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New Orleans restaurants struggle to stay afloat
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Patrons at Mat and Naddie's restaurant in New Orleans may start with mouth-watering shrimp and crawfish croquettes. Or if they are feeling a tad more adventurous, they ...
Free Training for Laid-off...
FlightSafety International today announced the Proficiency Protection Program, which is intended to help maintain the currency of business aircraft pilots and maintenance technicians who have been lai...
Boardings at Charlotte/Douglas down 1%
The number of passengers boarding planes at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport fell 1 percent in May from the same month in 2008. Nearly 1.52 million passengers boarded planes last month, down f...
Lawsuit Claims Victim Exposure To Formaldehyde - WDSU
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - -- A federal lawsuit has been filed by 66 people in Mobile County against the manufacturers of travel trailers they say exposed them to dangerous levels of formaldehyde after Hurricane Katrina. The lawsuits join about 23,000 ...
Visa launches programme of summer travel rewards across the region
Visa, the leading global payment solutions provider and Dnata Holidays, the Middle East's most experienced tour operator, have launched an exciting summer travel promotion offering cardholders a range...
Obstacles remain after Dallas convention hotel victory
By Dave Levinthal, The Dallas Morning NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 11--While Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and incumbent City Council members scored decisive political victories Saturday night, ...
Abacus and Visa To Launch Revenue Assurance Programme For Travel Agents
Abacus International is working with Visa to enable Abacus-connected travel agents to develop new corporate client relationships and a more efficient method of managing their cash flow. Through a cent...
British Airways launches new routes to the Caribbean
British Airways is launching new twice-weekly flights to Montego Bay in Jamaica and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, reinforcing its position as the airline with more flights to the Caribbean tha...
Ga. Supreme Court rules against online travel agencies - Birmingham Business Jou..
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city of Columbus in a lawsuit over hotel/motel sales tax collections that could have repercussions in Atlanta and elsewhere. The court ruled 4-3 that Expedia Inc. , parent of Expedia.com, must collect ...
My Five favourite English walks
Pull on your posh wellies and go 'glamping' Another delight is the many old fishing villages that line the coast, some complete with old-style country pubs offering crab sandwiches, a pint or two...
Oregon GOP files ethics complaint against Hunt
The Oregon Republican Party filed a formal complaint Thursday with the state’s ethics commission against House Speaker Dave Hunt and Rep. Peter Buckley. The complaint alleges that Hunt, D-Clack...
California court upholds same-sex marriage ban
The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, on Tuesday. In a 6 to 1 vote, the court upheld the bitterly contested measure, but also r...
Chef Bourdain talks about Seattle
By Nicole Tsong, Seattle TimesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 27--Anthony Batali has a certain ring to it. But just because Anthony Bourdain would like to be adopted by the Batali food family does...
N Korea warns of shooting down Japanese spy planes
This photo received by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean soldiers raising their fists in the air as they hold a rally to denounce the United Nations Security Council...
Report chronicles abuse of federal travel cards
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Laser eye surgery may improve one's visual horizons, but it doesn't qualify as a travel expense, a congressional office says in a report on abuses of the federal travel card system.
Bike stands and travel plans pedalled out across Richmond - Richmond & Twickenha..
Richmond is going biking mad as more cycle stands are pedalled out in a bid to get young and old saddling up on two wheels instead of four. Richmond Council has installed more than 200 new cycle stands in schools over the past 12 months, and a ...
Questions for Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Boeing Commercial Airplanes' vice president of marketing, Randy Tinseth is the public voice of the division, predicting the future and writing about the present on the corporate blog.
Sacramento International credit ratings downgraded
Standard Poor’s Rating Service downgraded the revenue bonds for Sacramento International Airport, from “stable” to “negative,” according to an analysis report released la...
More Cuts Coming at Hawker...
Wichita is bracing for more job cuts at Cessna Aircraft and temporary furloughs at Hawker Beechcraft. In a letter sent on Tuesday, Hawker Beech vice president of human resources Rich Jiwanlal informed...
London 2012 announces Holiday Inn as commercial partner
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express as the 'Official Hotel Services Provider to London 2012' and a Tie...
Airlines Wait For Airbus A330 Directive After Crash
Several airlines using Airbus A330-200 planes, the model that crashed in the Atlantic last week, said Monday they would wait for a directive from plane maker Airbus before making any equipment changes...
Orange resort tax collections sink 16%
Orange County resort tax collections fell 16 percent in April compared to the same month last year, the county comptroller reported. The tax, collected primarily from hotels and motels, is used to pa...
London Still Top Spot for US Travelers Despite Economic Downturn
Skyscanner Reveals Most Popular European Destinations and This Year's Fastest Climbers Skyscanner.com reveals that London is still the most popular starting point for American tourists heading to Euro...
Hilton Hotels in the Middle East Sign an Agreement with HMC to Relaunch the Prem..
Hospitality Marketing Concepts (HMC), the leading solution provider of loyalty membership programmes, has been selected by Hilton Hotels Corporation to relaunch a new Premium Club throughout the Middl...
July 4th travel down despite gas prices
press release said Thursday. The number of travelers from the West South Central region, which includes Texas, according to the release, will decline 3.1 percent compared with last year. Of the repor...
New plan on table for hotel tax funds
By David Slade, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 14--The Charleston County Council has a new plan for sharing accommodations tax money that would redistribute ...
Convention center hotel design contracts go to Moody Nolan, HOK
360 Architecture Ohio Inc. HOK Chicago emerged as the design architect for the $160 million project after interviews on June 10. The project pairs two firms that have done several developments in the...
Flu affects Mexican tourism, GDP, currency
Mexico's third biggest foreign exchange earner, tourism, is the economic sector most likely to suffer the longest from the flu A/H1N1 outbreak, as travelers make alternative plans during the weeks whe...
W Hotels Worldwide Unveils Major Renovation of Iconic W Chicago-City Center Hote..
CHICAGO - (Business Wire) W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, today unveils the renovation of the iconic W Chicago-City Center. As the first W Hotel in Chicago, havin...
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