TRAVEL NEWS
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Kazakh anger has yet to ebb over 'Borat'
The outrage among Kazakhs at Sacha Baron Cohen's movie about 'the seventh most famous person in Kazakhstan' is yet to subside.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sultan among 100 dead in Abuja air crash
The head of Nigeria's Muslims is among 99 people who died yesterday when their plane crashed after taking off from the capital Abuja.
guardian.co.uk (Page not found)
guardian.co.uk (Page not found)
Labels: abuja, nigeria, plane crash, sultan
American Express says travel costs rise
Travel costs including airfares and hotel and car rentals will rise in 2007 according to the American Express Global Business Travel Forecast.
yahoo.com
yahoo.com
Friday, October 27, 2006
New York City doubles cost of 'wait time' for taxis
New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission has voted unanimously to double the meter amount charged when a taxi is idling in traffic.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Global Vigilance Is Needed To Counter Bird Flu
The United Nations coordinator for bird flu has expressed 'very great concern' over Indonesia, where significant parts of the country has been affected by the disease.
wn.com
wn.com
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Indonesian forest fires may fuel global warming: experts
Environmental experts have warned that the annual recurrence of smoke haze in Indonesia could fuel global warming if left unchecked.
wn.com
wn.com
Russia clips budget airline's wings
Oasis Hong Kong's maiden voyage was grounded yesterday when officials refused it permission to fly over Russia.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: oasis hong kong
Ryanair 'is least liked airline'
Cramped seating, delays, and unfriendly staff are some of the contributing factors in Ryanair being voted least liked airline.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Cambodia to remove Siem Reap beggars
Cambodian authorities have announced that beggars in the streets of its main tourist destination will be rounded up in an effort to 'protect our nation's honour'.
yahoo.com
yahoo.com
Party ban at China's Great Wall
China is set to impose laws designed to protect the Great Wall, including the banning of parties and all night raves at the country's most famous tourist attraction.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Monday, October 23, 2006
Budget long-haul airline Oasis to take off from Hong Kong
Oasis Airlines is set to begin its first low-cost, long-haul flights on Wednesday, starting at $130 direct to London.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
BAA plans airport terminal security overhaul to cut terror alert queues
Plans to expand the security checking areas of Britain's main airports will include more security lanes and deeper security areas that can accommodate larger queues.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
eBay to auction easyCruise holidays
Holidaymakers can now bid for a holiday with the new partnership between eBay and low-cost operator easyCruise selling off last minute cruise packages.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Train defecator hunted by police
Transport police are hunting an 'exceptionally antisocial' man who has been defecating in train carriages across south-east England.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Friday, October 20, 2006
By train from Europe to Africa - undersea tunnel project takes a leap forward
Spain and Morocco have commissioned engineering studies to explore how to join Europe and Africa by rail.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Beach life: A preview of the new man-made island in the Seychelles
Foreigners can now buy a holiday home in the Seychelles for the price of a London bedsit.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Blots on the landscape: new homes 'are ruining Tuscany'
The beauty of Tuscany is in danger of being ruined by overdevelopment, according to Italian environmentalists.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Two killed in Rome rail crash
Two people have died and up to 250 have been injured in a collision between two trains on Rome's underground metro system in the city's centre.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Monday, October 16, 2006
Denmark plans to change hippie enclave
One of Copenhagen's most popular tourist attractions, a hippie enclave home to artists, drug addicts and stray dogs, is in danger of being regularized.
yahoo.com
yahoo.com
Strong earthquake rattles Hawaii
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has cut power and caused widespread damage across Hawaii, but there are no reports of fatalities.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Airline for smokers will fly by March, founder says
An airline created especially for smokers, which will include Cuban cigars, caviar, and designer label clad flight attendants, is set to operate by March.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Friday, October 13, 2006
Heathrow terminal an easy terror target, expert says
An air security expert has warned that Heathrow's Terminal Three is a 'very easy target' for a terrorist attack.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Grace Slick dedicates Virgin America jet
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Italian MPs kill plan to bridge Sicily and mainland
The 30-year-old dream of linking Sicily with mainland Italy via the world's longest suspension bridge has been scrapped in parliament.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Five die in France train collision
At least five people were killed when a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in north-eastern France today.
yahoo.com
yahoo.com
Monday, October 09, 2006
BA executives caught up in price-fixing row resign
The two British Airways executives suspended in relation to price-fixing allegations have resigned and left the company, effective immediately.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
France bans smoking in many public places
The French Prime Minister has announced that smoking in schools, offices and public buildings will be banned from February 2007.
yahoo.com
yahoo.com
Saturday, October 07, 2006
EU and US agree air passenger data deal
Europe has agreed to provide easier access to US-bound air passengers' personal data for American law enforcement agencies.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Friday, October 06, 2006
Ryanair in surprise 1billion bid for Aer Lingus
Iran 'to open atomic site tours'
Iran's president has ordered that its nuclear sites be open to foreign tourists in a bid to prove its programme is peaceful and for civilian purposes only.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Thursday, October 05, 2006
UK launches hi-tech passport
A new biometric passport, containing a secure chip with an image of the holder's face, has been launched today for all British citizens renewing their passport.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
China in a flurry of airport construction
In a development boom to match its expanding economy China is building and expanding airports at a cost of $17.4 billion over the next five years, with 42 new airports to be created from the Russian border to the Tibetan plateau.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Aircraft fail to keep up with India's rising class
The Indian government is planning to double the number of aircraft permitted in airspace above metropolitan airports, cutting distance between commercial jets and halving height separations, in an effort to keep up with growth from private enterprise.
business.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
business.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: India
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Elephant kills Briton in Kenya on honeymoon
A British tourist on his honeymoon was trampled to death by an elephant in the Masai Mara game reserve on Sunday.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Monday, October 02, 2006
155 feared dead in Amazon aircrash
149 passengers and six crew members of a Gol Airlines budget flight are presumed dead after it crashed into the Amazon rainforest in the worst air disaster in Brazilian history.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
