that the free stuff to see and do in the sprawling metropolitan area of the nation's fourth-biggest city focuses on the outdoors. | But that doesn't mean you... |
» Houston: 5 free things for visitors to do
Atlanta Journal | HOUSTON — Summer is nearly year-round in Southeast Texas so it should be no surprise that the free stuff to see and do in the sprawling metropolitan area of the nation's fourth-biggest city focuses on the outdoors. This undated photo released... |
» Hoteliers put the blame on politicians
Kathimerini | The shortfall in hotel bookings from abroad after the May 6 election has risen to between 30 and 50 percent, depending on origin and location, the Panhellenic Hoteliers’ Association said Thursday. | The drop is reported highest in the Peloponnese, ... |
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