Author: Kristen Geis
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Founded by travel industry veteran Jena Gardner, The Bodhi Tree Foundation aims to unite travelers to protect places, help people, and preserve cultures.

Gardner, President and CEO of JG Black Book of Travel founded The Bodhi Tree Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that identifies and offers assistance to highly-effective, community-based non-profit organizations that have a proven record of inspiring positive change within the communities they serve.

“Travel today is not only a means of enjoyment and enrichment, but also an invaluable portal to understanding the urgent need to protect the natural and cultural heritage of our planet and the well being of local communities around the world,” said Ms. Gardner. “The Bodhi Tree Foundation was established to harness the significant resources of the travel and tourism industry to directly benefit local communities and the travelers who gain immeasurable joy by visiting them.”

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Author: Kristen Geis
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Jordan -  a land rich with diversity, ancient culture and Bedouin hospitality – is inviting to every type of traveler as an ideal place for a multidimensional travel experience.

The Jordan Tourism Board has unveiled a “unique image of Jordan” to coincide with the royal state visit to Italy by Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania beginning on October 19, 2009.

The royal visit will include talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and senior Italian officials on means to foster bilateral ties. It will also include a speech by His Majesty the King at the Jordanian-Italian Business Forum.

Culture and art on display

While tourism is expected to take an important place during the visit, the Jordan Tourism Board JTB is launching a Jordanian Week entitled “Giordania Svelata” (Unveiled Jordan), which will be held October 22-30, 2009.  The event will be inaugurated by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and will include three photo exhibitions of Jordan’s…

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WASHINGTON, Wednesday October 21, 2009 (Reuters, by Jeff Mason)

The Obama administration is still considering extending a popular housing tax credit but is weighing that against efforts to bring down the federal deficit, senior White House officials said on Wednesday.

The $8,000 tax credit, which will expire at the end of November, has boosted home sales in recent months, helping to revive a flagging housing market, which was a major factor driving the United States into a recession.

Lawrence Summers, top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, told Reuters there was a case to be made for extending the credit “in terms of supporting the housing market.”

But he added: “At the same time, we can’t afford everything for which there is a case.”

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