TRAVEL NEWS
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Travelers face busy airports, rain
Rain and fog in the East caused delays for holiday travelers heading home Monday after the long Thanksgiving weekend and threatened to cause a ripple effect of bottlenecks elsewhere.
news.yahoo.com
news.yahoo.com
Labels: holiday travel
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Stricken ship evacuated off Antarctica
A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began taking on water, but all 154 passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were rescued safely Friday by a passing Norwegian liner, officials said.
news.yahoo.com
news.yahoo.com
Labels: Antarctica, cruiseship
Friday, November 23, 2007
Third Heathrow runway to get official go-ahead
Campaigners have warned of a new wave of protests over Heathrow expansion as it emerged that the Government is poised to give its backing to a third runway.
The move will mean that the volume of flights will rise from 480,000 to 720,000 by 2020, when the runway is expected to have been completed, while the number of passengers is likely to go up from 60 million a year to 100 million.
telegraph.co.uk
The move will mean that the volume of flights will rise from 480,000 to 720,000 by 2020, when the runway is expected to have been completed, while the number of passengers is likely to go up from 60 million a year to 100 million.
telegraph.co.uk
Labels: Heathrow
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Holiday travelers hit the road, sky
Americans packed up and headed to airports and train stations hours ahead of time Wednesday to get a jump on what was predicted to be the largest Thanksgiving pilgrimage ever despite rising gas prices and fears of air delays.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Labels: holiday travel, USA
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
New plan may see Aussies fly for free
Australians may soon fly for free after an announcement today that Jetstar is considering creating a no-cost ticket for passengers.
news.ninemsn.com.au
news.ninemsn.com.au
Labels: Australia, free tickets
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
China to have 12,000 km of express rail lines by 2020
China has started construction on 16 new express passenger rail projects and is expected to have 12,000 kilometers of express rail lines by 2020, the Ministry of Railways said Sunday.
english.peopledaily.com.cn
english.peopledaily.com.cn
Labels: China, high-speed railway, railway
Sunday, November 18, 2007
German plan to run trains through Channel Tunnel
Germany's state-owned railway company is seeking permission to run passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel in direct competition with Eurostar.
business.timesonline.co.uk
business.timesonline.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, germany, rail
Bush orders steps to reduce air delays
Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, President Bush ordered steps Thursday to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded.
news.yahoo.com
news.yahoo.com
Labels: air travel, airline delays
Tempers flare as Germany hobbled by huge rail strike
A bitter, three-day strike by train drivers in Germany has tied up freight traffic, shut down an auto factory, and stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers in what has become the largest work stoppage in the history of the German state railroad system.
iht.com
iht.com
Friday, November 16, 2007
French strike bites despite moves to talk
A strike by French transport workers entered a second day on Thursday, causing widespread disruption despite moves by the government and unions to launch negotiations over contested pension reform.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Thursday, November 15, 2007
First St Pancras Eurostar service arrives in Paris
The journey time between central London and Paris was cut to two hours 15 minutes today as Eurostar services from St Pancras began.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, London, paris
Rail passengers face anti-terror searches
Rail passengers at Britain's largest stations face being searched and having their bags screened as part of a package of national security measures unveiled by Gordon Brown yesterday.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Sunday, November 11, 2007
EU nations endorse expansion of bloc's borderless travel zone
Citizens from nine new EU member nations, most in Eastern Europe, will be able to travel passport-free to most other countries in the bloc as of Dec. 21, after EU justice and interior ministers on Thursday endorsed landmark plans to lift border checks.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: borderless travel zone, Europe
Strike in Italy disrupts public services and travel
A strike in Italy to protest the government's budget and welfare policies caused flight cancellations, traffic disruptions and a reduction in public services Friday.
iht.com
iht.com
Friday, November 09, 2007
Paris Metro and bus workers to strike next week
Paris Metro and bus workers announced on Thursday that they would join strikes next week protesting President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposed pension reforms.
iht.com
iht.com
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Canadians confused about when they need passport to travel to U.S.: survey
Many Canadians are confused about when a passport is required to enter the United States, even though a majority believe they are aware of current regulations, a new survey suggests.
canadianpress.google.com (page not found)
canadianpress.google.com (page not found)
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Chinese tourists flock to Paris under travel pact
France is reaping a fat reward by tapping into the potentially massive Chinese tourism market under a special access provision extended to the European Union...
canada.com
canada.com
Labels: China, European Union, France
Friday, November 02, 2007
'Unwelcoming' US sees sharp fall in visitors since 9/11
The number of foreign visitors to the United States has plummeted since the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington because foreigners don't feel welcome, tourism professionals said Thursday.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Thursday, November 01, 2007
French transport workers announce new strike
French transport and energy workers, energized by the biggest strikes in more than a decade, announced new walkout plans Wednesday to push their protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's cost-cutting reforms.
iht.com
iht.com
