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Teens on vacation want to sleep late and shop
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AP - There's only one thing worse than a cranky 2-year-old when you're on vacation, and that's a cranky teenager.
The view from the streets
Iran may suffer bad press in the West, yet more of us are travelling to this fascinating destination than ever before. Sarah Barrell finds out why
Foreign airlines discard services from Qantas
More foreign airlines are being driven to end their baggage handling and ground services contracts with Qantas as the Australian carrier pushes its prices up. Among them is Cathay Pacific which is t...
STR Global posts May 2009 results for Europe
The European hotel industry posted mixed year-over-year results when reported in U.S. dollars, euros and British pounds for May 2009, according to data compiled by STR Global. Figures for occupancy, a...
Influenza A/H1N1 fears hit New Zealand travel company bookings
Influenza A/H1N1 fears has spooked Japanese tourists, with bookings for tours in New Zealand in May and June down about 75 percent, travel companies said. Nearly 700 Japanese travelers had canceled bo...
Making the most of business travel - on a screen near you now
Ever wondered how best to find your way around unfamiliar foreign places, or how to avoid leaving behind that vital item before flying off on a long business trip? If so,
Japanese visitors may soon be back
By Robbie Dingeman, The Honolulu AdvertiserMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 25--Japanese visitor traffic to Hawai'i -- hard-hit by swine flu fears last month -- is looking up for the fall, with ma...
European Commission blacklists 8 airlines over ambiguous online ticket sales
(RTTNews) - The European Commission has published an aviation blacklist involving 8 airlines, which failed to address concerns about misleading customers over online ticket sales.EU Consumer Protecti...
Cleared for take-off: the recession dividend
For the traveller, one of the more disconcerting sights is to see the lights of a trans-European train retreat into the darkness and the distance just as you arrive on the platform. Mark Smith, the...
Dan Snyder stays at Six Flags under reorganization
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder would remain chairman of a newly organized Six Flags, and senior management would stay under a bankruptcy reorganization plan filed with regulators Monday. Six Fl...
More Texans taking trips this Memorial Day, AAA says
AAA forecasts that nearly 2.25 million Texans will travel over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, up 6 percent from last year. That's in keeping with the national picture. While the econo...
Travel firm's demise raises fears over data
SAN FRANCISCO (Menafn - MarketWatch) -- Even as some travelers bemoan the demise of the leading registered-traveler company -- and with it their ability to jump to the front of airport security lines ...
Ninth swine flu case from travel
A ninth case of swine flu in Northern Ireland has been confirmed by the health service.Six more possible cases are under investigation, the Public Health Agency said. The latest case relates to travel...
Interest brisk even as numbers dip - Feature
Durban - Media interest in South Africa is increasing in the run-up to the 2010 football World Cup, even as tourist arrival figures dip on the back of the global recession, it emerged at Africa's larg...
Woman missed doomed Air France flight, killed in a car accident
Passengers wait at the Air France check-in counter at the Tom Jobim International airport in Rio de Janeiro An Italian woman who missed her doomed Air France flight has been killed in a car acciden...
Tourism industry slams swine flu response
Figures in the Victorian tourism industry say the response of health authorities to swine flu has been an overreaction, and have called on the Federal Government to take greater control. Australia's ...
Worries over unemployment, sagging income drag down July 4th travel ... - Balti..
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fewer people will be traveling this July Fourth holiday, auto club AAA said Wednesday, even though gasoline is far cheaper this year and pump prices have begun to fall even more. AAA said it expects 37.1 million travelers ...
Grosvenor House Dubai sparkles at the MENA Travel Awards
Grosvenor House made waves at the annual MENA Travel Awards 2009 as it picked up the platinum accolade for being the Best 5-Star Business/Corporate Hotel for spectacular service in the hospitality ind...
French Plan Aims To Win UK Support For A400M
France has made a new proposal to win UK support for the delayed Airbus A400M military transporter, a French government source said Wednesday. "France has made a proposal to its European partners whi...
Mexican Airports Feel Effects Of Flu Outbreak On Travel
to avoid the spread of a new influenza strain, and a number of major airlines reducing capacity to the country amid low passenger demand, Mexican airports are starting to feel the effects.
Kelvin Bloom reelected HTA board chair
Aston Hotels and Resorts. His reelection by the board was announced Tuesday at its meeting at the Hotel Wailea on Maui. Sharon Weiner was reelected vice president and will also be serving her second ...
United Airlines Deciding Between Boeing and Airbus on New Plane Deal
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) is negotiating with both Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Airbus on an airplane order of up to 150 aircraft. The order could be worth anywhere between $10-$20 billion depending on the t...
Lufthansa CEO Says Nadir Reached - Report
Lufthansa passenger numbers are down around 10 percent and its yields are falling even more sharply, CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber was quoted as saying by an Austrian paper. "I think we have reached the nad...
Holiday weekend: Steady visitors but lower spending - Las Vegas Sun
While slightly fewer Americans will be traveling this Fourth of July weekend compared to last year, Las Vegas tourism officials expect to see steady numbers this weekend. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is expecting 284,000 visitors ...
Boeing jetliner orders tumble in April
PITTSBURGH Boeing on Thursday reported a sharp drop in orders for its passenger and cargo jets in April, as the troubled global economy continued to hurt demand from airlines and cargo services...
Airlines fall as oil prices rise, broader market declines on weak retail sales
NEW YORK (AP) - Airline stocks sputtered for the third straight day Wednesday as oil prices rose on news of a sharp pullback in crude supplies and production, and Wall Street was shaken by a weaker-th...
Comair reinstates safety program
pilots and managements have entered into an agreement to reinstate the Aviation Safety Action Program, which was discontinued by Comair in October 2008. The Erlanger-based carrier, along with the Fed...
UPS reaches deal with pilots to avoid furloughs
and its pilots union have come to terms on a cost-saving agreement that will avert the company's need to furlough hundreds of pilots, the world's biggest shipper announced Monday. UPS and off...
Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley Members to Travel to Washington DC on behalf ..
TEMECULA, CA, June 03, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Riverside County, California is on the top ten list of counties in the country for the most home foreclosures according to recent news reports. Habita...
Hotel occupancy continues to drop
reports. Hotel room rates dropped to $101.96, a 7.3 percent decline from the week a year earlier. Revenue per available room, the industry standard for hotel profitability, was at $57.36, a 23.7 per...
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