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US Commuter Airlines Under Pressure Over Safety
Commuter airlines which operate just over half of all US domestic flights are under pressure as business passengers weigh safety problems arising from a crash in February. A federal investigation int...
GlobaLinks Partners With Colorado Carbon Fund To Offset Emissions From College S..
GlobaLinks, parent company of the AustraLearn, AsiaLearn, EuroLearn study abroad programs, is partnering with the Colorado Carbon Fund, which supports clean energy projects in the state. In doing so, ...
Air France searchers struggle in worsening weather
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Brazilian Air Force personnel head towards a plane involved in search operations of the missing Air France flight 447 in Fernando de Noronha island, off the northeast coast of B...
'I'm on vacation' posts pose security concerns
Like a lot of people who use social media, Israel Hyman and his wife Noell went on Twitter to share real-time details of a recent trip. Their posts said they were "preparing to head out of town," that...
Lansdowne's National Conference Center lays off 65
National Conference Center in Loudoun County has laid off 65 employees due to a dramatic slowdown in business. The decision came as a result of fall bookings, which are about 25 percent below 2008, a...
Mideast airlines face 2009 losses of $1.5bn - IATA
Losses among Middle East carriers will deepen to $1.5bn in 2009, despite strong traffic growth in the region, a global airline organisation said on Monday.
The best mozzarella Where the buffalo roam
PAESTUM, Italy - The Italian buffalo is a massive beast with eyes that glow red and a bony rump. Resistant to any change in routine, it is happiest wallowing in mud, lying in the pasture and poking it...
Sunshine Coast unveils eco-friendly tourism centre
A new $1 million tourist information centre has opened on the Sunshine Coast at the weekend. The state and federally funded Glass House Visitor Information Centre, just off Steve Irwin Way at Beerwah...
Colorado skier visits down 5.5% for the season
Colorado winter resorts recorded 11.85 million skier and snowboarder visits during the just-completed 2008-09 season, down 5.5 percent from last year, Colorado Ski Country USA reported Thursday. But ...
Qantas and JAL to expand codeshare
The codeshare agreement between oneworld members Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) will soon include services between Australia and Japan via Singapore, the Australian airline announced yesterday. Qant...
Taking a shine to new history museum could brighten local economy
opens Memorial Day weekend at a time of unprecedented economic pressures on nonprofits, the arts and tourism. But officials are optimistic that it will boost the economy and lure visitors from New Mex...
Woman missing from Mobile-based cruise ship
MOBILE, Ala. -- The Coast Guard sent out ships and aircraft to search the Gulf of Mexico for a woman who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship early Tuesday.A 50-year-old woman was reported ov...
DIA operating revenue up 2%, expenses up 29% in 2008
's operating revenue was $540.8 million in 2008, up 2 percent from 2007, while operating expenses rose 28.6 percent, the airport said Wednesday. A 2.8 percent increase in passenger traffic on the...
STA Travel Website and Logo Rebrand
May 08, 2009 /EIN News/ -- STA Travel is proud to announce the launch of a rebrand of its North American website at statravel.com. The revised UK site went live at the beginning of April. The initiati...
Greece eyes visa-free travel to US
Greece has been on the Schengen "White List" for nearly nine years. Meanwhile, it has been working hard to join another list -- that of EU countries whose citizens can travel to the United States with...
Man spends month on plane to overcome fear of flying
Entertaining videos on his blog show him playing a cramped game of Twister with other passengers in the aisle; his crazy dances when the plane is parked for the night, and a wacky experiment to see if...
Aimbridge Hospitality Names DOS for Embassy Suites Houston-Energy Corridor
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - May 14, 2009) - Aimbridge Hospitality announces the appointment of Tom Martone to Director of Sales for the Embassy Suites Houston (Texas) - Energy Corridor, scheduled to ...
Delta Air Lines Super Sale Fares to the U.S.
Delta Air Lines offers discounted economy class airfare deals from Sydney to Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York*. The super sales fares provide our customers with a choice of experiencing the gla...
Motorists down, airlines up
. The recession, unemployment and uncertainty about the future are expected to cause a 2.7 percent drop in expected motorists this holiday weekend to 945,000 from 971,000 in 2008. This marks the sec...
Tihar undertrials likely to travel in AC coaches
New Delhi The undertrials lodged in the high security Tihar jail are likely to travel in air-conditioned coaches to different courts in the country, thanks to police officials accompanying them."The D...
Congress could back Boeing C-17 in final bill
C-17 airlift planes could find its way into a final supplemental appropriations bill under consideration in Congress. The move could throw a needed lifeline, at least in the short term, to a threatene...
Ex-Black & Veatch employee pleads guilty to defrauding firm
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Pilots to protest at Continental meeting
pilots will set up early morning picket lines at the Hyatt Regency hotel June 10 to coincide with the company’s annual meeting of shareholders. According to a release, the pilots want to &ldquo...
Panda Travel Named Hawaii's Best Travel Agency for 2009 by Star-Bulletin and Mid..
For the fourth year in a row, Panda Travel has been selected as Hawaii's "Best Travel Agency" by readers of the Star-Bulletin and MidWeek newspapers. Honolulu, Hawaii (
UMass hotel plan wins over some businesses
By Rita Savard, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 16--LOWELL -- Business owners once worried about UMass Lowell taking over the DoubleTree Hotel are now singing a different tun...
Ground broken for Courtyard by Marriott at Harrison Square
By Bob Caylor, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 30--The long-delayed construction of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel at Harrison Square officially began Monday w...
Vietnam travel guide - Vietnam Cuisine, Impressive And Unforgettable! - PR Insid..
2009-06-25 10:21:16 - Dining on traditional Vietnamese cuisine is part of total immersion into the culture. Vietnamese food is quite unlike any other food in Southeast Asia. It’s even quite different from China. Overall it’s a blend of Malay ...
Queensgate to expand network of hotels into Joburg
Edition 1 AUDREY D’ANGELO Queensgate Holdings, a Cape-based company that has attracted German investment in hotels in this country, is preparing to expand into other parts of South Af...
Thematic Cruises on the St-Lawrence
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 25, 2009) - Since June 12, the CTMA Vacancier cruise ship has been offering a one week cruise between Montreal, Les Iles de la Madeleine (3 days stopover), the ...
Atlanta airport may raise $800M
Atlanta airport officials are preparing to re-enter the bond market for up to $800 million in financing for the threatened international terminal project.
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