Nelson Region Holiday Parks Open for Business
Jan 8, 2012 Travel Guide Leave a comment | Tags: Business, Holiday Parks, Nelson Region
Holidaymakers are being reassured they can look forward to a great Christmas break in the Nelson region’s holiday parks.
“Nearly all the region’s holiday parks are open for business and ready to welcome the summer crowds,” Holiday Accommodation Parks Association of NZ Chief Executive Fergus Brown says.
Of the 22 holiday parks around the Nelson area, only five have been impacted by this week’s flooding.
“If you have a booking to stay at one of the affected parks, check with them for updates. But we expect that most people will be able to go ahead with their holidays as planned,” Mr Brown says.
The five affected holiday parks are:
- Pohara Beach TOP 10 – currently closed as they do not have water or sewerage. Work is underwa
Tahoe snowboarders can ride Shaun White’s halfpipe
Jan 8, 2012 Travel News Leave a comment | Tags: Halfpipe, Whites Halfpipe
TRUCKEE – Having an Olympic champion call your local ski resort home has its privileges.
A 22-foot-high high, 500-foot-long halfpipe co-designed by snowboarder Shaun White was opened to the public last week at Northstar California, one of Vail Resorts Inc.’s properties formerly called Northstar-at-Tahoe.
The red-haired, two-time Olympic gold medal winner known as the “Flying Tomato” had the superpipe built at the Sierra resort for use in training for upcoming events. Snow Park Technologies based in Verdi, Nev., helped design the superpipe.
“It’s not often that the public gets to ride the same competition-quality pipe that an athlete of Shaun’s caliber trains in,” said Mike Schipani, Northstar’s terrain park manager.
Spain´s loudest festival: La Tamborrada
Dec 31, 2011 Travel Guide Leave a comment | Tags: La Tamborrada, Tamborrada
As we all might know by now is that Spain is famous for its many wild, crazy and loud festivals, and the madness of La Tamborrada in San Sebastian is no exception. The tradition of the massive drum festival, La Tamborrada, is without a doubt Spain’s highlight event in January (after the Three Kings that is..) and can even be considered as Spain´s noisiest festival.
For 24 hours straight the city of San Sebastian is awash with the sound of drums. Huge parades with adults dressed as soldiers and cooks march through the streets of the city playing drums in honor of their patron saint; The Donastia of San Sebastian. The
AAPR welcomes new regulations to prevent pilot fatigue
Dec 31, 2011 Last Minute Travel Leave a comment | Tags: Fatigue, Pilot Fatigue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Association for Airline Passenger Rights, (AAPR) welcomed the new federal regulations to prevent airline pilot fatigue issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new rules are the first comprehensive changes in over a generation to the outdated laws governing airline pilot fatigue.
“Safety is a major concern for every single airline passenger,” said Brandon M. Macsata, Executive Director of the Association for Airline Passenger Rights.
Experience a Winter in Venice… at the Venetian Las Vegas!
Dec 18, 2011 Travel News Leave a comment | Tags: Las Vegas, Vegas
The holiday time is normally really slow in Las Vegas. That means you can get great rates.
But the Veneitan and Palazzo are hoping to create a new experience and tradition for families.
Theyre putting on a winter festival that includes an outdoor skating rink right on the Strip. A synthetic rink has been placed where the Gondola ride is located, directly in front the hotel and casino.
While the rink feels like skating on ice, it doesnt need refrigeration or electricity.