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State, area directors say communities need to refresh N.M.
By James Monteleone, The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 8--FARMINGTON -- Events at the second day of the state tourism conference emphasized rebranding New Mexico as ...
Air France Replacing Airspeed Sensors
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N. Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Chooses Sneakers Over High-Heeled Shoes
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il wears lace-up sneakers with rubber soles covering up to the front end during his inspection of a military unit in the left photo released on June 14. When Kim met with ...
JSSI introduces new Premium...
Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI), which provides hourly cost maintenance programs for entire aircraft and engines, is introducing its Premium Engine program here at the EBACE show. Formerly known as t...
Air Pacific's top fares to Hawaii and L.A.
AIR Pacific has released highly competitive return economy class fares from Sydney or Brisbane to Honolulu for $1008 and Los Angeles $1161, including all taxes and surcharges. Called Pricebuster fare...
Four signs you have a packing problem
Have you ever paid an excess baggage fee, left your passport at home or cleaned up a messy shampoo spill in your suitcase? If you've encountered any of these packing crises, chances are your suitcase-...
More Canadians stressed, tired, vacation-deprived
OTTAWA — Need a vacation? Join the crowd.Nearly 25 per cent of Canadians aren't taking the full number of vacation days they've been allotted, according to an online Harris/Decima poll conducted for...
IHG 1Q profits fall to $27 million
saw its net income drop 56 percent in the first quarter of 2009, but a key measure of hotel health bested its competition, the company said Tuesday. IHG, parent of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Inter...
US Airways to get $234M from offering
says it expects to receive $234 million in net proceeds from its stock and convertible-note offering. The carrier initially said it would earn $203 million from the offering. But that was before the ...
As swine flu wanes, Canada lifts travel advisory for Mexico
Canada has lifted a travel advisory for Mexico because swine flu is starting to wane for the season, the country's chief public health officer said Monday. "It looks at this point like we're over the...
Interstate Hotels & Resorts loses $12.5M
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Crowne Plaza Opens Outside Philadelphia
$4 million conversion hotel marks Crowne Plaza's fifth opening in Philadelphia market IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG] announced that the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia-Bucks County...
Boeing Dreamliner may finally take flight this summer
The Chicago-based U.S. Boeing Company might finally take flight with their 787 Dreamliner plane this summer, it is reported here on Thursday. Boeing had originally set the first flight date for the ne...
IBS ties up with Malaysia Airlines
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Leading IT solutions provider for the global travel, transportation and logistics industry, IBS, has signed a long-term contract with Malaysia Airlines (MAS). Accordingly, IBS w...
Ryanair may order 300 planes
+1.54% ) and Airbus, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing Boeing CEO Jim McNerney and a Ryanair spokeswoman. NcNerney was quoted as saying the potential order would be "the deal of the year." The...
Sustainable Business Network of Washington won
Sustainable Business Network of Washington said the harsh economy will cause it to hold off on choosing a permanent replacement until more money comes in the doors. After one year in the post, Pam Sk...
Taiwan advises against Iraq travel
TAIWAN has renewed its advisory against travelling to Iraq as a group of 18 Taiwanese tourists become the first official Asian tour group to enter the war-torn country since 2003.
Program encourages hometown tourism
In conjunction with National Tourism Week, which begins today, the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau is promoting special discounts for Kentucky and Indiana residents during the city's Hometown ...
Corporate travel is coming out of tailspin of double-digit declines
As the economy’s downward slide accelerated during the past year, a natural place to make cuts was travel — for consumers and corporate entities alike. And local travel agencies say busin...
Irish taking fewer foreign trips
Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of trips made by Irish people abroad in the first quarter of this year was down 13% on the same period last year. The figure fell to 1....
Flaherty appoints former judge to mediate Air Canada pension issues
The federal government on Thursday appointed a former judge with extensive business experience to mediate tough pension issues between Air Canada and its unions and retirees. James Farley, who oversa...
National boat tour group cruises into Old Sacramento contract
A company that offers tours to Alcatraz and the Statue of Liberty is now handling tours off the docks of Old Sacramento with one of the fastest boats in its fleet. The one-hour cruise upriver is one ...
Major shareholder makes $30M bid for Kona Grill
One of Kona Grill Inc.’s largest shareholders has made a $30 million bid to buy the Scottsdale company. The unsolicited offer comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that Chairman ...
ExecuJet service now more...
ExecuJet Aviation has restructured its charter operations in Europe so that customers can call on any of its aircraft, regardless of where they are based. The company has opened a new sales office in ...
D.C. could be losing hotel taxes to online companies
D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles, shown in this 2008 photo, says the District won’t sue online booking services over hotel taxes until the courts decide on suits by other cities.
Clearing Pneumococcal Bacteria From The Upper Airways
Rather, it is a cycle of bacterial clearance followed by recolonization, with little known about how the bacteria are cleared. However, Jeffrey Weiser and colleagues, at the University of Pennsylvani...
Supersonic travel may return, minus boom
The notion of commercial supersonic flight is far from shelved, despite challenges Next generation of passenger supersonic air travel may start as soon as 2015 Business jets will likely lead the way R...
Bikies and gangs 'infiltrate airports'
Organised criminals have infiltrated Australia's wharves and airports, the Australian Crime Commission says. A confidential inquiry by the commission over the past three years has detected outlaw mot...
Hotels roll out bonus deals to lure summer travelers
declared that May was the "19th month of decline" for the hotel industry. While that's grim news for the hotels, it's been a boon to their customers. To maintain their shares of the shrinking travel p...
European Commission approves tie-up between Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines
Transaction due to be completed by end of June / Customers will benefit from closer cooperation between the two airlines Green light for Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines: the European Commission has ...
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