I flop out of bed to see what the matter is.”Janet Penley is a parenting coach and author of “MotherStyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths.” Her wish makes us want to stand up and cheer.”I wish that supporting our country’s mothers would be considered as patriotic as supporting our troops. Every day about 35 million mothers dutifully tend to the needs of our next generation, changing diapers, making sandwiches and drying tears. For their efforts, they earn no pay and little recognition. Yet without their service and dedication, our society would scarcely be worth defending. Maybe we should start thinking of mothers as our ‘home-front soldiers.’

According to her, the primary aim of the road shows is to offer a platform for the Austrian and India Indian travel trade to interact and explore business opportunities. A host of B2B conferences, training workshops and sales missions will also be held in these cities. Besides these cities, ANTO has plans to host sales missions in Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkota as well. “At present, travel to Austria is limited to leisure tourism. But, we are now looking to promote Austria as a year-round tourist destination in India, with special focus on the honeymoon, leisure and MICE segments,” informed Mukharji.

There has been a consistent increase in the number of Indian visitors to Austria, Mukharji maintained, pointing out that the number increased to 53,000 in 2006 compared to 22,000 in 2000. “Over the last five years, the number of Indian visitors has increased substantially. Earlier, most Indians visited Austria during the summer vacations in April-May, but now they are visiting Austria during the winters too, particularly the honeymooners and the group travellers,” Mukharji added. Earlier this year, ANTO had launched the Austria Tourism Specialist Programme for travel agents in India, which witnessed the participation of 90 travel agents. It is planning to conduct online Austrian Tourism Specialist Programmes for travel agents in mid-2008.

We hope visitors will pick up the travel guide and see all there is to do in Georgia.”“The Travel Guide serves as our main fulfillment piece, and encourages travelers and Georgians to explore our state,” said Charlie Gatlin, Deputy Commissioner for Tourism and Marketing, GDEcD.  850,000 copies of the state travel guide will be printed in 2008. This represents an increase of 100,000 copies over 2007.  The travel guide also is distributed at Georgia’s 11 Visitor Information Centers located on major arteries throughout the state, at the 42 regional Welcome Centers, and at consumer and industry trade shows in the U.S.  An abbreviated version of the guide is produced in five foreign languages: UK English, German, Spanish, Korean and Chinese.

Foreign-language versions of the guide also are being developed in Japanese and Portuguese. The international guides are distributed through the state’s foreign offices, group tour operators and at international trade shows. The domestic version of the guide includes 216 pages, and is divided into sections, each representing one of nine tourism marketing regions in the state. Each section includes a map and introductory feature as well as comprehensive listings of the region’s attractions, visitor resources and lodging.

The guide also includes feature articles that promote various aspects of the visitor experience: Southern Goodness: Key foods in Georgia’s culture; The Show Must Go On: Georgia renovates and saves its theaters; Fun on the Water: Activities on and near the water abound across the state; One of a Kind: the products of craftsmen are abundant in Georgia and Fruits of Labor: Georgia’s luscious produce offers great eating and entertainment.

When asked what precautions are taken for keeping valuables, such as currency and passports, safe while on holiday, many admitted to not always using a safety deposit box, instead preferring to store them: On their person (36%) In a suitcase (12%) In a drawer (9%) On the bedside table (2%) Over half (54%) of those questioned holiday more than once a year, yet only 30% of holidaymakers opt for annual travel insurance, preferring to take out single trip policies each time they go away. Nationwide’s insurance director, Robin Bailey, said: “It is astounding that people are prepared to take such a gamble when travelling abroad. You never know what’s around the corner and for that reason it is vital that you have adequate travel insurance in place.

They being the sharks, the cheats and the rip-off merchants who want to make wonga from your wanderlust by the most devious means possible; the innumerable slimy, scummy little spivs whose holiday scams and fiddles, stunts and diddles could dishearten the most dedicated traveler, making them timidly give up and stay home. But are you going to let these ratbags spoil your holiday? Hell, no. You’re going to be prepared, informed and able to spot their scams a mile off. Here are some of the most common swindles out there today, at home and abroad – don’t let them get you down.

Without this cover, any item of value that is lost or stolen away from the home is not covered. So, if you are intending to propose in a beautiful setting and you lose your nerve or the ring, you can be comforted that you will have another opportunity at a later date without having to dip into your savings. If you are planning a romantic holiday abroad, the importance of taking out travel insurance is well known, even if it is for only a few days. Costs of medical treatment overseas can be very variable and loss of baggage could prove very expensive without proper cover.

Single trip policies can be purchased online and there are many retail outlets, banks and building societies which offer competitive cover. What is less well known is what happens if something goes wrong when you are traveling to a destination in the UK. If you have already purchased an annual travel policy, It is important to note that with some annual policies, in order for cover to be provided you must have pre-booked at least 2 nights accommodation in a hotel, guest house or the like.