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29
Aug

New York airports, subway reopen, limited East Coast service

Reuters: WASHINGTON – New York-area airports reopened on Monday as U.S. airlines gradually restored more flights to their operations throughout the Northeast that were halted by Hurricane Irene. New York subways also resumed service, gradually at first, after weekend closure, as did passenger rail Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Philadelphia. Amtrak service […]

24
Aug

Tornado watch issued for south-western Ontario

The Star 12:55 pm: Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for parts of southern Ontario, including the town of Goderich, which is still recovering from one of the worst tornadoes to hit the province in years. The watch is in effect for areas west of Toronto, from Windsor and London up to Barrie and […]

24
Aug

Travel Alerts from Ottawa: (Hurricane Irene) Dom Rep, Haiti, Turks and Caicos

TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Dominican Republic and Haiti – Exercise high degree of caution Hurricane Irene recently swept the north coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Travellers should be aware that transportation routes, power and telecommunications systems […]

24
Aug

Message from Bahamas Tourism: postpone travel for next five days

Bahamas recommends postponing travel BASED on the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Irene, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is strongly recommending that those with plans to travel to The Bahamas within the next five days contact their hotel, airline or cruise line to postpone travel. All visitors and potential visitors are advised […]

23
Aug

Virtuoso Travel Mart – Las Vegas – Aug 13-18 2011

I have just returned from an amazing, inspiring and informative travel conference! This annual event brings together the best of the best in travel; close to 1700 speakers, hotels, cruiselines, tour operators, destination and tourism representatives along with almost 1700 travel agents. We spent long days meeting with, and learning about, the people who represent […]