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Developer reveals waterfront hotel plan
By John Gillie, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 1--A Bellingham hotel developer formally unveiled a plan Tuesday to build two hotels and an office building on a nea...
Frontier passenger total down 12% from year earlier
carried 12.3 percent fewer passengers in April than the same month a year ago, and revenue passenger miles declined 17.5 percent, the airline reported Thursday. For the year to date, Denver-based Fro...
Renewable energy bill cruises through committee
CARSON CITY The Nevada Senate’s key energy legislation won unanimous approval Tuesday by the Committee on Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation. The compromise version of Senate Bill 35...
Arab airlines vie to take over the skies
Arab sheikdoms eager for higher international profiles are ratcheting up their aviation race despite the global economic slump.On Monday, the city-state Dubai plans to launch its second government-run...
Mass Pike chief LeBovidge resigns
Executive Director Alan LeBovidge has resigned, ending a turbulent tenure that came under scrutiny amid recent staffing decisions at the state agency, according to multiple published reports. LeBovid...
Summer Driving Tips for a Safe Traveling Season - Earthtimes
"During the summer months many families hit the roads for long weekends, holiday celebrations and summer vacations," said Office of Traffic Safety Director, Christopher J. Murphy . "Having a well maintained vehicle, planning ahead, and following ...
Elvis To Fly At Oshkosh
, one of 17 S-64 Aircranes operated and owned by Erickson, will be on display at its annual convention in Wisconsin this month and would likely fly demonstration slurry drops from its massive 2,650-ga...
Training to aid ABQ hospitality workers
Can the person who cleans your hotel room give you advice on what to do in Albuquerque? If not, then the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to change that. So it’s rolling out an ...
Bay cruises start on Harbor Ferry
The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority Harbor Ferry makes its way across Corpus Christi Bay on its way to the Peoples Street T-head. The Harbor Ferry will resume operation around the bay...
New funding thrills Oregon film industry
Oregon’s media producers are turning cartwheels after the state Legislature’s overwhelmingly backed new incentives. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 621, which will provide up to $7.5 million...
Historic planes draw crowds at Paris Air Show
LE BOURGET, France (AP) - Nearly hidden among the ranks of giant airliners, military airlifters and sleek warplanes on display at this year's centenary Paris Air Show, an eclectic collection of histor...
Forensic analysis of Air France Flight 447's bodies indicates plane did not blow..
Debris from the missing Air France flight 447 is seen at the Air Force base in Recife June 12, 2009. The Air France Airbus A330 crashed into the sea on June 1 en route from Brazil to Paris, killing al...
Airbus extends air show order lead over Boeing
LE BOURGET, France: Airbus extended its lead over archrival Boeing Co. in the hunt for orders at the Paris Air Show on Thursday with the signature of two deals with Chinese and Hungarian airlines. On ...
Alaska Air plans $50M stock buyback
said it plans to buy up to $50 million of its common stock. The Seattle parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (NYSE: ALK) said the stock purchase will be financed with cash on hand. “Even ...
BC High cruises into final
B ROCKTON - BC High is one win away from back-to-back Division 1 state titles. The Eagles took care of Gloucester, 8-3, in last night’s state semifinal at Campanelli Stadium, scoring five runs i...
Parkes in New South Wales has two big claims to fame
On the adrenalin scale of thrills, Parkes scarcely rates. Or so it seemed at first. This sleepy bush town of 11,000 people is five hours' drive from the heart of Sydney, Australia, threading west beyo...
Jim Rice tours baseball Hall of Fame
slugger made his first visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and took a tour ahead of his induction this summer as a brand-new honoree. Rice clearly enjoyed posing today for photos with an ele...
Airline websites improve, still some holdouts
BRUSSELS The European Union says airline websites have fewer hidden prices and conditions than they did two years ago, making it easier for customers to find the best deals.
Jet Debris Discovered Along Path of Vanished Air France Flight
BY Brian Kates DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Searchers desperately combing the Atlantic for signs of missing Air France Flight 447, found small remains of an aircraft Tuesday in the doomed jetliner's flig...
New rules set to bring airlines down to earth
New rules set to bring airlines down to earth New accounting standards could expose the weak financial positions of some airlines, says Ryanair's CFO
Cirrus bringing back 50 workers
Cirrus Design Corp. is calling back 50 or more furloughed employees at its Duluth and Grand Forks, N.D., plants, according to published reports. The Duluth-based company said sales have picked up in ...
Farmington showcased well, leaders say
By James Monteleone, The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 9--FARMINGTON -- Concluding the annual Governor's Conference on Tourism in Farmington, convention directors sa...
Airlines turn to perks, fare sales to drive demand
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- More people may take to the road this summer with fuel prices off last year's record highs, but given the current deals available on airfares, vacationers should consider tri...
Industry to achieve significant translation savings and brand consistency across..
"The Hotel and Hospitality Industry is dealing with some fundamental challenges due to the economic slowdown and is focusing sharply on cost containment and the bottom line, leveraging brand name, the...
Hotels.com Launches Nanolog Competition To Encourage Brits To Keep Travelling
LONDON, ENGLAND, June 20, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hotels.com, the world's leading hotel website, has announced the launch of a new competition to encourage Britons to take a break, however short. T...
Travel rallies seek backing of lawmakers
A travel trade group is staging rallies in Orlando and 29 other cities around the nation aimed at getting Congressional support for an easing of travel restrictions on foreigners and an improvement in...
Alaska Airlines to fly San Jose-Austin 'nerd bird'
said Monday it will inaugurate daily service between the technology hubs starting Sept. 2. The flights earned the nickname because they are usually filled with tech workers. The San Jose-Austin route...
Medical trade center planned for Nashville
Market Center Management said in a press release sent Sunday that it will unveil plans today for the Nashville Medical Trade Center, according to Crain’s Cleveland Business. The center would ha...
AirTran CEO speaks to Aero Club
Wichita Aero Club Tuesday that quality service and cost structure have enabled the low-fare carrier to compete in the market. Fornaro, who spoke at the
Football stadium proposed for overflow Great America lot
will be built on their preferred site -- a 15-acre site now used as the overflow parking lot for California's Great America amusement park. Final details of the deal between the city and
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