TRAVEL NEWS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Putin's £2bn bid to make bleak eastern island a holiday resort
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to transform an isolated and forgotten Pacific island where Russian soldiers starved to death into a giant holiday resort.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
'Cigarette police' deployed in France to enforce smoking ban
'Cigarette police' will be engaged to enforce France's strict new smoking laws that ban smoking in enclosed public spaces.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Monday, January 29, 2007
Site of Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino to be announced
The leading contenders in the fight to host Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino are widely regarded to be Blackpool and the dome in London's Greenwich district.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: Blackpool, Greenwich, supercasino
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Kathmandu a dump: report
A damning environmental report has found that Kathmandu and its surrounding valley is now a "smog-shrouded dump with rivers that smell like a toilet", and concludes that environmental damage could harm the Nepalese capital's economic future.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: environmental, Kathmandu, report
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Tantruming toddler thrown off flight
AirTran is defending its decision to remove a family from a flight to Boston when they could not control their 3-year-old daughter's tantrum and persuade her to take her seat before takeoff.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: AirTran, tantrum, toddler
Thai airport safety fears
Concerns have been raised about the safety of taxiways, and possibly the runways, at Thailand's troubled new airport, with conflicting reports about cracks found at 25 locations.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: airport, safety, Thailand
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Briton claims 3,600-mile world record
Welshman David Cornthwaite has claimed the world skateboarding record after completing an epic 3618 mile journey across Australia, including the outback leg from Perth to Melbourne, and raising £16,500 for charity in the process.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Cornthwaite, record, skateboarding
Monday, January 22, 2007
Tsunami panic in Sabah
A tsunami alert was sent out to the east coast of Sabah after news of an earthquake in the Moluccas Sea was aired on radio and television.
thestar.com.my
thestar.com.my
Labels: earthquake, Sabah, tsunami
Peak hour commuters boycott tickets in protest
Commuters from Bath risked heavy fines this morning for refusing to buy rail tickets in protest against reduced train services.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: boycott, commuters, ticket
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Budget beds battle
Youth hostels are offering family rooms for as little as €8 per night in order to compete with no frills hotels.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Labels: accommodation, budget, youth hostel
Travel guidebooks slammed
A group of leading guidebook writers say they have become so disillusioned by the levels of payment in the UK publishing industry that they are looking for alternative means of making a living, the result being that publishers are using young, inexperienced contributors with some 'not even going to destinations'.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: guidebooks, publishing, travel
Continental pilot pronounced dead after emergency landing
The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight bound for Mexico became ill after taking off from Houston and was later pronounced dead after an emergency landing.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: Continental Airlines, emergency landing, pilot
Prince cancels holiday in eco-row
Prince Charles has cancelled his annual skiing holiday in Switzerland in an effort to 'reduce his carbon footprint'.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: cancelled, Prince Charles, skiing
Friday, January 19, 2007
Cat survives plane ordeal
A cat has survived a three week ordeal in the cargo hold of a United Airlines plane.
channel4.com (page not found)
channel4.com (page not found)
Fierce storms leave 29 dead
Torrential rain and hurricane force winds gusting at close to 170km/h have killed at least 29 people across Europe today.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Europe, hurricane, storms
Travellers suffer from storm's aftermath
Rail and plane services across Europe struggled to return to normal after yesterday's severe weather conditions.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Europe, travel, weather
Thursday, January 18, 2007
'Commuters can't all sit down'
Commuters have been told that peaktime overcrowding on trains is here to stay, with the rail minister saying that it was 'not realistic' for everyone to expect a seat during peaktime.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: commuters, overcrowding, tube
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Thredbo evacuated as fire crosses into NSW
Up to 1000 staff and residents of the Thredbo ski resort are leaving the alpine village after a bushfire that has ravaged north-eastern Victoria crossed the border earlier today.
theaustralian.com.au
theaustralian.com.au
Labels: bushfire, evacuation, Thredbo
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Take a virtual train trip to Siberia
Travelers can now take a virtual trip on the Trans-Siberian Mainline on a new website launched by Russian Railways.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Labels: siberia, train, Trans-Siberian
Monday, January 15, 2007
Amsterdam's red-light district facing clean-up
Amsterdam authorities have launched a 'frontal attack' on crime kingpins in the city's famous red light district that threatens to put hundreds of prostitutes out of work.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: Amsterdam, crime, red light
Boxer rebellion, or just thighs of relief?
In its sixth year, the No Pants Subway Ride is establishing itself as a New York tradition.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: New York, no pants, subway
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Melting glaciers will destroy Alpine resorts within 45 years, says report
A report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts that 75 per cent of the European Alpine glaciers will disappear within 45 years.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Alpine, glaciers, melting
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Tsunami warnings issued in Japan after 8.3 magnitude earthquake
An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale has struck off the north coast of Japan prompting tsunami warnings and evacuation orders.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: Japan, tsunami, warning
Friday, January 12, 2007
Man dies and six missing as storms batter British Isles
Extreme weather has battered the British Isles where one man has died and grave fears are held for the safety of six others.
news.independent.co.uk (page not found)
news.independent.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: British Isles, storms, weather
Da Vinci and fog put Eurostar back on track after 7/7 losses
Eurostar has announced record sales as it recovers from a dip in customer growth after the July 7 bombings.
business.co.uk
business.co.uk
Labels: bombings, Eurostar, sales
Dead Body Found on Africa-Atlanta Flight
An unidentified body has been found in the wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane.
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
Thursday, January 11, 2007
For a fee, fliers won't shed shoes
A new shoe scanning device will allow some air travelers to avoid taking their shoes off at checkpoint.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Labels: checkpoint, scanning, shoe
Pay another £5 or don't fly, says Ryanair
Ryanair and EasyJet are pursuing passengers for payment of new charges of an extra £5 per flight after they have already booked and paid for their tickets.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: charges, EasyJet, Ryanair
Indonesia jet debris discovered
A section of the missing Indonesian plane has been found off the west coast of Sulawesi with other parts and items found washed ashore, search officials have confirmed.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Adamair, crash, Indonesia
Monday, January 08, 2007
For sale: world's smallest country
The tiny principality of Sealand, a state that lies 11 kilometres off the coast of eastern England with its own self-proclaimed royal family, is up for sale.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Airline hunt spots metal in sea
Metal objects possibly from the wreckage of an Indonesian jet missing since last week have been detected in three locations off the west coast of Sulawesi.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Adamair, Indonesia, wreckage
Guide and tourists missing after Red Sea dive
Three tourists and their Egyptian guide are missing after scuba diving in the Red Sea 100 miles south-east of Cairo.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: missing, Red Sea, scuba
Bristol Airport reopens after repairs
The runway at Bristol International Airport has been reopened after emergency repairs were made to improve its drainage.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: Bristol, repairs, runway
Friday, January 05, 2007
Search for Indonesia plane widens
The search for the AdamAir plane missing on the island of Sulawesi has widened, days after authorities wrongly reported that the wreckage and 12 survivors had been found.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Adamair, search, survivors
2006 a record year for Boeing jet sales
Boeing sold 1044 commercial airplanes worth around $14 billion in 2006, which will likely make the Chicago based company the top seller of commercial planes again.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Three airlines boycott Bristol airport
Flights to and from Bristol Airport have been cancelled over the weekend with several airlines, including EasyJet, saying the newly surfaced runway is too slippery.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: boycott, Bristol, runway
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Most expensive in the world: London's fares rise again
London's public transport system has been declared the most expensive in the world as bus and tube prices rose by 33% yesterday.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: expensive, London, transport
Millions bathe at Hindu festival
Millions of Hindus have gathered for one of the world's largest congregations, the Ardh Kumbh festival in northern India.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Ardh Kumbh, Hindu, India
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Indonesian plane wreckage found
Twelve people have survived the plane crash that killed 90 others aboard the Adam Air plane that crashed in mountains on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Adamair, crash, Indonesia
'UFO' spooks pilots over Chicago
A group of United Airlines employees have said they saw a saucer-shaped craft hovering over a terminal at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Thai leader blames bomb blasts on deposed PM
Thailand's military-installed government has blamed the ousted backers of Thaksin Shinawatra for the bomb blasts that ripped through Bangkok on New Year's Eve.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Plane vanishes over Indonesia
An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 with 102 people on board has gone missing in Indonesia today after sending distress signals.
news.com.au
news.com.au
Monday, January 01, 2007
Bombs stun Bangkok on New Year's Eve
Two people have been killed and 34 have been injured in a series of bomb blasts across Bangkok, driving home thousands of New Year's Eve revellers.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
