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CC Africa Changes Its Name...
Luxury safari group, Conservation Corporation Africa (CC Africa), has changed its name to &BEYOND and announced a global expansion that will span three continents. In an unprecedented move, &B...
Tourism to Sharjah rises 13%
The number of hotel visitors in the UAE emirate of Sharjah totalled 1,152,181 up to the end of September 2008, compared to the 2007 figure of 1,022,985 for the same period, a 13% rise, , according to ...
Qatar and Iberia express interest in acquiring Greek state airline
Athens - Qatar Airways, Iberia and Chrysler Aviation are among 13 companies which have expressed interest in the sale of state-owned Olympic Airlines, Greece's transport minister said Thursday. "We we...
Four-try Vatuvei keen for sequel
If the English rugby league team didn't know much about Manu Vatuvei before Saturday night, they do now. Nicknamed "The Beast", Vatuvei lived up to that moniker with four tries and a fi...
Bright roofs hint at Dubrovnik
(Tribune Media Services) -- It's been called "the Pearl of the Adriatic," but standing high above Dubrovnik's formidable ramparts, I study what the recent war did to this jewel of a city on ...
China to Reform Milk Industry Within a Year - Wall Street Journal
BEIJING -- China aims to fully reform its dairy industry within a year to support the redevelopment of the sector following the melamine scandal, the country's economic planners said. The government will reform the production, purchase, processing ...
Sarah Palin Gets Cold Reception in Sunshine State GOP Gathering
MIAMI—As Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived in Florida for a Republican governors summit, there was a hint of a chill in the air from her potential rivals for the 2012 White House race.
Homeless drop-in centre gets OK to fury of tourism chiefs
NEW plans to create a drop-in centre for the homeless in the heart of the city centre are set to get the go-ahead – to the fury of hotel and tour bosses.
N Korea restricts China travel - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
North Korea is restricting visitors from its ally and giant neighbour China, travel agents said, including virtually closing off one of its main border crossings at Dandong. North Korea lashed out at South Korea on Wednesday and said it would close ...
Former rugby rep avoids jail for breaking fiancee
Former Taranaki rugby representative Mark Jay Stewart has escaped a jail sentence for breaking his fiancee's jaw. Instead, Stewart has been sentenced to 200 hours' community work for the atta...
Katrina's 'toxic trailer legacy' - BBC Americas
Thousands of people were made homeless when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and other parts of the US Gulf coast in 2005. Many survivors were placed in trailers supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) - the body charged with ...
Doubletree Introduces Requests Upon Arrival Guest Service Program
NOVEMBER 11, 2008. Doubletree Hotels announces the launch of its latest initiative, which provides business and leisure travelers with the opportunity to personalize their hotel stays before they arri...
Motorists Get Travel Times on New Pa. Signs - KYW News radio
How long will it take to get from Point A to Point B? Penndot began a pilot program on Monday morning that lets you know, on electronic signs. New computer software, vehicle detectors, and lighted message boards will give motorists travel times to ...
Gaming companies boosted by elections in three states
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 6--Nevada-based casino operators and slot machine manufacturers were the beneficiaries as voters in three states Tuesday a...
Destination Earth Creates Eco-Friendly Practices at Destination Hotels & Resorts..
Destination Earth is a dynamic program and will evolve as our properties continue to find ways to preserve the environment and respond to our customers
Washington Redskins-Seattle Seahawks: What Jim Zorn Needs To Do - Bleacherreport..
Week 12 brings us what could be a crossroads of sorts. The Washington Redskins travel coast to coast to pay a visit to the struggling Seattle Seahawks. Since the last time these two teams met (wild-card round of last year's playoffs), the Seahawks ...
Hartsfield-Jackson still busiest in August
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remained the busiest airport in and through August, according to the most recent data published Friday by the
Air tickets: Agents not to charge transaction fee - Times of India
JAIPUR: Air passengers booking their tickets from travel agents do not have to pay the additional amount (transaction fee) other then the air fare published by the airline concerned, Manoj Sogani, chairman ,Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI ...
How to pack for holiday travel - Huntsville Times
If you plan to fly to your family's Thanksgiving dinner this year, you better be prepared for security agents to confiscate your famous homemade gravy and X-ray your apple pie. Those items aren't prohibited, but you need to know the restrictions on ...
Empty planes evacuated from besieged Thai airport
BANGKOK: Anti-government protesters have allowed 37 empty airliners to leave Bangkok's besieged main airport after agreeing to a request by Thai authorities, officials said on Monday. A total of ...
Abu Dhabi unveils medical tourism plan
Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has revealed an ambitious strategy of medical tourism in Abu Dhabi. "We have just finished the second p...
Qantas sees FY09 pre-tax profit at & #36;500m
global financial crisis impacts demand for air travel.Qantas now expects a pre-tax profit of around $500 million for fiscal 2009, which is within the current range of
Thai crisis hits Gulf Air
By RASHA AL QAHTANI FOUR Gulf Air flights to and from Thailand's international airport have been cancelled after it was shut down due to protests on Tuesday. Passengers travelling on board the airl...
Farmer critically ill after freak shooting incident
A farmer is in a stable condition in the intensive care unit at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital today after he was shot in the head in a freak accident. The man in his 60s was sitting in the back ...
Delta Buys Northwest to Create Biggest Airline
Northwest Airlines in a $2.6 billion merger that created the world's biggest airline and prompted new speculation about further industry consolidation.
Early snow piles up in Great Lakes area - Arizona Daily Star
The deepest was in this snow-prone section of New York, where the National Weather Service said 24 inches had fallen at Constableville, at the east end of Lake Ontario on the Tug Hill Plateau. In western New York, moisture from Lake Erie had turned ...
TUI Travel suffers annual net loss
TUI Travel said on Thursday it had made an annual net loss of almost 271 million pounds (324 million euros, 418 million dollars), mainly on costs linked to the creation of the new company.
Lee Sang-seok Named Hankook Ilbo Vice President
Korea Times Vice President Lee Sang-seok has been named the vice president of the Hankook Ilbo, sister company of the nation's first English daily, Sunday. As vice president of the two dailies, he ...
New US travel security measure takes effect Jan 12 - WTOP Radio
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - U.S. officials say Europeans and others who travel visa-free to the United States must start registering their trips electronically as part of a new online security screening process which takes effect Jan. 12, 2009. Jackie ...
Chilean carrier purchasing 4 Boeing 767s
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's largest airline says it is purchasing four Boeing 767 aircraft for $636 million. LAN Airlines SA has told the stock regulation agency that the accor...
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