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18/05/12, 00:57:49 EDT
Bahamas going downhill as a tourist destination
The Bahamas seems to be suffering from tourism hangover. You know, when one of those great Caribbean tourist destinations bites the hand that feeds it. In other words, they get sick of tourists.
Qunar Launches 'Travel Deals Search', Enhancing Market Reach of Chinese Online Travel Offerings
Qunar.com, the largest travel search engine in China, announced today the launch of the "Travel Deals Search".
Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Sport Uniforms of Decades Past
From Hot Pants to Russian Cossack Dresses - in Fashion Flashback. Seattle runway show kicks off retro fashion showcase on flights, in airports through June 30
Krabi Airline to debut November 1
Soon to be Thailand’s newest carrier, Krabi Airlines is now being set up and plans to begin flight service to international destinations starting on November 1, just in time for the start of the 2007-2008 high season.
Zoom Airlines Lands in the United States Offering New Low-Cost New York to London Flights
Flights offer Transatlantic consumers a less costly alternative at $199.00 each way and $99.00 one way from JFK for the first twenty-one days of operation
Taiwan calls on China to speed up tourist visit talks
Taiwan's top China policy-making body is calling on China to speed up talks on chartered flights and the opening up of Chinese tourist visits to Taiwan.
Airline customer service ratings down, and it shows
Last Friday night, I found myself in an empty airport in the-middle-of-nowhere, Alabama, without my luggage, wondering how my airline, US Airways, managed to screw things up so completely.
Travel Industry Has Misgivings Over New Dhs Plan To Phase In Cross-Border Travel
The head of the travel industry association expressed misgivings over plans released today for the government to phase-in implementation of new ID requirements for persons arriving in the U.S. by land and sea beginning in January.
Sightseeing? Sorry! No British tourist visa for you
Holidaymakers who only say they plan to sightsee during a visit to Britain could find their tourist visa applications being refused, a monitoring body said in a report.
Spanish police detain 21 people accused of robbing tourists disguised as police
Spanish police arrested at least 21 people, most of them from Pakistan and Iran, accused of disguising themselves as police and robbing tourists of cash, cameras and cell phones in the northeast Catalonia region.
Three tourists killed and twelve wounded in Kyrgyzstan since tourist season started
The number of car accidents involving tourists increased twice in Kyrgyzstan in comparison to last year. Such information was released by the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry’s press office today.
Tourist May Faces Charges In Disney Rescue Hoax
The Orange County sheriff's office said their investigators will forward charges against Mark Weathersby for a filing a false police report.
Computer glitch halts United flights
A United Airlines computer malfunction halted all departures systemwide for two hours Wednesday, the carrier said.
Portuguese-speaking countries try to attract Chinese tourists at Beijing fair
Brazil, Cape Verde and East Timor are the only Portuguese-speaking countries taking part in the Beijing International Tourist Exposition, the event’s organizers said Tuesday, with the three countries trying to attract the Chinese tourist market.
NZ Cultural Tourism Chief Sets Sail For Hawaii
From Kia Ora to Aloha; former chief executive of Te Puia, Andrew Te Whaiti is charting a new course for cultural tourism in Hawaii.
Machinists Demand FAA Oversight of Overseas Aircraft Repair Stations
"Airlines are utilizing these facilities to take advantage of low wages and lax regulations while there are many U.S. repair facilities available, including the state-of-the-art Indianapolis facility abandoned by United Airlines"
UAE launches business specific airline
A new airline has been launched in the UAE to cater to the growing demands of business aviation in the Middle East.
Sunshine State retakes nation's tourism title
In Florida, travelers rank the Gulf Coast as their favorite spot to visit after the Keys and Orlando
Iran Tourism opens 20 promotion offices around the world
Tourism Affairs Assistant at Cultural Heritage, Hand-made and Tourism Industries Foundation of Iran Mohamed Sherif Malek Zadah declared that 20 offices will be opened to promote Iranian tourism all over the world.
Local Travel Organization Sends Message to Washington
David Snyder, founder and president of Travel Adventures, Inc., recently met with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to discuss legislation benefiting the travel industry.
Foreign tourists flock to HCM City
HCM City drew 1.28 million foreign visitors in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 11.3 per cent and 48 per cent of the year’s targets, according to the municipal tourism department.
Another airline to use the Dominican name, now from Brazil
The Brazilian Sol Airlines Group intends to establish operations in La Romana’s International Airport with an initial investment of 18 million dollars, and its president Eduardo Silva made the proposal to president Leonel Fernandez in this Brazil, said the Presidency’s Press Office said Sol Airlines.
Airline security hard to get off the ground
Airline security measures due to come into effect in Europe in the coming year will increase IT costs and hit low-cost carriers particularly hard.
Libyan airline warming to Dubai
A Libyan airline will launch routes to Dubai after purchasing 11 new aircraft from Airbus.
Tourism meltdown in shannon pending
The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) Shannon Branch today stated it has held crisis talks with the Shannon Regional Tourism Authority and other key tourism interests in a bid to circumvent the serious issues facing tourism in the region.
Lebanon needs tourists, not terrorists!
Wars, assassinations, protests and fighting are bad news for Lebanon tourism.
Airline to provide new service from Chicago to India
Chicago will get new daily round-trip service to India next year on Jet Airways, a full-service, business-oriented carrier based in New Delhi.
People Portal to Poll Airline Passengers
A new UK-based research venture, People Portal, will collect data from airline travelers waiting in departure lounges prior to take-off.
Fury over using sex to sell Israeli tourism to younsters
Israeli female legislators are up in arms over racy photographs of Israeli women that appear in Maxim magazine's 'Women of the Israeli Defense Forces' article in the upcoming July issue. The photos are part of a government tourism campaign to promote the country to 18 to 35 year old men.
JetBlue Airways Ranked Highest in J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Customer Satisfaction Study
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today was awarded highest honors in airline customer satisfaction among low-cost airlines from J.D. Power and Associates
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