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  >>Elaine Glusac, The New York Times  Published: 26 Feb 2021 12:38 PM BdST Updated: 26 Feb 2021 12:38 PM BdST In an undated photo from Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, whale-watchers off Dana Point, Calif. The New York Times With travel stalled for the past 10 months, its sustainable comeback has been a popular topic. Now with COVID-19 vaccines in distribution, and the prospect of travel reviving later this year, some travel operators, local governments and nonprofit organizations...

2 Read / Add Comments A massive 258-acre campus that once was occupied by IBM in the Hudson Valley has been put on the market. McGrath Realty announced that the former IBM facility in Kingston, which was first built in the 1950s, is up for sale, “offering plenty of opportunities” for a potential buyer. “The property was built in the 1950s by IBM,” realtors said. “What IBM built and left behind is a level of infrastructure that would be difficult to repl...

Wellington Beach in Prince Edward County seems to be an even more popular spot in recent years. Staff with Prince Edward County looking to hear more from residents about their experience at the beach, as apart of their Tourism Management Plan. An online survey is now available at haveyoursay.thecounty.ca. Residents have until February 26 to submit their comments. The Tourism Management Plan is essentially a roadmap. This has been created to work on issues and build on successes in the county. T...

8 tourism projects launched in Kerala Ramping up tourism facilities state-wide with an aim at boosting the sector, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala government on Sunday launched 18 projects, completed at a cost of INR 40.46 crore.  The projects, inaugurated by Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran through videoconferencing, include destination development of Kovalam Phase 1 -- Samudra Beach park area and Grove Beach area, Kovalam-- at a cost of IN...

Writer’s Tweet about Roanoke spurs support for the Star City Source: City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government/Facebook By Leanna Scachetti | WDBJ | February 9, 2021 at 7:35 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 7:58 PM ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Overnight, a Tweet from a New York writer turned Roanoke into a trending topic, spurring a discussion that includes the Governor and Stephen King. Around 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, New York writer Emily Nussbaum was watching the Dating Game. At 2:22 ...

Visit Scotland Announces New Funds for Tourism and Hospitality Businesses 22 January 2021 At the end of 2020, the Scottish Government announced that tourism and hospitality businesses across Scotland were to benefit from a £104.3 million Scottish Government package. This funding will help a number of tourism and events businesses in key sectors who have received little or no support so far. Visit Scotland said that with the administration of nine* of the Scottish Government funds, they w...