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U.S. Airlines May Cut More Seats to Shield Profits in Recession - Bloomberg
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. airlines that pared seating capacity about 10 percent this year may deepen the cuts in 2009 to ensure the industry makes its first profit in a recession. The pullback at big carriers including Delta Air Lines Inc. and ...
Visa-waiver program expected to bring more South Koreans to Hawaii
Tourists from South Korea can start arriving in the U.S. under the new visa-waiver program starting Nov. 17, state and federal officials announced Friday. The date is about two months earlier than exp...
100,000 stranded in Thailand after airports shut
BANGKOK (THAILAND): The vacation is over for tens of thousands of tourists in Thailand. But they can't go home. The Hotel California-like drama began on Tuesday when anti-government protesters sh...
economy only grazes hunting
PIERRE, S.D. – Have gun, will travel – even if the economy's shot. In the heart of South Dakota's pheasant-hunting country, license sales have been strong this fall despite gasoline pri...
JAL receives CAPA Airline Turnaround of the Year 2008 Award
TOKYO — Japan Airlines (JAL) has received the CAPA Airline Turnaround of the Year 2008 Award, given to the airline in the region whose affairs have most significantly transformed for the better...
Delta Air Lines adding first bag fee
ATLANTA Delta Air Lines, the world's biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will impose a $15 fee to check a first bag, becoming the last of the six legacy airlines to impose such a fee.
Bird Group launches travel software
NEW DELHI: City-based Bird Group has launched a new travel planning software, 'Bird Res-SBT solutions', aimed at helping business houses reduce travel costs. The group has tied up with travel te...
The venerable St. Paul restaurant
By Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, MinneapolisMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 29--'Which one of you is the critic?" asked the polite man as he approached our table. He was the fourth person to introdu...
Holiday Inn Opens on IPFW Campus
NOVEMBER 14, 2008. The Holiday Inn IPFW & Coliseum celebrated its Grand Opening today with a ribbon cutting and tours of the new facility. Business and local government leaders attended the ceremo...
Berlin makes it easy to be
In Berlin, get lost among the hundreds of trails sneaking through Tiergarten Park, which all seem to lead to the gleaming Victory Column. By Franka Bruns, AP Photo
Ski-fields look up as economy goes down
New Zealand may be in a recession, but ski-fields have just had their best year. Ski Areas Association spokesman Miles Davidson said its members had sold 1,402,000 passes, 116,000 more than last year...
Wotif.com extends forward travel bookings to a year - News.com.au
Virgin Blue offers a case in point. It started out as a no-frills budget airline in 2000 but today has morphed into a full-service carrier with many of the flashy extras it once derided. Online room booking service Wotif.com , coincidentally also ...
Air New Zealand Extends Deadline For Samoa,Tonga
Air New Zealand has agreed on a December 15 deadline for Samoa and Tonga to decide whether or not they will subsidise weekly flights to Los Angeles, United States. The airline flies weekly Auckland/To...
Lessons in love and baby talk
Wellington's youngest teachers are still in nappies, but they have shared a wealth of knowledge with their classroom "families" this year. The Roots of Empathy programme, run by the Pea...
Aer Lingus Nine-Month Revenues Up 8.5%; Revises FY08 Outlook - Update
AERL.L ), an Irish airline company, reported a 8.5% year-over-year growth in total revenues for the nine-month period. In addition, the company revised its operating outlook for the full-year 2008 o...
Travel + Leisure recommends 5 little ski towns
NEW YORK - Looking for a ski getaway with authentic local charm? The December issue of Travel + Leisure magazines recommends five ski towns that "hold true to their local roots." They are: -Cres...
Expert: Private travel insurance is a risk - This is Money
Many would view travel insurance as a must-have, but you could be putting your family at risk if you actually purchase private cover before jetting off abroad for a white Christmas. Families covered by private travel insurance are moved to private ...
Wyndham Vacation Ownership Opens First Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico
WorldMark Santa Fe becomes company's third resort in the state
European markets rise, led by airlines - European commentary
(RTTNews) - The European markets rose on Friday, as airline stocks rallied on a drop in crude oil prices and offset losses made by technology stocks after chipmaker STMicroelectronics lowered its sal...
Universal Orlando celebrates the holidays with the Grinch, Mannheim Steamroller
ORLANDO (AP) Universal Orlando is getting ready to kick off its annual holiday celebration with a month of parades, shows and other special events running Dec. 6-Jan. 1.
Qantas plunge malfunction still a mystery
claim as much as $100,000 . Mrs Samaratunga, 62, suffered spinal, neck and head injuries and lost several teeth. Her husband, 68, also claims neck injuries after smashing into an overhead cabin with...
Thai premier ready to talk with protest leaders
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Saturday that he was willing to talk with protest leaders holding Bangkok's two airports hostage in their bid to topple his government but would not resign or dissolve parliament.
State Agency Reports Drop In Florida Tourism
The poor economy continued to slice into Florida's mainstay tourism industry as travel into the state declined by 3.2 percent to 19.8 million visitors, the state's tourism agency reported Monday. Pre...
Travel ads reveal more but... - Straits Times
NEW rules designed to make air travel advertisements transparent have killed off those '$1' flights to Bangkok, but the actual prices of package holidays still remain anyone's guess. But the word 'from' is also used extensively, as these fares are ...
Taking the kids to Orlando on the cheap
It's bad enough to say no to the kids all the time at home, much less on vacation. (No, you can't have that $40 sweatshirt. No you can't order that $20 steak...) Vacation, after all, is when we all wa...
HOT DEALS! - New York Post
¦ VAIL, CO $337 per person for 3 nights at the Holiday Inn and 3 days of skiing Nov. 21-Dec. 20. Based on double occupancy, book the Buy 2 get 1 Free package, (vail.snow.com). ¦ MADRID $160 per night at the ME Reina Victoria for December stays ...
Thai PM orders protesters ousted from airports - Yahoo News
BANGKOK, Thailand – Protesters occupying Bangkok 's two airports braced for a raid Thursday night after Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a limited state of emergency authorizing police to take back the terminals. Meanwhile, rumors swept ...
With key property damaged, shares of Indian Hotels take a hit
Mumbai, Nov 28: The shares of Indian Hotels that owns the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel here dipped 17.03 percent Friday, as investors feared significant loss of business and damage to property bec...
Kiwis not migrants to get jobs - Clark
Work permits for foreigners may be cut to give New Zealanders jobs, Prime Minister Helen Clark says. Speaking to reporters in Auckland today, Miss Clark said the Government had granted 181,000 work p...
UpTake Becomes Largest Travel Search Engine With the Most Sources, Products and ..
PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - November 12, 2008) - In just six months since its public beta launch in May of this year, UpTake's travel search and discovery engine has grown exponentially. The travel...
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