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Solomon Airlines opens dedicated call centre in Brisbane
Following the recent announcement of services to Brisbane, Solomon Airlines has now announced that it will be opening a new call centre in Brisbane and as such seeing a dedicated Australian presence. ...
Take a trip to the future of air travel
"); In the future, your mobile phone could become your holiday concierge, reminding you to check-in the minute you arrive at the airport or automatically ordering a taxi for you when your plane land...
Top 5 travel fears
Viva Las Vegas! Sin City is a major entertainment center and business travel destination, known for its carefully cultivated image, gambling and nightlife.
Air France plane disappears off radar
An Air France plane on its way from Brazil to Paris has not arrived and has disappeared from radar screens, a spokeswoman for the Paris airports authority said. The plane was expected in Paris at 9.1...
O'Leary blasts at 'stupidity' in civil service and Dail - Independent
SPINELESS, witless and "ball-less". Three words that could only have come from one man in describing the Government's efforts to manage the economy. Michael O'Leary is railing against Brian Lenihan 's stubborn refusal to scrap the €10 travel tax he ...
Airline stocks dip, but remain up for the quarter
NEW YORK (Menafn - MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks were in the red early Tuesday after a Wall Street brokerage firm lowered its industry forecast for the year, led by the parent companies for American ...
Thai Airways may cancel A380 superjumbo order
BANGKOK -- Thai Airways International Ltd. is reviewing its order for six Airbus A380s as the slump in global travel undermines the profitability of flying the superjumbo.
Czech Airlines posts first quarter loss
Prague - Czech Airlines, the national carrier currently in the midst of a privatization process, has posted a first-quarter loss owing to an "unprecedented" drop in passengers, the company said on Thu...
UN says global tourism falls 8 percent
(AP) UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. World Tourism Organization says international tourism fell 8 percent between January and April compared to the same period last year, blaming the global financ...
Theme parks thrill visitors with discounts and freebies
Check individual park websites. Theme parks, particularly smaller regional ones, are sensitive to daily attendance fluctuations and react with short-term deals posted on their sites. Smaller parks als...
Honolulu finalist for 2011 APEC meeting
Honolulu is one of three finalists in competition to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2011 annual meeting. Mike McCartney, president and CEO of the
Expedia ordered to pay $184 million in lawsuit over hotel taxes, fee
By Amy Martinez, Seattle TimesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 1--A King County Superior Court judge has ordered Bellevue-based Expedia to pay $184 million in a 4-year-old class-action lawsuit aga...
Mexico woos tourists after swine flu
In a bid to woo tourists into Mexico, hoteliers have come up with imaginative ideas, including an offer of free holidays for people contracting the disease while vacationing in the country.
Sheraton staffers volunteer at Fort Lowell Elementary, will also raise money
By Rhonda Bodfield, The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 12--Fort Lowell Elementary School Principal Andrew Kent likes the feeling of being adopted. A few months ago, some...
Passports required for all U.S. travel as of June 1
CTV.ca News Staff Adult Canadians will soon require passports, or equivalent documents, to enter the United States by land, sea or air. As of June 1, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will ta...
Mother of Air France Passenger Receives Postcard from Beyond
The mother of a 33-year-old Slovakian national, who died as passenger on the French Airbus 330, had received a postcard from her deceased son. The information was reported by the Russian ITAR-TASS ag...
Champaign County Convention & Visitors Bureau seeks new executive director
By Don Dodson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 18--CHAMPAIGN -- The Champaign County Convention & Visitors Bureau is seeking a new executive director to su...
Aer Lingus Passengers Number Rises 11% in April
DUBLIN, May 8 (Reuters) - Aer Lingus carried 945,000 passengers in April, up 10.9 percent from a year earlier, the Irish airline said on Friday. Load factor -- seats filled as a percentage of capaci...
Avis and Budget Join Carlson Hotels' goldpoints plus program
Carlson Hotels Worldwide has announced that Avis and Budget Rent A Car have joined its goldpoints plus hotel rewards program. Effective immediately, goldpoints plus members can earn 750 Gold Points on...
No wreckage found from doomed Air France plane
(AP Photo/Olivier Dugornay/Ifremer/HO) MANDATORY CREDIT IFREMERIn this June 3, 2009 image released Friday June 5, 2009 by French marine institute Ifremer, the French sea research vessel, The Pourquoi ...
Southwest smacks NY fares - Crain's Chicago Business
United and American are firing back at Southwest Airlines Co. even before the discounter starts service from Chicago to New York, a key business route for the dominant carriers at O'Hare International Airport. Southwest's new service from Midway ...
GetThere Joins Forces with ETAP-ON-LINE to Drive Enhanced Travel and Expense Man..
ETAP-ON-LINE , the European leader in corporate expense management. The two prominent business travel brands will build an integrated solution targeted towards mid-size and large European and multi-na...
Myrtle Beach flights from Rickenbacker begin Saturday
Rickenbacker International Airport passenger terminal at 9:45 a.m. Saturday. The company is offering flights every Saturday morning and every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Flights sell for $99 each way, but...
Austin a destination for Memorial Day
. The survey is based on thousands of hotel room booking requests made by Norwalk, Conn.-based Priceline.com customers for the upcoming holiday weekend. The full list includes the 50 most popular des...
Alaska Airlines moves up date for new Maui flight
Alaska Airlines will move up the start of its new flight from Portland to Maui to July 3. In February, the airline announced thrice-weekly service between Portland and Maui would begin on Aug. 7. The...
Fort Lauderdale and South Beach are newest W Hotel locations
The W Fort Lauderdale’s 517 rooms makes it Broward County’s fourth-largest hotel. The hope is that the hotel will succeed by attracting younger luxury travelers looking for an upscale ex...
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels today released its bi-annual Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey which shows hotel investors' sentiment for short--term performance - defined as six-months - declined to a new lo...
Fliers like airlines less and less
of Westlake Village found in an annual survey of airline customers that their satisfaction fell again, for the third year in a row. This is the lowest level for four years, the company said. Though f...
Close to one-third of U.S. swine flu cases are in border states
Just under one-third of the confirmed H1N1 swine flu cases in the U.S. are in the four Southwestern states that border Mexico. There are 2,070 cases in Texas, Arizona, California and New Mexico, repr...
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