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We are traveling more than ever for the holidays, whether that travel is to go home to be with family, or to get away with or without family. So where are we going:? New York City, Cancun and Orlando are the top three destinations, according to a survey by travel insurance company Alliance Global Assistance,
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The devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco and Grand Bahama islands is beyond belief. Tourism is a crucial part of the Bahamas economy, and the tourist industry is donating millions of dollars, plus cruise ship lines are delivering life-saving hurricane relief supplies and evacuating victims. One cruise line even is matching donations dollar-for-dollar. Here’s
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Hurricane Dorian has devastated two islands of the Bahamas and unleashed its fury on South and North Carolina. Donate to one of these top-rated charities to help victims of Hurricane Dorian with life-saving food, water, clothing, shelter and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads and power lines. Abaco and Grand Bahama suffered unprecedented
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You’ve seen the photos and video reports from the Caribbean islands pummeled by Hurricane Irma, and it isn’t pretty. This article is from 2017 and outdated While some islands are re-opening for all-important tourism, which supports so many jobs and businesses, islands including St. Martin (shown above) and Barbuda are in dire straits. Tens of
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Lucky me – I’ve just won a free Bahamas cruise. The bogus Bahamas cruise scam offer is back. The Royal Bahama Cruise Line just phoned to offer me this wonderful free cruise opportunity, and you might be getting a call soon, too. Beware. The offer is good, so long as I am over 18, own
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Free vacation scams used to come in the mail. Now, they arrive over the phone. I was just promised a gift of a free two-night Bahamas cruise as thanks for answering three short questions for a national political opinion survey. Okay, I’m listening — because I do have opinions about Congress and the White House,
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