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Buses stay on the road

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By Deborah Neyens, correspondent

November 22, 2014 | 9:00 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS Every days an adventure, Doug Decker said of business at Cedar Valley World Travel, which he co-owns with wife Angela Decker.

The Cedar Rapids-based motor coach charter and tour company has been running since January 2007 when it spun off from Tri State Travel, Angelas familys longtime business.

Cedar Valley World Travel provides charter transportation services locally or to destinations throughout the continental United States and Canada. The companys fleet of vehicles ranges from five-passenger Sports Utility Vehicles to a 14-passenger van to 54- and 56-passenger deluxe motor coaches.

Thats one thing we offer that our competitors dont multi-size vehicles to accommodate different size groups, Doug Decker said.

They use their fleet to try to attract a range of clients with different transportation needs, from church and school groups going on multiday, cross-country trips to corporate clients and athletic teams seeking local airport transfers.

While roughly 60 to 70 percent of its revenue comes from motor coach charters, Cedar Valley World Travel also sells individual and group tour packages, including both planned trips for the public and organized tours for private groups and organizations.

The majority of what we do is home-in-a-day, Angela Decker said.

Destinations may include shopping trips to Chicago or the Mall of America, baseball games at nearby major league stadiums or tourist attractions such as Galena or the Pella Tulip Festival.

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InterContinental Riyadh Hotel voted Saudi Arabia's Best Golf Hotel

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RIYADH: InterContinental Riyadh Hotel has won the award as Saudi Arabia 's Best Golf Hotel at the inaugural World Golf Awards 2014, hosted last week end in Quinta do Lago, Portugal. The World Golf Awards is part of the World Travel Awards (WTA), which was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. Today, the WTA brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, and has been dubbed the Oscars of the travel industry. The presentation of the awards was the centerpiece of a three-day itinerary for the event, which saw guests enjoy some of the world-class facilities on offer at the famous Quinta do Lago Resort. Tariq Dowidar, InterContinental Riyadh General Manage, and Mounir Melliti,InterContinental Riyadh Recreation Manager, received the award from the renowned sports journalist Steve Rider. The World Golf Awards has been created in response to a demand from the golf industry for a fair and transparent program that would celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism, as well as recognize world-class courses & golf destinations, explained Chris Frost, managing director, World Golf Awards. Voted for by professionals working within the golf travel and tourism industry, including senior executives, travel agents, tour operators and media professionals, as well as members from the general public (golf tourists) the World Golf Awards aim to stimulate both the domestic and international golf tourism markets. With an estimated 50 million golf tourists travelling the world to play 32,000 golf courses and resorts worldwide, golf tourism constitutes a vital segment in the global travel and tourism marketplace. The inaugural World Golf Awards will focus on the leading 130 nations that are shaping the future of this dynamic industry.

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Indianola woman is a 'citizen of the world'

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By Sandy McKay / Special to Sound Publishing

During her lifetime, Indianola resident Pam Perry has traveled extensively to interesting, exciting and exotic locations around the world. Her parents, Linc and Fredi Perry, were "big travelers", as she puts it.

"They always inspired me with the with stories of places they had been," she said. "They would also ask us -- my brother Ken, my sister Andi and me -- what we wanted from their travel destinations, their ports-of-call."

Pam and her siblings were always motivated to by their parents' stories to learn about where they traveled.

"It forced us to a lot of research to learn about those countries and what they produced that we might want," Perry remarked.

She has had a travel visa from the age of 12. As a family they went to Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, and to Hawaii three times.

"I have always had wanderlust," she said.

"We had a great family unit with weekly family meetings, organized by my dad, to keep up to date with everything that was happening to each of us," Perry said. "I always felt loved and supported by my parents and siblings, and that continues to this day."

She had an extended family, as well.

In her early childhood she was "adopted" by close friends of the family, Paula and Hal Hubbell.

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Better Wildlife Tourism – Whose Responsibility? @ #WTM14 | Tues 4 Nov – Video

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Better Wildlife Tourism - Whose Responsibility? @ #WTM14 | Tues 4 Nov
This event took place at #WTM14, ExCeL London on Tuesday 4 November. The session looks more into the #39;Wildlife Tourism #39; sector. Wildlife viewing has always been a big attraction for tourists,...

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Fox World Travel Sees Significant Growth during the 2014 Fiscal Year

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Oshkosh, WI (PRWEB) November 21, 2014

Fox World Travel recently announced that their company has seen significant growth during the most recent fiscal year. Fox World Travels 2014 Fiscal year began in October 2013 and ended in September 2014. During this time the organization increased their staff by thirty full time employees.

Chip Juedes, Vice President of Finance and Administration, stated that, Our vacation divisions buying power and our business travel divisions flexibility, have been recognized by our clients which have led to these results of an 18% increase in headcount. Our greatest asset is our people and we are happy to welcome so many more to the Fox Family in the last year.

In October 2014 Fox World Travel added another seven full time employees and another t10 thus far for the month of November. The organization hopes to continue this growth through the 2015 fiscal year.

About Fox World Travel: Fox World Travel was founded in 1960 and is ranked in the top 20 of over 25,000 travel agencies in the United States, according to the Business Travel Survey in Business Travel News. Fox World Travel owns and operates 11 retail travel locations throughout Wisconsin as well as Premier Meetings and Incentives in Oshkosh and Fox World Travel School Online. Visit Fox World Travel online at http://www.GoFox.com.

Corporate Headquarters 2150 S Washburn Street P.O. Box 2386 Oshkosh, WI 54903-2386 Phone: 920-236-8000 Fax:920-236-8050 Website: http://www.gofox.com

Contact:Brian Hurley, Vice President-Vacation Travel Fox World Travel (920) 236-8000 bhurley(at)gofox(dot)com ###

Company: Fox World Travel Contact: Brian Hurley Phone: 920-236-8000 Email: bhurley(at)gofox(dot)com

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Millbrook Resort named best golf hotel at World Golf Awards

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Award-winning Millbrook Resort has hit yet another hole-in-one beating off stiff competition to take out the title of Oceanias Best Golf Hotel and Best Golf Hotel in New Zealand at the inaugural World Golf Awards held in Portugal last weekend.

The award-win tops off a stellar year for the five-star luxury lifestyle resort.

Announced in front of representatives from some of the golf worlds most prestigious golf courses, resorts, hotels and tourism operators, the award adds to the resorts impressive trophy cabinet this year.

Part of the World Travel Awards, known as the Oscars of the travel industry, this is the first year the golf awards have been held as a separate event in order to give the industry its chance to shine.

Award nominees and subsequent winners were awarded accolades based on votes from tourism and industry peers which were counted throughout the last 12 months.

Millbrook Resort head of operations Brian Howie said winning the inaugural title of Oceania and New Zealands Best Golf Hotel was "hugely rewarding".

"In the last four years weve consistently won the title of Australasia and New Zealands Best Golf Resort. To continue this good run with the new awards and to be recognised as best-of-the-best in front of our golf tourism peers is important to us," he said.

"Over the last 12 months especially, weve invested in the resorts facilities supporting our mission to provide the very best guest journey we possibly can."

Just last month the team accepted the title of New Zealands Leading Spa Resort at the World Travel Awards.

"Anticipating our guests every need, offering the best in luxury, staying ahead of technology and ensuring we go above and beyond expectations ensures we continuously receive exceptional guest feedback," said Mr Howie.

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Travel back in time by visiting these 10 ancient cities

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SINGAPORE - Ever dreamed of being a time-traveller? You can now "time travel" by visiting one of these 10 ancient cities around the world, said travel site Smarter Travel.

These 10 historic sites were some of the most important and beautiful cities in the world, and many of them have even received the honour of being a UNESCO heritage site.

From Egypt to Greece, these preserved sites allow tourists to walk through labyrinthine streets and see kings' tombs which have been been built hundreds and even thousands of years ago.

In Luoyang, one of the four great ancient capitals of China, travellers can see some of the world's most beautiful statues located all over the area. There are around 100,000 statues and over 2,000 niches of Buddha, according to Smarter Travel.

Over in Varanasi, India's oldest city, travellers can walk the same paths as Hindu god, Shiva, who was believed to have lived in the holy city.

They can also join pilgrims who have travelled from all parts of the world and experience age-old traditions by paying tribute to the god at its shrine.

You don't have to be a history buff to appreciate and savour the ancient relics and monuments. The architecture and culture which have survived through hundreds and even thousands of years will not fail to amaze any traveller.

Find out which 10 ancient cities you can visit to have an old-world experience.

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Official WTM Responsible Tourism Opening Ceremony @ #WTM14 | Wed 5 Nov – Video

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Official WTM Responsible Tourism Opening Ceremony @ #WTM14 | Wed 5 Nov
This event took place at #WTM14, ExCeL London on Wednesday 5 November. What can the tourism industry do for the conservation of Elephants and Rhino? Conserving elephants and rhino in the ...

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