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Air France strike continues to ground flights
PARIS - Air France pilots say they have voted to continue their strike despite government concessions on plans to push back their retirement age.Air France estimates the strike - which began on Friday...
Amtrak extends USA Rail Pass to U.S. residents - Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON – Amtrak's USA Rail Pass is now available for purchase in the U.S. Until recently, the pass could be bought only by travelers who lived outside the country. The passes are available for 15, 30 and 45 days of travel. The 15-day pass ...
Cornell Study Examines Employee Preferences for Work Hours
ITHACA, NY, October 30, 2008. H ospitality managers would do well to consider employees' wishes in setting the number of hours they work each week, according to a new hotel management research stu...
Brown, Collins urge court to allow downtown casino
By Dan Herbeck, The Buffalo News, N.Y.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 7--Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown and Erie County Executive Chris Collins have joined a heated federal court battle over the le...
Expedia cites ‘broad pullback’ in travel in Q3 - Seattle Business Journal
Expedia Inc. cited a “broad pullback” in travel spending in the past two months, and called the travel business “a difficult environment.” The Bellevue online travel agency (NASDAQ: EXPE) reported third-quarter adjusted net income of $118.3 ...
Runaway poodle delays flights at Boston airport
Boston's Logan International Airport officials say Choochy escaped from her kennel as she was being unloaded after a flight from Detroit Saturday night and scampered across runways and taxiways.
MP criticised for
Another National MP gaffe left leader John Key fielding questions about potentially racist comments while out of the campaign trail in New Plymouth today. Prime Minister Helen Clark has described Nat...
Palin charged Alaska for her children's travel - Baltimore Sun
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business. The charges included costs ...
A hit and myth affair
For all its press, medical tourism is still an unmapped market. Two hotly anticipated reports, released by data giants McKinsey and Deloitte earlier this year, gave starkly different pictures of the i...
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 September in some regions.
Nogales, Mexico included in US travel alert
By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEINASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TUCSON, Ariz. -- The U.S. State Department has added the border city of Nogales, Sonora, to its list of locales in Mexico where American travelers shoul...
Palin aides defend kids
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is allowed to charge taxpayers for her children's commercial airline tickets because they represent the state wherever they go with her, the governor's aides said Wednesday.
Long-term outlook bodes well for hospitality
The Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport finished its first two quarters of 2008 with occupancy rates ahead of 2007, but those numbers took a rapid dive this summer, said Kerry Ringham, the facility...
LSU cruises past Green Wave; Tide on the horizon
Baton Rouge, LA (Sports Network) - Charles Scott ran for 114 yards and scored a touchdown on just 12 carries as the 15th-ranked LSU Tigers posted a 35-10 victory over the Tulane Green Wave at Tiger St...
Arsenal to travel to Burnley in Carling Cup - ESPN.com
Burnley's reward for their Carling Cup upset of Chelsea is a home tie against Arsenal in the quarter-finals. The Clarets beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties at Stamford Bridge after a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night and will now host Arsene Wenger's impressive ...
US Scientists to Visit Pyongyang in January
In an effort to boost scientific exchanges, a U.S. scientific delegation will visit North Korea in January with the official blessing from the two governments. The 10-member consortium, which inclu...
Naming rights sell may be very difficult,
By Dan Mckay, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 18--Boosters and critics alike found ammunition for their arguments in the latest round of reports on a proposed event cente...
Four Key Questions Candidates Should Ask Potential Employers - By Jim Houran & W..
Employer-employee compatibility must be a two-way street for an appointment to be successful over the long-term. To gauge compatibility, candidates should ask potential employers four critical questions during a selection process.
Former WestJet execs move ahead with new airline
A group of former WestJet executives is launching an airline called Enerjet to focus on charter flights, to be followed by an expansion into tours. The company, led by Tim Morgan, a co-founder of Wes...
Job cutbacks as tourism sector slows down
Tourism operators are looking at making cutbacks as a result of fewer overseas visitors coming, and of those who do spending less.Jobs at Millbrook Resort near Queenstown are set to go under a restruc...
Travel down, costs up
, a Massachusetts-based financial analysis and forecasting company. Full-year 2008 domestic travel is now expected to reach only 1.987 billion trips, down 0.6 percent from 2007. Leisure travel, which...
WEHSCO Celebrates its 100th Year
Manufacturer of Metal Bed Products now a division of Mantua Mfg. Co.
Hotel manager spreads positive outlook to guests and workers
By Deb Peterson, St. Louis Post-DispatchMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 28--How long have you been with the ballpark Hilton? Three years. The Marriott group owned this location before that and I ...
Norwood, N.J., man will be new chief at Montvale hospitality company
By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 18--Steven Rudnitsky, who oversaw the rebuilding of Wyndham hotels after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the chai...
Agilysys Announces Next Release of Stratton Warren System
CLEVELAND, OH, November 11, 2008. Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, including specifically-designed hospitality software solutions, has announced the next r...
Gov. Richardson Hot On Campaign Trail For Obama - CBS News
(AP) For someone who dropped out of the presidential race in January, Gov. Bill Richardson just can't seem to stop campaigning. The governor has hop-scotched the country on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. During the past seven ...
Sheriff Warren Evans announces bid for Detroit mayor - Detroit News
DETROIT -- Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans made it official today with a long-delayed "official" launch of his campaign for mayor. Evans, who postponed campaigning until he was re-elected sheriff last week, spoke to about 90 supporters at Motor ...
Crude oil prices drop below $50 a barrel - United Press International
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices dropped sharply Thursday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, falling below $50 per barrel for the first time since May 2005. Sweeping stock losses and increases in U.S. energy inventories have both ...
On the go: Travel briefs - Star-Press
WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass is now available for purchase in the United States. Until recently, the pass could only be bought by travelers who lived outside the country. The passes are available for 15, 30 and 45 days of travel. The 15 ...
Oil slips below $70 a barrel; Northwest posts revenue gains
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks were mixed Wednesday with network carriers benefiting from falling oil prices and new reports of revenue growth.
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