| Knee injury rules out Sohail Tanvir from T20 World Cup Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of international cricket for at least four months due to a knee injury thus ending his chances of playing in the World T20 Championship in the Caribbean next... | |
| Frontier Airlines Mechanics Seek Court Order As Republic Pushes Them To Move To Wisconsin MILWAUKEE - The union for mechanics at Frontier Airlines is going to court over plans to shift their work to Milwaukee. Republic Airways Holdings Inc. bought Frontier last year, and wants to move... |
| Cal Cruises Into Pac-10 Semis With 90-74 Victory LOS ANGELES -- Jerome Randle scored 22 points without missing a shot in the first half, and top-seeded California easily advanced to the Pac-10 tournament semifinals with a 90-74 victory over Oregon... |
| 10 Great Places To Find A Lucky Charm Seattle: Rachel, a 700-pound bronze piggy at the Pike Place Market, beckons good-luck seekers with her lucky snout. Any coins donated to the piggy bank are given to local non-profit groups. By Art... |
| Second Homes: There's More To Saratoga Springs Than Horse Racing Racing ahead in popularity: Saratoga Springs' biggest draw is its racetrack. The summer meet begins in late July and includes the Travers Stakes, known as the Summer Derby. By Adam Coglianese,... |
| Spring Breakers Trading Their Flip-flops For Tickets To Europe Such developments are sure signs that spring break, the annual booze- and hormone-fueled bacchanal, has begun. Forget March Madness on collegiate basketball courts. The real insanity this month is... |
| Visits To Colorado Ski Country Resorts Down 4% (CSCUSA) resorts in January and February were down 4 percent in 2010 versus the same period in 2009, according to figures released Thursday by the trade group, which represents 22 ski areas. A news... |
| Trends For New Jersey's Coast Vacation Destinations By Worldwide Vacation Lodging Directory Rentalo.com Vacation Rentals Versus Hotels Comparison Shopping Trends, Vacation Planning Trends, and Vacation Themes Trends for New Jersey Coast’s Top Vacation... |
| Cruisin' At Lightspeed: Songs For Space Travel March 11, 2010 Mankind has been dreaming about flying in space ever since we began looking up to the stars. Once flight and space travel became a reality, songs about flying to the heavens entered... |
| 3rd Tokyo Airport Opens To Fanfare And Criticism TOKYO -- Tokyo's third international airport opened Thursday with festivity -- and heavy criticism that it's a wasteful project expected to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast. Hundreds... |
| World Airlines See Blue Skies Ahead GENEVA -- Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday as it halved its loss... |
| Malaysia Airlines Helps Promote Australians To Its Travellers Malaysia Airlines this week has signed a new agreement with Tourism Australia to help promote travel to the destination by its travellers under a brand new "Only in Oz" campaign. Exclusive airfares... |
| Frontier Airlines Extends Seasonal Kc-cancun Trips DENVER — Frontier Airlines said Thursday it would extend seasonal nonstop flights between Kansas City and the city of Cancun in Mexico through Aug. 28. Frontier said it would operate two... |
| Taos Express Expands To Weekend Service Taos Express shuttle service is now offering nonstop weekend transit service from Santa Fe on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It will discontinue service on Thursday evenings starting March 11. It... |
| Airtran Sale Forces Big Carriers To Match Prices, Cut Fares During Peak Summer Travel Time DALLAS - Discount carrier AirTran Airways fired the first shot of the summer airfare wars this week, causing bigger rivals to match prices at a time when they would rather be raising them. The sale... |
| Senate Seeks To Boost Regional Airline Safety WASHINGTON - The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, a problem exposed by an air crash last year that... |
| Beware Of Spring Break Travel Scams INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Sunshine, sunburn and the seashore may be part of spring break but not everyone has plans to get out of town. For those looking for a last-minute deal, it will come with a price... |
| Vegas Guys Make Pitch For Casino-hotels In Florida Las Vegas Sands says they want to build “integrated resort concept” in Florida, says vice president for communications Andy Abboud. He cites facilites in Vegas, the Venetian and Palazzo, as... |
| New Downtown Louisville Garages Expected To Spur Additional Development Plans are moving forward for the construction of two parking garages that will add 757 spaces in downtown Louisville. A ceremonial groundbreaking for the structures was held Thursday afternoon. ... |
| Hartsfield-jackson Still The Busiest Bureau of Transportation BTS reported Atlanta’s airport had 41.7 million enplaned passengers in 2009. Its closest competition, Chicago’s O’Hare, had about 29 million. In 2008,... |
| Networking Calendar For Week Of March 15 Arizona International Growth Group, first Monday of the month, 7:30 a.m., Jobing.com, 4747 N. 22nd St., Phoenix. $5. www.azigg.com. EcoMonday, first Monday of the month, 7:30 a.m., Hilton Garden... |
| Beef 'o' Brady's Focuses On Hotels With Help From Chipp is in talks with hotel property operators in Tampa, Orlando and in West Palm Beach. President Nick Vojnovic said he hopes to open three to six hotel or “non-traditional” locations at... |
| Airlines Set For Asian Recovery: Iata Latin American markets , but will show a big overall loss, the airline body IATA said on Thursday.IATA halved its forecast for the overall loss this year to $US2.8 billion ($A3.06 billion) because... |
| Japan's 98th Airport Opens With Only One Flight Japan's newest airport opened outside Tokyo Thursday aiming to lure budget airlines, but there was deep scepticism about its profitability as it has only one scheduled daily flight so far. Ibaraki... |
| British Council Collaborates With Emirates Airlines Festival Of Literature To Bring Critically Acclaimed Author To Dubai Mar 11, 2010 - 11:56 - WAM Dubai, 11th March 2010 (WAM): British Council UAE announced today the sponsorship of award-winning author, Chris Cleave, in collaboration with Emirates Airlines Festival of... |
| Fullers To Blame For Free Travel Budget Blowout? The government is looking into the free off-peak public transport component of the card after a budget blow out. The Fullers ferry to Waiheke has accounted for $2 million of the $18 million budget. ... |
| Vulture Tourists, You’re In Luck Travelers are still in luck when it comes to hotel prices. According to a report released earlier this month by Hotels.com, hotel rates fell by 13 percent in Europe in 2009, 14 percent in the U.S.,... |
| The Best Of B.c.: Para-alpine Skiing She was the "golden girl" at the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City where she came out of nowhere to win two golds and one bronze. At the 2006 Turin Paralympics, she proved she... |
| Westin Hotels Makes Debut In Austin, Texas WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - (Business Wire) Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the grand opening of The Westin Austin at The Domain – the first Westin hotel to... |
| Teamsters File For Injunction Against Republic Airways to strip Frontier mechanics moving to Milwaukee of their union representation. The union’s airline division late Wednesday filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee requesting a... |
| Airport Firm Expands Training Program , is expanding its fleet to offer a sport pilot training program starting this summer. The company is adding four new Cessna Skycatcher aircraft to its fleet, which will allow it to provide students... |
| Canadian Airline Boosts Flights To Boston Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to five weekday daily round trips, the airline said on Thursday. The expanded schedule will start March 31, the Toronto, Canada airline said. Porter Airlines... |
| Santa Clara Hotels' Occupancy In February Up 34% Year Over Year Despite a challenging business and leisure travel climate, the eight hotels surrounding the Santa Clara Convention Center and California’s Great America theme park averaged more than 76 percent... |
| Us Airways Adds Philadelphia-to-nova Scotia Flight US Airways Group Inc. will begin selling tickets March 13 for a new Philadelphia-to-Halifax, Nova Scotia, route. It is also adding flights between Charlotte, N.C., and Canada and Mexico. The other... |
| It's Tourist-poaching Season, With Much At Stake By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--Giant banners, kites, beach balls and photographs hang suspended over the heads of shoppers at Lenox... |
| Rosemead Looking For Developers To Take Over Troubled Hotel http://www.sgvtribune.com. Copyright (c) 2010, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina, Calif.Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email... |
| Las Vegas Visitor Numbers Continue To Rise By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--Las Vegas visitor volume climbed 4 percent in January, the fifth straight year-over-year monthly increase in tourism... |
| Hotel-motel Bed Tax Collections Off 25 Percent By Gary Pinnell, Highlands Today, Sebring, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--SEBRING -- It's all about golf. The big reason why hoteliers collected $361,000 in 2006, and why they'll... |
| Downtown Greeley Hotel Is Now Plaza Hotel And Conference Center By Sharon Dunn, Greeley Tribune, Colo.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--Greeley's largest hotel again has a new name. Still in receivership awaiting foreclosure from its last owners, the... |
| Kansas City Ponders Raising User Fee For Convention Center Events By Lynn Horsley, The Kansas City Star, Mo.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--User fees for auto and boat shows and other convention center events would increase, under an ordinance endorsed... |
| The Best Tastes Of Citycenter In Las Vegas By S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles TimesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--How many high-end restaurants can Vegas support, particularly in this economy? Easily a dozen more just opened in the... |
| Coroner Says Hard Rock Executive's Death Was Suicide By Arnold M. Knightly, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--Randy Kwasniewski, the Hard Rock Hotel executive found dead in his home Tuesday, died of a single... |
| The Big O: New Spa And Salon At Treasure Island By Xazmin Garza, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--Who better to design a spa and salon than a former beauty queen? At least that's the way Treasure Island saw it. It's... |
| Ramada Hotel Deal Hits A Snag A Day After Auction By Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--A day after the downtown Macon Ramada Plaza was sold at auction for $1.9 million, there may be a problem with the... |
| Canon Tourism Better Than Forecast: Lodging Was Down Only Slightly In 2009, Leaders Say. By Tracy Harmon, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--CANON CITY -- Fremont County commissioners received some upbeat tourism news Tuesday during the annual report from... |
