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Palin to campaign for Sen. Chambliss - International Herald Tribune
ATLANTA : Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats' hold on power ...
MTCC Renews Partnership With ShowTech Power & Lighting
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) has renewed the contract of long-time electrical, production and mechanical services supplier ShowTech Power & Lighting for an additional three years. Sh...
Thanksgiving travel to wane
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The travel organization AAA said on Tuesday that fewer Americans will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday - the first such decline in six years.About 41 million Americans wi...
Two Chinese airlines expected to receive 3 bln yuan from government each
Two Chinese airlines, China Eastern Airlines Group and China Southern Airlines Group, are each expected to obtain 3 billion yuan from the government, according to the news from Shanghai Securities New...
How to irritate people
Telemarketing calls, bad drivers and poor customer service are our most irritating bugbears, 4400 people have confirmed. Inventions of modern life such as spam email, inconsiderate mobile phone use a...
Family lines help speed up airport checkpoints
Families thankful that lines allow them to go at their own pace Mom says she's glad she won't have people being angry behind her in line Lines also available for those with medically necessary large l...
Qantas takes axe to NZ routes
Qantas is taking the axe to its domestic service in New Zealand in the wake of falling passenger numbers. But Air New Zealand is holding fire, citing good business on its main trunk routes. Document...
Why hotels are easy terror targets
The hotel attacks in Mumbai are the latest in a string of incidents: Two separate explosions of Western-branded hotels in Islamabad, a bomb detonated at the Marriott in Jakarta. And now, the hotel att...
Bush Tries to Ease Air Travel Congestion
he government is opening some military airspace to ease airline congestion over Thanksgiving and Christmas, though the effort is likely to have only limited results. (Nov. 18)
New Crisis As Malls, Hotels Face Foreclosure
According to a report out Saturday from the Associated Press, malls and hotels are now affected by the mortgage crunch sweeping the nation as many of them are facing foreclosure."When it comes to busi...
Air Travel Hassles Forecast For Holidays - WMUR.com
WASHINGTON -- A new survey of the airline industry may offer hope of fewer hassles in the future, but its authors said things don't look good for the coming holiday season. The Airline Quality Rating looks at the performance of the nation's 17 ...
Boeing workers return to work after ending strike
SEATTLE Boeing production workers began returning Sunday night to the factories where they build jetliners, one day after they voted to end a costly eight-week strike that clipped profits and s...
Allegiant says October traffic rose 8.6 percent - MSN MoneyCentral
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Allegiant Travel Co. said Thursday that traffic on its Allegiant Air subsidiary rose 8.6 percent, even as capacity dropped 2.4 percent. Allegiant, which flies to leisure destinations, said it flew 248 million revenue passenger miles ...
Auschwitz school trips saved after SNP caves in
THE Scotsman was last night praised for helping to save educational trips for Scottish schoolchildren to Auschwitz after SNP ministers caved in to pressure over funding.
Chinese tourism market is world
The 10th China International Travel Mart, which is Asia's largest international tourism fair, is being held from November 20 to 24 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.The Chinese domestic to...
ADNEC Begins Brand Alignment With ExCeL London
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has revealed that this year's World Travel Market (WTM), being held at ExCeL London - ADNEC's London exhibition centre, from November 10th -- 13th 2008, ...
Man Utd eye breaching Villarreal fortress - Soccerway
Manchester United players take part in a training session at their Carrington training ground in Manchester. Both Manchester United and Villarreal look poised to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League but top place is at stake when the two ...
Terrorists hit two hotels, more than 80 killed
MUMBAI, Thu.: Terrorists are reported to be holding tourists and other guests as hostages in two five-star hotels after executing a series of planned and synchronized gunfire and bomb attacks here in ...
Lufthansa lifts its game in GCC market
However, Steinbach did concede that the impact of the current global economic crisis was "unclear" and revealed that demand for business class flights from the banking sector had decreased noticeably....
Historic U.S. election stirs homeless to vote - Reuters India
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frederick Williams, a Marine Corps veteran scraping by on unemployment benefits, describes his living situation as "not homeless but close to it" and says he never cared enough to vote -- until Tuesday. At age 43, Williams ...
Pilots strike likely to cancel flights
PARIS – Air France is warning of “significant disruptions” to flights during a four-day French pilots strike set to start Friday. The carrier says the walkout was called to protes...
Hotel construction thrives here, but failing economy could change all that
By Ron DaParma, The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 2--From Downtown to the North Shore, South Side and Strip District, hotel construction has been booming in Pittsburgh....
U.S. State Department website advisories come up short - Miami Herald
Seasoned travelers know that it pays to look beyond information provided by the U.S. State Department on its website ( www.travel.state.gov ) when it comes to advice on visiting other countries. I was reminded of this while reviewing various travel ...
Travel, kids take a toll on Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt strolls with some of their children. Even supermom Angelina Jolie admits that her travel as a good-will ambassador is taking a toll on her. She says her recent humanitarian trip to Afghanis...
HVS Market Intelligence Report: Austin, Texas - By Shannon Sampson
As both the capital of Texas and the 'Live Music Capital of the World,' Austin has businesses and hotels singing a lively tune despite the current economic dirge.
New Orleans cemeteries being revived as attractions after neglect
Visitors tour St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 which is on the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Conditions in many cemeteries have improved but more work to restore crumbling graves needs to be done...
South Africa cruise to series win
South Africa needed just three days to beat Bangladesh by an innings and 48 runs and wrap up a 2-0 series win. Shakib Al Hasan's three wickets in four balls prompted a South African mini-collapse but...
Air France strike chaos continues
Air France flights were disrupted for a fourth day yesterday with striking flight attendants refusing to give in and the transport minister asking for both sides to restart talks. The carrier ho...
Services bundle up, prices slip at ski areas
With the stock market falling faster than snowflakes in a blizzard, ski resorts are dispensing with the usual sweet talk about champagne powder and high-speed lifts: This year, the come-ons are all ab...
Back to Travel Homepage - News.com.au
HAVE you got your finger on the travel pulse? Check out which holiday spots were the most popular with Aussies searching online in 2008. Aussies certainly appear to be holidaying close to home in 2008 since the global economy downtown, with ...
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