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hotels restored to function but keeping form in mind

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:28:11 -0500

Hotels are protean structures. Demolished and rebuilt to satisfy the economic demands of their owners; revamped to accommodate the needs and whims of their guests: few hotels survive for many years ...

Greenland, Maldives and Costa Rica

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:28:03 -0500

Aqua-Firma has an eight-day "Disko Bay Whale Safari" off the western coast of Greenland in June. The voyage starts in the western Greenland town of Ilulissat, before sailing along the ...

in cold weather, nothing beats a down jacket

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:27:34 -0500

The right clothing is essential in bad weather, and down is the perfect material for chilly conditions.Warm without being heavy, down compresses tightly so it is not too bulky when packing. With ...

Airlines secretly cash in on unused tickets

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:11:36 -0500

Outraged over a spike in airfare for pre-booking an aisle seat, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader talks with Msnbc.com's Dara Brown about his ordeal and what consumers can do to protect their ...

Police strike in Rio, bringing fears for Carnival

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:09:00 -0500

RIO DE JANEIRO  — Police officers in Brazil's Rio state went on strike Friday, raising fears for the security of the glittering Carnival extravaganza this month that sets this ...

Airlines Unaffected By A380 Checks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:06:46 -0500

MANILA, Philippines - Singapore Airlines Ltd., Qantas Airways Ltd. and Korean Air Lines Co., Asia’s three largest operators of Airbus SAS A380s, said flights would be unaffected by a new order ...

St. Pete Beach hotels press BP

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:39:32 -0500

Follow this company continue legal action against BP, seeking payment on agreements for claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ...

New York firm protests Maryland travel plazas contract

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:38:42 -0500

Follow this company plans to award to Areas USA Inc. to redevelop the state's two travel plazas. Airport Plazas LLC, a New York-based concessions management company, filed a protest ...

16 brawlers kicked off cruise ship

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36:13 -0500

Gladstone 4680 Queensland police are investigating a brawl on a P&O cruise ship involving more than a dozen people.Sixteen men were taken off the Pacific Dawn at Gladstone in central ...

Sochi World Cup Skiing Not Just Test Event – Official

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:27:11 -0500

SOCHI, February 10 (RIA Novosti) - Sochi's round of the Alpine skiing World Cup should continue after the 2014 Olympics, rather than simply being a test event for the games, the president of ...

Aeroflot Rejects U.S. Travel Agency Charges, Plans Countersuit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:26:42 -0500

extortion accusations of U.S. Riviera Travel & Tours and is preparing to file a countersuit for slander and defamation, Aeroflot said on Thursday. RAPSI legal news agency reported earlier on ...

Austria's Bad Hofgastein offers far more than skiing

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:26:08 -0500

Past the town's cross-country skiing track, a little further on from an icy-looking pond peppered with hardy ducks, steam was rising from the valley floor. A series of low-rise modern ...

Airlines Ponder A380 Glut for Freight

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:19:46 -0500

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A recovery in demand for cargo shipments is failing to lift prices as bigger passenger jets like the A380 superjumbo create a glut of belly space, crimping margins at Deutsche ...

Snow brings more travel disruption across England and Wales

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:59:44 -0500

Widespread disruption is expected on transport routes across England and Wales after significant overnight snowfall and sub-zero temperatures that show little sign of relenting.Motorists are being ...

Cruise ship disaster captain knew "it was over"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:54:56 -0500

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed cruise liner Costa Concordia, knew as soon as his ship struck a rock off the island of Giglio on January 13 that he had made ...

The Old Chapel, Stoke Fleming, Devon

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:26:16 -0500

It takes quite an event to bring our family to church. A wedding or funeral, perhaps. Or, in this case, the conversion of a 19th-century chapel just outside Dartmouth into a high-end holiday rental. ...

Old curiosities with a new twist

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:26:12 -0500

In 1842, Charles Dickens spent six months in exotic America - a trip that took him and his intrepid wife, Catherine, from a log house in Pennsylvania to a steamboat along the Mississippi. The next ...

All white in this Black Sea ski resort

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:26:08 -0500

High above Sochi, the Caucasus Mountains sparkled with snow. Russia's new Olympic ski resorts have been opened to pioneering punters ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and on this glittering ...

Let Noma guide you to the best food in Copenhagen

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:26:04 -0500

The Danes have a venerable food culture that dates back centuries. But it wasn't until 2004 and the formulation of the Manifesto for the New Nordic Kitchen by Claus Meyer, Ren Redzepi and other ...

Miami a Vibrant Vacation Destination

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:35:19 -0500

From every indication, Miami is back to its normal popularity. A recent front-page article in the Miami Herald exulted over the fact that condominium sales in that sunshine city were up by an ...

Two South Beach hotels to join Marriott’s Autograph Collection

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:49 -0500

Two Art Deco boutique hotels are joining the Autograph Collection, Marriott International’s portfolio of independently owned and operated upscale properties.The Blue Moon and Winter Haven ...

Oscar statues fly from Chicago to Los Angeles

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:08 -0500

CHICAGO -- Passengers on United Airlines Flight 531 from Chicago to Los Angeles didn’t just get to travel with a world-famous celebrity, they had their picture taken with him. The affable ...

Japan Airlines and IAG take first step towards intended joint business between Japan and Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:18 -0500

Japan Airlines (JAL) and International Airlines Group (IAG) have agreed plans for a new joint business between JAL and British Airways on flights between Europe and Japan. The joint business would ...

Cathay Pacific Important Travel Reminders for Weekend of 11/12 February

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:07 -0500

As Cathay Pacific upgrades its reservations system over the weekend, many online systems will be temporarily unavailable. This upgrade will not impact Cathay Pacific’s flight schedule. The ...

Indonesian airlines boost commitment to guaranteeing flight safety

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:53:09 -0500

"We will continue to conduct random urine tests on the crew of all airlines operating in the country," BNN spokesman Dwiyanto Soemirat said. He added that the test results would be ...

U.S. issues more precise warnings on travel to Mexico

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:52:35 -0500

The new, more detailed warning comes in response to concerns expressed by Mexico tourism officials, who worried that previous travel warnings scared off U.S. ...

Devising Travel Marketing Strategies As Per the Strength of the Devices.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:01 -0500

Travel is one of those few and lucky verticals that is so broad and engaging that it actually works on various ...

MENA chain hotels market, Riyadh's the winner.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:49:54 -0500

Hotels in Riyadh achieved the highest Average Room Rate and Gross Operating Profit Per Available Room in the region for the month of December and full year 2011. Monthly performance indicators for ...

The East will get its first Biggest Loser Resort

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:33 -0500

Shuffle off to the Buffalo area and lose some weight.The Biggest Loser destination spas are expanding to the East Coast, it's due to be announced ...

10 great places to get drenched in chocolate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:30 -0500

Valentine's Day is when thoughts turn to love -- and chocolate. Across the country, artisan chocolatiers and candy factories alike are gearing up for a sweet holiday, says Kay Harwell ...

Escape to the city that never sleeps

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:26 -0500

The new Hotel LOLA on East 29th Street looked great at first blush: marketed as a hip boutique lodging with elevator walls bearing black-and-white images of a vintage vamp puffing a cigarette and a ...

Compensation over volcano travel costs still up in air

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:41:45 -0500

European Court of Justice is unlikely to rule until the end of the year on a landmark case involving Ryanair and a passenger compensation claim.The outcome of the case will have major implications ...

Malegaon accused Sadhvi Pragya allowed AC travel

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:23:54 -0500

in Maharashtra, to travel to Madhya Pradesh by a second class air-conditioned coach for a court hearing there on March 13, her lawyer said. She is currently lodged in a Mumbai jail. The division ...

Would you throw away a week in the Bahamas

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:59:14 -0500

Would you throw away a week in the Bahamas? It is estimated that in England 300m of medicines are wasted each year, and that half of this is ...

Busy weekend as Adelaide welcomes four cruises

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:52:43 -0500

The luxury cruise ship with about 2,600 passengers berths at Outer Harbor on Saturday morning and visitors can spend the day sightseeing before leaving for Sydney in the evening.Adelaide is the ...

Poetry and motion in Chile's capital

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:38:30 -0500

Look at the map: Chile is a very long, thin country - from north to south it stretches further than the distance from London to Baghdad. Which means that the position of Santiago de Chile, at its ...

Palestinians to seek UN state recognition

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:38:09 -0500

The West Bank Palestinian leadership formally decided to press ahead with efforts in September to win United Nations recognition of a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east ...

An authentic insight into the Arab world

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:38:05 -0500

The budget airline has launched its longest flight - around five hours - to the Jordanian capital of Amman, the first no-frills UK flight to an Arab capital city. The airline's reasoning may be ...

A breathless week in non-stop Vietnam

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:59 -0500

His Robin Williams impersonation wasn't great. But I'd certainly arrived early enough - on the first-ever non-stop flight from the UK to Vietnam - to witness Hanoi waking up. The ...

Journey to the coldest city on earth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:42 -0500

Think our winter's been a bit grim? Try visiting Yakutsk - the Russian city where 'a bit nippy' means minus 50C, and a quick dash to the corner shop could end in frostbite. Shaun ...

Can’t wait to bake Try our top three winter sun breaks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:07 -0500

The Canary Islands experienced a surge in visitors in 2011 with a bumper 12 million tourists visiting these islands for a break, making the Canaries one of the most popular destinations for UK ...

EPA bans sewage discharge from cruise ships

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:48 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO-Federal environmental regulators have given final approval to a rule that bans cruise ships and large cargo vessels from releasing sewage into the ocean within three miles of ...

BW Gives Back This Holiday Season with Gift Card >

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:43 -0500

Best Western Gives Back This Holiday Season with $10 Gift Card BonusesNow Through Dec. 31, Purchase a $100 Best Western Travel ...

Iran Starts Mass-Production of Naval Cruise Missile

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:18 -0500

Iran Starts Mass-Production of Naval Cruise Missile News number: 9010173575 15:44 | 2012-02-04 http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010173575 TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Saturday inaugurated ...

Lawmakers make skiing, snowboarding Utah’s official winter sports

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:01:10 -0500

Skiing and snowboarding are the latest official state designations, which include the Allosaurus as the state fossil, coal as the state rock, the elk as the state animal and the Browning M1911 as ...

Want an aisle seat Not for $2,000, Ralph Nader tells American Airlines

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:45:37 -0500

WASHINGTON -- As if bankrupt American Airlines didn't have enough problems, along comes consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who's really steamed that for a flight Saturday to Dallas/Fort Worth ...

Lawyer Says Cruise Lawsuits Will Force Insurers to Demand Higher Standards

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:48 -0500

Insurers stung by multi-million dollar claims over the Concordia shipwreck will demand higher safety standards from the cruise industry, a lawyer who will file suits this month against Carnival Corp ...

Cuba - Blogger denied travel to Brazil

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:50 -0500

Espaol (CPJ/IFEX) - 9 February 2012 - The response from Cuban officials did not take anyone by surprise. Prominent Cuban blogger Yoani Snchez had been, once again, denied permission to leave her ...

A look at what's going on at Northwest ski resorts

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:21:52 -0500

The springlike weather that settled into the Northwest last week has given way to a series of weak disturbances, which amounted to a little bit of new snow or light rain at all ski and snowboard ...

Casino gambling revenue shows uptick nationally

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:04 -0500

RENO - Casino gamblers bet more across the USA in 2011 than the year before, but industry reports show they were selective about where they plunked down their ...

Looking to spice things up World's top 10 most romantic hotels

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:58:41 -0500

Add a little spice into your relationship this year with a romantic getaway to one of these top-rated romantic hotels, according to ...

Cruise cut short after second virus outbreak

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:34:34 -0500

A PRINCESS Cruise Lines ship was forced to return to its Florida port overnight following a second outbreak of the highly-contagious ...

UK Hotels Urged to Refurbish if They Want to Ensure a Fruitful 2012

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:23:04 -0500

After a relatively disappointing 2011, hotels in the UK have been advised by hotel consultancy HVS London to focus on starting or completing refurbishments to their property in an effort to counter ...

China, Canada reach deals on oil, uranium and air travel

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:42 -0500

BEIJING -- The prospect of Canada entering free-trade talks with China is suddenly being discussed, as Chinese leaders indicated during Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit that they are ...

KTA's Taniguchi to travel to Japan with delegation program

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:13:18 -0500

Follow this company 's board of directors, will be one of 12 delegates to travel to Sendai, in the Tohoku region, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and ...

Navy asked to make room for Sydney cruise boom

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:55 -0500

cruise ships are scheduled to visit Sydney in February alone, as part of a 214-boat tourism flotilla for the year.Mr Gay says the future is even brighter, with 264 bookings for 2013.But he says ...

Gulf airlines have no interest in Kingfisher stake

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:02:39 -0500

DUBAI: Two major Gulf Arab carriers said they have no interest in taking a stake in struggling Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines, which is grappling with a pile of debt and on the hunt for fresh ...

Faan Calls On Airlines, Others to Settle N20 Billion Debts

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:53 -0500

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called on the airlines, concessionaires and government agencies owing it about N20 billion to pay up. The agency stated that most of the debtors ...

Global airlines face $670 m carbon pollution bill in 2012

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:41 -0500

Airlines face a carbon pollution bill of EUR505 million ($670m) for this year under a controversial EU emissions trading scheme, an analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon on Thursday ...

100 things to do before you die

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:47 -0500

Creator of the eponymous travel guide '100 things to do before you die', Dave Freeman, died this week. Click the image to the right to see his definitive list of life-changing experiences ...

US cruise line expects to double Middle East business in 3-5 years

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:37:43 -0500

US-based cruise line, Royal Caribbean International has said it expects to more than double its business in the Middle East over the next few years, Gulf News has reported. "Over the next three ...

UAE expenditure on outbound travel touches US$6.6 billion annually

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:36:57 -0500

WAM Dubai, Feb 09th, 2012 (WAM)--The second edition of World Discovery Festival, the Middle East's only event offering multiple travel, holiday and lifestyle options for diverse audiences from ...

Etihad Airlines Looks to China and India for Growth

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:16 -0500

PARIS - Etihad Airways remains on the lookout for new strategic airline partners, particularly in Asia, as it seeks to maintain the momentum of an expansion that lifted the carrier, based in Abu ...

Cuba Book Fair Opens to the Caribbean Rhythm

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:25:51 -0500

Havana, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The International Book Fair Cuba 2012 will begin on Thursday at the Morro-Cabaña Park, with participation of over 200 prominent figures from 40 countries and ...

French airports face day 4 of disruptive strike

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:51 -0500

PARIS  — France's leading pilots' union threatened Thursday to extend a strike that has canceled hundreds of flights worldwide and cost Air France tens of millions of euros ...

Gay marriage fight may hinge on Supreme Court's Anthony Kennedy

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:17:07 -0500

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has nine justices, but if the constitutional fight over same-sex marriage reaches them this year, the decision will probably come down to just one: a California ...

Smoke-free megaresort to open in Atlantic City

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:32:42 -0500

A $2.4 billion glass-and-steel Boardwalk megaresort in Atlantic City will open earlier than expected and unlike its competitors will be smoke-free, management is announcing today.The 1,800-room, 6.3 ...

Epic fried chicken at Willie Mae's in New Orleans

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:32:39 -0500

The scene: Words like "beloved" and "institution" barely start to scratch the surface when describing Willie Mae's Scotch House, an iconic but ...

Journey to the unknown with 'mystery' travel

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:32:35 -0500

What exactly is this street-food vendor trying to get me to eat? What little shop is around the next corner? Mystery is one of the great joys of travel. It keeps us surprised, delighted, and just ...

$1.24m spike in MPs' travel costs

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:12 -0500

The Prime Ministers' limousine bill topped $100,000 for the last three months of 2011 - part of a total $1.24 million increase in the cost of MPs' travel and accommodation during the election ...

lawyer calls for sweeping reforms in cruise industry

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:19:38 -0500

Technician work at pumping out 2,380 tons of fuel from the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia lying aground in front of the Isola del Giglio (Giglio island) on January 26, 2012 after hitting ...

Alaska Airlines, PDX join TSA screening program

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35:23 -0500

As Fox Business News reports , the TSA is expanding its expedited screening process to 28 additional airports across the country, including PDX, which will allow passengers to go through screening ...

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's Whitby

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:03:34 -0500

People flock there now for its perfectly picturesque seaside and Rick Stein's fish and chips, yet in Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's day, Whitby was a place of Bram Stoker stories, gambolling ...

Painting a picture of long island

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:03:20 -0500

Jackson Pollock would have turned 100 this weekend. Chris Coplans travels to New York state to explore the locations that inspired the artist during his short and turbulent ...

Look children, a zebra crossing

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:03:14 -0500

Children love animals, particularly the awe-inspiring varieties you find in Africa. Yet taking your brood on safari can still raise eyebrows. Won't they get charged, munched, or trampled? In ...

Stocks climb from one-month low; Airlines gain, CSR drops

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:43:59 -0500

Stocks advanced on the Chinese mainland, lifting the benchmark index from a one-month low, as airlines climbed on speculation that competition from the high-speed rail industry will fall after a ...

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