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Italy looks for rescue plan to save national airline
The Italian government scrapped the planned privatisation of loss-making national airline Alitalia and said it would look for other solutions to rescue the ailing carrier.
Virgin America Opens for Business With a Million Seats to Sell
Tickets, starting from just $44* one way, are now on sale for travel to San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and Las Vegas
China to open cruise ship port in Shanghai
Shanghai will soon be the first city in China to become a port for cruise ships, according to leading cruise provider Royal Caribbean.
American Eagle Airlines Hosts Career Event for Pilots in Phoenix
Pilots Can Choose Crew Base with Confirmation Before Training
German railway faces full-scale strikes at high tourist season after talks with drivers fail
Germany's national railway faced the prospect of a full-blown strike at the height of the busy summer travel season after operator Deutsche Bahn AG and a train drivers union failed Thursday to reach a wage agreement.
Kenya gains footing in global tourism market
Kenya’s tourism sector is on its way to achieving its ambition as one of the top 10 long haul destinations, according to a new report.
Icelandair to Expand Canadian Service with Open Skies Agreement
The governments of Iceland and Canada have signed an Open Skies agreement to permit scheduled air services for passenger and all-cargo traffic between Canada and Iceland, effective immediately.
AirTran Airways Sponsors Clear to Operate at Laguardia Airport.
AirTran Airways Becomes First Domestic Carrier to Sponsor Registered Traveler Program.
Bulgaria's tourist image tarnished by rapes
Bulgaria's Sunny Beach is marketed as "The sunniest resort for the sunniest people." But it has been the centre of a number of a violent attacks and thefts on young Scandinavian tourists.
Airline profits up, even as service goes down
The good news for three of the nation's largest airlines Wednesday was that they reported being in the black in the most recent quarter. The bad news - passengers and consumer rights organizations seeing red this summer over the worst airline delays in more than a decade and rapidly deteriorating service.
Tourists arrested for alleged diamond theft
A Mexican and two Brazilian tourists were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly stealing a $1 million diamond necklace from a Ramat Gan jewelry shop.
JAMAICA TO BUILD NEW MULTI- MILLION DOLLAR CONVENTION CENTER
Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica will be the site of the new $51.67 million Montego Bay Convention Center, scheduled to open December 2008, and anticipated to be one of the most impressive and sought-after meeting facilities in the Caribbean.
Space Tourism Firm Raises Prices for Orbital Treks
A U.S. space tourism firm has booked two multimillion-dollar seats to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard future Russian spacecraft, but ticket prices are going up.
American Samoa’s Chamber of Commerce says cruise ship industry should be a focus
American Samoa’s Chamber of Commerce says one initiative the proposed Visitor’s Bureau could concentrate on, is the cruise ship industry.
BA boss calls for easing of security rules on airline hand luggage
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, will press for the removal of security restrictions on hand baggage when he meets the Transport Secretary tomorrow.
Tourism Winners: El Salvador and Panama
El Salvador and Panama are the big winners in Latin American tourism. Bolivia and Brazil are the top losers.
Quality crucial in China tourism growth
Travel, in China, is neither the fashion nor the luxury it was 10 or 20 years ago. It has become part of life.
Can Jumpers Be Charged for Rescue Costs?
The vast majority of Cruise Critic readers agree that drunken passengers who leap off cruise ships and survive should be billed for the cost of their rescue -- but can they be?
Theme cruises lure travelers to indulge their passions
Are you passionate about poker? Geeked about scrapbooking, hooked on horses or blown away by jazz? Too bad you don't have near enough time in your frantic life to pursue whatever subject tickles your fancy.
Tourists flock to Bali despite new travel warnings
Bali, the lush Indonesian island famous for its sun-kissed beaches, is drawing tourists in droves, and travel warnings that Islamic militants might strike again has done little to dampen the spirit.
Concerns about budget airline's effect on tourism
The Mayor of Devonport is seeking assurances that a new cut-price airline won't cripple tourism in the north-west.
No. 1 BWI airline sets big buyout
Southwest makes offers to more than 25% of staff
Taiwan-China tourism talks stalled, raising doubts about parallel economic progress
Negotiations to bring more of China's tourists to Taiwan are not making progress, a senior Taiwanese official said Wednesday, raising doubts for a broad-ranging accord on closer economic ties between the two rivals.
Traveling With Pets for the Dogs, According to TripAdvisor Survey
TripAdvisor Names Top 10 Pet-Friendly Accommodations
Tourists for one day
In the framework of a new Interior Ministry and Tourism Ministry program, over 25,000 tourists from the former USSR visited Israel. Normally they would have waited a long time to receive a visa
Australian agents award Emirates again
Cruising past strong competition from major airlines serving Australia, Emirates won the much-coveted Best International Airline - On-line trophy for the second year running at the highly-respected Australian National Travel Industry Awards for Excellence.
Mexico government plans airports for tourist areas
Mexico plans three new airports to serve the growing tourist regions of Riviera Maya, the Sea of Cortes and Ensenada, the government said on Wednesday.
Copa Airlines Begins Service to Guadalajara, Mexico
Copa becomes the first airline with direct connections between Mexico's second largest city and Latin America
Brazilian plane crashes into gas station
A plane with as many 170 people aboard crashed and burst into flames in Sao Paulo on Tuesday after skidding off a runway that has been criticized as being too short in a driving rain, the nation's airport authority said.
Gunmen rob British women tourists
Three British women were held at gunpoint, imprisoned in the luggage compartment of a bus and robbed by hijackers during their holiday in South America, it has been revealed.
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