Caribbean Ports of Call 2006


Book Description

Trim the sails on an America's Cup yacht, swim among giant boulders, snorkel with sting rays, explore the Pompeii of the Caribbean, buy a hand-made hammock, or stroll through the most famous straw market--Fodor's Caribbean Ports of Call 2006 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the Caribbean to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your cruise be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing. The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best --"Fodor's guides are saturated with information." - We update our Caribbean Ports of Call guide every year. You won't find a more accurate, current guidebook anywhere. - Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best--so you know you're seeing the real Caribbean Ports of Call. - We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices. ----------------------------------- With Fodor's you get much more than a guidebook-we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation. Visit www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more! And, for more insider secrets, visit "Travel Talk" and "Rants and Raves" online at www.fodors.com/forums to get advice from other travelers like you.




Alaska Ports of Call 2006


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Alaska is a hot cruise destination and is increasingly more popular. As other destinations lose market share, Alaska cruise arrivals more than tripled in the last decade.




Fodor's Caribbean Ports of Call


Book Description

Offers advice on selecting and booking a cruise, and describes points of interest in the Bahamas, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean




The Traveler's Web


Book Description

Presents a vast range of online travel sites as well as savvy search tips and techniques that are designed to help readers improve the travel-planning process. Readers will learn how to make the most of the Web for leisure and business travel, from planning and reservations to countless ways the Internet can enhance the experience of destinations and cultures around the world.--From publisher description.




Econoguide Cruises 2006


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From tips on choosing the perfect ship, itinerary, cabin, and dining options for your style and budget to ratings for all the major cruise lines, this guide offers a wealth of insider information about how to make your next cruise vacation truly memorable. Author Corey Sandler is a former journalist and editor. He has written more than 160 books on travel, video games, and computers.




Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call


Book Description

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and sightseeing. You'd be lost without us! The ship is only half of the cruise experience--the other half is the time you spend ashore. Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call offers the most complete guide to all the ports, with a critical, insider's look at all the organized shore excursions offered by the cruise lines themselves, Since it usually makes more sense to explore on your own, we'll take you to all the best beaches, golf, water sports, shopping, dining, and casinos--the attractions and activities that can easily fit into your limited time, starting from the cruise docks. You may only have a few hours, but we'll make sure you know exactly how to hit the highlights on your own. You'll also get a complete rundown of all the major ports of embarkation and maps of each destination.




Tourism Management


Book Description

This book provides in-depth empirical reports on specific topics within five general areas of tourism management and marketing: (1) scanning and sense making; (2) planning; (3) implementing; (4) evaluating actions/process and performance outcomes; and (5) administering. Offering descriptions, tools and examples of tourism management decision making, the book is useful for students in tourism and management and for tourism executives. It has 27 chapters and a subject index.




Fodor's 2007 Caribbean Ports of Call


Book Description

Offers advice on selecting and booking a cruise, and describes points of interest in the Bahamas, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean




Plunkett's Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry Almanac 2008: Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies


Book Description

Contains a market research guide to the travel and tourism industry, including airlines, hotels, tour operators; travel agencies; E-commerce firms, cruise lines and car rentals. This book is useful for competitive intelligence, strategic planning, employment searches, or financial research.




The Final Call


Book Description

No industry in the world employs more people or is the world's largest foreign currency earner than tourism. Long billed as the cleanest industry for developing countries to invest in, tourism seems to offer everyone involved a positive experience. This is the official line, anyway. In truth, the reality is much more complex . For The Final Call Hickman travels the world on a range of holidays and finds that behind the sunny facade of pools, smiling locals, sightseeing trips and exquisite cuisine is an ugly reality and it is spreading unchecked to all corners of the globe. But none of us are going to stop holidaying and at the heart of this is a heartfelt attempt to discover the best way to holiday wherever you are.