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		<title>PRIDE Travel’s DePetris Wins Top Travel Industry “TrendSetter: SuperStar” Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TravelAge west magazine announced the 2010 Trendsetter awards as the feature article on the cover of the June 21, 2010 Issue. Among those received its top industry honors of TrendSetter, PRIDE Travel's S. Nathan DePetris received the winning award in the category of travel agent SuperStar. The award marks the second category out of four that PRIDE Travel was honored for at this year's gala ceremony; Marc R. Kassouf, the company's co-owner and CEO, also received the runner-up award in the Best Community Service Effort category.]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel’s Kassouf Receives Travel Industry TrendSetter Award: Community Service For Second Year In A Row</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TravelAge west magazine, the leading trade magazine for travel agents and the travel industry in the 14 western states, announced the 2010 Trendsetter awards as the feature article on the cover of the June 21, 2010 Issue. Among those honored, Marc R Kassouf and PRIDE Travel were awarded Best Community Service –runner up– for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel’s DePetris Nominated for TrendSetter Award: SuperStar</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/06/01/467/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In announcing its nominations for the prestigious  TrendSetters Award, industry magazine TravelAge West has nominated PRIDE  Travel&#8217;s S. Nathan DePetris in the category of Travel Agent SuperStar. The  nomination marks the second category out of four that PRIDE Travel is being  honored for at this year&#8217;s gala ceremony; Marc R. Kassouf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel’s Kassouf Nominated for TrendSetter Award: Community Service</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/05/31/465/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 08:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second year in a  row, industry magazine TravelAge West has nominated PRIDE Travel&#8217;s Marc R.  Kassouf for its prestigious TrendSetters Award in the category of Best Community  Service Effort. As one of only two finalists being nominated Kassouf , is  already assured to win either the top TrendSetter award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Attends San Diego Trade Show, Answers Common Consumer Questions</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/05/30/463/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 20:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRIDE Travel executives S. Nathan DePetris and  Marc R. Kassouf wrap up their attendance of the OSSN travel trade show in San  Diego last week, including a pre-show &#8216;refresher&#8217; stay designed to reintroduce  San Diego&#8217;s attractions and highlights to attendees so that agencies can better  serve clients with fresh information and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Continues Support Of Thailand Travel, Remembers Lessons Learned Last Year</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/05/29/456/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 07:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRIDE Travel, a full service travel agency focusing on the GLBT or Gay and Lesbian travel segment, announced it will continue to sell travel packages and customized individual travel to Thailand, even after recent escalation of violence between the government and opposition. 
Two days before the news broke about escalating violence in Thailand’s capital city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Receives Telly Award for Amazing Thailand Commercial, Marking Second Award</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/05/28/448/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 17:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In announcing the winners of the 31st Annual Telly Awards, the Silver Council recognized PRIDE Travel with one of its highest awards, a bronze Telly Award, for the independent in-house. The commercial was produced in-house by PRIDE Travel’s owner and CEO Marc R. Kassouf using only readily-available media tools found on a standard office PC. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Welcomes Home Jason and DeMarco Group From Honeymoon Cruise</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/05/26/442/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 06:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wrapping up a seven day cruise aboard the Carnival Conquest, music celebrities Jason and DeMarco, their friends and family returned home earlier this week.
PRIDE Travel of Long Beach, California, had been retained by musical artists Jason and deMarco to organize and coordinate the cruise as a celebration of their wedding. The couple sailed with friends, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Moves to dot.travel for Website, Blog and Emails, Enhances Toll Free Telephone System</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/05/25/438/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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In a move to simplify online communications with its customers and clients, PRIDE Travel completed its migration from www.pridetravelonline.com to the simpler and more recognized travel industry Top Level Domain (TLD) of www.pride.travel. As of May 18th All email addresses, website and blog URLs and other online presences once located at the old website are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Receives 2009 Gold Davey Award From International Academy of Visual Arts for Amazing Thailand Commercial</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/11/05/284/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In announcing the winners of the 2009 Davey Awards, the International Academy of Visual Arts recognized PRIDE Travel with its highest award, a Gold Davey, for the independent in-house production of the &#8220;Amazing Thailand&#8221; commercial promoting Thailand as a travel destination. The commercial was produced in-house by PRIDE Travel&#8217;s owner and CEO Marc R. Kassouf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Engaged by Celebrity Music Artists Jason and deMarco to Organize Wedding Cruise for Friends, Family and Fans</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/11/04/281/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following other recent celebrity and public figures that became clients, PRIDE Travel of Long Beach, California, was retained by musical artists Jason and deMarco to organize and coordinate a cruise the summer of 2010 celebrating their wedding. The couple will be sailing with friends, family, and fans on Carnival&#8217;s Conquest roundtrip from Galveston, Texas near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Owner and CEO Named Co-Chair of International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association&#8217;s Diversity Committee</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/11/03/277/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further deepening ties and contributions by PRIDE Travel&#8217;s owners and employees to the organization, owner and CEO Marc R. Kassouf was appointed co-chair, Diversity Committee of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA). In his continuing duties as a member of the Committee, Mr. Kassouf now takes on additional strategic and administrative roles to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel LGBT Leisure Travel Sales Ahead of National Community Marketing Inc Year to Year Average With Slight Increase</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/11/02/270/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In contrast to trends observed and being released by Community Marketing, Inc. (CMI), PRIDE Travel sales to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) leisure is up slightly for the year ending 2009 according to S. Nathan DePetris, its Chief Operations Officer and owner. &#8220;We have seen growth not only in the number of LGBT Leisure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Returns from Korea Discovery and Seoul City Journey, Finds New Exciting Destination for Clients to Explore</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/11/01/265/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants in the Seoul Tourism Organization sponsored and hosted event return home with a fresh perspective on the fascinating culture, attractions, and exotic cuisine that form the facets of Asia&#8217;s sparkling jewel, Korea. The familiarization tour included five fast paced full days split between Gwangju, Korea&#8217;s southern culinary capital, and Seoul, it&#8217;s vibrant cultural and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Hosts Virtual WORLDS LARGEST CRUISE NIGHT Event Throughout October</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/10/26/261/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the month of October 2009 PRIDE Travel will join thousands of cruise-selling travel agents in World&#8217;s Largest Cruise Night, an exciting event designed to showcase the incredible choice, diversity and value of cruise vacations. Travel agencies across North America will team up with 24 member lines of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journey to Japan: PRIDE Travel Embarks on Invitation-Only 6 Day Kanto Tour</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/09/04/215/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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This labor day week, PRIDE Travel&#8217;s owners Marc R Kassouf CEO and S Nathan DePetris COO, are scheduled to depart on an invitation-only journey to Japan. The company received an invitation from the Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) to participate in a 6 Day tour of the Kanto region around Tokyo offered by the number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel Offers First-Ever Hetero Friendly™ European Christmas Markets River Cruise with Exclusive Buy 1 Get 1 Free DiscountP</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/09/01/208/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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PRIDE Travel, specialists in Cruise and River Cruise vacations, announced today its extended offer for a group aboard AMA Waterway&#8217;s Amacello from Paris to Amsterdam December 16th through the 27th. The full itinerary includes a three night stay in Paris, with transfers to embark the vessel in Trier and cruise to Amsterdam. Prices of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Top-Secret Questions to Ask When Choosing A Travel Agent, Posted on PRIDE Travel&#8217;s Blog</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/27/202/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRIDE Travel today released the latest addition to its growing online content repository at the PRIDE Travel Blog.
Operated as a content driven journal and news clipping service, the blog, http://blog.pridetravelonline.com , features extensive original content developed by award-winning industry professionals for consumer consumption. Many of the articles authored area also available to the media for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel announced Trendsetter : Community Service, by magazine TravelAge West for contributions to Gay &amp; Lesbian Community</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/19/166/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s TravelAge west magazine, the leading trade magazine for travel agents and the travel industry in the 14 western states, announced the 2009 Trendsetter awards as the feature article on the cover of its magazine. Among those honored, Marc R Kassouf and PRIDE Travel were awarded Best Community Service –runner up, for their exemplary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel joins ExpertClick for online distribution, engages Kurman Communications for direct-to-editor distribution.</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/17/161/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As key ingredients in its new brand recognition strategy, PRIDE Travel launched its refocused public relations and media campaign today as a two-pronged approach, enhancing its prior approach of press release through exclusively online channels. To promote its online, blog presence, and viral marketing efforts, PRIDE Travel had been utilizing 1888pressrelease.com to distribute content-rich Google [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel receives runner-up 2009 Trendsetter award -Best Community Service by magazine Travel Age West for contributions to the LGBTQ Community</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/06/11/16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ PRIDE Travel was awarded runner-up &#8220;Best Community Service&#8221; by TravelAge West magazine at this year&#8217;s black-tie Wave Awards benefit dinner for exemplary contributions to The Center, a community services organization catering to the local and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer communities. PRIDE Travel is the first gay &#38; lesbian travel agency to ever receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE Travel attends invitation-only Las Vegas Gay and Lesbian VIP tour program; Optimistic on continued growth of domestic travel</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/05/29/14/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/05/29/14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 02:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRIDE Travel has just completed an in-depth VIP tour of Las Vegas and the many attractions and shows of interest to LGBTQ travelers. At the conclusion of the program PRIDE Travel attendees were very optimistic about the current continued improvements in the health of the travel sector as it relates to domestic travel, and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel industry magazine Travel Age West nominates PRIDE Travel and Marc Kassouf as finalist in 2009 Trendsetters award for Best Community Involvement</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/05/16/13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 01:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRIDE Travel one of only two nominees for 2009 Trend Setters award -Best Community Involvement by TravelAge West magazine; the award is scheduled to be conferred in June. The nomination of Owner Marc Kassouf and PRIDE Travel is for exemplary contributions to The Center, a community services organization catering to the local and Lesbian, Gay, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CLIA Cruise360 conference educational trip awarded to PRIDE Travel by Rocky Mountaineer and Fairmont Hotels to explore the wonders of Canada&#8217;s Rockies</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/05/16/11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 02:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRIDE Travel awarded educational trip at Cruise360 industry conference, consisting of 12 days through Canada&#8217;s rocky mountains. First-hand trips and experience differentiates PRIDE Travel from the transactional and sales focus of other agencies. Owner &#38; COO Samuel Nathan DePetris added, &#8220;We are not just sellers of travel; we are explorers and bring this level of [...]]]></description>
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