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Norwegian expands no-smoking areas aboard ship Travel news you might have missed, to help you plan your next vacation getaway – Norwegian Cruises is expanding its smoke-free ship areas. Beginning in 2012, smoking is banned anywhere on board, except in shipboard casinos, in special cigar bars, or on your stateroom balcony. Norwegian says [...]  Zion Lodge in Utah's Zion National Park, receives Green Seal certification for its environmental practices Zion Lodge, in Utah’s Zion National Park, has just received Green Seal certification for its environmental programs that protect the park’s ecosystem. The Green Seal certification is just the latest of many awards and honors the Zion Lodge [...] Spring skiing and snowboarding is the best time of the season to enjoy the slopes, especially this year, when the Rockies, Sierras and Canadian Rockies have been pounded with snow from a La Nina weather year. Spring skiing means sunshine until the lifts close, fewer layers to wear, and the biggest discount deals [...] Celebrate spring with these budget travel discounts and bargains to the Caribbean. Some of these travel deals can be booked now for travel later this year, others are for spring only. Barbados –Get one night free on a five-night stay, or two nights free on a seven-night stay, with the Take Me to Barbados [...] Buy travel insurance to protect you on long or distant trips. Photo of Evelyn Kanter in Luxor, Egypt by Robert Holmes. The current political turmoil in Egypt, blizzards and snowstorms that shut down airports in winter, hurricanes that shut down airports in summer and fall are all reasons to have travel insurance. Travel [...]  January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. Resorts in 34 states are participating with discounted lessons. It will cost you less to play in the snow in January. Nearly 100 top ski and snowboard resorts in 34 states are offering free or discounted ski and snowboard lessons during the annual Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. The theme of the 2011 program is “Humans Were Never Meant to Hibernate’. The overall theme theme for this national effort is to get children and adults outside this winter for fun and exercise on snow. The program ambassadors are Olympic Gold medal winner Bode Miller and ski icon Glenn Plake. The National Ski Areas Association reports there were between ten and 12 million skiers and riders in the U.S. last year, and just under 60 million visits to ski resorts for skiing and snowboarding. And this season could be even better, considering the bounty of champagne powder that resorts received early in the season. Virtually every resort in the United States is offering some kind of package for Learn to Ski or Snowboard month. See the next page for state-by-state highlights, from New England to the Rockies and Sierras: |
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