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Whitewater Rafting in the Poconos

Tourism Report The Lehigh Gorge, nestled between the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, offers travelers a unique experience to discover challenging whitewater in a raft or kayak. No matter the skill level, several companies offer trips and in-river classes for the novice to the most experienced of paddlers. With the skyrocketing summer heat and the northeastern […]

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BAD LEGROOM TO GET WORSE

Airlines stuff more passengers in a flight Aviation Report Air travel is becoming a test of physical endurance. Seats have shrunk, legroom has vanished — and the airlines aren’t done with you yet. Cebu Air, the Philippines’ biggest budget carrier, last month said it was moving kitchens and bathrooms on some of its new A330neos […]

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St. Mary Parish Identified as Jamaican Tourism Development Site

Tourism Report The Jamaican parish of St. Mary is a “potential area for sustainable tourism development,” due to the region’s natural beauty and cultural legacy, including its Taino and Maroon heritage, said Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s tourism minister, during a tour of the Caribbean nation’s potential tourism development sites. Speaking to local media following a “reimaging […]

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Time slows down in this Parisian fairyland

Tourism Report Most tourists hear Paris and think of the Eiffel Tower. Maybe also of the elegant cafés, innumerable museums and popular landmarks strewn all around the city. But in this glorious roster of spectacles comprising the Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Cathédrale Notre-Dame (alas, currently closed for renovation), Montmartre, Place Vendôme […]