International Travel

Rain Forest

El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System. With over 240 species of plants and wildlife, it is a nature lovers dream. There are many trails through the mountainous rainforest that lead to rivers, waterfalls, pools and springs. The water is clean enough to drink and the pools are delightful for swimming. You can listen to the coquis, Puerto Ricos tree frogs as you relax.

From the observation point, 3.536 feet above sea level, you can see to Luquillo Beach all the way to the rain forest.

Rain Forest News

Rain, snow drench wildfires (Casper Star-Tribune)
LANDER -- Mother Nature has doused Wyoming's two major wildfires with rain and snow, reducing both to smolder through the underbrush, forest officials said Tuesday.

Still at Risk for Forest Fires (WYMT Mountain News)
Forest fire season does not start for another few weeks, but forestry officials say despite the recent rain. There is still a risk for forest fires in the Eastern Kentucky Mountains.

Four fires burning in Dixie National Forest (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Posted: 1:47 PM- Four lightning-sparked fires in the Dixie National Forest will be allowed to burn out as part of a forest-management plan.

Hanna leads to closure of state forest (The Capital)
Elk Neck State Forest in Cecil County will be closed as a precaution. Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Kara Turner says some of the roads in the forest are not safe during extreme weather, and the forest has Virginia pines that are susceptible to blowing over during high winds.

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World Travel News

L.A. International Latino Film Festival set to begin (Los Angeles Times)
A production boom in Colombia will be felt. I N THE film " Paraíso Travel,” a young immigrant named Marlon finds himself lost and broke shortly after arriving in New York and being separated from his girlfriend, the cunning and sexy Reina, played by Angélica Blandón. He meets an older man, a fixer for new arrivals, who helps him find shelter and asks the naive illegal what else he might need.

Carlson Wagonlit wants the most out of business travel (International Herald Tribune)
While the business travel industry has slowed, it is still growing, and Douglas Anderson, who leads Carlson Wagonlit Travel, sees opportunities aplenty to consolidate its No. 1 position in the travel management industry.

International Medical Travel Association: Accreditation Agencies with Standardized Infrastructure and Oversight Ensure ... (Centre Daily Times)
The International Medical Travel Association (IMTA; www.intlmta.org), a not-for-profit association representing the broad and diverse interests of medical travelers and the medical travel industry, has issued a position statement urging organizations and individuals offering accreditation or certification to closely examine their services and infrastructure. The IMTA sets forth its view that ...

International Medical Travel Association: Accreditation Agencies with Standardized Infrastructure and Oversight Ensure ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WASHINGTON----The International Medical Travel Association , a not-for-profit association representing the broad and diverse interests of medical travelers and the medical travel industry, has issued a position statement urging organizations and individuals offering accreditation or certification to closely examine their services and infrastructure.

Marriott International Announces Five New Hotels for its Caribbean/Latin America Region (Hospitality Net)
“We are excited by the range of travel experiences these five properties will represent and that, with the exception of the Courtyard hotel in Suriname, all are additional properties in countries in which we are already operating, thereby enabling us to give local and long distance travelers more opportunities to experience the Marriott International brand of lodging hospitality in these ...

Kimberly Garrison: Preventing travel DVT: A step in right direction (Philadelphia Daily News)
THIS TIME last year, 24-year-old Randy Weinberg's life took a dramatic turn. She was giddy with excitement as she ended a month-long dream vacation in Italy. She also was exhausted from all the travel, so she slept for most of the 10-hour flight back to Philly International.

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