Saturday, January 31, 2009

Travel news in brief: Readers rate cruise ships - Detroit Free Press

Travel news in brief: Readers rate cruise ships - Detroit Free Press

Travel news in brief: Readers rate cruise ships
Detroit Free Press, United States - Jan 25, 2009
NEW YORK -- In its February issue, Conde Nast Traveler magazine released the results of its ninth annual cruise poll, in which 11000 readers voted on more ...


Travel News and Views - WJR

Travel News and Views
WJR, MI - 4 hours ago
Chuck Kratz is the president and CEO of Cruise Holidays of Shelby. Cruise Holidays offices are located in Shelby Twp. MI while their client base spans the ...


VisualPin Will Plot Your Videos On The Map - Washington Post

VisualPin Will Plot Your Videos On The Map
Washington Post, United States - 17 hours ago
To be honest, I find the map somewhat distracting from watching the video but I think it could be useful when it comes to documenting travel, news or ...


Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Social Attitudes survey shows Britain to be a caring society - Times Online

Social Attitudes survey shows Britain to be a caring society - Times Online
Could this be the caring decade? Every ten years or so there is a key spirit that defines the age - the rebellion of the 1960s, the disillusion of the 1970s, the greed of the 1980s

Senior Account Manager - Entertainment Brands - New Media Age
150-strong online company is looking for a Senior AM to work across multiple accounts.You must be enthusiastic, confident, and hard working and able to communicate clearly and

UK Football - Reuters Football
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Manchester United thrashed bottom club West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at the Hawthorns to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League on Tuesday

Barack Obama tells the Middle East: 'Americans are not your enemy' - Times Online
US President Barack Obama has told the Muslim world that "Americans are not your enemy" and renewed his pledge to travel to make an address in the capital of a major Muslim nation

Wigan v Liverpool - BBC Sport
"It will be interesting to see if they can last the pace with Manchester but they are making a right good fist of it. "But when Liverpool come to town it is always a great occasion

Three England players released - scrum.com
England Elite Player Squad members Mathew Tait, Delon Armitage and Nick Kennedy have been released to their clubs from England's Six Nations training base in Portugal in order to

Seattle shows little love for Lucy fossil exhibit - Guardian Unlimited
SEATTLE (AP) — Who loves Lucy? Far fewer people than a Seattle science center hoped when officials paid millions to show the fossil remains of one of the earliest known human

Workspace Group shows its rivals the way - Times Online
An interesting straw in the wind from the world of commercial property, where Workspace Group yesterday became the sector’s first player to tap the market for cash in the

Sunday, January 25, 2009

4-day Southwest sale spurs fare fight - Boston Globe

4-day Southwest sale spurs fare fight - Boston Globe

4-day Southwest sale spurs fare fight
Boston Globe, United States - Jan 23, 2009
About globe-trotting Travel news, tips, deals and dispatches. Tom Haines, Globe Travel writer, posts regularly from around the world and close to home. ...


Business Travel News Names Rearden Commerce CEO, Patrick Grady ... - Earthtimes (press release)

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Business Travel News Names Rearden Commerce CEO, Patrick Grady ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - Jan 23, 2009
(Business Wire) Rearden Commerce founder and CEO, Patrick Grady, was named as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Executives of 2008 by Business Travel News. ...
2008: Rearden Commerce Has A Heck Of A Year Washington Post
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Travel News + More by Media Kitty - PitchEngine (press release)

Travel News + More by Media Kitty
PitchEngine (press release), WY - Jan 21, 2009
People rely on Media Kitty to announce or source consumer travel news, PR and media industry updates, media trips, contra opportunities, jobs, ...


Travel news in brief: Readers rate cruise ships - Detroit Free Press

Travel news in brief: Readers rate cruise ships
Detroit Free Press, United States - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK -- In its February issue, Conde Nast Traveler magazine released the results of its ninth annual cruise poll, in which 11000 readers voted on more ...


Priceline blog to feature up-to-the-minute travel deals - The Hour

Priceline blog to feature up-to-the-minute travel deals
The Hour, CT - 5 hours ago
Check out links to some of the best sources of travel news and advice on the Web. * Priceline fans. Meet some of the people who use priceline.com for their ...

Friday, January 23, 2009

The 50 Best: Wedding locations (1-25) - The Independent

You've decided to tie the knot - but where do you want to exchange vows? Ian McCurrach has found the world's most picturesque places to say 'I do' Westminster Register Office, with Read more

There may be a cold wind blowing through the travel industry this year, but it isn’t deterring some — hoteliers around the world are still intent on securing your time and your Read more

One week after implementing the new Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (Esta), American officials have dismissed warnings that tourists forgetting to apply for the new Read more

More than a metre of snow is forecast for the French resorts of Les Deux Alpes, Alpe d'Huez, La Plagne, Les Arcs and Meribel, and the Swiss resort of Verbier. Lech and Obergurgl Read more

A leading British airline has criticised the Government’s decision to build a third runway at Heathrow. Tim Jeans, managing director of Monarch Airlines, said that the expansion Read more

The last time I had holidayed in Cornwall, veteran Ken Rosewall was losing Wimbledon to a young Jimmy Connors, and the total footballers of Holland were victims of Germanic Read more

New Heathrow to Kiev route announced by bmi - Latest News Article from FHR Travel News A new service from Heathrow to Kiev is to be launched later this year by low-cost carrier Read more

HOLIDAY firms are slashing the cost of sunshine getaways to as low as £5 a night in the scramble for customer bookings. Thomson, the UK’s biggest tour operator, is offering £5 Read more

London City Airport is to welcome a new service to the Danish city of Billund. The two daily flights will be offered by Sun-Air, a franchise partner of British Airways. Dornier 328 Read more

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Inaugural Variety Show: All the News You Don't Need - Jaunted


Jaunted

Inaugural Variety Show: All the News You Don't Need
Jaunted - 20 hours ago
While we are doing our best to keep you informed on all the latest Inauguration Travel news, there's a heck of a lot of stuff going on around DC that ...
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Travel News: $100000 Job Opportunity in the Great Barrier Reef
TIME - Jan 16, 2009
By Deirdre Van Dyk Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 Fare Fall. Courtesy of your friends up north, a "winter clearance sale" from Alaska Airlines. ...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Be a travel photographer - guardian.co.uk


Be a travel photographer
guardian.co.uk, UK - 17 hours ago
The Comic has teamed up with the Guardian's travel tips website, Been there, for this month's competition. Take a picture of a place that you love and you ...
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Mexico travel restrictions placed on Marines
Yuma Sun, AZ - 18 hours ago
... command duty phone number as well as register online with the US Consulate at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/registration/registration_1186.html. ...
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Examiner.com

Last Minute Travel Tips To Attend the Presidential Inauguration
Examiner.com - 4 hours ago
Get Travel Tips & Insider Advice: Need some help organizing your visit? Need recommendations on a good meeting point for your group? ...
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Inaugural travel tips for parents
Examiner.com - Jan 14, 2009
Below I have compiled seven travel tips to keep you and your children secure during your visit to DC. Travel tip #1: Everyone, including children, ...
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Inauguration travel tips
Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - Jan 13, 2009
With the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama just a week away, officials with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, and other Maryland ...
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Examiner.com

Four budget travel tips from days 1 and 2 of my almost-cross ...
Examiner.com - Jan 14, 2009
by Zach Everson, Louisville Budget Travel Examiner I'm writing this entry from my brother's F-150 as we zip along I-44, on a trip that's the epitome of ...
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

UK Football - Reuters Football

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Manchester United's seemingly inevitable march to the top of the Premier League table could finally come to fruition at nearby Bolton Wanderers on Read more

Our client is a well-known high street retailer based in the Midlands. They are looking for experienced Buyer to join the Fashion team on the Menswear range. To apply for the role Read more

Twice as many Britons are planning to spend their holidays in the UK this year compared with last, according to research that shows the downturn is putting people off going abroad Read more

David James has admitted that fans had the right to boo Portsmouth and their players when they travel to White Hart Lane on Sunday. Read more

Yorkshire captain Anthony McGrath has warned against expecting too much of England call-up Adil Rashid - reckoning his Headingley colleague is six years away from his best. Leg Read more

Independent Sound and Vision - Latest Travel Videos from around the globe. Play. More Fashion. Take a front row seat at the shows. Paul Smith Women. Spring/Summer 2008 women's Read more

A PROFESSIONAL footballer was fined £300 today after he admitted speeding at 94 miles per hour on a motorway. Hibs player Derek Riordan was caught breaking the 70 mile an hour Read more

Sky Sports pundit David Lloyd didn't enjoy Matthew Hayden's "emotional" exit - and calls for a seperate Twenty20 captain. Farewell Matthew Hayden. You were a great player, but did Read more

Colin and Edna Ward have made an emotional journey to France to collect Rachel's remains. They spent Wednesday night in Moutiers, where their daughter's body was undergoing a Read more

Monday, January 12, 2009

SE Asia tourism authorities complain about Foreign Office advice - Travel Weekly UK

SE Asia tourism authorities complain about Foreign Office advice - Travel Weekly UK

SE Asia tourism authorities complain about Foreign Office advice
Travel Weekly UK, UK - 2 hours ago
Tourism authorities across South East Asia complain of Foreign Office travel advice deters visitors from destinations that are safe. ...


Golf Vacations Glossary: The Difference Between "Direct" Flights ... - Golf Vacation Insider

Golf Vacation Insider

Golf Vacations Glossary: The Difference Between "Direct" Flights ...
Golf Vacation Insider, NJ - Jan 7, 2009
If you want to benefit from our best golf vacation tips and travel advice, check out our flagship publication, Golf Odyssey. We'll send you two free issues ...


Roads open to Nadi airport - The Age

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Roads open to Nadi airport
The Age, Australia - 4 hours ago
"The travel advice for Fiji advises that cyclone season is November to April and may result in flooding, landslides and disruptions to essential services," ...
Fiji storms strand hundreds of Australians The Age
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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Baltimore mayor indicted on theft, perjury charges - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= BALTIMORE (AP) — Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted Friday on charges that she accepted illegal gifts during her time as mayor and City Council president Read more

HUNDREDS of communities across Scotland have stepped up to the challenge of fighting climate change as a green revolution sweeps the country. One year has passed since The Scotsman Read more

Dell says it's shelling out $12m to acquire the Microsoft-related business of Allin Corporation, a small consultancy located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As it announced today, the Read more

Cuba saw record tourism in 2008 that generated more than $2.7 billion in revenue, a 13.5 percent increase over the previous year. A goverrnment report Friday said 2.35 million Read more

You're cruising along the motorway singing your heart out to Robbie Williams played at full blast on your car stereo. You may feel like you're fully in control but recent research Read more

Glentoran face Lisburn Distillery today, struggling for goals and seemingly lacking in confidence at the top end of the pitch. And it doesn’t look like things are going to get Read more

The credit crunch seems to have caused a slump in interest in foreign travel, according to statistics from web monitoring firm Hitwise. Searches for flights are down 42 per cent on Read more

Motorists urged to avoid Robin Hood roundabout if possible as over-due road works cause traffic snarl-ups Motorists are urged to avoid the Robin Hood roundabout as on-going Read more

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Etihad reveals record passenger growth - Fhr-Net

Etihad Airways announced that it topped off an "impressive year" in 2008 with a record rate of passenger growth. The national carrier of the United Arab Emirates transported more Read more

Guests staying at budget hotel chains have been greeted by mouldy mattresses, stained duvets and dirty toilets, according to an investigation released today. Ibis performed Read more

Train operator First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has relaunched its site in a bid to become more customer focused. FTPE, which has routes across the major cities in Northern Read more

Monday, January 5, 2009

Israel air strikes: latest travel advice - Telegraph.co.uk

Israel air strikes: latest travel advice - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Israel air strikes: latest travel advice
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Dec 30, 2008
However, travel advice to other areas of Israel, including Jerusalem, has not been modified. Those visiting the city should “maintain a high level of ...


Ahead of the storm and just in time for great snowmobiling - Examiner.com

Examiner.com

Ahead of the storm and just in time for great snowmobiling
Examiner.com - 6 hours ago
... but if you must, be prepared for snow covered roads and poor visibility. Be careful and drive safely! Click the link for some helpful winter travel advice.


Washburn Rural sweeps doubleheader - KTKA.com

Washburn Rural sweeps doubleheader
KTKA.com, KS - 16 hours ago
A listing of supplies to have in your car and travel advice is available at Safe Winter Travel. With cold and flu season looming, prepare yourself with ...


Travel Advice for White Hart Lane - Vitalfootball

Travel Advice for White Hart Lane
Vitalfootball, UK - Jan 2, 2009
Burnley supporters travelling to White Hart Lane stadium for the Carling Cup fixture should follow the following advice and directions. ...


Project urges smart travel - The Lowestoft Journal

Project urges smart travel
The Lowestoft Journal, UK - Jan 2, 2009
Sustrans and partners Socialdata received a Big Lottery Fund boost to provide people with personalised travel advice in a bid to ease congestion, ...


Friday, January 2, 2009

The price of ski breaks is heading downhill - Times Online

Ski companies were inundated immediately after Christmas with enthusiasts seeking a last minute booking for a holiday on the slopes over new year. Most were unlucky but those who Read more

Monarch announce summer flights - Latest News Article from FHR Travel News British airline Monarch has announced it will increase the number of flights it operates from UK Read more