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Local hotels brace for tough times; rate increases expected
Integral Hospitality Solutions , which owns or manages at least 37 hotels across the country, is planning for struggles similar to those after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. By the end of 200...
Do you cruise We want you!
Are you an avid cruiser? Let us know! We're looking for a few good South Floridians to serve as experts on our cruise panel. You can be a cruise enthusiast or a travel agent, but cruise line employees...
China eyes greater global market share in airline industry
ZHUHAI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese airline industry is hoping to sign some profitable deals at Tuesday's 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition. Jin Zhuanglong, general manager...
Bush Moves To Open
WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Bush says the government will expand to the entire country the opening of extra flight lanes typified by the East Coast "Thanksgiving Express" lane made available by...
Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica Will Reopen with 'Green' Elements
The Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica, which has recently undergone a $30 million refurbishment, will not only reopen in November 2008 with a sleek new look, but also with many new green amenities and practices.
All-inclusive resorts lose low-budget image with chic decor, luxe spas
The whole package: Starwood's Bora Bora Nui resort joins all-inclusives by adding in airport transfers, meals, wine with dinner and activities such as Polynesian cooking classes, botanical walks and s...
EAC states differ on property, travel rules
The rights of citizens to own property outside their countries has been contested. Consensus has been reached on a number of provisions that would govern the Right of Establishment within the EAC Comm...
Railroad agrees to quiet zones near Mobile hotels
Blaring train horns that have rousted sleeping hotel guests in downtown Mobile will fall silent Thursday under an agreement between the port city and railroad officials on a "quiet zone" - a move that...
Tri-City visitor spending up in 2007
By Ingrid Stegemoeller, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 19--Visitor spending in counties across the state rose in 2007, a "banner year" for tourism in the Tri-Cit...
Delta Introduces USD$15 Checked Bag Fee
Delta Air Lines, which completed the takeover of rival Northwest Airlines last week, said on Wednesday it will introduce a USD$15 fee to check a first bag for customers flying in the United States. H...
Ask the pilot - Salon
Oct. 24, 2008 | Before getting started, I would like to express my appreciation for your many flattering comments in response to last week's story about the African slum and the injured hedgehog. It was not an easy column to write, and I worried ...
A goat can travel farther and deeper in Africa than Obama ever will
Even in the most difficult of circumstances, Africa has a way of pulling itself up by its bootstraps as the uplifting story of a goat and Beatrice Biira from Kisinga, a village in Uganda prove,
As businesses cut costs, the city braces for the bottom-line effects on airlines..
By Kathy Bergen and Julie Johnsson, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 27--Tribune reporters Mark Thomas has been shaving his retail company's travel budget relentlessly, and he's con...
ABX Air Uncertain On Future As DHL Pulls Out
ABX Air, which handles packages for DHL Express in the United States, faces 6,000 or so layoffs and an uncertain financial future after the German shipping company decided it would pull out of the dom...
Fuel prices at lowest level in nearly two years
Weekend Gas Watch. Gasoline is currently selling for $1.98 on average in the San Antonio market. This is down 8.3 cents from last week. In fact, the statewide average price for gas fell another 12.7 ...
Southwest Airlines enters agreement with Mexico’s Volaris for internationa..
said it is entering a code-share agreement with Mexican airline Volaris that will allow Southwest customers to book flights to Mexico. Under the code share, the airlines will coordinate flight schedu...
Fifth generation to close gallery
art institution Fishers Galleries (formerly Fishers Fine Arts) is closing its gallery after 138 years in business. Managing director John Fisher at first refused to comment yesterday, except to say, ...
Africans Ready to Celebrate an Obama Win
Africans organized all-night parties to watch the U.S. election results roll in, determined to celebrate a moment in history as Barack Obama tries to become the first black American president.
GE cuts costs, prepares for more regulation: report - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) is cutting costs and preparing for a wave of regulation from Washington, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt ...
Cruise trades jokes with Lauer at Friar
The actor was a surprise guest at a Friar's Club roast of the Today show host. He joined Martha Stewart, Brian Williams, Katie Couric and Meredith Vieira to sling insults, proving some of TV's sunnies...
Thompson Hotels Joins Cornell Center for Hospitality Research as Partner
Company co-owner Stephen C. Brandman will join the center's advisory board, according to the center's academic director David Sherwyn. Hotel operator Thompson Hotels has become a partner of Cornell's ...
Future planes, cars may be made of
TALLAHASSEE - It's called "buckypaper" and looks a lot like ordinary carbon paper, but don't be fooled by the cute name or flimsy appearance. It could revolutionize the way everything from airplanes t...
US woman found living with dead siblings
An elderly woman has been living with two skeletons and a badly decomposed body of her siblings in a suburb of Chicago, one of whom may have died at least 20 years ago. The remains were found covered...
Continental reduces size of bags allowed onboard
DALLAS (AP) If you've squeezed a large carry-on bag aboard a Continental flight, you might want to measure that bag before your next trip to make sure it's still legal.
An Overnight Stay in the Morgue
Last year, the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa developed a Halloween package that would include a night in a suite and a night in the part of the hotel that served as a morgue back when the Crescent was r...
Have gun, will travel: economy only grazes hunting - Miami Herald
PIERRE, S.D. -- Have gun, will travel - even if the economy's shot. In the heart of South Dakota's pheasant-hunting country, license sales have been strong this fall despite gasoline prices near $3 a gallon and a looming recession. Ditto for hunting ...
Small hotel keeps its charm as Waikiki neighborhood grows up
Kai Aloha Apartment Hotel on Saratoga Road is literally in the shadow of its soon-to-open new neighbor, the 38-story Trump Tower Waikiki. But owner En Chang doesn’t seem to mind. “Four o...
Orgies give tourism a much-needed rise
Three years ago the controversial resort, once billed as the nation's top group-sex hotspot for swingers, hit the headlines when it closed its doors to partner-swapping. The ban followed a series of o...
Norwegian Air Shuttle Says Demand Still Strong
Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle posted a bigger-than-expected rise in core profit for the third quarter on Thursday, and said demand for tickets had so far been unaffected by global financial tur...
Naussau, Caicos Islands, Hawaii
Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Wa...
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