Obama greenlights program to promote US as tourism destination for international travelers

Obama signs bill to entice foreign travelers to US
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed a bill creating a program to promote the U.S. as a premier tourism destination for international travelers.
The U.S. Travel Association calls it a major step in addressing the drop-off in such visits to the U.S. during the past … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Obama greenlights program to promote US as tourism destination for international travelers.

Virginia tourism’s latest promotion offers family vacations as prize

Va tourism sweepstakes offers family vacations

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Tourism Corporation is offering families a chance to win a free vacation in the commonwealth.
The agency kicked off a new promotion, the Virginia is for Lovers Family Vacation Sweepstakes, on Wednesday at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond.
Four trips are being offered. The prize … Read more »»».

National Park Service predicts DC’s peak cherry blossom bloom will start April 3

Park Service predicts peak for DC cherry blossoms

WASHINGTON – Those famous pink and white flowers in Washington are expected to bloom on schedule on trees around the nation’s capital as soon as the end of March, the National Park Service predicted Thursday.
Horticulturalist Rob DeFeo, who keeps a close eye on the city’s cherry blossom trees … Read more »»».

National Park Service to predict peak bloom dates for DC’s cherry blossom festival

Park Service to predict DC cherry blossom bloom

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is hinting at when spring will arrive in Washington.
Organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival will be announcing the predicted peak bloom dates Thursday for when the pink and white flowers will be in full color.
The 2010 festival is scheduled to run … Read more : National Park Service to predict peak bloom dates for DC’s cherry blossom festival.