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Days, to be held June 16-19 this year, kicks things up a notch. It's
been named one of the "Top 100 Events in North America" by
STATUE
OF LIBERTY TO REOPEN Millions of Dollars in Renovations Add to Visitor Experience at US
National Treasure Prior to September 11, 2001 the Statue hosted an average of 4 million visitors per year and by the end of 2003 attendance numbers had dropped by nearly 45%.  THE
TERRACOTTA ARMY has come to visit Germany. It’s in Berlin, at the former site of the East German parliament, the Palace of the Republic, and the terracotta warriors (replicas, but they still have the impact) from the Qin Dynasty of China (246 – 210 BCE) are worth a visit. The warriors are a fitting tribute to the “king of Kings” (as he called himself) who took the first steps to unify China. The display includes a model of the grave located adjacent to the king’s, containing some 7000 life-size figures. It’s on display in Berlin until June 27th, then moves to Oberhausen for the summer, and over to Nürnberg in October. Further details (sorry, in German only) are to be found at http://www.terrakottaarmee.de OKANAGAN SPRING WINE FESTIVAL – 29 April-2 May British Columbia's Thompson Okanagan region has received growing attention over the last few years for its booming wine industry. The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival is the perfect opportunity to sample the region’s wares firsthand. The festival offers more than 50 events throughout the Okanagan Valley including the towns of Vernon, Kelowna, Summerland, Penticton, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Oliver and Osoyoos. The 4-day event has attracted wine connoisseurs, vintners and tourists for eight years running. The Spring Wine Festival combines the culinary arts with the region's select labels. British Columbia's elite chefs will host cooking competitions, in addition to gala food and wine pairings. Don't miss the innovative Tour de Vine cycling event, which has participants peddling their way through the vineyards. For more information on the specific events log onto www.owfs.com
The most expensive aspect
of a trip to Possibly the greatest deal in Manhattan is the YMCA at 5 West 63rd Street. Apart from inexpensive rooms, it has one of the best fitness centers in the city, complete with pool, basketball court, and all the machines you’d ever need to keep you fit. Rates for a single room vary between $60 and $67. But to really economize, travel with a friend and split the cost of a twin room (between $70 and $75). To book at the lower end of those rates, go online to a service like hostelworld.com instead of booking by phone. Best of all, YMCAs are tax exempt, so there won’t be any nasty hotel tax surprises at check out. Two of the greatest sights in New York — the views from the promenade of the Brooklyn Bridge and the views from the Staten Island ferry — are free. For deals on entrance fees to major attractions, generally, the trick is to plan ahead. Glance through tourist publications like Where magazine and Cityguide, available free in hotel lobbies and visitor centers like the Times Square Visitor Center or the Wall Street Rising Visitor Center. Or investigate NYTAB’s NYCard and the CityPass. The NYCard offers discounts of up to 50% on a broad range of attractions, from Liberty Helicopter and Harlem Spiritual Tours to museums and shopping. The CityPass focuses on six mega-attractions: the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Circle Line Harbor Cruises, American Museum of Natural History, and the Empire State Building Observatory & Skyride. If you see them all (easy enough over a few days), you save a full 50% on the normal ticket prices. Entrance to all six would cost $91 for adults and $77.50 for students, but with the CityPass, the cost is reduced to $45 for adults and $39 for youths (6-17 years). Among museums, one of the best bangs for the buck is at the venerable Metropolitan Museum. Whereas many museums charge extra for special exhibitions, the Metropolitan’s block-busters are free with the suggested admission fee ($12 for adults, $7 for students), as is entrance to the Cloisters, a collection of five medieval cloisters perched on a hill uptown in Fort Tryon Park. For students, entrance prices at the Frick Collection drop steeply from $12 for adults to $5 for students, and there’s an extra bargain here: admission includes an Acoustiguide tour. The Guggenheim Museum’s normal $15 admission fee is reduced to $10 for students, and the NYCard gives a further $2 off these prices. On Fridays between 6:00 pm and 8:00pm at the Guggenheim, you can simply pay as you wish. VEGAS ON
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Executives at a
German airport are reportedly in talks with several US The Daily Mail today quotes Michael Garvens, head of
Cologne-Bonn airport, BOEING 727 LIMOUSINE IN MEXICO. A converted Boeing 727 limousine will be available. Guadalajara-based Limousines de Guadalajara Vaca Meters has a acquired a stored B727 and transformed it into a state of the art vehicle, modifying the aircraft's fuselage and installing a six-cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine in the back and air brakes and suspension. The company has removed the aircraft's wings and has installed a new interior, with neon strobe lighting, a state-of-the-art video and music system plus a bar, a dance floor and beds. The modified aircraft will be available for hire from early May, with prices for a three-hour journey expected to cost in the region of $1000. http://www.allaboutguadalajara.com
GREAT RAIL JOURNEYS - EX UK Great Rail Journeys (01904 521940, http://www.greatrail.com), has produced a brochure highlighting 2004 availability, plus additional itineraries planned for next year. This summer, there is still availability on a variety of tours to Switzerland, France, Germany, Eastern Europe and Italy. The company’s winter brochure will be out shortly and this sees the introduction of a selection of five-day inclusive breaks – in conjunction with Inntravel, the specialist in countryside holidays – to Lyon, Avignon, Bruges and the French Riviera. All holidays will be based on first-class Eurostar and TGV travel. The Tucson International Mariachi Conference takes place April 20-24, 2004 at the Tucson Convention Center and Armory Park. This annual celebration of mariachi music and baile folklorico attracts international attention. For more information: (520) 838-3913 or http://www.tucsonmariachi.org Russian
Summer in Santa Fe: The Nicholas and
Alexandra exhibition includes objects from the royal couple's Faberge
collection, porcelain, tapestry, paintings and portraits, uniforms and
dresses, icons, decorative arts, books, photographs and letters. It
also includes home movies taken by the Tsar, and family photo albums.
US - NORWAY USA: New Freedom Trail Audio Guide available for visitors: A new portable Freedom
Trail audio guide is now available for visitors to Boston. Boston’s
Freedom Trail, toured by more than 2 million visitors a year, includes
the 200-year-old USS Constitution ship, the Paul Revere House, the Old
North Church and thirteen other historic sites along a 3.5 mile walking
trail that is marked by a red brick line. The 90-minute guide is available
at the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Boston Common
Visitor Center at the beginning of the Freedom Trail (open daily 9-5)
Cost is for $12.00 for adults ($10.00 second adult), $6.00 for children.
GLASGOW-NEW
YORK FLIGHTS
NEW UK FLIGHTS TO VANCOUVER Zoom Airlines, the low fares transatlantic airline established by former Direct Holidays bosses John and Hugh Boyle, is to start its first Stansted service. The Canadian carrier is offering £139 lead-in Stansted-Vancouver one-way fares on the flights which start on 15 May. The weekly scheduled service from Stansted is in addition to Gatwick and Glasgow departures to six destinations in Canada this summer. Zoom is backed by Scottish travel entrepreneur John Boyle and his brother Hugh who sold Direct Holidays to MyTravel. The airline has been operating in Canada for two years and has a fleet of three aircraft. The first flights to Canada from Gatwick and Glasgow start on 1 May using widebody 268-seat Boeing 767s. The aircraft will offer a standard seat-pitch of 31 inches, claiming to offer more legroom than most transatlantic carriers. Zoom also has a 66-seat ‘premium’ cabin at an additional cost of £79 each way, providing additional legroom, better in-flight meals and free drinks. AIR NEW ZEALAND commences non-stop services between Auckland and San Francisco from 30 June. The 12-hour flight will arrivive around midday in San Francisco and early morning into Auckland. http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz
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EXPRESS is the latest idea from from Australia. The new airline
plans to operate a pair of Boeing 747s between Manchester in the UK
and Sydney by mid-summer.