CNN reports today that President Obama has signed the Travel Promotion Bill. This bill forms yet another hybrid public/private corporation whose purpose is to promote travel to the US.

“By signing the Travel Promotion Act, President Obama has acted to support the power of travel to serve as an economic stimulant, job generator and diplomatic tool,” said Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association

This new entity designed to promote travel, will be funded by a combination of private sources as well as a small $10.00 fee charged to the users of the service from abroad.

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Wild Rose Brewery & Military Barracks

March 3, 2010

OK, OK… Its actually Wild Rose Brewery & Tap Room. Yet, the location is an old military barracks in Calgary. And, that’s about all this is truly known about the building that Wild Rose occupies. In fact, their website has a section devoted to finding out more about the building numbered AF23 by the military:
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2010 Canadian Travel Intentions Survey

February 11, 2010

According to the Hotel Association of Canada and data released from its 2010 Canadian Travel Intentions Survey, the vast majority of Canadians, both leisure and business travelers will be looking to maintain or increase their travel in 2010…
In addition, Travel Daily News reports that Tony Pollard, President of the Hotel Association of Canada had this [...]

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A Little Wine With Your Barbecue?

February 11, 2010

When coming home from Northern California on a recent road trip, I stumbled upon a wonderful restaurant in Napa. The sign on the door reads “Bounty Hunter Rare Wine & Provisions”. The name on the marketing reads “Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin’ BBQ“. Either way… Both names/descriptions are accurate.
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Yosemite National Park… Wow! (Part 2)

February 10, 2010

Approaching Yosemite Village, located in the Yosemite Valley area of the park, the traffic thickens. The number of non-rare animal (people) sightings increase. Still, as we drove in, we were struck with a sense of reverence. The beauty is a bit of a sensory overload whether its the size of the trees or the size [...]

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