DREAM VACATION AS CLOSE AS WEB : WHERE TO GO:.Byline: David Rampe The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Hoping to escape the winter by getting away to a dreamy island - Jamaica, let's say? There are many ways to use the World Wide Web to find the attractions there that will make a trip stand out. Start with general travel banks, whether reliable names from print like Fodor's and Conde Nast Traveler, or Web resources like Time Warner's Pathfinder. Also, search engines like Yahoo have special travel categories. Then check out a promotional group like the local chamber of commerce or government tourist board. There are also interactive companies springing up like Preview Travel Inc., which offers tourist information tourist information - Information in an on-line display that is not immediately useful, but contributes to a viewer's gestalt of what's going on with the software or hardware behind it. and ways to book air tickets and package tours, and Travelocity, a reservations service, which are full of information whether you are going to the islands or to Vail, Colo. All told, these resources and some skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. searching can help you plan out the fine details of a winter vacation Winter vacation has been proposed in modern times (the 20th and 21st centuries) as a more practical alternative to summer vacation in areas that have harsh winters and mild summers. , be it in the sun or snow. In the case of a Jamaican getaway, you can learn about package deals, tucked-away inns, golf courses, scuba outfitters and nightclubs in Montego Bay Montego Bay (mŏntē`gō), city (1991 pop. 82,002), NW Jamaica. One of the most popular resorts in the Caribbean with highly developed tourism facilities, Montego Bay is also a port and commercial center. , known locally as Mo' Bay. A search at Yahoo leads to a deep-sea fishing deep-sea fishing n → pesca d'alto mare charter company, whose ship, the No Problem, goes out in search of yellowfin tuna, and the Sandals resort chain, which lists its room rates and shows a photo of the pool. The Jamaica Tourist Board describes Montego Bay's white sand Cornwall Beach and bamboo rafts that float down the Martha Brae brae n. Scots A hillside; a slope. [Middle English bra, from Old Norse br River. It also lists air and cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America that travel to the island and practical driving information. Fodor's offers a trip planner customized by such things as restaurant price range, along with things Jamaican not to be missed like jerk chicken and Red Stripe beer. FODOR'S http://www.fodors.com/ptpbegin.cgi CONDE NAST TRAVELER http://travel.epicurious.com PATHFINDER http://pathfinder.com/travel YAHOO http://www.yahoo.com/recreation/travel SANDALS HOTEL http://www.changes.com/Sandals JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD http://www.jamaicatravel.com THE WEATHER CHANNEL http://www.weather.com/weather/int/cities PINA COLADA RECIPE http://www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/users/salgado/HTML/pc.html CARIBBEAN TOURIST ASSOCIATION http://www.caribtourism.com/www/custom/1/012/3837/links.html CAPTION(S): Box Box: WHERE TO GO (See text) |
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