SALEM, Ohio — Church groups report an increase in numbers of travelers on group tours in the “Going On Faith 2011 Travel Industry Report.” Sixty-seven percent of responding churches reported a load factor average above 36 passengers per tour. That is...
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Bird Center, courtesy St. Louis CVC ST. LOUIS — The $3.3 million Audubon Center at Riverlands opened Oct. 15 in the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary just north of downtown St. Louis near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The area is part...
Kauffman Center, courtesy Kansas City CVA KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Designed by architect Moshe Safdie, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opened in mid-September with gala performances by tenor Placido Domingo, making his first Kansas City appearance, and...
Courtesy Natural History Museum of Utah SALT LAKE CITY — The Natural History Museum of Utah, located at the University of Utah, will reopen to the public on Nov. 18 in a new building situated in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains overlooking Salt Lake City and...
Courtesy Great American Steamboat Company A traditional steamboat harkening back to the showboat days of Mark Twain will chug along the Mississippi River once more in April 2012. The Great American Steamboat Company is currently preparing the Steamboat American Queen...
Gap Adventures, a Toronto-based tour operator, has legally changed its name to G Adventures after a legal battle against Gap Inc., a clothing brand. The new name went into effect globally on Oct. 1. "This year we are taking a bold step with our identity," stated...
Make sure you know what is going on in the travel conference scene for the upcoming fall and winter seasons. Conferences focused on boomers, bank members, Southern enthusiasts and other travel-related interests will be occurring in the coming months. Boomers in Groups...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau has promoted Alicia Szenda as director of sales. Szenda joined the bureau in 2006 as group sales manager. She will coordinate group tour activities in Springfield. SEA ISLAND, Ga....
American travelers hoping to visit Cuba have waited through a whirlwind of conflicting reports this year as the federal government and various American tour operators have issued sometimes contradictory statements about the legality and availability of group trips to...
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