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Jacko hands over title to Neverland Ranch
Singer Michael Jackson has handed over the title on Neverland Ranch to a company made up of himself and the firm that holds his loan on the property. Property records showed on Thursday that Jackson ...
Indian Airline Defaults on Payments to GE
The king of good times has flown into fresh turbulence. Liquor baron Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines has defaulted on payment of lease rentals to GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) for four A3...
Delta to offer Pittsburgh-to-Paris flight
Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris in the summer, the airline announced Thursday. Delta (NYSE: DAL) announced Thursday it will begin offering the one nonstop flight five days a week beginning June 3....
FirstFlight Assumes Control of...
Elmira/Corning, N.Y.-based FirstFlight assumed operational control of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on November 1. The heliport, located at Pier 6 on the East River in Lower Manhattan, is a primary ...
Police say 99-year-old sexually assaulted
Fresh charges laid against the Palmerston North man accused of assaulting a 99-year-old woman in her home reveal a sexual element to the attack. Glen Patrick Walsh was arrested and charged with burgl...
Where would writers be without wowsers
The first round of the New Zealand Who Wants to be a Millionaire (September 9, TV One) was revealing in that it showed a lack of familiarity with New Zealand English usage by both a contestant and the...
On the straight and narrow in Austria
There are two types of people in the world, those who've got the skiing bug and those who haven't. People who love skiing will for ever hanker after the thrill of the slopes and the feel of salopett...
Technology helps ranch operator boost old-fashioned business
Rusty Gant’s family has spent 60 years wrangling cattle and tourists at his Wickenburg dude ranch. Now, he’s corralling some newfangled technology to market the ranch’s old-fashioned...
New RI tall ship to teach sailing, travel coast
N EWPORT, R.I. - This oceanside city of luxurious Gilded Age mansions has long been an epicenter of yachting, its waters plied by sleek luxury vessels and sailors in the America’s Cup races. Bu...
Herbst faces tough choice
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 13--Herbst Gaming has until Dec. 3 to accomplish one of two tasks -- pay its bondholders more than $846.8 million or come ...
Travel guide lists NY pet cemetery in world
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A travel guide's list of the best places in the world to be entombed includes a New York suburban cemetery - for animals. "Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009" includes the Har...
As housing bust lingers, real estate ranks thin
For Mark Farber, becoming a real estate agent seemed like the kind of job where the harder you worked, the bigger the rewards would be. He decided to pursue that career path in 2007, but his first re...
Cornel Perera – the chairman of Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel M..
CColombo, 01 November, (Asoantribune.com): Cornel Perera has been appointed as the new chairman of the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management effective from today to succeed Bernard Goone...
Task force releases report that
Joan Lowy, The Associated Press November 11, 2008 - 7:59 p.m. WASHINGTON - After nearly a year of studying how to assist airline passengers delayed for hours, a U.S. task force has finalized its reco...
Homeland Security Department requires more screening for US-bound private planes
Eileen Sullivan November 17, 2008 - 3:49 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - Closing what he called the last major vulnerability for bringing a weapon of mass destruction into the U.S., Homeland Security Secre...
Pisa Forum confirms that the recovery could start within 12 months
After four years of sustained strong growth, which continued through the month of May 2008, outbound travel demand slowed considerably from June, with growth slipping into negative figures from Septem...
New airline readies Clark-Macau service
Close this MANILA, Philippines--Spirit of Manila, a new, Filipino-owned airline, will start flying from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in the Clark Special Economic Zone, north of Manila...
Giants' Burress game-time decision - NBC 15
New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is suffering from a right hamstring injury and is considered a game- time decision to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Burress, who was hurt during practice on Wednesday, was limited in his team ...
Alpine skiing-Injured Vonn cleared to race in Aspen
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Overall World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn was given the all-clear by U.S. team doctors on Wednesday to race in the Aspen this weekend.
Irish Travel Agents call for industry reform - Belfast Telegraph
The Irish Travel Agents Association has warned that the industry needs a break from red tape. It said Ireland's travel agents are wrapped up in out-of-date regulation and this, combined with the economic environment, is threatening travel industry ...
Bands of gunmen assault posh hotels, other sites in India financial capital; at ..
MUMBAI, India -- Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station and a Jewish group's headquarters in India's financial capital, killing at least 101 people, takin...
3. NY subway terror threat emerges on busy travel day
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)A New York City Police officer walks a subway platform, in New York Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008. Federal authorities are warning law enforcement personnel of a possible terror plot ...
A competitor rides through the mud during the Gotland...
Muddy rider: A competitor rides through the mud during the Gotland Grand National motorcycle race in Gotland Saturday. Over 2000 riders competed in this year’s event. / Reuters-Yonhap
Saudis evacuated from Mumbai hotels
Muhammad Barri, the Saudi charge d’affaires, told Saudi Gazette by telephone from New Delhi that three diplomats were evacuated under gunfire from the Trident-Oberoi Hotel and transferred to the Sau...
Consumers Will Travel Less This Holiday Season and Seek More Budget ... - Bilox..
Consumer Demand for Green Travel Continues Despite Difficult Economy NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Current economic conditions are expected to result in reduced consumer travel this holiday season, according to a new Deloitte survey. The consumer ...
Train Trips Between Jordan And Syria Resume
Amman, Nov. 7, (bna)--a Media Delegation And Around 150 Passengers Will Cross Today From Amman To Damascus Aboard A Train After Passengers Train Trips Between Both Countries Have Been Halted For Many...
Strikers lash out at Alitalia deal
MILAN, Italy -- Wildcat strikes that have caused chaos at Italian airports this week are the strongest indication yet of hurdles still facing Italian investors seeking to take over the bankrupt Alita...
Starwood Hotels unveils plan for three more Saudi properties
Dubai: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc on Monday said it plans to open three new hotels in Saudi Arabia. The company has signed a long-term management agreement with the Al Hokair Group to...
Orlando Magic 102, Dallas Mavericks 100 - Pegasus News
Remember when you played basketball back in your youth? I was wondering if you still had that old uniform in storage, you know, the one that covered up almost every inch of skin. See, the thing is, the Dallas Mavericks are doing pretty badly right ...
Great Wolf may lose Ohio resort
of Madison could lose its two-year-old resort in Mason, Ohio, if it can’t renegotiate its mortgage by the end of this month. A dried-up credit market seems to be the culprit. The $76.8 million ...
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