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Competition heats up at Mitchell
Air travel at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport is undergoing yet another major change with the planned sale of Midwest Airlines’ parent company to an out-of-state airline...
Travel dips with the economy - Connecticut Post
Americans once considered long holiday weekends an ideal time to hit the road. But with the nation still in the grips of a financial crisis, fewer people are willing to spend cash on a decadent vacation. AAA is predicting a decrease in July Fourth ...
Foul play not ruled out in cruise passenger
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according to records released Mon...
Virtuoso travel network picks Liquid Computing for data center
Computerworld - Virtuoso Ltd., an online network for luxury travel, recently chose a unified computing infrastructure from Liquid Computing Corp. instead of shopping for similar technology from larger...
Planting Seeds of Sustainability
Pineapple Hospitality pledges to donate $1 for every attendee at upcoming AH&LA events, helping fund the Nature Conservancy's tree-planting initiatives in the Amazon. Pineapple Hospitality and the Ame...
Massport Officials Spend Big On Business Trips
For example, The Fountaine Bleau, a magnificent resort on Miami Beach, The Gaylord Texan resort outside Dallas and the Fairmont's Le Chateau in Quebec were just some of the top shelf places Massport e...
Smart phone application 'Unlike' a hip travel guide - Carroll County Times
MIAMI — A good guidebook is more than just a compilation of information. It’s a travel companion with personality, a sense of humor and usually both strengths and weaknesses. With the proliferation of smart phone guides, a new cast of travel ...
Airlines eyeing slots at Dubai International
that carriers from across the globe are still vying for services to and from Dubai, despite the global economic downturn.While speaking on the sidelines of a Kingfisher press conference to announce it...
July 4th travel down despite gas prices - Birmingham Business Journal
Fewer people will travel over the holiday weekend this year despite a recent drop in gas prices, a AAA Texas press release said Thursday. The number of travelers from the West South Central region, which includes Texas, according to the release, will ...
Mammoth Cave to offer free tours
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. -- Mammoth Cave National Park is offering two free tours on three weekends over the summer.The move is part of an initiative to stimulate summer vacations at national parks by waivin...
Jet Airways hikes fares by Rs 400
MUMBAI: Domestic private air carrier Jet Airways on Wedneday increased its fuel surcharge by Rs 400 on all domestic sectors with immediate effect. The increase was necessitated by a sharp hike i...
SoCal-to-Vegas route wins federal designation - Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal high-speed rail corridor, in a move that officials hope would signal increased cooperation between the regions on building ...
4 NYC hotels settle disabilities lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) - Four Times Square area hotel owners and operators have agreed to modify their establishments to settle a federal lawsuit alleging they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The...
Airlines warned on single fare
NEW DELHI: Indian carriers are so busy raising fares and seeking support from the government these days that they simply don't remember to take consumer-friendly steps now. The government had made ...
Building inspector extends temporary occupancy permit for hotel safety repairs
By Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun, Ky.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 11--Bill Hughes was the happiest person in the Executive Inn on Wednesday afternoon when building inspector Joel Scarbrough ...
Port Columbus traffic down 11.5% in May
to a sluggish national and global economy. The authority said traffic at Port Columbus dropped 11.5 percent in May to 525,612 passengers, compared with 594,247 a year ago. Heftier declines earlier in...
'Where can we see whales in the wild'
Q. We want to take our two children to Canada this summer. They will be 11 and nearly nine. We would like to see bears and whales if possible, perhaps stay in a log cabin and end up on Vancouver Islan...
Alameda County Fair returning with new attractions
PLEASANTON — Awesome new artery-cloggers (deep-fried peanut butter cups, anyone?) aren't the only new attraction fairgoers can expect to find this year at the Alameda County Fair.Along with more...
Council keeps streetcar funds in budget
The Queen City's streetcar project lives — at least for preliminary engineering work. Charlotte City Council decided Wednesday to keep $8 million in funding for the streetcar in the fiscal ...
Cruise West Offers Epic Year-Long Global Adventure
Marco Polo; Odysseus; Leif Eriksson; Christopher Columbus; James Cook; Ferdinand Magellan - history's great sea explorers have inspired an epic global voyage destined to become the most memorable crui...
Travel Big for Some Small Coin
Have economic jitters got your rethinking your summer vacation? Well, you might want to reconsider — as morbid as it sounds, a recession is often the cheapest and best time to hit the open road. It...
Japan Airlines incurs loss of 644 million dollars in fiscal 2008
Tokyo - Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) saw a net loss of 63.19 billion yen (644 million dollars) for fiscal year 2008 that ended on March 31 as the global economic crisis discouraged international business...
Air France crash victims mourned
Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Paris to pay tribute to the victims of the Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic with 228 people on board. France held ceremonies to remember the missing...
The beach riviera in Poland
Sopot is one of the cities (along with Gdansk and Gdynia) of the Tri-City area — or Polish Riviera — and flooded with tourists from all over Poland and Germany during the summer months. ...
Djokovic cruises through to semis in Serbia Open
BELGRADE, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's Novak Djokovic beat compatriot Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2 on Friday to cruise through to the semifinals of the Serbia Open in Belgrade. Top-seeded Djokovic defeated ...
Traverse City, Mich., up-and-coming foodie haven
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AP - Attention, traveling foodies: Something yummy is happening in the Traverse City area, and it's even grabbed the attention of luminaries such as celebrity chef Mario Batali, who has a summer home on the scenic Leelanau Peninsula just northwest of town.
Continental Airlines Reports June 2009 Operational Performance
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported a June consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 84.8 percent, 1.1 points above the
FAA Holds Regional Airline Safety Summit
make flying safer is the topic of conversation this morning as representatives from all corners of the airline business gather in Washington, D.C.
Terrorism in Turkey; roving the rails of south-east England; South East Asia on ..
Warning of the week: Turkey "There is a high threat from terrorism in Turkey" – that is the blunt view of the Foreign Office, which identifies two threats. The campaign by the K...
Travel & Leisure V Feature Package
July 1 Travel The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with Travel and Leisure issues and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving thi...
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