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Petraeus takes helm of Central Command - St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA — All agreed that the new chief at U.S. Central Command needs no introduction. Gen. David Petraeus, widely feted as the architect behind the Iraq troop surge, took the helm at CentCom on Friday in an hourlong ceremony under fluttering flags ...
Horizon Airlines wants to delay plane deliveries from Bombardier
announced in April of 2007 . The airline said it wants to convert to an all-Q400 turboprop fleet, eventually replacing its CRJ-700 jet airplanes. “Horizon is in discussions with Bombardier abou...
Tom Hall answers your questions about worldwide travel
csj.org.uk ) has a detailed route breakdown plus details of relevant publications and links to guides. My 18-year-old daughter and her friend are considering a 'gap trip' of four months beginning in M...
Southwest Airlines Announces Fares and Flights to/from Minneapolis-St. Paul
DALLAS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines today announced the carrier's low fares and flight schedule from Minneapolis-St. Paul beginning on March 8, 2009. During a media conference ...
Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner
First holiday memory? Sorrento, on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula in 1960. We stayed in a spooky, ramshackle old house on a cliff edge, with pounding surf below. There was a ferocious thunder...
Smaller steps likely first in Obama Cuba policy - New York Daily News
MIAMI — Campaigning before Cuban-Americans here last spring, president-elect Barack Obama promised that if elected he'd immediately lift Bush administration restrictions on their travel back to the communist island and on the amount of money they ...
Madison hotel gets revamp nod
By Amanda Pinto, New Haven Register, Conn.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 10--MADISON -- The Zoning Board of Appeals has given Madison Beach Hotel owners the approval they need to move forward wi...
Bethlehem sees tourism boom over Christmas season
A worshipper touches an icon of the Virgin Mary in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Sunday. The church is built over the grotto where Christians believe Virgin Mary gav...
Wyndham vacation Ownership Opens Highly Anticipated WorldMark Anaheim Resort
Premier property is one of company's largest WorldMark resorts
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Scored Tops in Customer Satisfaction
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts leads in customer satisfaction in the luxury hotel segment, with the highest score of 92.8 in the 2008 Third Quarter YTD Market Metrix Hospitality Index (MMHI). MMHI, ma...
Airline Puts Woman On Wrong Flight
Employees at US Airways are looking into how an 83-year-old woman in a wheelchair flying from New York to Tampa instead found herself at an airport in Puerto Rico.
Egg Donation Restricted to 3 Times
By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter Women will be able to donate their ovarian eggs up to three times only for research purposes, the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said Tuesday. The...
Buffalo hotel may be sold again
For the second time in less than a year, the Adam’s Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo may be changing hands. Sources confirmed that a hotel development group headed by Andrew Patel of the Corning-...
Outlook brightening for airlines
Head of U.S. airline trade group sees economic picture for industry improving Extra fees and lower oil prices have helped put carriers in a good position More consolidation among European airlines pre...
PepsiCo to Invest Up to $3 Billion in Mexico in 5 Years - HispanicBusiness.com
PepsiCo plans to invest up to $3 billion in Mexico in the next five years to grow its beverages and food brands Sabritas and Gamesa there. The Purchase, N.Y.-based maker of Frito-Lay's and Pepsi says it will spend $2 billion on manufacturing ...
What's a celebrity governor to do? Palin ponders future of travel ... - Minneap..
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Oprah wants her, and so do Letterman and Leno. Fresh from her political defeat, Sarah Palin is juggling offers to write books, appear in films and sit on dozens of interview couches at a rate that would be astonishing for most ...
Flight attendant helped land plane after co-pilot had mental breakdown
DUBLIN An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a stewardess with an out-of-date license for reading airplane in...
Airfares soar at airports, including O
Airfares shot up 12 percent on average for flights at O'Hare International Airport in the second quarter as the cost of plane tickets nationwide soared to record heights, according to federal data rel...
Myrtle Beach hears tourism pleas for tax funds
By Lorena Anderson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 13--Round one of the Myrtle Beach accommodations tax requests is over. The city's advisory committee met Wednes...
Gas Prices Down, But So Is Holiday Travel - Central Florida News 13
HEATHROW -- Despite dropping gas prices, AAA has forecast a drop in travel for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend for the first time in six years. AAA said approximately 41 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home for Thanksgiving, a ...
Police Asked to Promote Rights of Female Detainees
By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday recommended the head of the National Police Agency come up with supplementary measures to make sure female detain...
About 20 airline crew evacuated from Oberoi hotel
A fresh group of people have been evacuated from Mumbai's Oberoi hotel - a group of about 20 airline crew members, almost all Westerners.
78 Percent Of Americans Use The Web To Search For And Book Travel
Factors of Trust: Prolific review contributors tend to have best following According the second annual Travel Trust Index Report released by boo.com, online travel review and booking sites continue to...
Air travel may get a bit cheaper
NEW DELHI: Air travel may soon cost less as agents are planning to withdraw transaction fee of Rs 350-500 on each domestic and Rs 1,200-10,000 on international ticket, after facing protests from th...
Occupied Thai Airports Cause Anxiety, Embarrassment
Foreign travelers stranded in Thailand are anxious to leave the country. Those with plans to go there soon don't know if they will be able to land in the Bangkok airports, occupied by anti-governm...
Asian airlines could face cargo revenue fall
Asian airlines could face cargo revenue fall By Raphael Minder in Hong Kong Published: November 21 2008 02:33 | Last updated: November 21 2008 02:33
AirTran ready to launch from Columbus
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AP - Low-fare AirTran Airways is about to make its arrival in Columbus.
Group of boutique urban wineries starts San Francisco Wine Association
A group of 16 boutique wineries located within San Francisco’s city limits have started an association to promote “first-rate, hand-crafted wines” produced in town. Currently, all 1...
State Department Issues Travel Alert For India
A travel alert issued Saturday night notes that the Mumbai terrorist attacks "in part targeted American citizens and other Westerners for the first time." It said the assaults "tragically demonstrate ...
New Study Shows Motorcoaches Achieve 200+ MPG per Rider, Providing ... - PR New..
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Motorcoaches lead every other travel mode in terms of their fuel efficiency on a per-passenger basis, averaging more than 200 passenger miles per gallon, according to a new study by MJ Bradley ...
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