http://www.vacationsdelivered.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:30:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cited: ABC News and Daily News The infamous Manhattan skyline was the scene Wednesday of mysterious objects or UFOs that hovered above New Yorkers as they froze in their tracks trying to figure out what they were. "We are not able to make an identification of what the objects were," Federal Aviation ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/ufo-in-nyc/outdoors/2010/10/ Cited: ABC News Stephen King’s "The Shining" featured the haunted Overlook Hotel, which in reality was the familiar Stanley Hotel in Estes Park CO.  The Stanley Hotel now offers "ghost tours" that highlight its creepy past.  It is one of the most haunted places in the country that compete to scare ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/america%e2%80%99s-spookiest-haunts/entertainment/2010/10/ Cited: ABC News On Tuesday, October 12, and order to stop worldwide enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that stops openly gays and lesbians from serving in the US military was signed by a federal judge in California.  US District Court Judge Virginia Phillips gave the Obama administration 2 ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/judge-kills-don%e2%80%99t-ask-dont-tell/legal/2010/10/ Cited: ABC News One in every 4 women becomes victims of domestic violence according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Domestic violence is such a serious problem that it even affects celebrities who fall victim to abuse potential and husband or boyfriend like pop singer Rihanna.  This is one ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/strangers-help-battered-woman/legal/2010/10/ Continued from “New Technology for Business Travelers Part 1" Cited: Business Wire Barriers to Implementing Technology-based Travel Options Travel managers are being called upon to provide options that improve efficiency and productivity of employee connections, but in many cases do not have the proper internal collaboration or purchasing power to provide those alternatives. Only ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/new-technology-for-business-travelers-part-2/business/2010/10/ Cited: CNN Did you know that September 23 was "Mad As Hell Day"?  Well, according to a group of consumer and professional travel organizations that have banded together to oppose hidden airline fees, it was. To mark the day, the American Society of Travel Agents, the Business Travel Coalition and the Consumer ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/website-takes-on-hidden-airline-fees/travel/2010/10/ Cited: Daily News On September 20, research and analysis was released by the European Tour Operators Association that shows that foreign visitors, in huge numbers, anticipated to arrive at previous Olympics did not show up.  It seems that cities that are hosting Olympic have incorrectly predicted the number of visitors to ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/olympic-tourism-nightmare/sports/2010/10/ Cited: Business Wire A new educational website has launched that will help virtual meeting adoption and diehard travel professionals through it.  These findings and more were announced today by American Express Business Travel who, in collaboration with the Institute of Travel and Meetings (ITM), conducted surveys of travel managers and business ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/new-technology-for-business-travelers-part-1/tech/2010/10/ Cited:  USATourist.com Present-day reality differs immensely to the myth of Route 66 that still continues today.  The mother of all roads hit its peak more than 75 years ago and already had begun a slow deterioration nearly 50 years ago.  There is little left of the authentic Route 66 today.  You ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/traveling-the-back-roads-of-america/outdoors/2010/10/ Cited: All Traveling Kids Family Vacations Over the years, family vacations have changed because there are more choices, more variety and more options available than ever before for family vacations.  They've changed even more since 9/11, now the focus on family and community in both roles are strong in our society.  ... http://www.vacationsdelivered.com/why-a-family-vacation/education/2010/10/