Posts Tagged ‘Awards’

Destination Stewardship Award

Published April 12th, 2013

Destination Stewardship Award
Peaks of the Balkans – from the countries of Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro – was awarded the Tourism for Tomorrow Destination Stewardship Award at the World Travel & Tourism Council’s 13th Global Summit in Abu Dhabi on April 9. Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address. The three other winners were El Nido Resorts in the Philippines
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Mantel Wins the Booker, Again

Published October 17th, 2012

Mantel Wins the Booker, Again
Hilary Mantel became the first woman — and the first Briton — to win the coveted Man Booker Prize twice with her utterly absorbing sequel to Wolf Hall. Mantel delves into the heart of Tudor history in Bring up the Bodies, tracing in riveting detail the downfall of Anne Boleyn over nine momentous months in
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Year’s Best Reads

Published October 3rd, 2012

Year’s Best Reads
It could be a novel, travelogue, travel guide, memoir, history or field guide. We’re putting together our list of the Best Travel Books of 2012 — and we need you help! Please nominate your favorite books about place, published in 2012.  We’re considering Roger Crowley’s City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas, the fantastically
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Suu Kyi Visits U.S.

Published September 19th, 2012

Suu Kyi Visits U.S.
On her first trip to the United States in decades, the Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi has been busy indeed! She received the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, when she also met privately with President Obama in the Oval Office. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama was looking forward to
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