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ME airlines to lose $1.5bn this year, says IATA
Etihad to fly 7 million passengers in '09, says ... ME airlines to lose $1.5bn this year, says IATA Gulf Air organizes a familiarization trip to ... Ministers visit Jordan Aviation Group Globa...
Airlines expanding self-serve check-in
More airlines are allowing passengers to check in for their flights using their cellphones and other mobile devices so they can avoid long lines and save time.Singapore Airlines passengers can now che...
Brazil calls off search for Air France victims
Brazil's Air Force and Navy have called off the search for additional victims and wreckage from Air France Flight 447, which crashed over the Atlantic on June 01 carrying 228 people. Sadly this means ...
Israel F-35 sale might drive...
Israel intends to order 25 Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighters, with an option for 50 more. If it wants them quickly, as expected, the news could help some other international partners in t...
OAS secretary general to travel to Honduras
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will travel on Friday to Honduras to continue carrying on the mandate of the OAS Spec...
Mex. resort: 3 free trips if you catch the flu
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AP - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have downgraded warnings about travel to Mexico but deals still abound to get tourists to come back.
New Baby Travel Web Site Lets Parents Rate and Book Family Friendly Hotels for S..
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - May 6, 2009) - Summer vacation season is fast-approaching. Each year many new parents venture for the first time from baby-proof homes to the unpredictable nature of hotel ...
Oregon Coast in Summer - Summer Vacation Preview
is located on the Central Oregon Coast - in Newport - and offers only the finest in luxury condominium lodging. At Starfish Point, every unit is focused on the beauty of the sea and the beach. All ...
Mideast’s five-star hotels skirt price war on room rates
As the West’s credit-crunched hotels slash room costs, the Gulf’s gilt-edged getaways are sacrificing occupancy rates in favour of high room charges that rank among the world’s priciest.
Continental says pilots cashed in on sham divorces
HOUSTON - Continental Airlines Inc. is suing nine pilots that it says got sham divorces so their ex-spouses could collect their retirement benefits while they kept flying.
Major Branson Tourism Business Casts into BassTournament Trail
www.Branson.com formally announced the sponsorship of the Branson based Central Pro-Am Association (CPAA). Jim Thompson, local businessman, avid bass fisherman and the new owner of CPAA said, “T...
Japan Airlines reports Y63bn loss
Japan Airlines , Asia’s biggest carrier by revenues, reported a Y63bn ($646m) net loss for the year to March on Tuesday and warned that it would lose an equal amount this year, as the recession wipe...
Commissioners say developers got it on agenda
By Ryan McCarthy, Florida Keys Keynoter, MarathonMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 13--Questions surrounding a state Department of Community Affairs memo have led Monroe County Commissioner Heather...
Hong Kong's Disney theme park to get 30 new attractions
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's troubled Disneyland theme park is to be expanded by a quarter with 30 new attractions to be added over the next five years, the city's leader said Tuesday. The Walt Disney Co i...
Hilton Hotels names Dori Familiant GM of Crystal City hotels
Hilton Hotels Corp. Familiant’s role will be to oversee the day to day operations of both the 630 room Doubletree and the 267-suite Embassy Suites hotels. He replaces Brian Kelleher. He has wo...
The ‘travel to state capital tax’
West Virginia has one very unfair tax which only the people of Mercer, McDowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Summers, Monroe, Greenbrier and Fayette counties have to pay. Its name is "travel to your state capit...
7 slightly injured as Qantas plane hits turbulence
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- A Qantas plane hit turbulence and suddenly lost altitude over Malaysia, throwing terrified passengers around the cabin and leaving seven people injured, the airline said Monda...
US tourists spend $733m in the UAE
US tourists to the UAE contributed $733m to the local economy in 2008, up 85 percent on the previous year, latest figures published on Wednesday showed.
Hotels grows inventory in 2009 due to planned projects
International hotel brands continued to grow their inventory in 2009, with InterContinental Hotels Group leading the charge, according to new data released from a hospitality research company. InterC...
Airlines Squeezing Extra-Large People into Buying Second Seat
WASHINGTON -- U.S. airlines, already trying to sell extra legroom and faster lines, are finding another innovation hard to push: second seats for overweight passengers.It's a very hard sell, literally...
Austin airport traffic down 12%
Passenger traffic at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is down 12 percent so far this year. The latest report from ABIA shows roughly 2.4 million people traveled through the airport in the first...
Taipei tourism fair to explore cross-strait opportunities
Taipei, May 19 (CNA) The 2009 Taipei Tourism Exposition (TTE) will serve as a platform for Taiwan and China travel agencies to expand business by collaborating with each other to offer consumers bette...
Virgin America adds wi-fi to all planes
Virgin America said all of its planes now have wi-fi available to passengers for an extra fee. The Burlingame-based airline said it will charge $12.95 for daytime flights over three hours, $9.95 for ...
Alaska Airlines boosts Hawaii services
Alaska Airlines is adding service between Oakland and Hawaii. The airline will start four-times-weekly service between Oakland, Calif., and Kahului Nov. 9. Service three times a week between Oakland...
Pets Fly Furs Class On Airline
Last updated: 2:22 amJune 12, 2009 Posted: 2:06 amJune 12, 2009 It's a kitty Continental. Or a doggie Delta. A new animal airline takes flight July 14, promising to pamper "pawsengers"...
Spokane airport using backup runway
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Flights at Spokane International Airport will be routed to the backup runway for the next four months as the main runway is extended.
Bahrain health chiefs step up swine flu fight
FLU ALERT: Bahrain health chiefs are looking for airline passengers sat near the Gulf state's first confirmed victim of swine flu. (Getty Images)
Boeing gets $750M Air Force deal for B-52 bomber
WASHINGTON -- Aerospace company Boeing Co. received a $750 million contract from the Air Force to provide additional services for the B-52 bomber, the Pentagon said late Monday.The Chicago-based defe...
Samui hotel upbeat about its prospects
By Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit, Bangkok Post, ThailandMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 19--KOH SAMUI -- Destination Beach Resort & Spa Co is optimistic its 450-million-baht boutique hotel on Koh Samui ...
Geithner will travel to Europe, Middle East next month to discuss ... - Newsday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to the Middle East and Europe next month for a series of meetings to discuss global economic issues. The Treasury Department said Tuesday that Geithner will meet with officials in ...
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