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- Tropical Storm Hermine impacting air travel Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:54PMTropical Storm Hermine — downgraded from hurricane status after it hit shore last weekend in northern Mexico and southern Texas — is playing havoc with airlines serving a number of
- United Airlines to roll out Aspen to Houston flights Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:11AMAspen's commercial air service got a lift Friday when it was announced United Airlines will offer nonstop flights between here and Houston starting in January.
- Earl steers away from the United States Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:24PMCHATHAM-Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia about 10:00 a.m. ET this morning, bringing severe tropical storm conditions that are affecting a large portion of the province.
- Earl Makes Landfall at Nova Scotia Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:00AMTropical Storm Dumps Less Rain Than Feared on Cape Cod, Leaving U.S. East Coast With Sun
- Weakened Earl hits Mass. with wind, rain, surf Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:31PMThe remnants of Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages Friday night, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New...
- Carolyn Livengood: Elkus Ranch celebrates 35 years Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:00PMElkus Ranch, an environmental education center that offers a unique hands-on learning experiences for Bay Area youths, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year with an open house from noon to 2 p.
- American Airlines Hosts Sweepstakes to Complement Legendary Concert Series With John Legend and The Roots Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:00AMAmerican Airlines is proud to present a new sweepstakes in conjunction with the American Airlines John Legend & The Roots  WAKE UP! Live Concert Series.  The sweepstakes will award two lucky grand-prize winners with 180,000 AAdvantage® miles â more than enough miles for flights to New York â as well as one-night hotel accommodations, and two backstage passes to see Columbia recording artist ...
- SPIRIT AIRLINES OFFERS HURRICANE BUSTER PROTECTION TO BOSTON Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:20AMMIRAMAR, FL - In order to offer customers flexibility, Spirit Airlines has activated its Hurricane Buster Protection policy in response to potential flight changes resulting from Hurricane Earl.
- Upcoming Events and Entertainment 9-4 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:00AMAll area codes are 850 unless specified Free trees Join the Arbor Day Foundation in September and 10 free live oak trees. The trees will be shipped postpaid between Oct. 15 and Dec. 10, at the right time for planting. The 6- to 12-inch trees are...
- Earl downgraded as it smacks New England Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:11AMEarl weakened to a tropical storm as it brushed Cap Cod and Nantucket with pelting rain, strong gusts and pounding surf early Saturday as steamed past New England. North Carolina - Hurricane Earl - United States - Time Warner Cable - Tropical cyclone
- Flights: When buying more costs less Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:26PMA weekly look at business travel
- JetBlue to Introduce Competition and Low Fares to Boston - Newark Market Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:43AMJetBlue Airways plans to continue growing its focus city at Boston's Logan International Airport with new daily nonstop service to Newark, N.J., beginning in early May 2011. Â JetBlue will operate four daily flights to Newark's Liberty International Airport, complementing its existing schedule of frequent daily flights between Boston and New York's John F.
- Boracay takes hit from hostage fiasco Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:47AMMANILA, Philippines - Tourism in famous destination Boracay Island is feeling the effect of the deadly hostage-taking in Manila last week as airlines and hotels continue to report a wave of booking cancellations.
- Upcoming Events and Entertainment 8-28 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:30AMAll area codes are 850 unless specified. Sandestin Labor Day and the Baytowne Art Expo. Enjoy the Art Expo with music from 5 to10 p.m. Sept. 4-5 at the Village of Baytowne Wharf. Seaside Labor Day The following events will be held Labor Day...
- Examiner Appointed To Aer Arran Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:54AMThursday 26th August 2010: In the High Court this evening Justice Maureen Clarke appointed Mr. Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton as Interim Examiner to Comhfhorbairt (Gaillimh) trading as Aer Arann.
- Warwick International Hotels Offers Mobile Booking Solution with Pegasus NetBooker® NG Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:43AMDallas - Warwick International Hotels is now offering mobile booking through Pegasus Solutions at www.warwickhotels.mobi.
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- Puppies' deaths renew fears for precious cargo Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:31PMThere are certain things that some frequent fliers can't imagine traveling without. A pillow. A fully charged iPod . Xanax. For some people, that in-flight ``must have'' is their cat or dog.
- Flood relief trickles out, cautiously, from Pakistanis in US - Feature Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:49PMWashington - As Pakistan's flood waters surge forward like a slow-motion tsunami, Pakistani-Americans are responding - hesitantly and cautiously - in what appears to be a sluggish build up to meeting the immense needs of their home country.
- Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Offer Fall Fare Sale Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:00AMAlaska Airlines and Horizon Air have launched a fall sale featuring low fares to many of the carriers' destinations in the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico.
- Quotes of the week Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:06AM“It’s not every day you can say you won $10,000 because your duck happened to be the fastest one to go down the river.” — Chris Cheo, whose family won the Ducky Derby in 2009. “The challenge is to set the bar higher.” read more
- Two years ago Phil Wyatt wept on TV when XL Airways collapsed. Now it¿s happened all over again Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:25PMTravel tycoons Phil Wyatt and Paul Moss are at the heart of the demise of Kiss, which has left thousands of passengers stranded and tens of thousands with holidays cancelled.
- Travelocity, for the Learjet-Set Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:19PMLike many promising Internet start-ups, the idea behind FlyMiwok is so basic that it’s hard to believe it didn’t already exist. The company has created a Travelocity-like Web site to allow users to book charter flights online.
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- LodgeX(TM) Airline Solutions Renews Contract With SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:24AMAirlines Looking Forward to Three More Years of Continued Savings on Lodging and Administration
- LodgeX(TM) Airline Solutions Renews Contract With SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:20AMMINNETONKA, MN--(Marketwire - 08/18/10) - After achieving two years of substantial lodging and administrative savings with LodgeX Airline Solutions ( www.LodgeX.com ), SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines signed a new agreement that continues the relationship through 2013. For the past two years, LodgeX has worked closely with SkyWest and Atlantic Southeast ...
- Frontier retains Aspen service; United boosts winter flights Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:08AMASPEN — Less than a month after Frontier Airlines announced it would pull out of the Aspen market this fall, the airline said Tuesday it will maintain its Denver-Aspen connection throughout the fall and winter.
- POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 3:27AMThe CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: Blagojevich found guilty on single count in corruption trial Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was found guilty Tuesday of making false statements to the FBI, but escaped [...]
- eLong Reports Second Quarter 2010 Unaudited Financial Results Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:30PMeLong, Inc. , a leading online travel service provider in China, today reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
- Airline employment dives to 13-year low Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:42AMFull flights? Get used to them. Stressed flight attendants and call centers in India? Get used to those, too. While the current state of the U.S. airline industry can be frustrating for passengers, it's bad for employees, too - and some suggest it's getting worse.
- Orbitz's hotel strategy revolves around new search tools Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:17AMOrbitz rolling out new search tools O rbitz Worldwide Inc. is rolling out search tools Monday aimed at taking the mystery, and nasty surprises, out of Internet hotel reservations.
- The SuperShuttle Mobile Enabled Website Makes Reserving Your Airport Shuttle as Easy as m.supershuttle.com and It ... Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:00AMSuperShuttle has just released its mobile enabled website to allow easy access to customers who want to make reservations or follow their van directly from their mobile device. Â Need a Lift? Â SuperShuttle's mobile enhanced website allows the same flexibility as its recently announced App for iPhone including the "Where's My Van?" feature with a Google map Locator function. Â Whether you're ...
- Military reservations can’t be alienated Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:55AMThere’s a joke going around town that the reason President Benigno Aquino III softened on his Executive Order No. 2, revoking all the so-called midnight appointments of former President Gloria Arroyo, is that he doesn’t have enough classmates, relatives and buddies to fill the 927 executive positions.
- Frontier Airlines Extends Lease on Denver Headquarters Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:08AMDENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Airlines announces it has extended the lease agreement on its Denver-based commercial headquarters at 7001 Tower Road through May 2020.
- Frontier Airlines Extends Lease on Denver Headquarters Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:00AMDENVER----Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. , today announced it has extended the lease agreement on its Denver-based commercial headquarters at 7001 Tower Road through May 31, 2020.
- Orbitz rolling out new hotel search Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 5:19PMOrbitz rolling out new search tools O rbitz Worldwide Inc. is rolling out search tools Monday aimed at taking the mystery, and nasty surprises, out of Internet hotel reservations.
- Emergencies are their specialties Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 1:05PMWhen Gabrielle Bartusiak and her staff learned of a US citizen desperate for help in Quito, they gathered information and developed a rescue plan with military efficiency. Within hours, Bartusiak boarded a flight for Ecuador’s capital. Prepared for complications on the ground, she brought a bag of medical supplies. Ecuador - Quito - South America - Government - Capital
- Crater Lake National Park: Hard and soft Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 5:58AMOregon's only full-service national park, the 286-square-mile park around Crater Lake is one of the most spectacular parts of the Cascades. Volcanic Mount Mazama collapsed to form the iridescent blue lake, the deepest in the United States at 1,932 feet.
- Feds Indict 38 In Alleged 'Black Market Travel Agent' Ring Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 11:09PMBlack market travel agents charged with using stolen IDs to purchase airline tickets for their customers
- American Airlines Puts Beaches Within Your Reach Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 12:00PMFrom the Art Deco architecture of Miami Beach to the beautiful white sands of Fort Myers, a Florida beach vacation is awaiting you, and now is a perfect time to make plans. American Airlines is offering great low fares for flights to popular destinations in Florida and the Gulf Coast.
- Travel industry roars back to life Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 8:23AMShares of Priceline were up more than 20% Wednesday after the "Name Your Own Price" travel site announced earnings that blew away analyst expectations.
- OAG and TravelSky Partnership to Continue Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 5:49AMTravelSky and OAG, at a signing ceremony held in Beijing yesterday, signed a multi-year agreement that will maintain a long-standing relationship between the two companies. With this renewed strategic partnership, TravelSky, the leading provider of information technology solutions for the People's Republic of China's air travel and tourism industry, and OAG, the global leader in aviation ...
- Mexicana de Aviacion Files Bankruptcy in Mexico, U.S. Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 3:50PMCompania Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s biggest airline by passengers, filed for protection from creditors in Mexico and the U.S. after its executives said they had failed to reach cost-saving agreements with labor unions.
- Priceline.com Reports Financial Results for 2nd Quarter 2010 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 3:01PMPriceline.com Incorporated today reported its financial results for the 2nd quarter 2010. Gross travel bookings for the 2nd quarter, which refers to the total dollar value, generally inclusive of all taxes and fees, of all travel services purchased by consumers, were $3.4 billion, an increase of 43.3% over a year ago.
- That's the Spirit: Airline Mulls Charging a Fee for Talking to Humans Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 6:50AMSpirit Airline - Airline - Aviation - Business - United States
- U.A.E. to Cut Data Services of BlackBerry Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 5:41AMThe devices’ highly encrypted system makes it more difficult for governments to monitor communications.
- U.A.E. Is to Bar BlackBerry E-Mail Over Security Issues Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 4:26AMThe United Arab Emirates said that in October it will block BlackBerry messages because the government cannot adequately monitor them. Saudi Arabia said it may take similar steps.
- U.A.E. Moves to Block BlackBerry Services Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 2:12PMThe United Arab Emirates said that in October it will block BlackBerry messages because the government cannot adequately monitor them. Saudi Arabia said it may take similar steps.
- ‘Branded’ carrier has advantages for small airports Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 10:19PMJoplin has reached a crossroads in booking airline service. Two airlines have bid on providing federally subsidized air service to Joplin, giving city and airport officials a choice for what they think will best serve Joplin passengers and city economic goals.
- What I Learned on My Summer Vacation: 2010 Edition Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:21PMI have a problem. And that problem is that when I travel for the purposes of pleasure, I can't completely switch off the work-beast within. Even in the most... Recreation - Travel - Daily Beast - Travel and Tourism - United States