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		<title>Some travelers shun hotels for cruises, vacation rentals</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/05/04/435/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 02:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Reynolds
Los Angeles Times
The next time you see a hotel manager striding across the lobby with furrowed brow, look again. He may not be worrying about the guy in room 415, the group in the banquet room, or even the recession that has driven room rates to their lowest levels in years.
Instead, he might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Safe for Travel &#8211;Officially, At Last</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/02/23/404/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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February 23rd, 2010
Overview:
The US Department of State has extended a travel alert to Mexico. The text of the alert has remained virtually unchanged, with a few additional border areas being added to the list of those where extra caution is recommended.
The travel alert expresses no concern whatsoever regarding Mexican beach resorts and key tourist and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World&#8217;s Weirdest Restaurants</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/02/05/396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even for those of us who aren&#8217;t self-professed gastronomes, many of travel&#8217;s most vivid memories are made at mealtime &#8212; we remember so well that skin-melting madras curry in Southern India or that al dente spaghetti in squid ink in Venice. So while there&#8217;s nothing inherently wrong with grabbing yet another sandwich at an international [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Non-Liquid Toiletries to the Test : Alternatives For Easy Transit Through Airport Security</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/01/27/389/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Sarkis, Reprinted from SmarterTravel, Jan 27,2009
Looking to travel light without going without? With 3-1-1 liquid restrictions still in place at airports, finding alternatives to liquid toiletries is a key part of packing a carry-on with all the face, hair, and body products you need on vacation.
Our intrepid testers put four alternatives to liquid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beirut is reborn as a glitzy playground for tourists</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/01/22/392/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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By Veronica Gould Stoddart, USA TODAY
BEIRUT — On a mild Tuesday evening in downtown Beirut, the city&#8217;s young and beautiful are bellying up to the hottest night spot, the bohemian Gemmayzeh neighborhood. Model-chic Beiruti women, sporting skinny pants, stiletto boots and cascading tresses, cluster in groups or with dates inside the hip bars, pubs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 trips you should never book online</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/01/17/359/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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By Christopher Elliott, Tribune Media Services (syndicated on cnn.com)
January 15, 2010 12:03 p.m. ESt 

&#8211; Carolyn Fletcher&#8217;s honeymoon started heading south the moment she and her husband landed in Cancun. No one was there to pick up the newlyweds.It took an hour for her to convince a van service to deliver them to their hotel. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>19 Tips for Better Travel Photos</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/01/12/331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8211;originally published by: The Independent Traveler, Ed Hewitt

It wasn&#8217;t that long ago that many travel photos were taken, developed and then dumped into boxes, rarely to be seen again &#8212; unless a basement flood forced someone to throw them all away. These days, things aren&#8217;t so different except that now the photos get dumped onto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Culinary Revival in Istanbul &#8212; The city&#8217;s Ottoman restaurants rediscover a legendary cuisine with cosmopolitan roots</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2010/01/08/315/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By J.S. MARCUS &#8211; Wall Street Journal
Istanbul


 
Photo: Tugra, in the Ciragan Palace Kempinski hotel (Kerem Uzel for The Wall Street Journal)



Elegant restaurants along the Bosphorus prepare fish beautifully and plainly, in a Mediterranean style similar to that of Italy or Greece. In Beyoglu, Istanbul&#8217;s nightlife hub, tables are cluttered with tavern food in tapas-like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Coolest Pools &#8211;Travel+Leisure</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/12/19/303/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Get wet at these wild and wonderful swim spots.
From Travel+Leisure Magazine, December 2009 By Jimmy Im 
Sally Randall Brunger, creative director of men’s knitwear line The Brungers, traverses the globe for inspiration for her collections—and she knows a cool pool when she sees one. “I can’t imagine anything more fun after a day of meetings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten HotSpots for High Tea &#8212; A Global Tour</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/12/14/322/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From : 
SINGAPORE &#8211; Fancy a cuppa? From highbrow salons to highland plantations, the world&#8217;s best places to have tea.
1. London, England
Ladies, don your gowns; gents, start pressing your ties. Afternoon tea at the Ritz is a splendid formal affair: silver pots and fine china chink at 4 p.m. sharp under the vaulted glass and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airport napping rooms let you sleep your layover away</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/12/10/299/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Roger Yu, USA TODAY
Tiny airport sleeping rooms — similar to the cubicles that Asian travelers use to catch a snooze in between flights — have arrived in America.
Atlanta, the world&#8217;s largest airport, opened five Minute Suites this month where tired passengers can doze for $30 an hour. The rooms — 7 feet by 8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is High-Speed Rail the Future, or a Fantasy?</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/12/08/296/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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There are plenty of good reasons to expand high-speed rail (HSR) in the U.S. Widespread HSR could alleviate traffic congestion in crowded metropolitan areas, cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, and give the airlines some competition on shorter inter-city routes. All noble causes, to be sure, but last week Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Ray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel&#8217;s secret societies</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/12/01/293/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
&#8211;Bert Archer: From Wednesday&#8217;s Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Dec. 01, 2009 

The word “exclusive” is bandied about a lot these days. Most businesses above the level of Wal-Mart use it to make customers feel special – without actually excluding anyone. But a number of travel-related groups, clubs and perks deserve the adjective: They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to get a duplicate US passport -Anderson Cooper AC360</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/11/11/287/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Guillebeau
AC360° Contributor
This post is relevant for readers with U.S. passports who travel frequently. If you don’t fit in that group, feel free to skip this one — or just read it for the entertainment value.
I’ve mentioned a few times that I have two U.S. passports, and each time at least one person asks me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Americans Show Increased Interest in &#8220;Voluntourism&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/09/23/272/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NewsUSA) &#8211; When Rose Blondin, 19, chose her vacation destination last year, she opted for hiking boots and T-shirts rather than bikinis and shades.
Blondin, a sophomore at Boston&#8217;s Emmanuel College, decided to spend her time working on a trail project with American Hiking Society (AHS) in the Smokey Mountains. &#8220;I learned so much about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways To Stop Working On Your Vacation</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/30/184/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan, Owner/Manager &#38; COO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vacation is the oasis in the midst of your occupational desert, if you will. It&#8217;s the respite from the daily grind that we look forward to all year, whether it comes during the summer or the winter holidays or a random long weekend. After all, even if you like your job, doesn&#8217;t everybody deserve a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New airline passenger rules to start Saturday</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/13/187/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan, Owner/Manager &#38; COO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mike M. Ahlers
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) &#8212; Beginning Saturday, many air travelers will be asked their birth dates and genders when making airline reservations. It&#8217;s the latest &#8220;publicly visible&#8221; expansion of Secure Flight, a program that transfers responsibility for checking air passengers&#8217; identities from the airlines to the federal government, the Transportation Security Administration said. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top Reasons Why YOU Should Use A Travel Agent</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/10/148/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the recent research and dialogue about travelers returning to using travel agents more and more, we thought to remind ourselves&#8230; Why use a travel agent?
Here&#8217;s the &#8220;short list&#8221;:

Convenient One-Stop Shopping: Travel agents can handle every aspect of your trip from airline tickets to lodging, ground transportation, activities, tours and more.
Consumer Advocate: If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Released Forrester Research Finds Frustration With Online Travel Websites</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/05/128/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forrester Research issued a new study, “Using Digital Channels to Calm the Angry Traveler,” by Henry Harteveldt, that reports there are 15 percent fewer travelers who enjoy using the web in 2009 than there were in 2007.
Just one in three online travelers in the U.S. feels that travel websites do a good job presenting travel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst Part of a Trip May Be Booking It on the Web</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/08/03/122/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SUSAN STELLIN
Copyright, NEW YORK TIMES
Published: August 3, 2009
If you dreaded sitting down at your computer the last time you made travel arrangements or felt frustrated by all the time and effort it took to sort through pages of results for flights and hotels, join the crowd.
A new report, to be released Tuesday by Forrester [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico shuts Cancun beach, alleges sand was stolen</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/07/31/174/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan, Owner/Manager &#38; COO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Associated press, Friday July 31st 2009
MEXICO CITY – Surprised tourists found their little piece of Cancun beach paradise ringed by crime-scene tape and gun-toting sailors on Thursday.
Environmental enforcement officers backed by Mexican navy personnel closed off hundreds of feet (dozens of meters) of powder-white coastline in front of a hotel accused of illegally accumulating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time for Vacation? Send Allergy, Asthma Symptoms Packing</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/07/29/141/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue our Healthy Travel motif this month with an excerpted article on Allergies&#8230;
Whether your summer vacation plans include the beach, a road trip or camping, one thing&#8217;s for sure &#8212; suffering from allergy and asthma symptoms can quickly interrupt a good time. If you&#8217;re among the millions of people with allergies or asthma, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bed Bugs: Avoiding Unwanted Vacation Souvenirs</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/07/22/136/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Marc] To be taken with a grain of salt, as it is written on behalf of pest experts that tend to overstate the occurrence of such.
As the season turns and vacation travel picks up, vacationers should take care not to bring home unwanted souvenirs, like bed bugs.
Most of us know the phrase &#8220;Don&#8217;t let the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rooting up ancient Rome Dig almost anywhere, and you&#8217;re likely to find remnants of the city&#8217;s glorious past.</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/07/17/177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is often said that you can&#8217;t repair a water main, break ground for a parking garage or dig up a potato in Rome without finding a treasure.
The roots of the Eternal City, which just celebrated its 2,762nd birthday, go deep and are still being unearthed. When first plumbed in the 16th century, the layer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guard Against Blood Clots While Traveling</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/07/15/132/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air travel these days can be a challenge, with long security lines and flight delays. But many people may not know that traveling by plane can also increase your risk of developing a dangerous blood clot. The longer the trip, the more at risk you are for developing a clot.
What is a blood clot? When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it OK to steal Hotel Ameneties ??</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/06/17/7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lynn Yaeger
(Travel + Leisure) &#8212; I stole a laundry bag from the Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires. It was made of thick ivory linen, embroidered with the words &#8220;dry cleaning&#8221; in cerulean blue, and looked like something that I could have found at an antique textiles show. But that wasn&#8217;t the case.
I&#8217;m usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Insurance &#8211; What it is, and why you should invest in it for every trip</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/06/16/19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is –travel insurance comes in three flavors: 

•By far the most grotesque nomenclature used in the industry, the so-called “Accidental Death &#38;Dismemberment” or AD&#38;D Coverage is a form of limited life insurance to cover your family, loved ones, or beneficiaries. in case of a severe accident or death.
•Trip Interruption coverage begins from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Condo Units vs Hotel Rooms &#8211; Condo units mean larger accomodations with more features, amenities, and extras</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/06/14/5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re traveling with a group of four or more, cramming into a single hotel room or trying to arrange adjoining rooms can be a challenge. Most of us don&#8217;t realize that Condo resort units are so much different than hotels and a great alternative. Even couples traveling along looking for the extra value of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacation Villa and Condo Unit Rental Tips: Strategies to ensure your expectations are exceeded and your experience maximized</title>
		<link>http://blog.pride.travel/2009/06/14/6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc, Owner &#38; CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weigh the pros and cons of renting privately.
Independently renting a vacation may be slightly cheaper, since owners aren&#8217;t paying fees to real estate or property management firms. On the other hand, though, rental agencies pre-screen properties, have better access to unbiased information, provide alternative options, and can present you properties touting such concierge services local [...]]]></description>
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