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Will you stay or will you go
Viva Las Vegas! Sin City is a major entertainment center and business travel destination, known for its carefully cultivated image, gambling and nightlife.
Deals abound despite tighter travel market
CTV.ca News Staff Travel companies continue to offer lucrative deals to Canadian travellers, as leisure trips continue to be a tougher sell during a long recession and worldwide flu outbreak. New fi...
Improvement projects prepare to take off at Tunica airport
Tunica Municipal Airport could get under way this year on projects ranging from the airport’s long-discussed new terminal to a transportation courtyard and new fire station. The airport has rec...
Bags cost shocks traveller - New Zealand Herald
Air travellers are being urged to check the fine print on their tickets as under-fire Jetstar faces accusations of "profiteering" from baggage charges. Experienced traveller Robert Thomas has complained to the budget airline about being charged $240 ...
IATA predicts world airlines to lose $9 billion this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The world's airlines will collectively lose US$9 billion in 2009 with revenues to shrink by $80 billion from a year ago, as the economic crisis saps air travel and cargo deman...
In search of... The lighthouses of Maine
Sixty-eight lighthouses line the rocky coastline of New England, not to mention a resident population of frolicking whales and seals. Alastair Fairley takes a tour
Air France probe shows
A probe into the crash of an Air France jet in the Atlantic has shown that speeds measured by the plane's instruments were inconsistent, the French air safety investigation agency said on Friday. Aut...
HP Courtyard is Hotel of the Year
The Courtyard by Marriott in High Point has been awarded the Hotel of the Year award for 2008. The hotel was chosen among 754 Courtyard properties throughout the U.S., and was chosen based on its hig...
Air France jet had rudder problem; still no cause in crash
Flight 447 includes one about a problem with a rudder safety device but that does not explain what sent the jet plunging into the Atlantic Ocean, an aviation expert says.
Hospital to Remove Life-Support From Comatose Patient
A South Korean hospital has decided to remove life-support device from a comatose patient in accordance with a ruling by the Supreme Court. The date will be decided in consultation with the family,...
Newly-launched Tianjin Airlines makes first flight
The first flight of newly-established Tianjin Airlines took ff Wednesday morning, marking the start of 20 daily flights. The plane, an E190, departed at 8:10 a.m. for Guiyang of southwestern Guizhou P...
Inside Hospitality Launches
Hospitality-Focused Guest Experience Measurement Company Introduces First and Only of its Kind Social Media Monitoring Services With a Free, No-Obligation Trial. Inside Hospitality introduces an innov...
Airline stocks dip into the red
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks were in the red early Tuesday, led by the parent companies for American and United airlines. At last check, the NYSE Arca Airline Index
SriLankan Air chief beats tourism drum
"Under the impact of the global economic setback, the downtrend in foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka will prevail till the yearend," said SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe. "But w...
A high Emergency Quotient can get you a train ticket - Times of India
LUCKNOW: A student who had to appear in counselling for an engineering course in Mumbai was under urgent need to travel. But the long waiting list for Mumbai-bound trains was a problem. More than preparing herself about an interactive round with the ...
Fliers like airlines less and less
of Westlake Village found in an annual survey of airline customers that their satisfaction fell again, for the third year in a row. This is the lowest level for four years, the company said. Though f...
Making more money even during recession, Coeur d'Alenes hope to maintain momentu..
By Becky Kramer, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 13--The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is embarking on a $75 million expansion of its casino near Worley, Idaho, that wil...
American Airlines to let frequent fliers use miles for one-way trips, mix differ..
DALLAS - American Airlines says it will let frequent fliers use miles to book one-way trips for half the miles of a round trip. The airline will also let customers redeem miles to fly one leg of a ro...
World's top ten weirdest hotels
MANY a jaded frequent traveller has been known to remark that after a while, the world's large hotels all seem the same - only the views from the windows change.
Slaughter will monitor border crossings
With the new era of border-crossing documentation now in effect, at least one member of Congress remains skeptical and wants further proof that the stricter identification mandates are not hurting the...
Which London Hotels Best Handle Complaints
Even the best hotels mess up occasionally!What separates the elite hotels, the ones you come back to time and time again, is how well they respond after things go wrong.We conducted some in-depth rese...
New iPhone gets muted reception
Los Angeles: To true believers, the iPhone is not just another phone. "It's a device that does everything in my life," said Vartan Nadjaryan, who already has an iPhone but still showed up at...
MoH Reports Four New Cases - BruDirect
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Ministry of Health yesterday announced four new cases of Influenza a (H1N1), bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the pandemic in the Sultanate to six in just three days after the country's first Infection ...
10 outrageous places to stay in Britain
It used to be even nearer the cliffs. Built in 1831 as an observatory by the landowner, the cliff erosion had been so severe that the tower was liable to topple into the sea. But it has such a ...
Aucklanders' speak out over John Key's travel expenses
PM flies first class, says it's Labour's fault John Key is taking flak over whether enough is being done to rein in Government spending.The issue arose when Budget papers showed Government ministers' ...
Four Indicted for Plot to Bomb Synagogue and Jewish Community Center and to Shoo..
, a/k/a "Amin," a/k/a "Almondo," arising from their plot to detonate explosives near a synagogue and Jewish community center in the
Poll finds many types of vacation stress
While there was no consensus about what part of taking a vacation causes the most worries, the most recently completed Business Pulse survey found a wide majority agreed on one thing — taking ti...
Singapore Airlines and Pilots Sign Agreement On No-Pay Leave
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Air Line Pilots Association -- Singapore (ALPA-S) have signed an agreement under which all pilots in the airline will take one day of leave without pay each month and ...
Book Southwest Airlines in Microsoft Outlook with New Tripware Travel Software
Tripware, a self-serve travel software for business travelers, now allows travelers to book Southwest Airlines flights directly in Microsoft Outlook. This feature marks a clear advantage for Tripware ...
Families of Air France Victims to Get $24G From Airline
PARIS Air France will give about $24,000 as an advance to the families of the victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, the company's chief executive said Frid...
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