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BA and Qantas fined millions for price-fixing
British Airways and Qantas have been fined millions of pounds for their part in an international freight price fixing cartel. The airlines reached a settlement today with the Australian Competitio...
Discover Helsinki and let off some steam!
Relax and unwind in a modern European cultural city where urban cosmopolitan lifestyle exists in perfect harmony with nature. Just as Helsinki cannot be described in one word, neither can it be expe...
Paris Agrees On Joint Decision Making On French Polynesia Airports
The French state has committed itself to sharing the decision making process on the future of the Tahiti and Bora Bora airports with Tahiti's government and the respective communes of Faa'a and
Boeing, Airbus to park planes
November 7, 2008 Airbus and Boeing may end up with as many as 200 new planes without buyers next year because airlines are unable to obtain funds to pay for them amid the global credit squeeze. Edd...
They paid money; project is stalled
By Christy Arboscello, Detroit Free PressMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 7--More than a dozen investors are suing a Clinton Township developer for allegedly swindling them in an unfulfilled promi...
American Airlines sues Yahoo over trademarked search ads
American Airlines has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Yahoo claiming it is diverting business to the airline's competitors by allowing them to purchase ads that appear next to American ...
MSC Cruises Celebrates the Launch of MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida
MSC Cruises hosted a press luncheon at its Waterfront Offices in King St Wharf on Thursday to celebrate the launch of its two new luxury ships, MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida. MSC Cruises, General ...
Golf Hall of Fame says
In 1942: Bing Crosby, left, golf pro Wally Mund, golf superstar Lighthorse Harry Cooper and Bob Hope play in a war relief exhibition at Midland Hills near St. Paul.
Boeing machinists to end 57-day strike
Boeing machinists have voted by a large majority to return to work after a 57-day strike which ground work at the US aeronautics giant to a halt. Their union says it has delivered economic certainty ...
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Launches 'Green Guide' Foundational Tool for Global Env..
Carlson Hotels Worldwide today introduced a comprehensive new 'green guide' outlining sustainability strategies and practical steps for environmental responsibility, that can be applied across all of Carlson's five hotel brands.
Thanksgiving travel to be down slightly from '07 - Tulsa World
AAA is forecasting a small decline in the number of Americans traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Approximately 41 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a decrease of 600,000 ...
Shares of aircraft maker Boeing plunge 7.5%; Northrop
Boeing Co. shares fell 7.5% today after the world's largest aircraft maker said a strike by its factory workers hurt third-quarter profit. Meanwhile, shares of defense industry rival, Northrop Grum...
Cairo historical buildings to become luxury hotels
CAIRO, October 22 (RIA Novosti) - Authorities in Cairo plan to restore historical buildings in the Egyptian capital and turn them into luxury hotels, the Al-Ahram newspaper said on Wednesday. Official...
Texas hotels to rebound in 2009, industry experts say
Texas hotels will do better than the national average in 2009, according to hospitality industry experts. Industry executives gathered in Dallas last week for an executive briefing conference sponsor...
Malaysia keen to expand tourism cooperation with Iran
Tourism The Malaysian deputy minister of tourism said that Iran-Malaysia ties will expand in all fields, especially in the tourism sector on the basis of mutual interest. Speaking to reporters, Soleim...
Ask the pilot - Salon
Oct. 24, 2008 | Before getting started, I would like to express my appreciation for your many flattering comments in response to last week's story about the African slum and the injured hedgehog. It was not an easy column to write, and I worried ...
Weak economy fails to deter Bangor, Maine, convention center panel
By Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News, MaineMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 29--BANGOR, Maine -- Even in the face of an unstable national economy, the city is not backing off its proposed timeline f...
Universal Travel Group Announces Strong Third Quarter 2008 Results
-- Revenue Rises 79% and Net Income Climbs 51% Year-over-Year -- Raises full year guidance to revenue of $72-$74 million and net income of $13.5 to $14.5 million, or 32 to 35 cents per share SHE...
Who hit whom Airlines differ over causes of mid-air contact
The two airlines involved in a mid-air collision over a northern Labrador community this week are giving conflicting accounts of what happened. Two Twin Otter planes — owned by Innu Mikun Airlines ...
Save Your World and American Hotel Register Company Announce '1 Room for 1 Night..
Comprehensive Program Assists Hotels with 'Green' Initiatives
Air Arabia offers travel insurance
Budget carrier Air Arabia has introduced a new travel insurance service aimed at giving its passengers greater peace of mind when they travel. This optional service will start with an initial cost of ...
Westin Book Cadillac Detroit Now Fully Restored
DETROIT, MI, October 22, 2008. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announces the grand opening of The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, following a massive $200 million historic...
Longtime Newsday reporter, Rhoda Amon, 85, dead - Newsday
Rhoda Amon, a globe-trotting reporter who wrote about social trends and chronicled the lives of ordinary Long Islanders with passion and precision in 42 years at Newsday, died Saturday at her home in Port Washington. Amon, 85, completed her final ...
Celebrities pose with children from the Painted Turtle...
Center for ill children: Celebrities pose with children from the Painted Turtle camp during a curtain call for the staged reading of “The World of Nick Adams” to benefit the Painted Turtle, Paul N...
Heloise: Offering up some ideas for people thinking about travel - Canton Reposi..
I've seen many uses for cell-phone cameras, but here's one we use when we travel. Take a few quick photos of your rental car, the license plate and the brand/model logo. It might help you prove the car's condition upon returning it to the agency, if ...
Japan, Hong Kong to boost tourism
Japan and Hong Kong will launch the Hong Kong-Japan Tourism Exchange Year campaign to boost bilateral tourism in 2009, tourism promotion bodies of the two economies announced Friday in Tokyo.
Ski deals available nearly everywhere
The good news for the Mathes — and anyone else who wants to go skiing — is that the penny pinching might not be so bad this year thanks to the creative measures ski resorts are taking to combat th...
Boeing, Machinists union negotiators to meet
and its Machinists union are set for talks Thursday in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to end the strike that has lasted for six weeks. More than 27,000 machinists in Seattle, Gresham and Wichita, Ka...
Hotel results tumbled last week, report says
(AP)
AP - New data from a market research firm confirmed that hotel companies suffered last week as travel was disrupted by continuing fears about the economy and the presidential election.
Jet Airways launches
Jet Airways, India's premier international airline launches an In-flight Festival for Children called W.O.W (World of Wonders) with the onset of the festive season.
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