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Reader Column column: Hilton Garden would redevelop blight
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 6--Not that long ago, our community was blessed with a respected resident of the town of Barnstable. His name was Paul Lorusso, who di...
Olympian Phelps cruises to finals in return to pool
Michael Phelps dives in at the start of the 200 freestyle preliminary heat Friday at the Charlotte UltraSwim. He finished second and qualified for the finals.
Memphis celebrates National Travel and Tourism Week
National Travel and Tourism Week will be held from May 9-17. It is recognized across the U.S. as a tribute to the travel and tourism industry, and to create awareness locally and nationally on the im...
United Airlines eyes huge jet bids
WASHINGTON: United Airlines has asked Boeing and Airbus to propose bids for an order of as many as 150 jets in a deal that could be worth more than $10 billion. United's big move also comes as t...
Stalemate in British Airways job-loss talks
y, but sources said they did not know if the company was prepared to continue negotiating.Mick Rix, national officer of the GMB union, said the unions agreed to adjourn the discussions last night to a...
More Boeing 787 Woes as Qantas Drops Order
Airbus looked like a fumbling laggard. While Boeing racked up order after order for the 787 Dreamliner, its European rival had to go back to the drawing board twice, before settling, in mid-2006, on a...
United Airlines to lay off 600 flight attendants
United Airlines said Monday that it plans to cut 600 additional flight attendant jobs, effective Aug. 31, as the carrier struggles with lower-than-anticipated attrition and a steep drop in air travel....
San Francisco Tourism Spending Up Despite Economy
Despite a slump in San Francisco's economy late last year, tourism spending in the city overall last year rose slightly, according to the San Francisco Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Convention a...
High Museum wine auction nets $1.3M
The 2009 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction pulled in $1.3 million, down 38 percent from the $2.1 million it brought in 2008. The 17th annual reached a live auction total of more than $900,000. Silent ...
Car tours in Japan offer reasonable rates
The MK taxi company offers high-quality car and driver tours for only slightly more than a bus tour. It now offers cars in Tokyo.MK Limo Service, 63-1 Higashishima-machi Nishikujou, Kyoto; 011-81-75-7...
Apical Resource Group LLC chosen by ResortSuite for Sales Team Augmentation(...
Apical Resource Group LLC, an innovative travel and hospitality technology recruiting firm, announced that it has entered into an agreement with ResortSuite to deliver Sales Team Augmentation (STA) se...
Airlines scaling back on schedules as oil jumps
Rising oil prices are again a worry for U.S. airlines, which are seeing their largest expense spike at a particularly inopportune time: as a global recession and swine flu fears prompt fewer people to...
Sky Harbor April traffic falls 6 percent
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was down more than 6 percent in April, as the global recession continues to hammer the airline sector. Roughly 3.3 million travelers passed through the airpor...
American Airlines says pilot failed breathalyzer
The Associated Press LONDON -- American Airlines says one of its pilots failed a breathalyzer test at London's Heathrow airport. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline says the pilot was given the test...
Obama's travel draws usual gripes
Europe . Complainers similarly have harassed previous presidents about the cost to taxpayers of such private outings, and those commanders in chief, like Obama so far, largely ignored them. Each time...
Kimchi Becoming Expensive, Unaffordable
By Jane Han Staff Reporter Gone are the days when Korea's staple dish kimchi was considered the cheapest and most easily accessible food fit for all. With cabbage prices skyrocketing, the famed fe...
Airline passenger bill of rights passes crucial vote
OTTAWA -- A big lobby campaign by Canada's main airlines to thwart a proposed passenger bill of rights with a pitch that it would endanger the flying public fell short on Wednesday when the legislatio...
Orlando hotels stuck in slump
PKF Hospitality Research expects Orlando area hotels will end the year with a 21.8 percent decline in revenue per available room compared to 2008. The decline exceeds the 17.8 percent drop forecast f...
Thrills and Spills at the Emirates Airline Flying Catch
It was an incredible moment. Both the spectators and South Africa batsman Mark Boucher looked on in disbelief at what will almost certainly go down as the catch of the tournament.
Global airlines fear oil rally as losses mount
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Global airlines called for concerted action to prevent another runaway surge in oil prices as the International Air Transport Association nearly doubled its forecast for indus...
Shaw seeks new leader as president leaves
Shaw University is cutting ties with President Clarence Newsome and will seek new leadership to lead the South’s oldest historically black university through a down economy. Though Newsome offi...
American Eagle to add fourth Mobile flight
will add a fourth daily flight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 1. The Fort Worth-based airline will operate with 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets. "News of American Eagle adding...
U.S. Planes Didn't Follow Rules in Air Strikes
WASHINGTON | A U.S. warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 civilians and 78 Taliban fighters, the U.S. military concl...
Holiday firm blames fall in demand for adventure travel arm Explore’s trip..
May 27 2009 Western Mail TRAVEL company Holidaybreak yesterday said demand for trips at its adventure travel arm Explore had fallen 16% due to the weak pound. The group, which also offers educatio...
Planners hold off on waterfront hotel
A new design for the controversial Erie Basin Wingate Inn has failed to mollify residents of Buffalo’s Waterfront Village, most of whom feel the four-story hotel is intrusive on their neighborho...
Flu affects Mexican tourism, GDP, currency
Mexico's third biggest foreign exchange earner, tourism, is the economic sector most likely to suffer the longest from the flu A/H1N1 outbreak, as travelers make alternative plans during the weeks whe...
Does THAI Airways get all the preferred time slots at Suvarnabhumi
International airlines have accused Thai Airways of unfairly favouring its own operations for the best flight allocations at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The flag carrier has come under fire for its total...
County tourism, social networking sites a good match
By Kevin Spradlin, Cumberland Times News, Md.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 13--CUMBERLAND -- The Internet home for Allegany County tourism is www.mdmountainside.com. But the movers and shakers ...
Hilton Hotels to use Cvent network
Inc. in order to attract new group business for its hotels. Under the partnership, Hilton Hotels, which is based in Beverly Hills, Calif., but is relocating to McLean, will use Cvent’s Supplier...
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