Travel Digest: Picks for the Week Ending 5-30-15

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Yachting: Maine in summer, Caribbean in winter with Classic Yacht HERON [View schedule on website]

New Hampshire Public TV Documentary: "Mount Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds"

The Best Places to Play Tennis in the Caribbean [Virgin Atlantic Blog]

Summer forecast bright for New England tourist trade [Boston Globe Article]

Destination Weddings rounded up some of the best Kid's Clubs in the Caribbean in a new blog post.

Nantucket Boat Basin is offering special rates for summer and beyond.

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Tourism Buzz

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Sod turned for $800m project on Barbados: "HARLEQUIN HOTEL & RESORTS is seeking to redefine tourism in Barbados by establishing a US$400 million (BDS$800 million) facility with soccer fields and tennis courts using Liverpool and Pat Cash as star appeal and partners." -Nation News
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As the leaves turn, dollars flow into Vermont: "Leaf peeping is a multi-million dollar industry in Vermont. At least it is if you add up all the money tourists spend while they’re not looking at the leaves: on lodging, food, gas, groceries, shopping and recreation." -Burlington Free Press More

Relaunch of Dominican Republic’s icon tourism region
"Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia on Tuesday said he heads a committee that includes all of Puerto Plata’s sectors to relaunch that tourism region, begun in the 1980s, the country’s first." -DominicanToday
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Tourism Buzz: For the week of 9-5-10

Perfect weather sparks New England tourism rebound
Bloomberg Businessweek

Labor Day Tourism takes a hit in Maine
Press Herald

The Flinty Nature of New Hampshire Tourism – In Defense of the Grande Dame Resorts
Hotel News Resource

Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister wants to increase tourism
Trinidad Express Newspaper

New attraction for Barbados heritage tourism market
eTurboNews

Anguilla's Viceroy Resort sold to Starwoods Hotel Group
The Anguillian Newspaper

Cape Air to fly to Anguilla commencing December 22, 2010
The Anguillian Newspaper

Puerto Rico looks to top-end travelers to boost income
The Independent UK

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