data – Balashiha http://balashiha.su Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.18 Online Hotel Booking Information http://balashiha.su/?p=6649 http://balashiha.su/?p=6649#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:38:15 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=6649 Online Hotel Booking Information

When allowing for the Internet as a compulsory vice and the hold to boundary reflection of the Internet to how it only impacts the sale of visitor rooms, in fact denies the collection of other areas where the Internet is having a major impact on costs, efficiencies and enhanced limitations, such as: Decreased sharing costs, sales objects, room images and photos, sharing of marketing guarantee, copies of advertisements and much more.
Online hotel reservations are attractive an extremely well-liked way for booking hotel rooms. User can book rooms from house by using online safety to protect their privacy and economic information and by using numerous online travel agents to compare prices and services at diverse hotels. Prior to the Internet, travelers could write, telephone the hotel directly, or use a travel agent to make a reservation. Nowadays, online travel agents have pictures of hotels and rooms, information on prices and deals, and even information on local resorts. Many also allow reviews of the traveler to be recorded with the online travel agent.
Online hotel reservations are also accommodating for making most recent travel planning. Hotels may go down the price of a room if quantities of rooms are still available. There are numerous websites that concentrate in searches for deals on hotel rooms. Huge hotel handcuffs characteristically have straight connections to the airline national distribution systems. These in turn offer hotel information directly to the hundreds of thousands of travel agents that arrange in a line themselves with one of these systems. Person hotels and little hotel chains often cannot find the money for the cost of these direct connections and turn to other companies to provide the connections.
Finally, public can book openly on a personality hotel’s website. A growing number of hotels are structure their possess websites to agree to them to market their hotels directly to clients. One benefit of booking with the hotel directly is utilized of the hotel’s full termination policy as well as not needing a place in most situations. To advance the probability of satisfying rooms, hotels are likely to use several of the above systems. The comfortable on many hotel reservation systems is attractive ever more similar as more hotels sign up to all the sites. Company thus has to moreover rely on particularly negotiated rates with the hotels and trust in the authority of search engine rankings to draw in customers.
The final examine provided by these companies to the hotels and the online customer is that they provide a particular database from which all reservation sources draw instant room availability and rates. It is very important that hotels join together with all the provide channels so that their visitors are capable to make exact online bookings. Owners of hotels in USA have begun to appreciate that the ideal way to keep their hotel rooms engaged all period long is to offer hotel reservations at lower costs than the huge comfort hotels. And hotel reservation costs at these tiny hotels are flexible and reservations can be made at a moments notice.

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How to Find Mystery Shopping Sites – Make Money Shopping, Eating and Traveling http://balashiha.su/?p=4848 http://balashiha.su/?p=4848#respond Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:17:27 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=4848 How to Find Mystery Shopping Sites – Make Money Shopping, Eating and Traveling

Do you know how to find mystery shopping sites?

There are several websites that employ mystery shoppers, or secret shoppers, to visit businesses posing as customers, evaluate the service they receive, and complete an evaluation form.

Assignments for mystery shoppers vary widely; from movies, meals, gyms and even tours. Not only do you get paid for enjoying them but sometimes you can also claim your expenses. Mystery shopping is a great way to enjoy a range of free and diverse entertainment.

It is easier than ever to find employment as a mystery shopper as there are many different types of mystery shopping sites now available online. Legitimate websites are easy to navigate, provide good customer support and detailed instructions on how to succeed as a mystery shopper.

You just need to know how to find mystery shopping sites and apply to them to start receiving assignments.

There are some very good free mystery shopping databases. The Mystery Shopping Providers Association is a great place to start your job hunt. Search the internet using key phrases like “mystery shopping companies,” “mystery shopping jobs” and “mystery shopping employment” to find scores of mystery shopping websites offering a wide variety of assignments you can accept in several countries.

Make a list of the mystery shopping employment websites that appeal to you based on geographic location and assignments. Apply to several of them to increase your chances of getting a steady flow of jobs.

Be sure to avoid any “company” that requires you to pay a registration fee! These are scammers. Legitimate companies never charge you to apply to become a mystery shopper.

The more assignments you accept the more you’ll receive. Treat your mystery shopping as a business and you will be compensated with pay and a variety of free entertainment.

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City-Traveling – Choose The Best Vacation For This Year http://balashiha.su/?p=2298 http://balashiha.su/?p=2298#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:27:35 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=2298 City-Traveling – Choose The Best Vacation For This Year

If you like to explore nice cities, then consider your vacation time and find some decent areas of your interest. City-Traveling is a perfect way, to let your dreams come true. The idea is, to get you out of the usual pre-made vacation trap and create your own world of relaxation.

Take any travel magazine from any country you like, and find an area of your liking. It can take some time, to find it. Then collect all the data about this environment, does it have enough variety and does it really give you, what you personally would like. If it is real satisfying, you book hotel and flight. The difference to the usual relaxation booking is here, that you are completely cause over, what you can now expect. Most of the time, what is wrong with all these pre-made vacation offers is, that you will only realize their existing variety, after you did arrive. And if you don’t like just laying at the pool, it may not be as good.

Do you like historical cities. or do you like more elegant. Do you prefer a city beach, including lots of other attractions, or are your real dreams in the mountains. You could make your list per country, city, sensations and action. After that, you can compare your cities and prices and figure out, what it will be this year.

But here is still another aspect for making the right decision.

Let’s say, there are some different types of vacations. Not every vacation has the same purpose, and you should always take the right one for each year. It all has to fit with your current situation in your life as well. Don’t choose the wrong environment with the wrong activities, for what you really need.

1. There is, let’s say the sick person, who needs some help and relaxation, together with some more peaceful environment around her. The best place is here a real relaxation facility, where everything is cared for during the day. Even medical treatment is somehow possible, if really necessary. Sitting in the garden playing games like monopoly or chess, are the only the fun activities.

2. This is a vacation, where you can bring your new born baby, and you may decide heading for a farm or country hotel. The big, open space is yours and there will not be big crowds of people, bothering you.

3. You feel, you need relaxation and you don’t want anything else as just laying on the beach and eat your ice cream. Then you should choose one of the pre-made Hotel-Beach vacations. But your interest level can change and you may ask for more variety. After some days it can become then pretty boring. Only if you want to be alone, “in the greens” or only with your family, a Country Beach or Hotel Beach would be the perfect place and very wonderful for you.

4. If you consider yourself being somehow in good shape and want to keep up playing with others, then only choose a place with some bigger variety of things to do. Let’s say, you should have a fantastic beach, but also several movie theaters, restaurants and shopping centers, together with golf, basket ball and other opportunities. You should be able to rent a boat or yacht, go surfing, parasailing, snorkeling, scuba diving – the list would just go on. And if you find some other fellows, then you can celebrate some major barbeque. Disco dancing is another choice for being entertained and having fun.

5. is similar to 4. but goes still a bit higher in its quality, because this city is also featuring some attractions, cultural or historical. With gardens, parks, museums and wonderful family fun parks – and you should go for one or two days and visit one or more of these places, before you walk the next time back to the beach. This would kick you a little bit out of your day-by-day-beach routine and is giving you some fresh impulses and impressions. This can become a big adventure – plus more variety also brings more fun !

Coming then back home after your vacation time, you will be a different, but very relaxed person – with some new energy, views and spirit.

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How to Fast-Track across the US – Canadian Border http://balashiha.su/?p=4809 http://balashiha.su/?p=4809#respond Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:07:26 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=4809 How to Fast-Track across the US – Canadian Border

Standing in line at immigration be it at the airport or on the road can be frustrating. I remember once waiting for 3 hours at Ambassador Bridge at the Detroit border crossing; I had two bored kids in the car and a screaming baby. Nowadays there is no need to wait in line for long periods. The NEXUS card offers expedited travel by road, air and sea. NEXUS cardholders can cross the border much faster by using designated NEXUS lanes; there is also less intrusion from customs and immigration officers.

Qualifying as a NEXUS Card Holder

NEXUS cards are given to low risk travellers who are permanent residents or citizens of either the US or Canada who have lived in one or both countries on a continuous basis for at least the last three years. Low risk means that you have no criminal record or previous border violations. Even the simplest of offences will count against you no matter how many years have passed since the crime or violation was committed. Border officials security check every applicant to make sure that their immigration and citizenship details are correct and legal. Criminal history is checked with the US FBI, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, CSIS and Interpol. No-fly lists and databases tracking known terrorists are also checked – for every applicant.

Applying for a NEXUS Card

Getting the card is simple. You can fill out an application online at the Global Online Enrollment System or print off a paper application from the Canadian Border Services website and mail it to the NEXUS offices in either Niagara Falls or Montreal.  Filling out the form online takes around one hour providing you are computer literate, but the benefit is that you don’t have to scan in documents for submission with your application. Some of the jargon is technical and you must check your application thoroughly before you certify that the contents are accurate – incomplete or inaccurate information will result in your application being delayed and in some instances denied. The paper application contains a lot of detailed notes but they are not laid out in a user friendly manner. Nevertheless, there are fewer questions to answer with the paper application – but nothing to significantly reduce the form filling time from an hour. A point to note for those who despise filling in forms is that every person in your family or party must be a NEXUS card holder if you are to fast track the border together; even young children have to have their own NEXUS card. This can mean a lot of work to those applying with family, friends or loved ones. The cost for each application is $50 payable in US or Canadian dollars.  Once your application is conditionally approved you attend an interview for an iris scan, fingerprinting and a chat with a border official about the NEXUS program. After this your card is issued and you can use it immediately. The best news is that the NEXUS card is also accepted in place of your passport when travelling between Canada and the States.

Apply now for your Nexus card !

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Top Philippine Destination and Paradise Spots http://balashiha.su/?p=9249 http://balashiha.su/?p=9249#respond Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:44:16 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=9249 Top Philippine Destination and Paradise Spots

Explore Paradise Philippines. Take a peek at Filipino’s culture and history as mirrored in century-old churches, ancient forts and modern museums. Paradise Philippines have the top of nature’s paradise pictured thru white-sand beaches and three-layered virgin forests.

Paradise Philippines is blessed with an extensive coastline, ringed with unspoiled beaches and first-class resort facilities. Paradise Philippines’ deep-blue, crystal-clear waters offers about 40,000 square kilometers of coastal reefs teeming with a variety of marine life.
Top Philippine Destination and Paradise Spots

Paradise Philippines is endowed amid a tropical climate offering perfect paradise treat to enjoy the sunlight. Lying in Southeast Asia and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Paradise Philippines boasts of unsullied beaches, spectacular sunsets, luxuriant pastoral lands, cool mountain weather, brilliant man-made paradise resorts, and dazzling 7,000+ islands.

Paradise Philippines boasts of one or two of the best beaches and scuba diving waters in the world. Witness the vast expanse of nature’s paradise Philippines’ splendor underneath the spell of cool paradise Philippines mountain breeze.

Here are some featured destinations and paradise regions that is living proof of Paradise Philippines reputation of being referred to as Paradise Philippines.

Alona Beach, Paradise Philippines

Panglao Island, Bohol (May 6, 2007) – The Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano has inaugurated the first age of a P600-million upscale resort complex that is riding on the tourism boom in this province. Durano said, referring to the 16-hectare Eskaya Beach Resort & Spa, which is making 70 luxurious villas catering to the rich Filipino tourists and visitors from Europe, the United States, Australia, Japan and Korea.

Donsol, Whale Shark Capital, Paradise Philippines

Once a sleepy coastal village located at the northwestern tip of Sorsogon province, this town now eyes to be a first-class municipality, thanks to giant sea creatures that are now attracting hordes of foreign and local tourists who infuse millions of pesos to the local economy.

Boracay Paradise, Paradise Philippines

Widely known as one of the best swimming destinations in the world, Boracay is blessed with unsullied fine talcum powder-sand beaches. Its tranquil crystal simple waters are best for swimming, sailing, fishing and sunbathing. Boracay in addition boasts of sapphire seas and spectacular sunsets. Countless hidden coves dot the island and tall coconut trees line up along the beaches. Boracay lies at the northwest tip of Panay, in the west Visayas region, off the Sibuyan Sea.

Captivating Guimaras, Paradise Philippines

Nueva Valencia, Guimaras – An Italian couple on a two-month holiday in the Philippines chose to include the present paradise in this itinerary and stayed at the Raymen Beach Resort in December 2006, unperturbed by to know about the oil spill that brought the island province to world attention in August of the same year. “We are just here to see good beaches,” said the Boldo couple, who are just among the hundreds of intercontinental guests who kept coming to Guimaras even in the aftermath of the infamous oil spill.

Wonderful Palawan, Paradise Philippines

The exotic beauty of Palawan remains undefiled. Branded as the country’s survive frontier, Palawan is a sanctuary to an amazing variety of exotic flora and fauna which are found nowhere else. With more as opposed to a thousand islands and islets, Palawan boasts of white-sand beaches, scenic rock formations, underwater rivers and magnificent caves. Palawan is additionally structure to Tubbataha Reef, the only nationwide marine park that made it to the World Heritage List and whose grandeur is comparable to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Banaue Rice Terraces, Paradise Philippines

Traversing the rugged terrains of Cordillera highlands in a duration of one week is an adventure in itself and could be an immense learning experience for someone who has the guts to be on the look down to the depths of mountain cliffs to get a good view of the rice terraces. With tall rice terraces at the backdrop and cool breeze shuttling between mountain peaks, a journey across the Cordillera heap ranges exposes one to an atmosphere strangely different from the daily offering of Manila and its suburbs.

Amazing Coron, Paradise Philippines

Coron, a town in the Busuanga Island in Northern Palawan, can charm much the most insensitive amongst men. Its natural beauty can only be described as seductive, giving first-time visitors and repeaters alike a sense of wonder so is hard to shake off.

Cebu City, Paradise Philippines

Cebu City drew 403,326 worldwide visitors in 2005, making the “queen city of the south” the top provincial destination of worldwide travelers. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) also showed such a Cebu City attracted 1,813 distant Filipinos and 712,938 domestic travelers.

Pagudpud, Paradise Philippines

If Aklan has Boracay, Ilocos has Pagudpud, its northernmost town bordering the South China Sea. The coastal town of Pagudpud is the perfect setting for panoramic movies and photoshoot for travel magazines cover. The town’s main attractions are Saud Beach, famous for its fine white sand stretching for hundreds of meters and Maira-Ira Point, which hides a secluded beach called Blue Lagoon. Other breathtaking landscapes in Pagudpud include Bantay Abot-abot, a natural sculpture carved by the wind and sea, the Mabogabog Falls and the Patapat viaduct that treats motorists to a scenic view of red lushes and green waters of South China Sea.

Bohol, Paradise Philippines

Bohol is one of the loveliest islands in southern Philippines. It is situated at the heart of Visayas and with coastline skimmed by gentle coves and white-sand beaches. Many highways snake along sparkling beaches or leafy rivers where one can stop at any point and jump in. With its rolling hills and plateaus, crystal springs and beaches, the province of Bohol is a picturesque province replete amidst ancestral structures and centuries-old churches.

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Singapore Travel & Tourism Market (2009 – 2015) http://balashiha.su/?p=7739 http://balashiha.su/?p=7739#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:38:26 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=7739 Singapore Travel & Tourism Market (2009 – 2015)

Singapore Travel & Tourism Market (2009 – 2015)
The report has been researched at source Globally and Singapore specific, and features latest-available data covering:
• Global tourist arrival and receipts
• International and Outbound tourism globally
• Top 10 spenders globally
• Inbound and Outbound tourist arrivals
• Expenditure in Singapore by top 10 countries ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=135112&rt=Singapore-Travel-Tourism-Market-2009-2015.html )
• Hotel industry – No. of hotels & rooms, revenue generation from hotels, Average Occupancy Rate, Average Room Rate & Revenue per Available Room data is available
• Singapore – Inbound, Outbound tourist arrival and expenditure forecast till 2015
• Sectors – Holiday, Business Travel & MICE Industry (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions)
• Cruise Tourism, Formula One Grand Prix Race, and Casino Tourism have been analyzed in the report.
Research Highlights
• Globally International tourist arrivals reached 922.4 Million, up from 904.3 Million in 2007, representing a growth of 2%.
• It is estimated that by 2020 international tourist’s arrival will cross the mark of 1.5 Billion tourist’s arrivals globally.
• Singapore Inbound tourist arrivals have crossed the 10 Million mark by the end of 2008.
• It is expected that the Inbound tourist arrival in Singapore will increase with a CAGR value of around 10.18% for the period spanning from 2009-2015.
• It is forecasted that Singapore tourism receipts will increase with a CAGR value 15.71 % for the period spanning 2009-2015.
• Business Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions are the second highest region for travelers to visit Singapore from 2006 to 2008 and it’s increasing its share rapidly.
• Singapore hotel room revenue has grown with a CAGR of 15.5% for the period of 2004 to 2008.
• Internet is the most preferred medium to gather information by tourist, In 2008 more than 50% tourists gathered information from internet.
• Singapore cruise passenger is expected to cross the figure of 1 Million by 2015.
• Formula One Grand Prix Race is attracting lots of tourists to Singapore and generated more than US$ 100 Million of Tourism Receipts in 2008.
• Casino tourism is going to be another major revenue earner for Singapore tourism.
Key Players Analyzed
This section covers the key facts about the major players (airlines, hotels and tour operators) currently operating in the Indian tourism industry. The key players analyzed in this section include – Airlines: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Garuda Indonesia, Singapore Airlines Ltd, Thai Airways International Ltd, Hotels: Meritus Mandarin, Singapore, The Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore, Tour Operators: Prime Travel & Tour, WTS Travel & Tours
Data Sources
Information and data in this report has been collected from various printable and non-printable sources like Magazines, Newspapers, Trade Journals, White papers, Online paid databases, News websites Government Agencies and Trade associations.

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Car Hire in Canada – End Your Search With Online Car Rental http://balashiha.su/?p=1752 http://balashiha.su/?p=1752#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:16:47 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=1752 Car Hire in Canada – End Your Search With Online Car Rental

One of the biggest challenge, when traveling anywhere in the world, is to locate a car rental company that will provide reliable car hiring services. The problem is there is just too many of them. This is especially true in countries like Germany, Spain or Canada. When there are too many service providers, you are spoilt for choice. You certainly want to avoid being in a situation where you rent a car for a day, only to find out the next day that you could have gotten the same car for thirty percent less rental fees. You also do not want to be in a position where your car breaks down and the car rental supplier is unable to provide you with adequate support services. These are undesirable situations you want to avoid. And renting from countries in Canada just doesn’t make it easier.
Fortunately, technology comes to the rescue. Many car rental suppliers now belong to a network where their services are listed on Internet websites. These websites are actually advanced web applications, where there is a comprehensive database at the back-end for that contains the most updated information from all the major car rental companies. Such information is provided free of charge, and with a few simple clicks, anyone can access important data such as pricing, availability and so on from some of the largest car retailers in the country. Here is how the simple process usually works.
Simply select a pick-up and a drop-off point. Then choose the day when you need the car, and choose the date when you will return the car. Then click on the web button to submit the data. And that’s it. The website will use the information that you have supplied and retrieve all the information you need. In table form, you will be presented with the brand, model and type of cars available, and the pricing. You will then be able to proceed with the booking if you like. You may also email the car rental companies for more information or to request special services such as baby seats, back up drivers and so on. All in all, it’s a very simple and convenient process to hire a car in Canada. If you place your booking early, you can have a car waiting for you at the airport upon your arrival. And at the end of your trip, you can drop off your car at the airport as well.
There are many benefits of renting a car and it is beyond the scope of this article to cover them here. So the next time you are planning a trip, whether to Canada, Spain, or to anywhere else in the world, remember that car rental in this modern age is highly simplified and made affordable by price comparison websites. With their presence, your car rental search worries are certainly over.

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Global Temperatures Expected to Rebound http://balashiha.su/?p=3989 http://balashiha.su/?p=3989#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:39:37 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=3989 Global Temperatures Expected to Rebound

Until recently, global temperatures were more than a degree Fahrenheit warmer when compared to the overall 20th Century mean. From August of 2007 through February of 2008, the Earth’s mean reading dropped to near the 200-year average temperature of 57 degrees.

We, Cliff Harris and Randy Mann, believe that the warming and even the cooling of global temperatures are the result of long-term climatic cycles, solar activity, sea-surface temperature patterns and more. However, Mankind’s activities of the burning of fossil fuels, massive deforestations, the replacing of grassy surfaces with asphalt and concrete, the ‘Urban Heat Island Effect,’ are making conditions ‘worse’ and this will ultimately enhance the Earth’s warming process down the meteorological roadway in the next several decades.

From the late 1940s through the early 1970s, a climate research organization called the Weather Science Foundation of Crystal Lake, Illinois, determined that the planet’s warm, cold, wet and dry periods were the result of alternating short-term and long-term climatic cycles. These researchers and scientists also concluded that the Earth’s ever-changing climate likewise has influenced global and regional economies, human and animal migrations, science, religion and the arts as well as shifting forms of government and strength of leadership.

Much of this data was based upon thousands of hours of research done by Dr. Raymond H. Wheeler and his associates during the 1930s and 1940s at Kansas State University. Dr. Wheeler was well-known for his discovery of various climate cycles, including his highly-regarded ‘510-Year Drought Clock’ that he detailed at the end of the ‘Dust Bowl’ era in the late 1930s.

During the early 1970s, our planet was in the midst of a colder and drier weather cycle. Inflationary recessions and oil shortages led to rationing and long gas lines at service stations worldwide. The situation at that time was far worse than it is now, at least for the time being.

The Weather Science Foundation also predicted, based on these various climate cycles, that our planet would turn much warmer and wetter by the early 2000s, resulting in general global prosperity. They also said that we would be seeing at this time widespread weather ‘extremes.’ There’s little doubt that most of their early predictions came true.

Our recent decline in the Earth’s temperature may be a combination of both long-term and short-term climate cycles, decreased solar activity and the development of a strong long-lasting La Nina, the current cooler than normal sea-surface temperature event in the south-central Pacific Ocean. Sunspot activity in the past 18 months has decreased the lowest levels since ‘The Little Ice Age’ ended in the mid-to late 1800s. This “cool spell,” though, may only be a brief interruption to the Earth’s overall warming trend. Only time will tell.

Based on these predictions, it appears that much warmer readings may be expected for Planet Earth, especially by the 2030s, that will eventually top 1998’s global highest reading of 58.3 degrees. It’s quite possible we could see an average temperature in the low 60s. Until then, this ‘cooling period’ may last from just a few months to as long as several years, especially if sunspot activity remains very low.

We at Harris-Mann Climatology, www.LongRangeWeather.com, believe that our prolonged cycle of wide weather ‘extremes,’ the worst in at least 1,000 years, will continue and perhaps become even more severe, especially by the mid 2010s. We should see more powerful storms, including major hurricanes and increasing deadly tornadoes. There will likewise be widespread flooding, crop-destroying droughts and freezes and violent weather of all types including ice storms, large-sized hail and torrential downpours.

We are already seeing on virtually every continent an almost Biblical weather scenario of increasing droughts and floods. In both the southwestern and southeastern corners of the U.S, there are severe water shortage problems associated with chronic long-term dryness. In some cases, the water deficits are the worst in at least 400 years.

Dr. Wheeler also discovered that approximately every 102 years, a much warmer and drier climatic cycle affects our planet. The last such ‘warm and dry’ peak occurred in 1936, at the end of the infamous ‘Dust Bowl’ period. During that time, extreme heat and dryness, combined with a multitude of problems during the ‘Great Depression,’ made living conditions practically intolerable.

The next ‘warm and dry’ climatic phase is scheduled to arrive in the early 2030s, probably peaking around 2038. It is expected to produce even hotter and drier weather patterns than we saw during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

But, we should remember, that the Earth’s coldest periods have usually followed excessive warmth. Such was the case when our planet moved from the Medieval Warm Period between 900 and 1300 A.D. to the sudden ‘Little Ice Age,’ which peaked in the 17th Century.

By the end of this 21st Century, a big cool down may occur that could ultimately lead to expanding glaciers worldwide, even in the mid-latitudes. We could possibly see even a new Great Ice Age. Based on long-term climatic data, these major ice ages have recurred about every 11,500 years. Well, you guessed it. The last extensive ice age was approximately 11,500 years ago, so we may be due. Again, only time will tell.

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Travel and Tourism – Austria http://balashiha.su/?p=9432 http://balashiha.su/?p=9432#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:13:52 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=9432 Travel and Tourism – Austria

Travel and Tourism – Austria

The number of tourists arriving in Austria from the UK and the US declined significantly in 2009, being the year most significantly affected by the economic crisis. Drop rates of 10 to15 percentage points were mainly caused by the strong devaluation of the British pound and by the financial effects of the real estate crisis in the US at the end of 2008. For consumers living in those two countries, Austria is an expensive, not easy to reach destination, which does not rank first on the list of…
Travel And Tourism in Austria report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest market size data 2005-2009, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new legislative, technology or pricing issues. Background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits is also included. Forecasts to 2014 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage:
Car Rental, Demand Factors, Health & Wellness Tourism, Tourism Flows Domestic, Tourism Flows Inbound, Tourism Flows Outbound, Tourism Receipts And Expenditure, Tourist Attractions, Transportation, Travel Accommodation, Travel Retail
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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* Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
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* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Travel in Austria: Free Travel Guide of Vienna by Flashbooking for Backpakers http://balashiha.su/?p=9564 http://balashiha.su/?p=9564#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:58:26 +0000 http://balashiha.su/?p=9564 Travel in Austria: Free Travel Guide of Vienna by Flashbooking for Backpakers

Vienna, Austria’s capital city, has 1,533,000 inhabitants and stands on the right bank of the Danube, at the foot of the Wienervald hills. Originally referred to as Vindobona, the city had already gained noteable importance by the period of the Roman Empire. From the 13th century to the end of the First World War, the country was under the rule of the Asburg family.

The guides are full of essential hints on where to go, things to see, Vienna’s Museums, shopping mall and flea markets, quality places reasonably priced where to eat or sip a famous Pilsner, clubs and discos, budget hostels and cheap hotel deals to book, emergency numbers and more.

Nearly all the city’s sights and major attractions are located within a small area and are easily reached on foot.Vienna is divided into districts (bezirke). District number 1(Inneren Stadt) is the centre of the city and contains the largest number of monuments, all of which are indicated with a red and white sign. The Ringstrasse is the visitor’s first indication of Imperial Vienna.

Flashbooking is a growing cheap hostel Vienna and hotels directory specializing in budget accommodation for independent travellers, students, adventurous backpackers, international volunteers, families and all the ones that travel on a budget.

Flashbooking accommodation database is easily available online and comes completed with all relevant information about youth hostel and hotel location and map, description, services, hostel contacts, customer ratings, six pictures and updated prices inclusive of taxes and services together with instant real availability.

With the monthly newsletter, Flashbooking puts at travellers’ and partner hostels’ free disposal some useful information tools as pocket travel guides of the top world cities: the Amsterdam City guide, the London City guide, the Barcelona City guide, the Paris City guide, the Rome City guide, the Florence City guide, and the freshly issued Vienna City guide!

In general, these guides have been written for giving the essential information about the most visited cities in the world and in particular for any traveller or first-time visitor. For a short visit, a week-end, a city break, these free pocket guides are useful printable and downloadable tools available online.

Having the reservation final price is also convenient as it does give the transparency our users pretend while booking. Having the final total amount of your booking means you do not have to worry about other extra surprises! Flashbooking cheap lodging solutions are all available for online bookings and divided by Countries.

Thawte is a system which encrypts all the processed data and guarantees that this will not be read, used or modified by other parties. Confirmed online bookings mean that your holiday is just a click away, that you can get all the information needed to book online, that you can save time and money!

Recently added a new free customer service online at travellers disposal to suggest the perfect accommodation for their trip and voyages. The Skype account ‘Flashbooking Customercare’ gives more assistance also in the booking process for all our travellers and backpackers needs.

Flashbooking chose to provide backpackers, students and families with a list of budget selected and independent accommodations worldwide, mostly run by locals, in order to promote an alternative tourism respectful of cultures and different societies.

Our travellers are also our good partners as they help us either giving their ratings of some accommodations, lodgings, cheap hotels Vienna, youth hostels and cheap hotels in Vienna where they personally stayed, either enlarging the hostel offer by reporting some new contacts.

Flashbooking policy tends to privilege small and family-run hotels in order to promote an alternative tourism respectful of cultures and different societies.

So mates, we are looking forward to finding you THE budget accommodation that meets your needs and pocket for your next trip!

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