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With the pandemic locking us down, this was just the book I needed to get me through some dark days. Although the target audience is fo young readers, this book can be enjoyed by adults too. What I admire the most was the transition between real world and fantasy world through the eyes of Felicity (Flick). With the start of the real world, the reader is eased into the book before it takes you on the glorious adventure. Flick is a likeable character as she is a typical 12-year-old kid who feels neglected and struggles with her new life as she is forced to move with her family to a new town and leave her family behind. She spends a lot of time entertaining herself as her mother is busy taking care of her little brother Freddy. I enjoyed following Flick's character. I admire her loyalty and her bravery and equally enjoyed how she developed her rapport and unlikely friendship with Jonathan, whom she meets as she stumbles across what looks like a quirky st...

Exodus Travels says demand for self-guided trips has sky-rocketed since the start of the pandemic, with the company seeing an increase of approximately 20 percent in inquiries and bookings. Exodus has answered the call with more than 200 Self-Guided Walking and Cycling tours to choose from, adding 100 since March 2020 alone. Now, the adventure travel pioneer is inviting their travel agent and industry partners to sell their way onto their own self-guided adventure. ADVERTISING For every traveller an agent partner books onto an Exodus self-guided walking or cycling tour between now and September 30, 2022, for travel at any time, they will receive a $200 travel credit to use towards their own Exodus self-guided trip. Exodus says this travel style is ideal for multi-generational travel, groups of friends, and those looking to get far from the beaten path and reconnect with nature, at their own pace, and with exactly who they want to be with. Self-guided trips add flexibility in terms of d...

We're only a week into the official start of summer but vacation plans are already heating up thanks to eased-up restrictions and increased access to sunny spots near and far. Whether you're heading out of the country or just to the beach, travel with your kids needs to be as stress-free as possible to be enjoyable (or, at the very least, bearable until you get to your destination). That means parents need to engage in a little strategic shopping to entertain their fidgety jet-setters for long flights or car rides. To make your transit easier, we've rounded up 10 tried-and-true travel essentials to help keep your little ones (and you) in good spirits. The Car Seat You Can Actually Carry Pico Portable Car Seat, Wayb ($380) Shop If lugging your everyday car seat through ai...

Are you planning your next epic trip to Cancun, Miami, Florida, or the Caribbean? Then, stop what you're doing and check out the best sites for last-minute travel deals to get the most for your money. In this article, we will explore sites and apps for finding travel deals where you can get significant discounts for your next flight, vacation rental, and car rental. Finding last-minute travel deals is simple nowadays if you know where to look. You can save a lot of money on your trip to Las Vegas or your family's favorite vacation spot. Table of Contents As the name suggests, Last Minute Travel is all about the deals you can get on last-minute flights, hotels, cruises, and even car rentals. If you become a member of the Last Minute Travel Club for $50 per year, you can benefit from exclusive hotel deals available only to the members. You will also collect points that you can later use on...

GM's autonomous driving division, Cruise, has begun its paid driverless taxi service in San Francisco and officially took its first fares last night. Cruise has been operating a free driverless taxi service in the area since earlier this year (and got pulled over once), but last night it began charging for this service. Both Cruise and its rival Waymo, a division of Google's parent company Alphabet, have been hoping for some time to start charging for autonomous taxi rides in California. Waymo got permission in February but has not yet started charging fares. Cruise's program is still quite limited, only covering about a third of San Francisco with 30 cars. While anyone can sign up, Cruise is sending out limited invites for users given the limitations of their vehicle supply and geofenced area at the moment. Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt went on CNBC to talk with Phil LeBeau about the news this morning: Vogt said that there were "a number" of ...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Online train journey planner fails as rail strike cripples services    The Independent How to find out if your train journey will be affected by rail strikes    Express Travel misery for millions as both sides in rail dispute blame each other for strikes    Wales Online Your right to train refunds and compensation as rail strikes cause chaos...    The Sun From Ed Sheeran to The Rolling Stones, all the big London gigs thrown into chaos this weekend by train strikes    My London View Full Coverage on Google News

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Lynn Osmond, CEO of Choose Chicago, today announced Chicago hosted 30.7 million domestic and international visitors in 2021, an 86% increase over 2020. "I cannot overstate how proud I am of Chicago's continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic," Mayor Lightfoot said. "Our city was hit harder than most in the early days of the pandemic — and one of the most impacted industries was tourism. The numbers for 2021 show that visitors throughout the United States and world are hungry to return to our incredible city." The strong recovery came despite Chicago only achieving Phase 5 reopening in mid-June 2021, the international travel ban remaining in place until mid-November, and the country enduring the Delta and Omicron surges. Additionally, Chicago theaters did not reopen until October 2021. "We are excited to see these numbers for 2021 despite the challenges we faced," Osmond said. "It is a true t...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Spirit Airlines Launches Biometrics At Los Angeles International    Simple Flying

THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES By Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel Berkley. 288 pp. $20 I love animals, and I love books, but I tend to avoid novels about animals because I don't enjoy crying. The world has given us enough to sob about lately. No one needs to relive "Old Yeller" to induce catharsis. Perhaps I'm still scarred by "Where the Red Fern Grows," which made me bawl so unremittingly that my mother threatened to take me to a doctor. (Or was that "Charlotte's Web"?) Those classics end sadly, but when you're a kid, you've also got plenty of reading options in which the animals make it to the last page. Just look at almost any novel by Kate Di­Camillo, who gave us the adventures of Despereaux the mouse, Edward Tulane the rabbit, and Louise the very brave chicken. Sure, characters like these aren't real animals so much as anthropomorphized stand-ins for humans. And okay, the reptiles and rodents of ...

2021 sales: $128.6 million Previous ranking: Not ranked Employees: 22 307 Fifth Ave., 16th Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 542-4500 Website Executives PRESIDENT/CEO: Jack Ezon MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK COLLECTIVE: Julie Danziger MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK EVENTS: Eli Ashear PARTNER, EMBARK ACADEMY: Anne Scully DIRECTOR, MARKETING: Carole-Anne Hughs DIRECTOR, EMBARK TOURS: Charles Chehebar Company facts * Luxury marketing agency with a focus on travel.  * Host agency operations has a mix of direct-to-consumer leisure travel, high-end events, lifestyle-branded tours, incentives, corporate and entertainment.  * The company's 154 hosted agents completed 48% of Embark's sales. * Has a B2B tour operator division and a technology division. * 2021 sales split of 11% business travel, 45% leisure, 44% events. * Privately owned by Jack Ezon, Eli Ashear and Julie Danziger. 2021 developments * Continued to diversify in 2021 to broaden scope, c...

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There's finally some good news for the travel industry, according to research from TripAdvisor. As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, Americans are preparing to go on vacation this summer, across the country as well as abroad. Three-quarters of Americans are planning to "see new places" throughout the year, the survey found, with 34 percent looking to immerse themselves in "authentic local experiences." For those eager to do something different after two years of canceled plans, slow tourism is a chance to experience dream destinations like a native. Here's the lowdown on this more mindful way to travel, plus five ways it can transform your vacations. What Is Slow Tourism? Whether you're heading overseas or just across state lines, slow tourism is a chance to embrace the local culture. The idea is build a connection to the place you're visiting, by discovering delicious foods, different music styles or locations off the beaten track. A reaction ...

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