AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, an increase of 1.2 percent – or 500,000 travelers – from the 34.3 million people who traveled one year ago. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 24 to Monday, May 28. [...]
U.S.News & World Report, the leading source of education rankings and news, released the 2012 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings at www.usnews.com/best-high-schools. With comprehensive profiles on nearly 22,000 public high schools and rankings of the nation’s 4,877 highest-scoring schools, this will be one of the most extensive analyses and national rankings of U.S. public [...]
IMAX Corporation, Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Studios announced that the epic Super Hero adventure Marvel’s The Avengers will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format in 451 digital theatres worldwide. Domestically, the film will be released in 275 theatres beginning Friday, May 4. The international debut of Marvel’s The Avengers got off [...]
The BiLLe Lotto officially launches lottery with largest-ever single-winner jackpot, Interactive Team Play and a charity pool of up to 300 million Euros every week. Today sales open for The BILLe Lotto, designed to shatter payout records with a max jackpot of up to EUR1 Billion weekly. Physical draws are audited by KPMG. Unique Features: [...]
Californians joined Travel Alberta on Santa Monica Beach to uncover the ancient fossils of an Albertosaurus. The beachside dinosaur excavation marked the launch of Travel Alberta’s summer campaign, promoting travel in the province of Alberta, Canada. “This is an opportunity for Californians to help us uncover a replica of an authentic Albertosaurus, just as visitors [...]
Driven by consumer choice, the U.S. organic industry grew by 9.5 percent overall in 2011 to reach $31.5 billion in sales. Of this, the organic food and beverage sector was valued at $29.22 billion, while the organic non-food sector reached $2.2 billion, according to findings from the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) 2012 Organic Industry Survey. [...]
Alaska Airlines is celebrating Earth Day with the launch of “Save Green. Give Green.,” a one-day promotion offering customers 10 percent off airfare to all cities the carrier serves. As part of the promotion, Alaska Airlines will donate five miles to The Nature Conservancy for every ticket purchased today up to 100,000 miles. “‘Save Green. [...]
For the last 40 years, Earth Day has been celebrated around the world to call attention to some of our most pressing environmental and social problems, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and dwindling natural resources. This year, the Worldwatch Institute‘s Nourishing the Planet (www.NourishingthePlanet.org) highlights 15 agricultural innovations that are already working on the ground [...]
With 10Green, a new, interactive web tool (10Green.org) you can get a comprehensive assessment of the health of your local environment with just a few keystrokes. Just enter your zip code or the name of your community and 10Green gives you the health of your location on a simple 0 to 10 scale. This is [...]
HEINEKEN USA announced a voluntary recall of several products and packages in specific states due to a defect in the 12-ounce brown bottles used for certain batches of Carta Blanca and Dos Equis Ambar, which are available in 6-packs and 12-packs as well as “Beers of Mexico” and “Best of Mexico” pack varieties. Indio 12-ounce [...]