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Independence Visitor Center creates a new webpage, “Especially for Teachers”, as the result of a $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation.

Independence Visitor Center Corporation (IVCC), located in the heart of Historic Philadelphia, has selected Osiris Group as its new marketing agency of record.

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Listed below are a few things worth taking advantage of when you visit Independence Visitor Center. Who knew inexpensive and free could be so fun?

The Courtyard Pittsburgh Airport invites you to enjoy top notch service and a romantic new package. The “Night of Romance” package begins with champagne and chocolates, plus complimentary breakfast for two.

Plan a weekend getaway with one less worry on your mind, at the Courtyard Philadelphia Willow Grove with the “Go Ahead and Roam” package which give’s you a $25 gas card so you can see everything around this Willow Grove hotel.

Approximately 60 million people travel alone each year and many of these people are women.

With the festive travel period just around the corner, Cheapflights.co.uk, the UK’s leading flight price comparison website, has compiled a top ten list of tips on how to beat the crowds this Christmas.

With the terror attacks in Mumbai on Americans’ minds, many stateside are nervous about travel abroad. First, it is important to remember that the chances that you will be a victim of terrorism are slim. It is always a good idea, however, to take .

The exciting “Roam with the SpringHill Suites” package offers guests spending the weekend a $25 gas card. Get out and see all that Philadelphia has to offer this fall at the SpringHill Suites Philadelphia Willow Grove.

The “Escape! Shopping in Pennsylvania” package offers accommodations in this Plymouth Meeting hotel, a $25 gift card to the King of Prussia Mall, and a complimentary breakfast.

Going on now until December at the Residence Inn Philadelphia Willow Grove is the exciting “Stay Longer and Save More Along The East Coast” package.

Stay on weekends and save with the “Save 25% Off Weekends” package at this Pennsylvania Marriott. Its Marriott Reward’s 25th anniversary so it’s time for you to save 25%!

The “Stay Longer and Save More along The East Coast” package offers you better rates the longer you extend your stay. So stay a week, two, even a month at this Philadelphia hotel.

With the “Stay Longer and Save More Along The East Coast” package you can stay a week or two, even a month, and put more money back in your pocket.

The Residence Inn Allentown Bethlehem wants you to enjoy your extended stay this Fall. Announcing the new “Stay Longer and Save More along the East Coast” package, where you get better rates the longer you extend your stay!

Included in the “Escape! Shopping in Pennsylvania” package are accommodations in this Plymouth Meeting hotel, a $25 gift card for the King of Prussia Mall, and a complimentary breakfast to jump start your day.

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Marriott Rewards with the Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown. Now through January, save 25% off weekends at this downtown Philadelphia hotel.

Have a weekend just for the girl’s at the Courtyard Philadelphia Devon. Enjoy the “Girlfriends Getaway in Pennsylvania” package with your best friends in Pennsylvania this fall.

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If you've got travel plans for the upcoming holiday season, the time to book your tickets is now. Where can you find tickets cheap enough to offset the extra $40 you'll have to spend to check your bags and enjoy a snack on your six-hour flight.

To obtain a passport, U.S. citizens must present the following in person to a designated post office, a designated clerks of court, or one of thirteen regional passport agencies

TWO HUNDRED YEARS ago the cost was seven years to a lifetime of servitude for average people making a one-way crossing of the Atlantic. Now it can be funded by a few days of waiting tables.

In his thirteen years as general manager of the Holiday Inn along Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, Wolfgang Meusburger had never thought much about supporting the community.

Indigenous Amazon Community Outreach, Ecuador A Broader View Volunteers

Believe it or not, there really is a best day of the week to make your best deal on an airline ticket, and it’s neither Monday nor Friday. It’s Wednesday! And there’s even a best time on Wednesday to buy that ticket.

Many people suffer from an upset stomach or diarrhea because of something they have eaten or drunk abroad.

CheapCaribbean.com’s Now & Later Sale Lets You Save Twice On A Tropical Getaway Starting At $300 Per Person – For One Week Only Save $100 on Vacation Packages at CheapCaribbean.com and You’ll Take $100 Off a Future Booking Too!

The holiday season has arrived in the Philadelphia region, and Independence Visitor Center asks everyone to start the holiday season at the Center! Gather at Independence Visitor Center to experience holiday fun at the heart of Independence Mall.

Gather at Independence Visitor Center, located at 6th & Market Streets, to experience all the holiday fun at the heart of Independence Mall.

Black Friday sales and specials aren’t exclusive to malls this year. Independence Visitor Center will also be a part of the action!

As we kick off the official start of the holiday season with the celebration of Thanksgiving, Independence Visitor Center encourages everyone to Start at the Center and discover all Independence Mall and the entire Historic District have to offer.

Volunteer Abroad in Costa Rica Limon: Ideally situated between the Caribbean Ocean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Costa Rica boosts various geography and climate zones from the pleasant interior to the tropical coast lines.

The Ecuadorian Amazon region commonly known as "El Oriente" is formed by several sparsely populated provinces only about 5% of the countries population live in this vast area.

The Northern Andes extends from Cayambe to Tulcan near the Colombian border. This zone is known for its indigenous markets, spectacular scenery and historic haciendas. The town of Cayambe is an agricultural area, in the northern highlands....

Cuenca Situated in Ecuador's southern Andes, Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay province. In addition to being the cultural Mecca of Ecuador, Cuenca is the third largest city in the nation, and the economic center of the southern Sierra region.

Volunteer Abroad in Piura Peru: Founded in 1532, the city of Piura is older than Lima and the first Spanish city founded in South America. As an ancient colonial city in Peru, Piura served as the first main port through which the Inca gold the.....

Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru, home to about 30% of the countries population. The city is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers and overlooks the coast of the Pacific Ocean.

Volunteering Abroad in La Serena Chile: La Serena, in northern Chile, is the country's second-oldest town. La Serena maintains a Spanish neo-colonial style according to the "Plan Serena" implemented by the Chilean government, which allowed the ......

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Some of the volunteer that have gone to our placements around the World want to share there experience helping other communities. Please visit www.abroaderview.org for more information regarding countries, cities and placements you may be interested.

The Philippines archipelago of more than 7,000 islands is sandwiched between Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, flanked by the South China Sea. All her neighbors have magical tourist appeal to various degrees, but the Philippines......

From the snow-capped Himalayas in the north to the sun drenched coastal villages of the south, India unfolds like an ancient tapestry. At times threadbare and fading, the land stretches from desert dunes and scattered slums to the rich .....

Nepal's acronym of Never Ending Peace And Love, does well to characterize this nation of good nature and accommodating people; a land of majestic

Verdant patchworks of rice paddies, pointed lampshade-style hats, a country ravaged by war, and economic repression - these are the international images of Vietnam, seen on worldwide television and read about in the newspapers.

China kept itself to itself for thousands of years, and foreigners still find it difficult to penetrate the inner depths of this fascinating and enigmatic country. There is a great deal to discover in this, the world's most populated country.

For many travelers the allure of an unspoiled and little-explored country is irresistible. Emerging from a violent past of human rights atrocities, war and political instability, Cambodia is recovering from its past and slowly becoming .....

Throughout the second half of the 20th century South Africa was regarded by most of the world as a pariah state where the ruling white minority passed a range of draconian laws to subdue and enslave the black majority.

Promoted as the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’, Malawi is a long, thin country renowned for the unequaled friendliness of its people, unspoiled national parks and wildlife reserves, and the beaches and tropical fish life of Lake Malawi.