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A bunch of press releases (condensed)

Time to clear out my inbox again. I found several press releases interesting enough to share and tried to extract the most important parts for you because they tend to be rather long...

Singles Travel International has a vacation to Crete, which they say is one of the top singles destinations in the world. $1489 and they're looking for solo travelers (you get your own room). Call 877-SOLO-TRIP x 705 or visit www.singlestravelintl.com.

Cross-Country Ski Getaways, a book about cross country skiing destinations, is available online at www.crosscountryskifun.com; the e-book edition is $9.95 (U.S.).

This one reminded me of how when I was in high school I wanted to join the US Navy and become an underwater photographer. My parents stoppped me. The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is celebrating the unique and mysterious beauty of coral reefs with the announcement of an underwater photography contest and a new column on www.coral.org featuring photo tips from professional underwater photographer Jeff Yonover.

Here's a contest for a vacation in Switzerland.

Apparently many laptops and things are lost while traveling. If an item has no means of identification, your chance of getting it back is less than 5%. But a pre-paid recovery service like Global Lost & Found’s E-Tracker I.D gets lost items back 75% of the time. The service includes a includes a recovery tag with a unique I.D. number that is registered into a global recovery database, 24x7 customer service, a cash reward incentive for lost item finders, and all shipping and handling for two years http://glfound.com/.

Hyatt has created The Hyatt Travel Quiz at www.hyatttravelquiz.com, which asks 12 questions adapted from an established personality test, and categorizes participants into four travel types: Romantic, Balanced, Energetic and Driven. The results offer tips on how to relate to different travel personalities, along with suggested Hyatt Retreats packages and destinations based on the personalized travel profile. The quiz is also available as a shared application on the social networking site Facebook.com.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced in October that the company’s current fuel supplement will no longer apply to bookings made on or after November 10, 2008 for sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2010.

The Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica, which has recently undergone a $30 million refurbishment, will not only reopen in November 2008 with a sleek new look, but also with many new green amenities and practices. To learn more about the Hotel Shangri-La, please visit: http://www.shangrila-hotel.com.

Waterville Valley, N.H.- As winter approaches and the snow falls, skiers and riders can get an early start on the season with this ski & stay package of two nights lodging and two days of lift tickets. Waterville Valley Resort hosts a variety of early season events like the Northern Lights celebration with fireworks on November 28, and annual Demo Day on December 20. Add on a semi private tune-up ski lesson for $35 per person. The ski mountain is et to open on November 22, 2008 for the season. Call 1-800-GO-VALLEY or visit www.visitwatervillevalley.com.

That's about all I want to share for now.

Posted by James Trotta at November 11, 2008 10:38 PM