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		<title>Nice Article on Red Lantern Journeys</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 03:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Washington&#8217;s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship feature Red Lantern Journeys (and myself) in an article in their latest newsletter. I&#8217;m an MBA alum from the University of Washington Foster School of Business and it&#8217;s nice to be recognized by my alma mater! Check out the article here: &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Maoist Strike is Crippling Kathmandu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m seeing a frustrating trend of political parties and other organizations to use demonstrations and organized civil unrest to unseat goverments and get their way. For the last several days the Maoists in Kathmandu have been striking and demonstrating. They&#8217;ve been forcing all shops and business owners to close and nearly all vehicles off the road. Evidently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Flight between Hanoi and Yangon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 20:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For tourists, Myanamar has mostly been accessible only by flying through Bangkok. However, Vietnam Airlines has started a new non-stop flight between Hanoi and Yangon. It will operate four days a week using Fokker 70 aircraft on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. An Airbus A320 is expected to replace the Fokker 70 in winter 2010-2011 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast Interview for Home-based Travel Agents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate to be the featured guest last week by Barry Kantz and Lorene Romero of the Home Based Travel Agent Show for their weekly podcast. They interviewed me about the services that Red Lantern Journeys can provide to travel agents and our tours to Asia with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhutan Daily Rates for Tourists to Increase in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve received word from the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) that the government is going to increase rates starting next year. They were planning to do this in 2010, but the recession caused them to delay the implementation. The new base rate will be $250 per person for groups of 3 or more. That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Lantern Journeys wins Contract with Seattle Chamber of Commerce</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red Lantern Journeys is arranging in-country services for the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s South Korea Study Mission in April of 2010. The Seattle Chamber is planning for a group of 60 business leaders, regional leaders, and entrepreneurs to visit Seoul and Daejon, a sister city of Seattle. The services include accommodation in Seoul, banquet [...]]]></description>
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