TRAVEL NEWS
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Indonesia plans 10-year age limit on airliners
Indonesia has announced plans to ban its airlines from flying jetliners more than 10 years old following a spate of accidents involving local carriers.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: accidents, airlines, Indonesia
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
After 150 years of discomfort, Indian railways wake up to the 21st century
India's Minister of Railways has announced plans to overhaul its rail system which will include the introduction of 32 new trains, replacing all wooden benches with cushion-covered seats, installing 6000 new ticket machines and a reduction in ticket prices.
timesonline.co.uk
timesonline.co.uk
Labels: India, railway, trains
Cigar festival lacking star power
Airport parking scam exposed
A Gatwick based airport parking company has been caught driving customers cars at speeds of up to 106 mph while they were supposed to be held at a secure compound.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: airport, carpark, Gatwick
Monday, February 26, 2007
Indian nation divided over Grand Canyon Skywalk
Traditional landowners of the Grand Canyon are condemning plans to build a walkway over its rim as desecration of a sacred landscape.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Grand Canyon, Skywalk, walkway
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Tourist invasion threatens to ruin glories of Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is facing its biggest threat since the Khmer Rouge beheaded its stone Buddhas and used its walls for target practice - the growing onslaught of tourism.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, tourism
Friday, February 23, 2007
Passenger train derails in northwestern England, 1 dead
A high-speed passenger train has derailed in northwest England, killing at least one person and injuring dozens of others.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: derailed, England, train
Angry U.S. tourists break Costa Rican mugger's neck
A would-be mugger was killed instantly when a group of US tourists broke his neck after he pulled a gun on them in a Caribbean port.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Caribbean, mugger, tourists
Iran plans females-only island to boost tourism
Iran is reportedly planning a female-only island in a north-western province to encourage tourism for women.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Heavy fog blankets Beijing
Thick fog descended over Beijing on Wednesday forcing flight delays at Beijing's Capital Airport and closing several highways around the city.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: Beijing, Capital Airport, fog
Paths of enlightenment
The British Government's statutory advisor on the environment has developed a proposal to radically improve the coastal corridor around Britain that would bring an end to the inland detours along the 2,733 miles of English and Welsh coast.
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
A bridge from Arabia to Africa
A Dubai-based company is in discussions with Yemeni officials to build a 14km (8.7 miles) bridge across the Red Sea, linking Yemen with the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Global vote will pick world's 'new' seven wonders
The largest global poll ever conducted will rank the 'new' seven wonders of the world in a campaign that could see 100 million people cast their vote.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: global, new seven wonders, poll
New Cunard liner docks in Sydney
The Queen Mary 2 has docked in Sydney to be joined by her sister ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2 in a rendezvous that will be marked by fireworks over the harbour.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Cunard, Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2
Monday, February 19, 2007
Dozens dead in India train fire
At least 53 people have been killed in a fire on a train traveling from the Indian capital Delhi to Pakistan.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Three dead in Thailand bombings
A series of bomb blasts have ripped through the southern provinces of Thailand killing at least three people and injuring many others.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: bombings, south, Thailand
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Airlines threaten to boycott Thailand airport
More than 60 international carriers have indicated their intention to boycott flights into Thailand if they are forced to move back to the old Don Muang airport.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: airport, boy, Thailand
Friday, February 16, 2007
Travel surge for Chinese New Year
In what is described as the world's largest human migration, more than 150 million people in China alone have been on the move this week for the 15 days of festivities that mark the Chinese New Year.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Chinese, New Year, Year of the Pig
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Air Mauritania hijack ends safely
The hijacking of an Air Mauritania plane has ended safely at a military base in Spain's Canary Islands after passengers and crew overpowered a man armed with two handguns.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Air Mauritania, hijack, overpowered
Security chief fears airport staff infiltration
The security threat against British airlines passengers remains 'very serious and likely to endure for the foreseeable future', according to the Department of Transport's head of aviation security.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: British airlines, security, threat
Skittering squirrel forces plane to land
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Honolulu after noise was heard in the cockpit, which later turned out to be a stowaway squirrel.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Labels: American Airlines, emergency landing, squirrel
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Louvre staff strike over stress
Staff at the Louvre museum in Paris have gone on strike, claiming that the stress of looking after the Mona Lisa and other popular masterpieces such as the Venus de Milo warrants bonus pay.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Louvre, Mona Lisa, strike
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Macau the world's top gambling den
The annual gaming revenue of Macau, the only place in China where casinos are legal, has beaten that of the Las Vegas Strip for the first time, and shows no sign of abating with six new casinos scheduled to open this year.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Monday, February 12, 2007
Thomas Cook and MyTravel create £8bn giant
MyTravel and Thomas Cook announced a £3 billion merger today in a deal that ranks the combined group as Europe's second largest in the package holiday market.
timesonline.co.uk
timesonline.co.uk
Labels: merger, MyTravel, Thomas Cook
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Flight attendant denies sex with Fiennes
Qantas has confirmed that the flight attendant accused of having sex with British actor Ralph Fiennes during a business class flight from Darwin to Mumbai has been stood down.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: flight attendant, Qantas, Ralph Fiennes
Friday, February 09, 2007
First-time flyers trouble India
A report by an Indian airline has recommended that people be taught the do's and don'ts of air travel, with inexperienced flyers presenting a new set of challenges for India's burgeoning airline industry.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: flyers, India, inexperienced
US bids to give guns to pilots on all flights
The US administration has asked the UK and other countries for agreements to place armed pilots on international flights.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: air marshals, armed, pilots
Thursday, February 08, 2007
France keeps crown as top tourist destination
France has again been named as the world's top tourist destination despite increasing competition from other countries.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: competition, France, tourism
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
A spin into the future on the Airbus A380
The troubled Airbus A380 has taken its first major demonstration flight in a lavishly orchestrated event that focussed on the plane rather than its repeated delays in delivery.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Vietnam to build high-speed rail
Japan will assist Vietnam in building a high speed railway from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, cutting the travel time between the north and south by two-thirds at an estimated cost of $US33 ($A42.5 billion).
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: high-speed railway, Japan, Vietnam
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Australia's fatal charms claim thousands of tourists
According to official statistcs, 2433 overseas visitors to Australia have died in the last seven years, with the causes of death including drowning, heat stroke and jellyfish stings.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Australia, fatalities, tourist
Monday, February 05, 2007
Saudi court jails foreigners for drinking party
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced 20 foreign partygoers to lashes and several months in prison for 'drinking, arranging for impudent party, mixed dancing and shooting a video for the party'.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: foreigners, jailed, Saudi Arabia
Putting England's rock locations on the map
A new map unveiled today by VisitBritain celebrates nearly 200 destinations linked to British rock history, including Salford Lads Club, where the Smiths posed for the inside cover of The Queen is Dead, and the Macclesfield crematorium where the body of Ian Curtis from Joy Division was cremated in 1980.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: map, music, VisitBritain
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Jakarta floods death toll rises
At least 20 people have died and 340,000 made homeless by the worst floods to hit the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in five years.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: floods, Indonesia, Jakarta
Friday, February 02, 2007
Tighter airport security hurts US tourism
A sharp drop in the number of tourists visiting the United States has been blamed on concerns over tighter passport and customs controls after 9/11.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: 9/11, tourism, United States
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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