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Few clues, multiple theories about Air France crash
A unidentified relative of a passenger of Air France's flight 447, supported by Air France employees, leaves the Notre Dame Cathedral after a memorial service for the Victims of the Air France air cra...
Singapore's ailing tourism industry plummets further in May
Singapore - Singapore's ailing tourism industry plummeted further in May as hotel room revenue fell a heavy 37.7 per cent compared to a year earlier and the number of visitor arrivals was back to a do...
Hilton Hotels Sharm El Sheikh organizes a blood donation campaign
Hilton Hotels Sharm El Sheikh organized a blood donation campaign, where the four Hilton hotels in Sharm participated in this campaign; Hilton Sharm Dreams, Hilton Sharm Fayrouz, Hilton Sharm Waterfal...
United Airlines seeks bids on new planes
United Airlines has asked Airbus and Boeing for bids to build up to 150 new planes as part of a plan to replace its aging fleet. In a letter to employees today, United chief executive Glenn Tilton sa...
Texas woman stole, sold Hurricane Rita trailer - Canton Repository
A Texas woman who stole a Hurricane Rita travel trailer and resold it has pleaded guilty to theft of government property. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Beaumont on Tuesday announced the plea by 44-year-old Shelley Jerie Dewitt of Vidor. Dewitt ...
Myrtle Beach flights from Rickenbacker begin Saturday
Rickenbacker International Airport passenger terminal at 9:45 a.m. Saturday. The company is offering flights every Saturday morning and every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Flights sell for $99 each way, but...
Lee, Obama Have Few Tools for Nuclear-Free N. Korea
President Lee Myung-Bak, left, and U.S. President Barack Obama move to shake hands during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday. / Korea Times Photo by Sohn Yo...
Hawaii stocks up as Dow climbs 172
Cyanotech Corp. (Nasdaq: CYAN), was up slightly to $1.96. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 173 points at 8472, the S&P 500 was up 19 points at 920 and the Nasdaq Composite Index closed u...
Training to aid ABQ hospitality workers
Can the person who cleans your hotel room give you advice on what to do in Albuquerque? If not, then the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to change that. So it’s rolling out an ...
FAA to propose new rules on airline pilot hours
WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials said Monday they will propose new limits on how many hours airline pilots can fly in an effort to curb pilot fatigue, an issue safety officials have...
Air Canada Machinists Reject Pension Deal
Members of Air Canada's largest union rejected the carrier's plan to suspend pension funding for nearly two years, complicating the cash-strapped airline's efforts to steady its finances, a newspaper ...
Top 10 Secluded Beaches
Hanalei Bay in Hawaii Tops List of 10 Best Beaches They are Lanikai Beach, near Kailua, Hawaii; Bahia Honda State Park in Florida; Bahia Sucia on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico along Highway 301;...
IATA: Premium travel dropped 22 percent in April
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AP - More evidence Tuesday that a bad economy pushes passengers to the back of the plane, as a trade group reported that traffic in the high-end airline seats fell 22 percent in April.
S.F. in talks for Moscone expansion
The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau is in preliminary talks with developers about expanding the Moscone Convention Center to a property at 680 Folsom St. The public-private partnership...
Lufthansa plane diverts after 14 injured by turbulence - Summary
Frankfurt/Lisbon - Fourteen passengers were injured when a Lufthansa flight from Germany to Portugal hit unexpected turbulence over the Alps and had to land in Switzerland, a company spokeswoman said ...
Should We Bail Out the Airlines
Airlines are hurting: Internationally, the lucrative first and business class passengers plunged almost 20 percent in March, while profitable domestic business travelers are had their wings clipped by...
Obama's travel drawing some criticism
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama is drawing fire for a recent “date night” with his wife in New York City and for a family vacation in Europe. Complainers similarly have harassed previous...
Not-to-miss, authentic Japanese experiences
In the Tokyo neighborhood of Harajuku, side streets spill over with young Japanese engaged in “cos play”—role-playing by way of elaborate costumes. Elvis imitators preen and croon to giggling gi...
Airline to restart talks
The airline set a deadline of last Tuesday to agree with unions cuts in jobs, a pay freeze and other changes.However, no deal was reached despite weeks of talks between the two sides.
More U.S. airports add rail service to downtown
Portland, Ore., is among major metropolitan cities in the USA to have a public rail system that runs from the city's center to the airport. The number of travelers using Portland Metro's service to th...
Vendors To Promote East Texas Area Opportunities For Travel Today At Expo
Robin Land, a sales manager at the Tyler Morning Telegraph, speaks to vendors during a dinner Friday at the Rose Garden Museum in Tyler. Saturday marks the start of the Travel and Outdoor Expo held at...
Air France switches to new plane speed sensors
PARIS (AP) - Air France has replaced the air speed sensors on its entire fleet of Airbus A330 and A340 long-haul aircraft, a pilots' union official said Monday. The company had been under pressure fro...
Pittsburgh hotel industry to face slowdown
Look for a slowdown to hit Pittsburgh’s hotel business. That’s according to the recently published report 2009 Hotel Horizons, a June forecast recently published by PKF Hospitality Resear...
Airlines add fees and some fees on top of fees - KLTV
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A fee on top of a fee. Two airlines that are charging $15 to check a bag -- are asking for $5 more if you pay at the check-in counter. You could always pay your baggage fee from home. The airlines call it the "online discount ...
Tour keeps spirit of Raymond Chandler's LA alive
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AP - The thought hit as soon as the bus pulled up: "I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun."
Airbus celebrates 40th year
’ first aircraft program, the A300. The success of the A300 led to the company’s first family of aircraft, the A300/A310. Airbus built 822 of the twin-isle, twin-engine aircraft, deliveri...
CAST Lighting Launches Custom-Embossed Outdoor Lights - a Unique Branding Opport..
CAST Lighting, premier manufacturer of low-voltage landscape lighting products, announces the launch of a new series of custom-embossed solid bronze path lights. Logos or artwork are permanently set i...
US Airways seeks voluntary furloughs
says it is overstaffed and is asking 400 flight attendants to take up to 16 months of leave. The carrier wants 300 volunteers at its Phoenix and Las Vegas hubs and 100 on the East Coast to take time ...
Sri Lanka Calls For The Revision of Travel Advisories
Ambassador to Belgium, Luxemburg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha has called on Governments of EU Member States, to facilitate change of perception on Sri Lanka through an early revision of travel advis...
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