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Jin Air, Korean Air
By Kim Rahn Staff Reporter Jin Air, Korean Air's budget affiliate, has selected China and Thailand as its first two destinations for international service. The budget carrier, which started domestic s...
Transportation secretary tours port, talks money
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and elected officials toured the Port of Oakland on Thursday and discussed the possibility of more federal money rolling on to its docks.LaHood met with a host...
Experience The Magic Of Patagonia
Patagonia is the pure heart of South America with its unspoilt, raw and majestic terrain. One of the most dramatic regions in the world, Patagonia is the pinnacle of man’s struggle to tame wilde...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited 2009 Unaudited First Quarter Operat...
HSH has recorded an overall Hotel RevPar decline of 29% to HK$1,316 compared to the first quarter of 2008. At its Annual General Meeting held today, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) dis...
FronTier takes on market...
CMC Electronics (Booth No. 371) is aiming to step up its position in the avionics market with a major investment in a new family of integrated avionics suites. Part 25-certified business aircraft will...
FAA to inspect pilot training at regional airlines
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials say they plan to beef up inspection of pilot training programs at regional airlines. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator Randy B...
Travel taboos, dos and don’ts
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Space travel can be a headache. Literally.
Apollo 7 astronaut Wally Schirra, seen in this 1968 photo, suffered from a bad head cold during his mission. When flying in space, headaches may be part of the package, researchers say.
The 50 best beaches in the UK
DRAMATIC BEACHES 1 Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall A few miles east of the manic crowds at Newquay, the Bedruthan Steps consist of a series of volcanic rock stacks, rising from the beach like mini mo...
Europe's biggest Holiday Inn Express to open at London Heathrow Terminal 5
The first Holiday Inn Express at London Heathrow Terminal 5, opening in 2011, will be the largest Holiday Inn Express in Europe under a franchise agreement signed today by IHG (InterContinental Hotels...
Anna Nordqvist cruises to LPGA Championship
Anna Nordqvist completed a long day and a memorable week in splendid fashion, shooting a 4-under-par 68 Sunday to become the second straight rookie to win the LPGA Championship. Nordqvist finished at...
Travel Now and Save Up to 30% Off at Hyatt Regency Atlanta & Grand Hyatt Atlanta
ATLANTA, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- HYATT REGENCY ATLANTA and GRAND HYATT ATLANTA are offering up to 30% savings off of the hotels' Daily Rate for stays from June 26, 2009 through October 4, 2009. To get...
Passport Health/MA Warns International Travelers, "Be Vaccinated for Infectious ..
Passport Health of Massachusetts , specialists in vaccinations against dread diseases faced by international travelers, is warning about serious health dangers in Brazil, Mexico, South America and ...
Ryanair Looking At Cutting Out Baggage Handlers
Europe's largest low-cost airline Ryanair is looking at the possibility of getting passengers to carry their luggage all the way to the plane, cutting out the need for baggage handlers. "We would say...
Ryanair Looking Seriously at Offer for Lufthansa
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYA.DB) Chief Executive Michael O'Leary Tuesday said the airline is seriously looking at a bid for Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) given its falling market ca...
Airlines await news from plane maker
Several airlines using Airbus A330-200 planes, the model that crashed in the Atlantic last week, said they would wait for any directive from manufacturer Airbus before making any equipment changes. ...
Republic Airways to Buy Frontier in Bankruptcy Exit
] would sponsor Frontier's bankruptcy reorganization plan as part of the deal, and that the airline could emerge from bankruptcy in autumn 2009 as a subsidiary of Republic. The deal is subject to...
Dallas/Plano Marriott Hotel Announces a Dallas Family Vacation Package
PLANO, TX, June 13, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- This summer, the Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center, in Plano, Texas is offering a Dallas family vacation package for the new "Land of the Lost"...
American Eagle to add fourth Mobile flight
will add a fourth daily flight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 1. The Fort Worth-based airline will operate with 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets. "News of American Eagle adding...
Atlanta tourism positioned for 2010 rebound
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau to gauge the industry’s health have showed that measurements are flattening — indicating the worst may be behind us. As we look to 2010 we begin to...
debris not flight 447
A wooden pallet spotted by Brazilian military planes in the Atlantic ocean. Photograph: Johnson Barros/EPA French search teams have so far found no evidence of the Air France plane that vanished ove...
University Town Centre hotel not complete by the 2008 deadline
By Brandy Brubaker, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 6--A hotel developer is suing its former contractor for breach of contract, negligence and fraud for work i...
Queen Sofia of Spain sets cost-cutting example
London, June 3 : Queen Sofia of Spain has given a lesson in cost-cutting during the recession by choosing to fly to London on the budget airline Ryanair for just 13 pounds.
Renovation of Memorial Hospital Into A Boutique Hotel To Begin in 2 Weeks
By Richard Metcalf, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 27--The historic Memorial Hospital, vacant for two years, will begin in the next two weeks a multimillion-dollar transf...
Travel between U.S. and Canada tumbles - Seattle Times
Quick trips between the United States and Canada have plummeted in recent years. Since 2001, the number of day trips that Americans have taken to Canada has decreased by almost 70 percent, according to figures recently released by Statistics Canada ...
DFW Airport marks anniversary of its "Welcome Home a Hero" program
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is celebrating the five-year anniversary of the “Welcome Home a Hero” program, a volunteer-based initiative in which North Texans welcome home U.S. ...
U.S. airlines improve on-time performance
The nation’s major airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights during the month of April, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday. Two Dallas-Fo...
What new type of theme park would you like to see in Central Florida
“I’d like to see some type of lower-end, beach-type of experience so Central Florida doesn’t lose people headed to the coasts for vacation. Aside from just water parks, I’d lik...
Adaptation is the key to tourism survival
There's nothing certain about this year's tourism season in Greater Victoria, as budget-conscious travellers increasingly make last-minute decisions.Global economic woes, health fears and changing ove...
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