Basically, most airlines seized the opportunity to cancel flights so that they would not otherwise loose money flying half-empty planes.
Tag: China
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Featured Traveler: Lou, From Chicago
Lou and his husband Sam have been on a number of Zoom Vacations tours, and we are always excited when they are able to join us again, because they are so much fun to travel with. Lou took some time to chat with us about his recent Zoom Vacations tour China.
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The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming!
it’s no secret that China has been quietly building infrastructure around the world and buying political influence through the implementation of massive building projects. On recent trips on Zoom Southern Africa, Zoom Rwanda and Tanzania, Zoom India, Zoom Sri Lanka and Zoom Maldives I saw first-hand China’s involvement.
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Our Favorites List, by Zoom Owners, Bryan Herb and Joel Cabrera
With 30 years of combined international travel experience, Joel Cabrera and Bryan Herb, Zoom Vacations’ co-founders and Tour Leaders, have traveled to the ends of the Earth gaining invaluable travel information that they happily share with others. Here are a few of their favorite things
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Featured Traveler: Rick from San Francisco
As a second generation Chinese American whose family has been in the USA for over 100 years and has contributed immensely to the place we call home, Ricky was in for a trip of a lifetime, in a very personal way.
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Featured Traveler, Barry from Dallas
Barry has joined Zoom Vacations in China, southern Africa, and now Cuba, so he is very familiar with what we do at Zoom and we’re very familiar with Barry and his award-winning smile and zest for life. Zoom: Why did you decide to join Zoom Vacations in Cuba? Barry: I have had a life-long interest...
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The Economics of Group Touring
Anyone who has planned trips for friends and families, or even their own trips can tell you that it can take a lot of time, and when finished, one still doesn’t know whether everything is going to work as planned, or as presented on the web.
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New at Zoom Vacations
Zoom Vacations is constantly fine tuning trips to make them better and better each time. Some changes and additions are subtle but significant. Here is a list of current and upcoming changes to our roster of award winning trips: Zoom China – Upgraded hotel location on the iconic riverside Bund. Great shopping area and great river...
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China: The biggest misconception
The biggest misconception about China is that the food is all the same or is weird. For some, Chop Suey, mysterious, gooey, MSG, salty and deep fried come to mind. However, the reality is that China is a humongous country whose culture is one of the oldest in the history or mankind. So, its foods...
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The End of Communism for Cuba and China?
The world is changing faster than ever. Communism has been reduced to a philosophical ideology that does not translate well to running a government. These are the lessons learned by Cuba and China. Cuba is finally set to openly embrace capitalism by welcoming more U.S. travelers to an island that has been frozen in time...
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