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Exclusive destinations to be featured at THETRADESHOW
More than 40 exclusive destinations will be featured at THETRADESHOW in Orlando, Sept. 10-12, 2006. The wide variety of destinations to be present will give attendees the unique opportunity to become better educated and familiar with the culture of each region. A recent pre-show study conducted by Harris Interactive indicated that overall, travel agents want to meet with a greater number of destinations and that the number of destinations attending THETRADESHOW is exceeding their expectations."The number of destinations attending THETRADESHOW will help to make it the most diverse travel show in North America," said ASTA Executive Vice President and COO William A. Maloney, CTC. "Travel agents strive to discover more knowledge on new destinations and to get the buzz out to their clients."
"The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office is thrilled to be part of THETRADESHOW," said its Director, Meltem Onhon.
Minister Bemoans Bypass Of BTC's Network
Decrying the new technology that allows telecommunications users to bypass the network of The Bahamas Telecommunications Company [BTC], the minister responsible for the company Bradley Roberts said BTC views the operators of these services as "parasitic". .Tropical Wave Could Send Wet Weather To S. Fla.
MIRAMAR, Fla. -- The NBC 6 Weather Plus storm team is watching a tropical wave that might bring wet weather to South Florida in the middle of the week.The general area of low pressure was located near Puerto Rico on Monday afternoon and was moving toward the Bahamas and South Florida. It was not expected to develop into a stronger system. A second tropical wave was thousands of miles away.
Slideshow Forecast
Tuesday's weather should be sunny, and the best chance of rain all week will be on Wednesday, as the tropical wave passes by. .
Disney moves 'Pirates' ship to real Caribbean
The Walt Disney Co. has anchored a piece of its Pirates of the Caribbean franchise at its little, company-owned piece of the Caribbean.A 175-foot mock pirate ship, modeled after the Flying Dutchman from the new movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, is anchored at Disney's island getaway, Castaway Cay.
Disney developed a portion of Castaway Cay, a 1,000-acre island in the Bahamas, to be a port of call for Disney Cruise Line ships on Caribbean cruises.
In the movie, the Flying Dutchman's commander is the legendary Davy Jones, the nemesis of Capt. Jack Sparrow.
The film's ship prop, complete with ragged sails and barnacle-encrusted bow, was made to look as if it was raised from the ocean floor to haunt the open seas.