TRAVEL NEWS
Friday, August 31, 2007
Spike in Labor Day Travel Completes Crowded Summer at Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce a contract for a high tech satellite system Thursday that would allow more jets to fly in the same airspace, but that improvement that should ease travel delays will be too late for the 15.7 million Americans who are expected to fly this holiday weekend.
abcnews.go.com
abcnews.go.com
Labels: air travel, aviation, holiday
8 killed when trains collide near Rio
A fast moving train carrying hundreds of commuters slammed into an empty train near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring 60, officials said.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Labels: brazil, rio de janeiro, train
Gas prices down, travel up this Labor Day
Gas prices are down this year over last by about 26 cents per gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
bizjournals.com
bizjournals.com
Labels: gas prices, holiday
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Spanish tomato frenzy pulls in the crowds
Some 40,000 Spaniards gathered in this eastern town today to hurl 115,000 kilograms of tomatoes at each other in the annual Tomatina festival.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: festival, Spain, tomatina
HK calls for regional co-op against avian flu on air travel
An official of the Hong Kong civil aviation on Thursday called for regional cooperation to curb the spread of avian flu on air travel.
news.xinhuanet.com
news.xinhuanet.com
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The end of the paper airline ticket is in sight
Paper airline tickets will be consigned to history from next June, according to Iata, the trade body which conducts settlements between 60,000 travel agents and the airlines.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: airline tickets, IATA
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Carnival crowds take to streets
More than half a million people took to the streets of west London for day two of the Notting Hill Carnival.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Britons soak up Bank Holiday sun
Millions of Britons have been making the most of a welcome spell of warm and dry Bank Holiday weather. Almost all of the UK has been basking in summer sunshine after enduring weeks of wet and miserable conditions.
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
World's biggest casino set to open in Macau
The world's biggest casino opens in Macau on Tuesday, the most ambitious throw of the dice yet in a $24 billion effort to build a Las Vegas-style "neon alley" in this Chinese gambling enclave.
money.cnn.com (page not found)
money.cnn.com (page not found)
Electrical fault derails train travel plans
Thousands of UK rail passengers had their travel disrupted today when rush hour trains were cancelled because of an electrical fault.
news.scotsman.com
news.scotsman.com
Get ready for Labor Day air-travel crush
Air travelers haven't seen the end of packed planes, flight delays and mishandled luggage just yet: Labor Day weekend looms.
seattletimes.nwsource.com
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Labels: air travel
Monday, August 27, 2007
Crushed glass to be spread on beaches
Faced with the constant erosion of Florida's beaches, Broward County officials are exploring using recycled glass - crushed into tiny grains and mixed with regular sand - to help fill gaps.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Melbourne Airport set for expansion
Melbourne Airport is set for a $330 million expansion. Melbourne Airport chief executive Chris Woodruff will announce the project at the airport's annual general meeting on Monday night.
au.news.yahoo.com (page not found)
au.news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Labels: Melbourne Airport
Saturday, August 25, 2007
New visa to help Australia-US ties
A new visa to attract more US backpackers to Australia would strengthen ties between the two countries, a tourism industry leader says.
au.news.yahoo.com (page not found)
au.news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Surge in international travel spurs online battle
Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated competition for a bigger slice of the lucrative and expanding market.
investing.reuters.co.uk (page not found)
investing.reuters.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: online travel
Give NATO Allies Visa-Free U.S. Travel
The White House should act quickly to rectify the unfair treatment Poles and other NATO allies get when they try to travel to the United States.
businessweek.com
businessweek.com
Labels: United States, visa
Rocky gets statue in Serbia
A statue of Sylvester Stallone's famous film character, boxer Rocky Balboa, has been erected in a tiny Serbian town to give a positive punch to the village's image after years of hard times.
abc.net.au
abc.net.au
Labels: rocky balboa, serbia
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Obama calls for easing Cuba embargo, lifting travel restrictions for family
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is leaping into the long-running and often bruising Cuba debate by calling for the U.S. to ease restrictions for relatives of Cubans who want to visit the island or send money home.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: Cuba
Canada-U.S. travel increases
Same day car trips in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border increased for the fourth straight month in June.
thestar.com
thestar.com
Monday, August 20, 2007
Plane catches fire at airport
A plane belonging to Taiwan's China Airlines has caught fire at Naha airport on Japan's southern island of Okinawa.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Japan
Jamaica Braces for Direct Hit by Hurricane
Jamaica braced today for a direct hit from Hurricane Dean, a powerful tropical storm sweeping across the Caribbean that has already ripped off roofs and taken at least six lives on other islands.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: Caribbean, hurricane, jamaica
Typhoon pounds Taiwan, disrupting air, rail travel
Typhoon Sepat pounded into Taiwan on Saturday, bringing powerful winds and torrential rains that disrupted electricity, air and rail traffic and forced many buildings to shut.
newsinfo.inquirer.net
newsinfo.inquirer.net
UK warns against Khartoum travel over attack fears
Britain warned on Saturday against travelling to Sudan's capital Khartoum due to heightened fears Western interests may be attacked.
af.reuters.com
af.reuters.com
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Angkor complex was too big to manage, research suggests
Excavations are planned at Angkor to scour for more clues about ecological problems that led to the demise of Cambodia's great ancient city, an Australian archaeologist said Thursday.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Friday, August 17, 2007
Warning for Heathrow protesters
Downing Street has warned climate change protesters near Heathrow that any disruption to the running of the airport would be "unacceptable".
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Overseas travel by Irish up 13% in June
Overseas trips by Irish people increased by 13 per cent to 764,000 in June compared with the same period the previous year, the CSO said today.
Source: ireland.com
Source: ireland.com
U.S. fines online travel company for Cuba trips
Online travel company Travelocity has been fined $182,750 for booking trips between the United States and Cuba in violation of the trade embargo enforced by Washington since 1962, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
ca.today.reuters.com (page not found)
ca.today.reuters.com (page not found)
Labels: Cuba
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Fans converge on Graceland
Even from beyond the grave, Elvis Presley still generates plenty of money for the tourist trade in his native Mississippi.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: elvis presley, graceland
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Security alert at Melbourne Airport
Qantas security have interviewed the owner of a suspicious parcel which caused chaos at Melbourne airport this morning.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Melbourne Airport, Qantas, security
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Airlines, fliers adjust, a year after liquid ban
Hairspray and hand lotion may still hold travelers up at airport security checks, although U.S. airlines and their passengers have generally adjusted to tighter rules enacted last year.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Timbuktu's future springs from its history
A surge of interest in ancient books, hidden for centuries in the warren of houses along Timbuktu's dusty streets and in leather trunks in nomad camps, is raising hopes that Timbuktu - a city whose staccato sounds have become a synonym for nowhere - may once again claim a place as the intellectual heart of Africa.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Friday, August 10, 2007
Londoners fear misery at Heathrow Airport
London's ambition to overtake New York as the world's pre-eminent city faces a big obstacle: its gateway, Heathrow Airport, is enough to make visitors feel like flying home before they even see Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, or the financial superhub known as the City.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Storms cause travel havoc in NYC
Torrential rain flooded subways and rail lines and delayed flights early Wednesday at New York's three major airports and thousands of commuters were stranded for two hours or more.
usatoday.com
usatoday.com
Cracks appearing in Berlin's Holocaust memorial
Berlin's sprawling Holocaust memorial is showing signs of structural damage just two years after it opened, which could lead to major repair costs, its sponsors said today.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: berlin
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
No trains to Oestfold - Norway
All train traffic on the NSB eastern branch, to Oestfold, has been halted, after a bridge fell down and blocked the rails on Sunday morning.
norwaypost.no
norwaypost.no
Cheap fares give air travel numbers lift off
The nation's love of travel and the arrival of low-cost carriers have seen the number of passengers passing through Australia's airports jump by more than 55 per cent over the past decade.
news.com.au
news.com.au
Labels: air travel, Australia
On-time performance at an all-time low
U.S. airline delays are at their highest level in at least 13 years, and analysts say fliers can expect more of the same for the rest of the summer.
msnbc.msn.com
msnbc.msn.com
Labels: airline delays
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Cambodia leases tourist islands for $627 million
Cambodia has agreed to lease five islands in the Gulf of Thailand for US$627 million to local and foreign investors who plan to build tourist resorts, the state investment agency said on Monday.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Friday, August 03, 2007
Airlines losing millions of bags a year
More travellers than ever are arriving on holiday without their luggage, with up to 10 air passengers losing their bags on every flight, figures showed last night.
telegraph.co.uk
telegraph.co.uk
Labels: airlines, lost luggage
Thursday, August 02, 2007
New airlines soar on business class
A new wave of carriers is offering a luxury service at a bargain price. But can they all survive?
business.timesonline.co.uk
business.timesonline.co.uk
Labels: airlines, business-class
Indian railways chug into the future
For years the state-owned system was the ultimate symbol of socialist India - a service subsidised by the state so that the vast lengths of the country could be linked.
While impressive, it was also characterised by poor services, slow trains, filthy stations and archaic signalling systems. It also never made any money. Now, remarkably, all that has changed.
news.bbc.co.uk
While impressive, it was also characterised by poor services, slow trains, filthy stations and archaic signalling systems. It also never made any money. Now, remarkably, all that has changed.
news.bbc.co.uk
Travel woes forcing executives to shun Heathrow
Heathrow is facing a revolt from despairing business leaders. Delays, queues and frustrations over lost luggage and the airport's rambling layout are now so common that many executives are taking any alternative they can find.
gulf-times.com
gulf-times.com
Labels: Heathrow
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