| Australian envoy launches luxury guide to Delhi The Australian High Commissioner, Peter Varghese, today launched the third edition of the book 'Love Travel Guides', which is authored by Fiona... | |
| Erin Andrews gets no-peep service at hotels after stalker ordeal Hotels are making extra effort to ensure ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews' safety after her recent stalker... |
| Edinburgh 'best place to visit in UK' Edinburgh has been named Britain's best city in an annual poll compiled by a leading travel industry... |
| Waning Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. -- Hurricane Earl is causing problems for Labor Day weekend travelers up and down the East Coast as it heads toward New England. Amtrak has suspended train... |
| Hurricane Earl Causes Holiday Travel Delays Hurricane Earl is forcing airlines to adjust their stringent rebooking fees on account of delays. Carriers are waiving costs to reroute or rebook passengers in order to keep up with changing weather... |
| AAA New Mexico: Lower holiday pump prices AAA New Mexico Weekend Gas Watch. The national average is $2.68. The cheapest gas among metro areas in the state is in Las Cruces at $2.63 per gallon. Motorists in the Santa Fe area are paying the... |
| American Eagle's 50-seat planes lose appeal American Airlines , were not immediately available for comment Friday. Bloomberg, however, is reporting that all regional carriers that fly Embraer jets are moving away from planes with 50 seats or... |
| Frontier Airlines parent Republic fined $110K for filing delays The Indianapolis Business Journal reports Friday that the "reporting delinquencies" cited by the U.S. Department of Transportation involve Republic's Chautauqua Airlines, Republic... |
| Waning Earl Still Causing Havoc For Holiday Travel NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ― Hurricane Earl is causing problems for Labor Day weekend travelers up and down the East Coast as it heads toward New... |
| Troubled Irish hotels like zombies' The Glashaus hotel used to be a symbol of the regeneration of one of Dublin's toughest neighbourhoods. Empty and shuttered, it now represents one of the toughest economies Ireland has ever endured. ... |
| Continental Airlines recalls 132 furloughed pilots NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- In a move reflecting the recovering business of health of airlines, the pilots union for Continental... |
| 2.5 million Southern Californians expected to travel for Labor Day weekend Labor Day weekend, according to estimates from the Automobile Club of Southern California. More than 90% of them will be driving to their destinations,... |
| Historic downtown building to house latest Hilton hotel concept Baywood Hotels has purchased the historic South Texas Building in downtown San Antonio. Baywood plans to develop a Home2 Suites Hotel within the property. Home2 Suites is the latest brands by... |
| Continental to recall pilots, union says pilots unit said Friday that the Houston airline is recalling all of its pilots from a two-year furlough. “With the increases in flying due to increased passenger traffic and anticipated... |
| UPS flight crashes in Dubai UPS Airlines flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Cologne, Germany, crashed at about noon EST Friday, the company said. UPS Airlines is a division of... |
| Alaska Airlines August traffic up 10 percent Alaska Airlines said its passenger traffic jumped 10 percent in August compared with a year earlier. Alaska Airlines reported the number of revenue passenger miles (number of revenue-paying... |
| BA passenger numbers defy strike threat British Airways passenger figures held up well last month despite pre-August fears that the airline's ongoing cabin crew dispute could cause travel disruption. BA carried 3,154,000... |
| Toilet tours a new movement in Berlin BERLIN — For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public... |
| Labor Day travelers contend with Hurricane Earl Hurricane Earl’s whipping winds are adding a wrinkle to an already busy three-day weekend where more than 34 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home. “We’re... |
| Maria Sharapova Cruises to U.S. Open Round 3 Maria Sharapova dispatched the Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova in straight sets Thursday to advance to round 3 of the U.S. Open Tennis finals. The match tally was 6-1, 6-2.Sharapova cruised to the... |
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| Albany airport acts as ‘safe haven’ in advance of Hurricane Earl “large but weaker Hurricane Earl is heading for southeastern New England." The Weather Channel said New England, especially Cape Cod, “could see the brunt of Earl’s... |
| Delta traffic up again in July posted higher traffic. The Atlanta based airline said Friday its system traffic in July rose 1.1 percent on a 1.2 percent increase in capacity. Load factor, or how full its planes were, was flat at... |
| Airlines face multi-million payout to travel agents Six international airlines including Qantas have lost a last-ditch legal bid over years of underpayments to travel agents and will soon be facing multi-million-dollar payouts. The airlines... |
| Caution urged for coastal visitors Evacuation orders lifted Friday for much of North Carolina's Outer Banks Visitors urged to check conditions before heading to coast In Massachusetts, travelers to Cape and nearby islands urged to... |
| Tourists sue over cruise ship ice Sixteen tourists are claiming damages against a Surrey-based tour operator after ice fell on their cruise ship. Mr Justice Blair, at London's High Court, heard that the group had brought... |
| Pittsburgh Hilton owner adds partner in bid to keep Hilton name After years of struggling with unpaid debt, the owner of the Pittsburgh Hilton is taking on a new majority partner in a bid to keep the Hilton name from being pulled from the property it’s been... |
| Houston motorists get treat at pump for Labor Day Houstonians will be paying close to the lowest prices of year as the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. Houston and Fort Worth tied for the cheapest... |
| Ocean City: Earl's near miss won't stop crowds Ocean City is already saying goodbye, Earl. Hoteliers, restaurateurs and tourism officials aren’t expecting the season’s first major East Coast hurricane to dampen the holiday weekend... |
| Laney: Maui's economy is on the mend Maui may have seen the worst from the recent economic downturn, and it shouldn’t be long before the county starts seeing job growth again, according to economist Leroy Laney. At the same time,... |
| Tiffany debuts in Towson Town Center Towson Town Center ’s luxury wing Friday. The 3,700-square-foot store is the first Greater Baltimore area location; the only other location in Maryland is in Chevy Chase. Tiffany, which is... |
| South Africa: MPs Road Travel Claims to Be Scrutinised The matter of MPs choosing to drive rather than fly, at a lesser cost, between Parliament and their constituencies will be examined at a meeting of the multi-party Parliamentary Oversight Authority... |
| Tourism jump-starts sputtering Maui economy By Alan Yonan Jr., The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--Maui's resilient tourism sector is leading the island's economic recovery. Maui, which suffered the largest... |
| Landmark Hotel firm files for bankruptcy By Tasha Kates, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 02--Minor Family Hotels LLC, Halsey Minor's company that owns the Landmark Hotel project, has filed for... |
| BRIEF: Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau wins award By Larry Gierer, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 02--The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau received the Al Burris Award for creative expression at the 2010... |
| Perks push hotel plan forward By Andrew Barksdale, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--Plans for an Embassy Suites hotel and convention center near Fayetteville's retail sector are back on... |
| Gay hotel to offer 62 rooms, full service amenities in Fort Lauderdale By Doreen Hemlock, Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--The marketer who brought luxury to gay hotels in Fort Lauderdale and pioneered Broward County's gay... |
| Isles poised for tourists' arrival By Shanessa Fakour, The Brunswick News, Ga.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--Labor Day weekend should bring the usual surge of visitors to the Golden Isles for the traditional last weekend of... |
| Holiday Inn Charleston House sale may be close close By Jared Hunt, Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A deal could be near for the sale of the Holiday Inn Charleston House to a new owner,... |
| Tourism rebounds as visitor numbers rise By Khetam Malkawi, Jordan Times, AmmanMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--AMMAN -- The first seven months of 2010 witnessed a rebound in tourism after a "dismal" year in 2009, when the number... |
| BRIEF: Ex-mayor charged with theft of $68,420 from Latrobe hotel By Paul Peirce, Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 02--Westoreland County detectives today charged Latrobe's ex-mayor, Thomas J. Marflak, with two counts of theft by... |
| Lodge seeks improvements as part of its 2011 budget By Carl E. Feather, Star Beacon, Ashtabula, OhioMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--JEFFERSON -- Ashtabula County commissioners got their first look at the proposed 2011 budget and capital... |
| Service and hospitality in the business world: The value of keeping customers By Julie Yates, The Daily Times, Pryor, Okla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 02--PRYOR -- Pryor Chamber of Commerce members learned about the value of keeping customers. Kin Thompson, an... |
| Hilton pulls its name from landmark Downtown hotel By Rick Stouffer, The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--More than 51 years after the name went on the new hotel at Commonwealth Place, Downtown, the Pittsburgh Hilton... |
| BRIEF: Ex-hotel worker charged in thefts The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 03--TRAVERSE CITY -- A former Traverse City hotel employee is accused of charging items to guests' credit cards. Grand... |
| Five vie for Missouri's final casino license By Tim Logan, St. Louis Post-DispatchMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 02--Five projects are still in the running for Missouri's 13th and final casino license, and now the race is officially on.... |
| Summary Box: mTrip iPhone app blends tech with travel reality THE APP: Available for the iPhone, mTrip is a travel guide and more. It uses the latest in smart phone technology to help travelers stay on track. WHAT YOU GET: One of the key features is augmented... |
