Today saw about 20 mystery shopping representatives meet in Dallas to oppose the legislation proposed in 2008 regarding the classification of independent contractors by the US Department of Labor, and how they are taxed by the IRS. Mystery shoppers are currently known in the industry as independent contractors and provide a valuable service for small [...]
April 2009
About $14 million is going to be spent on placing solar farms at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. At the moment 7 to 10 acres of the airport’s property is going to be set aside for these solar projects. The solar power will only be enough to power a small percentage of the airport’s energy, but eventually [...]
Costing about $72 million, the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal in Seattle, Washington opened on Friday the 24th April 2009, docking its first cruise ship the Amsterdam, the flagship of Holland America Cruises based in Seattle itself. This 2 berth cruise liner terminal has been constructed to assist Seattle in coping with the huge influx of [...]
Renowned British chef, Marco Pierre White, made famous by his hit show Hell’s Kitchen, will be travelling on board the Ventura Cruise Ship throughout 2009, it has been announced. The Hell’s Kitchen star began his cooking career more than 17 years ago and was the youngest chef to receive 3 Michelin stars, only recently surpassed. [...]
Various cruise line companies have opened their 2010 – 2011 schedules for bookings with many showing a renewed interest in American ports. Royal Caribbean International is offered plenty of Caribbean round trips and lots of stops in at Florida’s ports. Cunard has shown an interest in Southern Californian Ports with the Queen Victoria sailing to [...]
When you are flying to a holiday destination or to a new home, one of the worst parts about the trip is figuring out what to do with your kids. Children need to be entertained and a 6 hour stop-over or other delays can have you pulling your hair out, as your kids get bored and [...]
On the 8th March 2009, the Pacific Asia Travel Association named the top travel destinations in the Asia Pacific area, with Australia, Hong Kong, and Japan right at the top for the year. In a recent survey done, most travelers would prefer to travel to Asia Pacific over the next 2 years. The survey consisted [...]
There are many different places around the world that offer sports internships and if you want to experience living in a different location and learn all about the sports of that country, then this is a valuable exercise for anyone looking to go into a professional sports career, whether it is to play, become an [...]
If your culinary skills have taken you through a chef school, but you still have a desire to travel before settling down into your hotel or restaurant career, you can easily start your chef career working on a cruise liner as you travel across the globe. If you want to work your way up in [...]
