TRAVEL NEWS
Friday, March 30, 2007
Girl kicked off plane after coughing fit
A 16-year-old girl was ejected from a Continental Airlines flight on Tuesday for coughing too much.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: Continental Airlines, coughing, ejected
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Jumbo jets to glide into Auckland airport
Boeing 747s will be allowed to glide into Auckland in a new, ecofriendly procedure that involves switching engines to idle to reduce emissions and fuel consumption.
nzherald.co.nz
nzherald.co.nz
Labels: Auckland, glide, jumbo
Reid tightens up UK visa rules
The UK government is set to introduce new measures to tighten Britain's immigration controls, including the use of biometric visas to visit the UK by the end of next year.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: biometric visa, immigration, UK
British hotel prices the highest in Europe
The price of an overnight stay in London has risen by 22 per cent, making hotels in Britain the most costly in Europe.
timesonline.co.uk
timesonline.co.uk
'Flaming debris' nearly hits jet
Flaming objects that nearly hit a Chilean passenger jet as it approached Auckland may have been meteors or debris from a Russian satellite.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Auckland, meteors, Russian satellite
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
British tourists trampled to death in safari stampede
A mother and her daughter died when an elephant trampled them during a game viewing trip in western Zimbabwe.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Labels: elephant, safari, Zimbabwe
Terminal 5 will be ready for lift-offs next March
Heathrow's Terminal 5 will open in one year's time to 30 million passengers, making it - without counting the rest of Heathrow - one of the 10 biggest airports in Europe .
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: airport, Heathrow, Terminal 5
Monday, March 26, 2007
Britain's 10 most overcrowded trains revealed
The 10 most overcrowded trains in Britain have been revealed in a list compiled by environmental campaigners, with the 7.59am Durham to Newcastle claiming top spot, operating at up to 88% over capacity.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Britain, overcrowding, trains
Friday, March 23, 2007
Liquid restrictions on flights set to start
Passengers leaving Australia will face restrictions on liquids, aerosols and gels in their carry on luggage from March 31.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: liquid, luggage, restrictions
Fears that Mafia is behind collapse of historic column in Pompeii
Italian officials fear that the mafia has destroyed a column of the House of Obellio Firmo, an important part of Pompeii's history and major tourist attraction, in a bid to intimidate them.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Labels: House of Obellio Firmo, mafia, Pompeii
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Grenade gets past airport security screening
It has been revealed that a man flew from Los Angeles to Sydney with an undetected grenade in his checked luggage last April.
abc.net.au
abc.net.au
Labels: grenade, Los Angeles, Sydney
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Air passengers offered free train tickets
Greenpeace has offered air passengers on a BA flight from Gatwick to Newquay free train tickets in an effort to encourage them to use greener transport methods.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: BA, free tickets, Greenpeace
First class flight's dead disturbing
A first class passenger on a British Airways flight to London woke up to find himself sitting near the body of a woman who had died in the economy section of the plane after it took off.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: British Airways, corpse, first class
GM mosquito developed to stop spread of malaria
US research has found that malaria resistant, genetically-engineered mosquitoes outbreed their natural counterparts and could help stop the spread of the illness.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: genetically engineered, malaria, resistant
Monday, March 19, 2007
Icy storm grounds travellers at New York's JFK
A Royal Air Maroc plane has circled JFK airport for twice as long as its scheduled flight to Casablanca.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: jfk, Royal Air Maroc, storms
Bus line appeals to shoestring travelers
Chicago based bus company Megabus.com offers intercity fares for as little as $1 by using online ticketing and sidewalk stops instead of ticket counters and bus terminals.
yahoo.com
yahoo.com
Labels: budget, Megabus, Megabus.com
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Chiang Mai smog to stay
Northern Thailand is experiencing its worst pollution in 14 years from forest fires and slash-and-burn farming in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.
timesonline.co.uk
timesonline.co.uk
Labels: forest fires, pollution, Thailand
Saturday, March 17, 2007
How to get the best seat on the plane
Economy class passengers can have some control over where they are seated, you just need to know what is available and how to get it.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: best seats, economy, passengers
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Price rises for cheap saver tickets likely under review of rail fares
Passenger groups fear the end of the low cost day trip as the British government discuss changes that would mean travelling close to peak times may become more costly
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: day trip, low cost, rail fare
Nine killed in southern Thailand
Nine people have been killed in southern Thailand when gunmen opened fire on their minibus.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: gunmen, minibus, Thailand
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
200 dogs killed in drive against strays in south Indian city
More than 200 stray dogs have been destroyed in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, sparking protests and allegations of animal cruelty.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: Bangalore, destroyed, stray dogs
Africa and Europe set for tunnel link
The Moroccan and Spanish governments have been holding talks to build a rail tunnel that would link Africa to Europe.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Morocco, Spain, tunnel
Monday, March 12, 2007
Dubai airport shut after accident
Dubai airport was closed for more than seven hours today after a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft aborted its takeoff.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Dubai airport
Maya to 'cleanse' sacred site after Bush visit
Central America's Mayan leaders will hold a spiritual ceremony to 'cleanse' ancient ruins in Guatemala after US President George W Bush visits the area.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: George W Bush, Maya, spiritual ceremony
Speed limit suggested for German autobahns
The European Union's environment commissioner has called for a uniform speed limit on German autobahns to slow down the notoriously fast traffic on the country's highways.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: autobahn, European Union, speed limit
DVT 'is bigger risk in the office than on a plane'
Deep Vein Thrombosis poses a bigger risk to office workers who spend all day sitting in front of a computer than to long-haul travelers, according to a new study.
telegraph.co.uk
telegraph.co.uk
Labels: DVT, long-haul, office workers
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Dispute over salt tax may be behind kidnapping of Britons
A group of Britons taken hostage in the border region between Ethiopia and Eritrea are reported to be 'okay', with a dispute over a salt tax emerging as a possible reason for their abduction.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Labels: abducted, Britons, Eritrea
Afghan stowaways reach Britain - only to arrive at a US airbase
Eight Afghan boys aged between 11 and 16 attempting to stow away on a truck bound for Britain have ended their journey on a heavily guarded American airbase in Suffolk.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Labels: Afghan, airbase, stowaway
Friday, March 09, 2007
Jewels in the crown to be protected. But who will pay heritage price?
A new national register will be created to protect England's historic sites such as Stonehenge, Canterbury cathedral, and the wreck of the Hanover.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: England, heritage, register
High speed intercity train fleet could cost up to GBP 4 billion
Britain's Department for Transport has announced plans for a new high-speed intercity rail network to be introduced from 2014.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Britain, high-speed railway, intercity rail network
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
France to Open New Louvre in Abu Dhabi
France is set to open a new Louvre museum in Dubai, with the French Culture minister and head of Abu Dhabi's tourism signing an agreement that will pave the way for the Louvre Abu Dhabi to open sometime after 2012.
abcnews.go.com
abcnews.go.com
Labels: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Louvre
All aboard the bus from London to Sydney
Living costs rise in London as Oslo remains dearest city
The cost of living in London has skyrocketed, moving it from 7th to 4th place on the Economist's annual price survey of a basket of goods bought in 132 cities worldwide, a list topped by Oslo, Paris and Copenhagen.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: cost of living, Economist, London
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Little Mermaid statue vandalised in Copenhagen
Vandals have defaced Denmark's tribute to storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, Copenhagen's famous 'Little Mermaid' statue.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Copenhagen, Little Mermaid, vandalised
Avalanches kill three skiers in Swiss Alps
This season's avalanche death toll in the Swiss Alps has risen to nine with the deaths of three skiers in separate accidents on Sunday.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: avalanche, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Friday, March 02, 2007
Tourists 'go missing' in Ethiopia
Fifteen tourists, including 10 French nationals, have gone missing in Ethiopa amid reports that the group has been abducted.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Ethiopia, missing, tourists
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Historians shocked as Kremlin razes Red Square buildings
The Kremlin has secretly demolished five of Red Squares ornate neo-classical buildings in a move described as 'architectural vandalism'.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: demolish, Kremlin, Red Square
Paper airline tickets on the way out
Paper airline tickets will soon be a thing of the past if the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has its way.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Italy's Stromboli erupts, tourists told to quit coast
The Stromboli Island volcano off the coast of Messina in southern Italy has erupted in lava flows and steam, prompting emergency services to warn tourists away from the coast.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: eruption, Stromboli, volcano
