Pacific Resort Hotel Group Take Out "The Oscars of the Travel Industry" bi2731713 Pacific Hotel Group (PRHG) the Cook Islands have kicked off 2012 celebration mode after walking away awards for the ?World?s Leading Boutique Island ? and ?World?s Leading Island Villas? at the 2011 World Travel Awards Grand Final event hosted last night by the Qatar Tourism Authority at Katara Cultural Village Doha, Qatar. [PR.com]..

Stay and ski at Vermont resort bi2731713 ? The Windham Hill Inn, a Relais & Chateaux property southern Vermont, has an upscale stay-and-ski package through April 1. The deal starts at $710 double (plus 9 percent taxes) and includes two nights? lodging (nightly rate typically from $255, plus taxes); one dinner for two at the Windham Hill Restaurant (tax and gratuity extra); three-course gourmet breakfasts; and two adult lift tickets ..

Costa Concordia: salvage operation suspended after heavy seas bi2731713 As the number of bodies found on the stricken ship reaches 17, salvage crews preparing to pump fuel and oil from the wreck have had to suspend work, officials said

Tiny island bears witness to tragedy bi2731713 For days, the giant carcass of the Costa Concordia has lain stricken off the rocky shore of the island of Giglio, rescue vessels bobbing the chilly seas around it

Giglio: Tiny island bears witness to tragedy bi2731713 For days the giant carcass of the once-proud Costa Concordia has lain stricken off the rocky shore of the island of Giglio, rescue vessels bobbing the chilly seas around it

Cruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seas bi2731713 Rough seas off Italy's Tuscan coast forced a delay the planned Saturday start of the operation to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded Costa Concordia, and officials said pumping may now not begin midweek

Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island bi2731713 MALE, Maldives (Reuters) - Few of the million or so tourists who visit the Maldives each year would catch even a whiff of the troubled politics or growing militant threat roiling the islands of one of the world's most renowned get-away-from-it-all destinations. President Mohamed Nasheed, who initiated multi-party democracy the Indian Ocean archipelago an historic election victory 2008 ..

Search resumes cruise ship amid rough seas bi2731713 Rescuers on Sunday resumed searching the above-water section of the capsized Costa Concordia cruise liner, but choppy seas kept divers from exploring the submerged part, where officials have said there could be bodies

Violent seas tear cargo from freighter off B.C. coast bi2731713 A huge cargo ship bound for Japan was no match for 10-metre seas and howling winds off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island

Dinem Island (405+) Itbayat, Batanes bi2731713 DINEM ISLAND Itbayat, Batanes Major jumpoff: William's point (20°42'42.49"N, 121°55'52.65"E) LLA: 20°42'30"N, 121°55'46"E, 405 MASL (unverified) Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 3-5 hours Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 5/9 + Swimming, Trail class 3-5, Exploratory Features: Northernmost high point, Rock formations, "Swim and climb" BACKGROUND In October 2009, I was invited by the Batanes ..

Salvage crews suspend work on capsized ship bi2731713 GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews preparing to pump thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel and oil from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian coast suspended work on Saturday after heavy seas made conditions unsafe, officials said. A barge carrying pumping equipment that was attached to the capsized ship was withdrawn although work may be resumed the afternoon ..

Salvage crews suspend work on capsized cruise ship bi2731713 GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews preparing to pump thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel and oil from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian coast suspended work on Saturday because of bad weather that could last next week, officials said. With heavy seas and strong winds set to continue, work on removing more than 2,300 tonnes of diesel may be held up for days ..

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