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Archive for May, 2010

Rotating Restaurants That Are Still…Around

If you were around in the ’70s, you remember when rotating restaurants were all the rage. But like all fads, the revolving dining room concept has started to disappear over the years. However, there are a few revolving restaurants still around…

Air India Express Crash in Mangalore, India

Air India Express Crash in Mangalore, India

Searchers continue to comb the remains of the Air India Express plane that crashed on the runway at Mangalore International Airport on Saturday. On Saturday morning, the Air India Express Boeing 737 passenger jet, which took off from Dubai, hit a barrier wall, and plunged into a nearby valley while attempting to make a scheduled [...]

Turtle Rescue, Key West Fish & Avoiding Europe – Hour 1 – PGW Radio

Turtle Rescue, Key West Fish & Avoiding Europe – Hour 1 – PGW Radio

On Saturday, May 22, 2010, Peter was coming to you from the Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort in Key West, Florida. Featured guests include: Joe Brancatelli, columnist for Portfolio.com, discussing why he’s not traveling to Europe this year and suggesting alternatives; Ritchie Moretti, director of the Turtle Hospital, describing how he came about [...]

Summer Travel Forecast, Lost Girls & Key West History – Hour 2 – PGW Radio

Summer Travel Forecast, Lost Girls & Key West History – Hour 2 – PGW Radio

On Saturday, May 22, 2010, Peter was coming to you from the Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort in Key West, Florida. Featured guests from the second hour include: Arnie Weissmann, vice president and editor-in-chief for Travel Weekly, analyzing the upswing in summer air travel this year; Mark Schmidt, fly fishing instructor and owner [...]

Korean Air, Key West Travel & Plastic Pollution – Hour 3 – PGW Radio

Korean Air, Key West Travel & Plastic Pollution – Hour 3 – PGW Radio

On Saturday, May 22, 2010, Peter was coming to you from the Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort in Key West, Florida. Featured guests from the third hour include: Chris McGinnis, the director of Travel Skills Group, Inc., speaking about summer trends and his recent trip to Tokyo via Korean Air; Alan Church, conch [...]

Comedy Shows in Osaka, Japan

Comedy Shows in Osaka, Japan

One can only visit so many temples and shrines when traveling through Asia. If you find yourself in Osaka and you’re craving some post-Zen comic relief, do what the locals do: check out a comedy show. Rachel Belle Krampfner investigates the heart of Japan’s comedy scene. Osaka has been branded Japan’s comedy capital and the [...]

Unusual Tours in Historic Prisons

Next time you’re visiting a city, before locking down a typical tour, get locked up! Alcatraz isn’t the only prison you can visit.

Weekly International Travel News Roundup

Weekly International Travel News Roundup

The tourism industry took a big sign of relief this week as rays of hope broke through an otherwise abysmal landscape. In the United States, Gulf Coast states got the money they needed to try to convince tourists to return to the beach. It couldn’t have some at a better time.  This year AAA predicts [...]