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Citi Cards and American Airlines Introduce New Elite Traveler Credit Card with Expanded Suite of Co-Branded Product ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:00AMJust in time for the busy air travel season, Citi Cards and American Airlines announce today a new addition to the 24-year Citi® / AAdvantage® credit card portfolio that has served millions of cardmembers with its products and service.
SIA names Campbell Wilson as CEO of new low-cost carrier Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:39AMSINGAPORE: Campbell Wilson has been appointed as founding CEO of a no-frills, low-fare airline wholly owned by Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Four airports to test expedited screening for frequent fliers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:38AMThe idea is to pre-screen travelers who pose little security risk, making the process faster for all passengers. Participating airports are in Atlanta, Miami, Detroit and Dallas. A plan to let pre-screened frequent airline passengers — such as business travelers — bypass the regular airport security checkpoints and instead zip through an expedited screening process will be tested this fall in ...
Late to the party, Las Vegas businesses targeting gay community Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:12AMThe dozen fit, comfortable-in-their-own-(exposed)-skin men lounging around the Blue Moon pool one recent afternoon may not realize it, but they’re in the sweet spot for Las Vegas image makers.
Scotland could be leader in commercial travel into space, predicts expert Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:43AMSCOTLAND is on the verge of taking off as a world leader in space travel.
CHENGDU TO BECOME ETIHAD AIRWAYS’ 69TH DESTINATION Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:21AMÇÑ¹·Õè 18 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2554 15:10 ¹. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, recently announced it would commence services to Chengdu in southwest China from December 15, 2011 – subject to government approval.
Frequent-flier plans worth it? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:05AMNEW YORK - They lure millions of travelers each year with the promise of free vacations, first-class upgrades and a chance to cut the security line. But are frequent-flier programs really worthwhile?
Airphil Express launches Cebu-Hong Kong and local flight seat sale promo Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:03AMManila, Philippines – Airphil Express recently launched its Cebu-Hong Kong flight seat sale promo, as well as for its local flights where customers can start buying tickets on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Airphil Express Cebu-Hong Kong seat sale promo Image Credit: AirphilExpress.com As noted at AirphilExpress.com, the airline offers limited one-way tickets for its newly [...]
Enjoyable Vacation Begins With Smart Travel Plans Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:00AMTraveling well is, like most things, a skill that can be learned from a good teacher. When searching out professors of the traveling arts, it makes sense to begin with those who travel - and travel a lot - whether for business or pleasure. With that notion
Airlines offer seat sale for Asian flights Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:49AMMANILA, Philippines - (1st UPDATE) Three local airlines are offering discounted fares on flights to selected Asian destinations.
Travel Troubleshooter: Customer dies, but refund for ticket refused Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:41AMQuestion: I recently booked a flight on Expedia from Dallas to Midland, Texas, with my wife. She died before we could make the trip. I canceled her ticket and applied for a refund through Expedia.
Name error on airline ticket can be costly Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:31AMQ: I am hoping that you can help me with a problem that I'm experiencing. My wife, 13-year-old stepson and 5-year-old daughter are taking our first big family vacation together to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We booked the...
No Unwanted Litters Launches Public Effort To Curtail Pet Overpopulation Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:09AMThe St. Louis PetLover Coalition publicly launched its No Unwanted Litters initiative today to raise awareness about the problem of pet overpopulation in St. Louis City and County, and to promote solutions through low-cost spaying and neutering for low-income pet owners. (PRWeb July 17, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8647683.htm
AirAsia eyes Japan tie-up Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:16AMKUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s largest budget carrier, is expected to partner Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) to launch a new low-cost airline to boost revenue, reports said today.
PHOTOS: The 10 safest airlines in the world Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:12AMHowever, air accidents are not too uncommon and even the tiniest and least fatal of them don't escape the media glare ever.
Nigeria: Satsa Admits Peacock Travels Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:35AMSouthern Africa Tourism Services Association has admitted Peacock Travels and Tours Limited South Africa as a member just as the parent body in Nigeria bagged Delta Airlines' platinum award in Lagos.
Why You Should Experience fmx/08 This Year Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:15AMConsidering the lousy state of the dollar and air travel, I'd think twice about attending any European conference. It comes down to a personal cost-benefit analysis and you must weigh a lot of personal factors. There is one Euro-conference I am going to -- fmx/08, and for good reason.
Air Ambulance Flight Makes Surgery Possible for One-Year-Old Girl Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:55AMSouth Carolina girl flown to Phoenix, Arizona for complex brain surgery. Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) July 14, 2011 Today, thanks to the skilled physicians at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and with assistance from air ambulance provider Medical Flight Services, 15-month-old Zeta Brabham will undergo surgery to cure her hypothalamic hamartoma (or HH as it is often called). Zeta was born with HH, a rare ...
Nelson’s Custom Guns Solves International Hunters Problems Meeting Airport Security Traveling Requirements Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:25AMToday’s increased airport security creates problems for International hunters and the cost to travel with an expensive double rifle is prohibitive. Steve Nelson of Nelson’s Custom Guns introduces an approach to this problem and makes the barreled action removable from the stock. This system allowed for a case length of 34" which fit well within traveling requirements.http://www ...
Park Plaza Hotels Ld - Acquisition of 628 Western Avenue, W3 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:32AMPark Plaza Hotels Ld - Acquisition of 628 Western Avenue, W3
TAT SUPPORTS "CHIANG MAI BEST DEAL" TO ENCOURAGE "GREEN SEASON" VISITS TO NORTH THAILAND Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:04AMÇÑ¹·Õè 12 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2554 12:02 ¹. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a “Best Deal” campaign to attract short-break visitors from regional source markets to Chiang Mai and the northern Thai provinces.
County road work planned Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:20PMTwo road closures are scheduled in Henderson County from about 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, this week.
New York metro area ponders airport expansion Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:11PMThe 3 in region are nation's worst in delays, cancellations. NEW YORK — The group that manages New York's airports is studying proposals to expand them after a warning that failure to keep up with increasing air travel demand could hurt the region's economy.
Israel largely fends off pro-Palestinian 'fly-in' activists Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:54PMMore than 200 activists, mostly European, were kept off Israel-bound flights after Israel circulated a list of names to airline officials and asked that carriers refuse them seats, officials said. Israel on Friday largely fended off a planned "fly-in" protest by hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, who had vowed to take commercial flights into Ben Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv and then ...
Budget Travel: A Shift in Tourism to Northern Ireland Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:48PMSOCCER in Northern Ireland. Published: Friday, July 8, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 8, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. In 1981, I traveled to Northern Ireland to write a report for an airline that had commissioned me to estimate the chances for a return of tourism to that area.
Road, rail and air chaos as winter blasts Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:38PMEmergency services are working in difficult and dangerous conditions as they attempt to restore power to residents in various parts of NSW.
I-Team: LVCVA Updates Travel Policy Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:07PMFirst class flights, five-star hotel rooms, even access to the mini bar are paid with taxpayer money. The I-Team first exposed the millions spent by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority earlier this year. Now a change in policy to reign in spending.
Uncertainty for US airports persists as FAA reauthorization stalls Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:03PMNews from ATW's Airports Today: The US Congress last week again passed a short-term FAA funding extension as lawmakers continued to fail to reach agreement on the long-term agency reauthorization bill that airports across the US say is necessary to bring stability to construction project planning.
Airline traffic rises in June Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:15PMInternational Airlines Group, formed by the merger of BA and Iberia, posted a rise in passenger traffic for June thanks to continued growth in first-class and business-class travel.
Security of the Future Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:06PMRISMEDIA, July 6, 2011—(MCT)—Whether flying for business or leisure, a universal truth endures: Security is a pain. Which is why the International Air Transport Association unveiled its security “checkpoint of the future” in early June. Its model could be the…
Dawn of the Real Space Age Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:40PMWhy the end of the space shuttle is really just the beginning
Embattled Malaysia Airlines in $10b fightback Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:38AMKUALA LUMPUR - UNDER siege at both the budget and high end of the air travel market, Malaysia Airlines is fighting back with a multi-billion-dollar fleet renewal plan in an effort to secure its future. Analysts say that in recent years the company has been overshadowed by its aggressive upstart rival, Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, while Singapore Airlines and others remain formidable ...
Tips for a smooth departure Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:20AMLast week the Transportation Security Administration's screening procedures sure made headlines. First, there was 95-year-old Lena Reppert, who had to remove her adult diaper to board her plane from Florida to Michigan. It was a nightmare thought for us aging baby-boomers, though Lena took it in stride and said that after the screening and being allowed to board the plane, "Everything was okay ...
Travel Notes: 07/03/11 Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:48PMFlorida-based Spirit Airlines announced last week that it is cutting fares by $5 each way for travel starting Nov. 1. But there is a catch: You have to print your own boarding pass. If you ask the ticket agent to print your pass, you will be charged a $5 fee. To avoid the fee, you can print a pass from an outside computer or at a kiosk at the airport.
Ethics commission has its rear in a sling Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:39PMWhat a mess. And a convenient one for legislators chronically late, incomplete or even evasive in their campaign finance disclosures. And, as it turns out, maybe for Gov. Nathan Deal. It's hard to say much more for sure about the latest dust-up over the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. The one we used to call - and often still do - the State Ethics Commission. The ...
Embattled Malaysia Airlines in US$8b fightback Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:10PMKUALA LUMPUR: Under siege at both the budget and high end of the air travel market, Malaysia Airlines is fighting back with a multi-billion-dollar fleet renewal plan in an effort to secure its future.
Australia grounds Tiger Airways fleet Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:10PMAustralia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has revoked the flight permit of the Singapore-based Tiger Airways, saying the budget carrier posed “a serious and imminent risk to air safety.”
Tiger boss enroute to tackle ban Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:48PMTIGER Airways chief executive Tony Davis is believed to be heading to Australia to deal with the airline's surprise grounding yesterday.
Rivals offer Tiger passengers cheap fares Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:37PMSTRANDED Tiger Airways passengers are being offered $100 flights by Virgin Australia to resume their journey.
CASA may extend Tiger grounding Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:25PMThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it is working through the weekend to assess whether it will seek an extension on the grounding of Tiger Airways.
Holiday Travel on Roads Expected to be Down from Last Year Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 6:19PMWhile some hit the water this Fourth of July, the number of cars on the road declines this weekend.
LAX hopes to dominate the Western skies once again Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 6:11PMAt least $4 billion is being spent on additions to the Bradley International Terminal, improvements to several domestic terminals and upgraded utilities and taxiways to handle the latest generation of super-sized jumbo jets. Barring another terrorist attack or recession that disrupts air travel, Los Angeles International Airport — long ranked among the nation's worst aviation hubs — is on a path ...
Workshop showcases upcoming routes Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 5:57PMQatar Airways has held a workshop for the corporate travel trade to discuss product updates, showcase upcoming new routes and highlight popular summer tourist destinations.
Qatar Airways seeks to expand Canada service Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 5:56PMQatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker has called on Ottawa to respond positively to the airline’s plans to expand its service in Canada, terming the current capacity given to the airline on the Canadian route “limited.”
Australia grounds airline over safety fears Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 5:50PMAviation regulators grounded budget carrier Tiger Airways Australia yesterday because it posed a “serious and imminent risk to air safety”, throwing the travel plans of thousands of people into chaos.
Inter-island medical referral resumes Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:10AMRota and Tinian medical referral patients can now heave a sigh of relief following Freedom Air's assurance yesterday it will immediately resume transporting patients to Saipan as the government honors its obligation to the airline.
JFK Turtles Explain Runway Crawl On Twitter Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:38AMFlight delays averaged 30-minutes as planes were diverted to other runways and ground crews removed the turtles for transportation to a beach in Jamaica Bay, which borders JFK.
Qantas to fly larger planes during strike Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:34AMQANTAS will use the larger Boeing 767 aircraft next week to counter the rolling strike by aircraft engineers during the school holidays.
Qantas plans to counter strike Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:13AMQANTAS will fly bigger aircraft in and out of Brisbane next Wednesday to try to counter disruptive strike action by engineers.
Virgin America and Google Team Up to Keep Travelers Connected With Chromebooks @ 35,000 Feet Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:00AMVirgin America, the airline that is reinventing domestic flying, today announces that it is teaming up with Google Inc. to offer guests the opportunity to "test-fly" Google's new Chromebook for free onboard their flight and at select airport gates.Â From July 1-September 30, 2011, Virgin America flyers will have the exclusive chance to check out a Chromebook at their departure airport gate and ...