1. Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
This is one of the North Island’s three World Heritage Sites. It features volcanic peaks (one of which is active) and is still home to many Maoris, who donated the park to New Zealand in 1887, when it became the world’s fourth national park. The Maoris are very outgoing in displaying their culture to visitors.

2. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
This World Heritage Site is jointly managed by the Aborigines and the Australian government. It has magnificent vistas, great waterfalls, stunning displays of Aboriginal rock art, and is habitat to an awesome predator, the estuarine (saltwater) crocodile.

3. Snowdonia National Park, Wales, Great Britain
Snowdonia is a lovely mountain park, with Mount Snowdon, which is comprised of slate, rising to 3,560 feet. While this park is not as geologically or visually arresting as many other mountain parks around, its peaceful setting and wild landscapes make it one of Britain’s top outdoor attractions.

4. Kruger National Park, South Africa
This is one of the most impressive wildlife viewing areas in the world. Millions of acres of habitat and little development give visitors an opportunity to see many large African mammals and magnificent birds. It is one of the few places where wildlife is in charge—they wander free and the visitors are controlled.

6. Iguazú National Park, Argentina
This park protects one of the most spectacular natural landscapes in Argentina and Brazil, Iguazú Falls and the surrounding subtropical forest. The falls are 70 meters high, but even more impressive is their width: the river at the falls is 1,500 meters wide. A thrilling experience is the short boat ride and walk along the catwalks to the most striking of the hundreds of falls, Garganta del Diablo, the Devil’s Throat.

7. Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
The park includes Mount Everest, among other prominent mountains. It has distinctive wildlife and small picturesque Sherpa villages with their gumpas (monasteries).

8. Madain Saley National Historic Park, Saudi Arabia
This region, the Biblical Midian, is mostly undulating desert, interspersed with huge rocky outcrops and lush oases. Here, between 500 B.C. and 100 A.D., the Nabatean people created 125 monumental cut-rock tombs and facades, edifices up to 130 feet tall, that are standing today in a remarkable state of preservation.

9. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes National Park is located in inland Croatia, about halfway between Zagreb and Split. In moderately mountainous terrain, the park is all about water—small lakes and streams and beautiful waterfalls everywhere. Because of the geology of the area, travertine, type of sedimentary rock, is evident in most of the water features, giving them distinctive blue-green colors and exceptionally clear water. There are a number of excellent short and moderate hiking trails with quiet, non-polluting electric ferries connecting some of the trails by way of the lakes. Because of the vegetation, fall “color season” is especially spectacular.

10. Hortobagy National Park, Hungary
This park is located on the “puszta,” or great Hungarian plains. It was the country’s first national park. It also is a biosphere reserve and a World Heritage Site. The plains and wetlands reflect two millennia of human occupation and have supported agrarian life for centuries. It has several endangered bird species and is a refuge for rare Przewalski’s horses and migratory waterfowl. Culturally, it preserves and interprets traditional Hungarian folkways, such as the nomadic herding culture of the puszta.

If you have a plans for vacations try these national parks. Im sure you’ll enjoy it. Have fun.. Hope you like it.

Kayak
Kayak is a travel search aggregator, scouring over 140 sites to bring you the cheapest fares it can find. The results are nicely sorted by price, and once the search is complete, you can tweak and filter the results to find the perfect ticket for your needs. Kayak supports email alerts, can search nearby airports, and the Buzz feature is great if you’re looking to take a spur-of-the-minute vacation on the cheap. Like most travel sites, Kayak also covers hotels, cruises, and rental cars.

Yapta
Yapta—aka Your Amazing Personal Travel Assistant—is an airline search engine with an emphasis on tracking airline prices before and after you purchase your tickets. Before your purchase, Yapta will track a flight and alert you when it falls below your desired price (a feature available on most of the sites featured here). After your purchase, Yapta will continue tracking the ticket price. If it drops, the site will send an alert if you’re eligible for a refund or travel credit. If you’re a big Yapta fan, you can even integrate it in your browser with the previously mentioned Yapta Firefox extension or Internet Explorer plug-in.

Live Search Farecast
Live Search Farecast is another airline ticket search aggregator similar to Kayak. Farecast sets itself apart by offering price predictions that suggest whether now is the right time to buy your ticket—or whether you should wait. It does this by tracking and analyzing fare histories. Earlier this year, Farecast was purchased by Microsoft, who slapped the Live Search moniker on the front end.

Priceline
Priceline has long been a favorite of bargain hunters and William Shatner fans alike. Priceline made its name with its Name Your Own Price system, and while the Name Your Own Price option is still available, it’s been significantly de-emphasized on the site. If you’re looking to really low and you don’t mind bidding blindly (when you name your price, you don’t get to choose departure/arrival times or number of stops, for example), NYOP is a good way to go. Otherwise, Priceline’s default search engine still has a lot to offer.

Sidestep
Sidestep is yet another search aggregator that you may find oddly familiar if you’re a Kayak user. That’s because Sidestep was purchased by Kayak a year ago this December. In fact, from what I can tell, SideStep’s search results are the same as what you can get from Kayak—it even sports the same Buzz feature—so it’s really just a matter of choosing which one you like the look and feel of more.

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Keep in mind Pet Airways currently accepts dogs and cats only, plus pets taller than 33 inches or heavier than 120 pounds are not allowed. Flights start this July between five metropolitan airports within driving distance of New York City, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.

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Where to go is typically the first question cruisers ask themselves, so it’s no surprise that Best Ports of Call drew the most “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” responses from our panelists. One passenger’s exotic Caribbean seaside town is another’s overcrowded tourist trap. But overall, says Jason Colman, an elite cruise counselor scholar certified by the Cruise Lines Industry Association (CLIA), Oceania Cruises offer “the most intensive look at some of the world’s greatest cities — with most sailings including an overnight or two in port.” Maria Saenz, senior travel counselor at Montrose Travel, agreed. “Oceania’s customer base is well-traveled and they do hit the best ports in any given itinerary. They know when and where to stay overnight.”

There are two schools of thought when it comes to choosing your cabin. Some say, spend as little time in your room as possible. There are excursions to be enjoyed (or, lounge chairs to be sat upon). On the other hand, being comfortable during your “off hours” means more rest and relaxation — and a better overall cruise experience. Either way, according to nearly half of our experts, the Best Rooms are found aboard Regent Seven Seas ships. Lori Herzog, a senior cruise consultant at CruiseCenter.com, describes all-suite staterooms that feature “residential-style décor, flat-panel televisions, large living areas for entertaining and in-room dining.” And, they average 350 square feet.Even on the best cruise, you should get off the boat at least once. Every cruise company is eager to arrange shore excursions that range from simple shopping trips in nearby towns to heart-pounding helicopter tours.
There’s a reason that cruises are popular among families: It’s easy to keep the kids busy, and toddlers can’t get lost. (At least not for long.) But which cruise is best for families? The traditional response is Disney Cruise Line, which operates two nearly identical liners, Disney Magic and Disney Wonder.In the survey’s closest race, Disney Cruise Line actually failed to take the title for Best Family Cruise. Instead, Royal Caribbean International squeaked ahead of the mouse with 45 percent of the vote (compared to Disney’s 42 percent). According to CruiseCenter.com’s Lori Herzog, “Royal Caribbean offers a fantastic program for families since their ships are large and have multi-faceted venues to entertain kids and families of all ages.”But the cruise industry is an ever-evolving business. The Avid Cruiser’s Ralph Grizzle recommends family cruisers stay tuned for industry developments. “Disney has a trick or two up its sleeves with its two new ships, the first coming in 2010.”

The list comprised of top hotels chosen from nearly 80,000 properties worldwide that feature on Expedia.

Taking 1st place overall was Sofitel Chicago Water Tower in the United States and JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico was named the top resort worldwide.

Cerulean Tower Toyku hotel in Tokyo, Japan claimed 1st place in Asia, whilst The Knight Residence in Edinburgh, Scotland took 1st place in Europe.

On the Beach Holiday Apartments in Trinity Beach in Tropical North Queensland was named one of Australia’s best hotels (72nd overall) and was one of five Australian hotels that made it to this exclusive list. Others that made the list were Sydney’s Four Seasons, Swissotel and Shangri-La as well as Courtyard by Marriott in Surfers Paradise.

Hotels listed ranged from boutiques to chain properties in a variety of destinations. Favourites in the US like the Sanderling Resort & Spa on North Carolina ’s Outer Banks and Chateau on the Lake in Branson, Mo. as well as Dubai’s Ritz-Carlton were selected, representing the global reach of Expedia’s list.

Marketing Director Australia and New Zealand, Kristi Barrow said, “The Expedia Insiders’ Select list makes it easier for Australian travellers to sort through thousands of hotel options to choose the best hotel for their trip”

Expedia collected thousands of Traveler Opinions®, value ratings acquired by customers comparing same star-rating and geographical region hotels, and local expertise from Expedia employees located in different parts of the world. These factors were then put through a weighted mathematical formula to compile the Expedia Insiders’ Select list.

“Expedia has the captured the experiences of millions of hotel guests, and combined them with a value rating and local destination expertise to help travellers identify the best hotels in the world for the best value.” she said.

Expedia Insiders’ Select hotels are recognised for their consistency of providing excellent service, experience and affordability.

Expedia’s Traveler Opinions® are available on the Expedia.com.au site. Ms Barrow said that the accessibility of this information is essential in giving consumers planning their trip “real traveller reviews and opinions on more than 23,000 destinations and 80,000 hotels and attractions around the world.”

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• One of the best ways to stay safe this summer is to wear a helmet and other safety gear when doing rigorous outdoor activities like biking, skating and skateboarding, and when riding scooters, all-terrain vehicles, and horses. Studies on bicycle helmets have shown they can reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 85 percent.

• Use layers of protection to prevent a swimming pool tragedy. This includes placing barriers completely around your pool to prevent access, using door and pool alarms, closely supervising your child and being prepared in case of an emergency.

• When cooking outdoors with a gas grill, check the air tubes that lead into the burner for any blockage from insects, spiders, or food grease. Check grill hoses for cracking, brittleness, holes, and leaks. Make sure there are no sharp bends in the hose or tubing. If you ever detect a leak, immediately turn off the gas at the tank and don’t attempt to light the grill until the leak is fixed.

• Make sure you have a safe surface because falls are likely the cause for playground injuries. Concrete, asphalt or packed dirt surfaces are too hard. Use at least 9 inches of wood chips or mulch.

• To prevent serious injuries while using a trampoline, allow only one person on at a time, and do not allow somersaults. Use a shock-absorbing pad that completely covers the springs and place the trampoline away from structures and other play areas. Kids under 6-years-old should not use full-size trampolines.

• Don’t allow a game of hide-n-seek to become deadly. There have been reports of numerous suffocation deaths involving children who crawled inside old cedar chests, latch-type freezers and refrigerators, iceboxes in campers, clothes dryers and picnic coolers. Childproof old appliances, warn children not to play inside them.

• If summer plans include camping and you want heat inside your tent or camper, use one of the new portable heaters that are equipped with an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS). If oxygen levels start to fall inside your tent or camper, the ODS automatically shuts down the heater before it can produce deadly levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Do not attempt to use alternative sources of heat or power to warm a tent or camper. Traditional camping heaters, charcoal grills, camping lanterns, and gas generators also can cause CO poisoning.

From March 23, PAL will operate a direct flight to Vancouver every Monday and Wednesday, filling the only two days of the week when the service does not operate.

Unlike the other five days, however, the new service will not continue on to Las Vegas and will operate simply on a turnaround basis.

It injects much-needed capacity into PAL’s Vancouver route, the only direct link between Canada and the Philippines, and has long been sought by the sizeable Filipino migrant community in Canada as well as by the business and leisure segments of the market.

PR 116 departs Manila every Monday and Wednesday at 1:05 p.m., arriving in Vancouver at 10:20 a.m. the same day.  The return service, PR 117, departs Vancouver at 1:00 p.m. and arrives in Manila at 5:50 p.m. the next day.

Widebody Airbus A340-300 aircraft, which seats 264 passengers in a bi-class layout, will continued to be deployed on the route.

The existing five-times-a-week service from Manila to Vancouver, onward to Las Vegas and vice-versa, operated every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, will be maintained.

Meanwhile, PAL will add one weekly flight each to its popular trans-Pacific services to the U.S. West Coast gateways of Los Angeles and San Francisco for the duration of the summer.

An extra Airbus A340-300 flight will operate to Los Angeles every Friday from April 10 to June 19 while another A340-300 flight will serve San Francisco every Sunday from April 12 to June 21.

The additional flights increase total frequency to Los Angeles to ten times weekly and to San Francisco to eight times weekly for the summer.

In the domestic sector, the flag carrier’s low-fares, turbo-propeller unit PAL Express will mount more flights across its network of secondary domestic routes, particularly to island destinations that are huge tourist draws during the summer months.

From March 20, PAL Express will add one daily flight between Manila and Caticlan, gateway to the resort island of Boracay, boosting total frequency on the busy route to 11 flights daily.

On the same day, PAL Express will operate a second daily frequency between Manila and Busuanga, the largest of the Calamian group of islands in northern Palawan that host the country’s most exclusive beach resorts.

The new frequency is an afternoon service that complements the current morning flight.  PR 033 departs Manila at 1:00 p.m. and arrives in Busuanga at 2:05 p.m.  Return flight PR 034 departs Busuanga at 2:30 p.m. and arrives in Manila at 3:35 p.m.

PAL Express will also add two weekly flights between Cebu and Cagayan de Oro to increase total frequency to five times weekly.

Likewise, PAL will augment its regular jet services between Manila and Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Kalibo, Legazpi, Puerto Princesa and Tacloban with additional flights of varying frequency throughout the summer season.

CEB is offering a P599 one-way ‘Go Lite’ fare for its Manila-Kota Kinabalu and Manila-Taipei services. This is also extended to services from Clark to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. On the other hand, CEB is also offering
a one-way P1,099 ‘Go Lite’ fare for its Manila-Hong Kong, and Manila-Macau services. One-way ‘Go Lite’ fares for flights from Manila to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, and Singapore are sold at P1,599. Moreover, one-way ‘Go Lite’ fares for CEB services from Manila to Shanghai, Jakarta, Guangzhou; Cebu-Hong Kong, and Cebu-Singapore are sold at P2,299. The P2,799 one-way ‘Go Lite’ fare is available for flights to Kuala Lumpur, Incheon and Busan (Korea).

They are also offering a one-way promo fare to Osaka, Japan at P2,999. Meanwhile, for domestic flights, CEB offers a P249 one-way ‘Go Lite’ fare for flights from Manila to Busuanga, Cebu, Iloilo, Laoag, Legaspi, Naga, and San Jose. One-way ‘Go Lite’ fares for Manila-Bacolod, Manila-Dumaguete, and other Visayas destinations at P449. One-way ‘Go Lite’ fares from Manila to Mindanao destinations are sold at P1,349 except for Manila to Davao priced at P1,149.

Candice Iyog, CEB VP for marketing and distribution said that they want to support the growth of the tourism industry to help the country keep up with these challenging economic times that is why they are offering this seat sale believing that this will stimulate domestic and international travel during these traditionally lean months.
Promo fares for other domestic routes are available at www.cebupacificair.com or through CEB reservations at 70-20-888 (Manila) / 230-8888 (Cebu).

‘Go Lite’ fares are for passengers traveling with no check-in baggage. Passengers with check-in bags just have to add P200 to the fare.

Travel must be completed by 15 December 2009. See table below for the one way fares in PHP.
SECTOR FARE BASIS BCC ALL-IN ONE WAY FARE (PHP)
MANILA - CEBU or VV WXX W 488
MANILA - ILOILO or VV WXX W 488
MANILA - LAOAG or VV WXX W 488
MANILA - LEGASPI or VV WXX W 488
MANILA - BACOLOD or VV WXX W 788
MANILA - DUMAGUETE or VV WXX W 788
MANILA - KALIBO or VV WXX W 788
MANILA - PUERTO PRINCESA or VV WXX W 788
MANILA - ROXAS or VV WXX W 788
MANILA - TACLOBAN or VV WXX W 788
MANILA - TAGBILARAN or VV WXX W 788
MANILA - BUTUAN or VV WXX W 1888
MANILA - CAGAYAN DE ORO or VV WXX W 1888
MANILA - COTABATO or VV WXX W 1888
MANILA - DAVAO or VV WXX W 1888
MANILA - DIPLOG or VV WXX W 1888
MANILA - GENERAL SANTOS or VV WXX W 1888
MANILA - ZAMBOANGA or VV WXX W 1888

Prices above are inclusive of insurance and fuel surcharges and VAT. Exclusive of Airport Security Fee and other fees that will be collected at the airport.

Here are the conditions of the said promo:

1.    APPLICATION
*            Valid for one way and combinable for roundtrip travel on economy class.
*            Restricted for sales and ticketing in the Philippines.

2.      RESERVATION/PAYMENT and TICKETING
*            Open-dated tickets and go-show not allowed
*            Non-refundable but upgradeable to a higher fare type. Re-issuance fee waived.
*            Downgrade/re-routing allowed. Re-issuance fee must be collected.
*            Re-issuance is allowed at PHP600 per ticket
*            No-show surcharge is PHP600 per sector

*            Rebooking is allowed at PHP600 per sector
3.      TRAVEL VALIDITY
*            Valid for travel from 01 June to 15 December 2009.
4.      OTHER DISCOUNTS
*            No other discounts apply except for Senior Citizen and Infant without seat.
5.     NO MILEAGE ACCRUAL
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