Friday, February 27, 2009

Travel Tips for Making the Most of your Travel Dollar in Today’s ... - Providence Business News

Travel Tips for Making the Most of your Travel Dollar in Today’s ... - Providence Business News

Travel Tips for Making the Most of your Travel Dollar in Today’s ...
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Foreign Office issues Bangkok advice - Cheapflights.co.uk

Foreign Office issues Bangkok advice
Cheapflights.co.uk, UK
Updating its travel advice, the government department warned travellers that the situation in the country is "very uncertain" and that further demonstrations are likely. Specifically, large numbers of protestors have gathered at Sunam Luang in Bangkok ...

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Mail website goes mobile - Oxfordshire News

Mail website goes mobile - Oxfordshire News
You can now log on and get the latest news from Oxford and across the county wherever and whenever you like thanks to our mobile phone-dedicated website. Mobile.oxfordmail.co.uk is

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Risk Of Travelling By Air Is Low For Most Heart Patients, Says BHF - Medical News Today

Risk Of Travelling By Air Is Low For Most Heart Patients, Says BHF - Medical News Today
In response to a study published in The Lancet that examined in-flight medical events, Judy O'Sullivan, cardiac nurse for the British Heart Foundation (BHF), said: "This study does

Travelocity Revamps Travel Blog with New Traveler Help Features - Businesswire.com
SOUTHLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Window Seat® Travel Blog Introduces New Features The Window Seat Bloggers Now Offer Expert Travel Advice to Readers Seeking

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Premium Air Travel Slump May Quicken Amid Recession, IATA Says - Bloomberg


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Premium Air Travel Slump May Quicken Amid Recession, IATA Says
Bloomberg
18 (Bloomberg) -- The slump in premium air travel worldwide may accelerate this year after plummeting for a seventh straight month in December, the International Air Transport Association said. The number of passengers with first- and business-class ...
Report: Business travel drops 2.8% in 2008 Bizjournals.com
Business-class air travel drops in December Reuters
Premium travel declines 13.3 percent in December Dallas Morning News
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Fla. tourism down for the first time in 7 years
MSNBC
However, international visitors not hit by the US economy are taking advantage of great travel deals. Canadian travel to Florida increased by 14 percent overall in 2008. More Florida residents are also sticking close to home during the tough economic ...
Economy takes toll on Florida tourism Bizjournals.com
Florida tourism numbers down in 2008 Orlando Sentinel
Florida Tourism Down for the First Time in 7 Years istockAnalyst.com (press release)
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Yellowstone open to snowmobile travel this winter
Deseret News, UT
There is, however, still some confusion on whether or not the park is really open to snowmobile travel, a result of what can be called the "dueling judges." As with other destination vacation spots this year, business is down in West Yellowstone. ...
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Travel execs say 71 percent of companies cutting plans
Bizjournals.com, NC
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives says 71 percent of its member companies plan to spend less on travel this year than they did in 2008. According to the trade group, that’sa huge and unprecedented shift in corporate travel managers’ plans ...
Corporate travel planners gloomy on 2009 outlook SmartBrief
Businesses cutting down 'unnecessary travel' World First Travel Insurance
Bankers: by all means take my tax and spend it on business travel Times Online
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Anaheim fights online travel sites over hotel tax
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
The city of Anaheim is battling to collect $21.3 million in hotel taxes it claims to be owed by online travel companies that let tourists book rooms over the Internet. The city won an administrative ruling earlier this month that requires companies ...
Online travel sites ordered to pay $21 million to Anaheim Los Angeles Times
Cities and States Press Travel Sites to Collect Hotel Taxes New York Times
Hotel Tax Question Hangs Over Online Travel Agencies Hartford Courant
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Radio review - Guardian Unlimited

Neil Fox, host of the mouthful that is Magic's More Music Breakfast Show With Neil Fox (Magic), knows his audience well. They go for mellow music, with no surprises or jagged edges Read more

Expanding Heathrow 'will not mean standards will get worse' - Latest News Article from FHR Travel News Read more

Thousands of flights could be cancelled in a dispute between pilots and the Government over the introduction of identity cards. The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) said Read more

More Britons will take a caravan holiday home this year than will visit Spain - our most popular holiday destination. While the number of visits abroad is falling sharply, more and Read more

ICY roads are causing problems for commuters this morning. Several roads have been closed due to ice and accidents. Police are directing traffic on the B3081 Bakers Hanging, the Read more

SEATS SOLD ONLINE ARE FOR BORO FANS FOR BORO HOME GAMES ONLY. THERE ARE NO ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR AWAY GAMES AND NO SEATS SOLD ONLINE TO OPPOSITION FANS ATTENDING THE RIVERSIDE Read more

Regional publisher Johnston Press is planning a series of social networking experiments across its portfolio of local news websites. Speaking to Journalism.co.uk, group editorial Read more

Sunday, February 15, 2009

A Step-by-Step Checklist to Succeeding in the Indian Market - HULIQ.com

A Step-by-Step Checklist to Succeeding in the Indian Market - HULIQ.com
Directed primarily toward busy multinational executives who need, in a compact form, a way of thinking about all the issues relating to doing business in India. Since 1991 when the

The Been there guest blog spot - Guardian Unlimited
The blogosphere is a wonderful place. Over the past few years, while ploughing through the web looking for tips for our Blog by Blog travel guides , I've stumbled across hundreds

Changing travel one tweet at a time - CNN
(Tribune Media Services) -- "There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people." Those words, hastily typed on Janis Krums' iPhone just after US Airways

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Virgin: the world's best passenger complaint letter? - Daily Telegraph

'It's your hamster in the box and it's not breathing. That's how I felt when I peeled back the foil and saw this' 'I needed a sugar hit. Luckily there was a small cookie provided Read more

One of Europe's leading budget airlines has launched new routes linking the UK to locations across the continent. Passengers from Manchester Airport will be able to take advantage Read more

Regular contributor to: Green Pixels (www.greenpixels.com), GamesRadar (www.gamesradar.com) and 1up (www.1up.com). Other information: Specialist in video games (wasn't an option on Read more

Road users across West Sussex are being warned to expect more severe weather in the next few days as the Met Office forecasts more snowfall. The Met Office forecast includes an Read more

After two flights had carried her halfway around the world, Samantha Lazzaris began to suspect that she was in the wrong place only when she spoke to an airport taxi driver. She Read more

AWARD-winning News Shopper always brings you the biggest stories first. Here is a selection of the news hitting the headlines this week. SIDCUP: Man to stand trial for murder of Read more

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Travel advice: 10 ways to cut the cost of hotel stays - Telegraph.co.uk


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Travel advice: 10 ways to cut the cost of hotel stays
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Feb 8, 2009
Sophie Butler looks at ways of saving money on hotels and answers readers’ travel queries. By Sophie Butler Is breakfast included? If the rate you're quoted ...
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Advice for saving travel costs, from fares to accommodation
Canada.com, Canada - Feb 8, 2009
SmarterTravel.com, a travel advice site, has a detailed step-by-step guide (http://www.smartertravel.com/airfare/guide/) to finding the lowest fare quickly ...
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Italy travel advice: regions and sites of Italy
마인드스포츠올림피아드, South Korea - 15 hours ago
Italy has four distinct regions with different cultures and sights. They are the North, Central, Southern and Island Regions. In the Northern portion of ...
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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Ryanair to impose new €30 surcharge for duty-free bags - Independent

Share 'Low-cost' carrier Ryanair is to impose a €30 surcharge on customers who cannot cram all their duty-free purchases into the one item of on-board baggage allowed per person Read more

Whenever anyone asks me why I still travel on a shoestring at the ripe old age of 38, I usually tell them about the time I learned how to play the bagpipes in Havana. Granted, I Read more

GENEVA - Citing a sudden ebb in the SARS epidemic in Toronto, the World Health Organization lifted yesterday its week-old advisory urging people to delay unnecessary travel to the Read more

FURIOUS parents branded decisions to close schools due to the snow “ridiculous” today. It is estimated that more than two million children enjoyed another day off school today Read more

ELIZABETH JACKSON: For Australian tourists travelling to Thailand there've been warnings about terrorist threats and political instability, but nowhere has the travel advice Read more

Directgov, the UK government's information website, is now available on your telly via Teletext and Freeview. The site offers information from various government departments and Read more

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Top 5 Family Travel Blogs - Tips from the T-List

Top 5 Family Travel Blogs - Tips from the T-List

Top 5 Family Travel Blogs
Tips from the T-List, Canada - 2 hours ago
Wejustgotback.com - Travel advice you can trust from families who have been there. Tons of content! I love the ‘search by child’s age’ feature. ...


Travel Advice For Waitangi Weekend - Voxy

Travel Advice For Waitangi Weekend
Voxy, New Zealand - 20 hours ago
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to allow extra time for their journeys on SH1 this Waitangi Weekend north of Auckland. "It's a long weekend, ...


Motorists warned to take care during cold weather - Lytham Today

Motorists warned to take care during cold weather
Lytham Today, UK - Feb 2, 2009
All drivers are urged to listen to weather forecasts and travel advice on local television and radio stations before setting off. PC Rainford-Read added: ...


Travel advice: credit cards and free flights - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Travel advice: credit cards and free flights
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Feb 1, 2009
Our resident travel expert examines the pros and cons of signing up to a credit card that offers free flights. By Sophie Butler Most credit card companies ...

Monday, February 2, 2009

Las Vegas is adding more hotels, resorts and condos in 2009 - Los Angeles Times


Las Vegas is adding more hotels, resorts and condos in 2009
Los Angeles Times, CA - 18 hours ago
By Valli Herman Despite the dreary travel news out of Las Vegas, nearly 13000 hotel rooms are under construction in a city many consider Southern ...
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Travel News and Views
WJR, MI - Jan 30, 2009
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 ...
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Travel news in brief
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jan 31, 2009
A round-up of the week's travel news, including an outbreak of bird flu and a Spanish ski resort offering free lift passes. By Caroline Shearing Health ...
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