Some Virginia’s attractions offer 40 percent off
June 8, 2009 ·
Virginia is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the state’s famous “Virginia is for Lovers” tourism slogan with discounts at 200 hotels, museums and attractions. The “40 Off Program” includes deals worth $40 off, 40 percent off and “buy three, get one free” deals for tickets and nightly stays, depending on the venue. Expiration dates for [...]
Discovery, partner to open NYC exposition center
June 5, 2009 ·
The Discovery Channel and the production company Running Subway have teamed up to create a Times Square exhibition space for blockbuster experiential shows such as “Titanic” and “Tutankhamun.” It will be known as Discovery Times Square Exposition. The two companies announced Thursday that they merged their expertise so that more big scale “immersive” exhibitions could [...]
San Antonio expands size of River Walk
June 1, 2009 ·
For decades, the channel of the San Antonio River north of the popular restaurants and retail shops downtown was overgrown and blighted — the kind of place tourists went only if they made a wrong turn. But not anymore. A $72 million overhaul — essentially doubling the size of the River Walk — has transformed [...]
NYC’s Guggenheim celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright
May 4, 2009 ·
For Frank Lloyd Wright, the slow rise of the spiral ramp at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum allowed paintings to be displayed as if on an artist’s easel. When the museum opened 50 years ago, the groundbreaking design embodied the architect’s guiding ethos that form and function are indistinguishable. That philosophy was expressed in projects [...]
Paris doesn’t have to be expensive
October 27, 2008 ·
Paris may be the most visited city in the world, yet it’s also one of the most expensive. “This city is worth the price,” says veteran tourist Alex Wadkin, 71, a retiree from Dublin, Ireland, sipping a $6 cup of coffee on the Champs-Elysees. “If you avoid expensive neighborhoods — like this one — you’ll [...]
