| For sale: Jaguar Daimler Majestic built specifically for Queen If you've always wanted to travel like a king, then here's your chance - the Queen's customised Jaguar Daimler Majestic is up for... | |
| PCB boss Butt appoints controversial 'close friend' Yawar Saeed as team manager Notwithstanding previous controversies, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has appointed his 'close friend' Yawar Saeed as the manager of the national squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Championship, which would be held in the Caribbean from April 30 to May... |
| Hotels Shrug Off Obama No-show Paris exhibition . "The hotels that would have been accommodating the president's delegation will probably get paid anyway, and in any case they'll probably welcome those people again when the visit... |
| Jankovic Cruises Into Indian Wells Tennis Final NEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Jelena Jankovic beat Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 Friday to reach the Indian Wells women's final. "I feel great. I'm so happy to be in the finals for the first... |
| Travel Chaos As Ba Staff Walk Out Thousands of air passengers face travel misery after moves to prevent a three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew collapsed. Thousands of BA staff walked out at midnight, hitting flights mainly... |
| <img Src="http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00337/4939581_337904m.jpg" Alt="bright And Beautiful: The Hotel's Exterior" Title="bright And Beautiful: The Hotel's Exterior" Width="66" Height="54"/> The Spanish dramatist and poet Federico García Lorca once described the Andalucian city of Córdoba as "distant and remote". Ninety years on, while it is hardly an undiscovered treasure... |
| Don't Beat About The Bush: Safari Tips What is a safari? There are several ways to do a safari. The first is to make it up as you go along, buying a flight to somewhere like Botswana and then booking camps on a nightly basis. In practice... |
| Ba Threatens To Withdraw Travel Perks From Strikers at the same rate, while single workers can choose two other people to accompany them.Some senior staff also receive a free trip anywhere in the world every year.The travel concessions are seen as... |
| S. African Airline Drops Ad After Fifa Complaint JOHANNESBURG - A South African budget airline has dropped a national newspaper advertisement after FIFA complained it breached "ambush marketing" laws surrounding the World... |
| Go Ahead, You Can Promise Them The Moon And The Stars My mother, Lee Tomalin, who took her nine children on countless camping trips, offers this: ``You really don't need much to take little children camping. Just try to make them aware of their... |
| Ministry Urging Two-week Vacation The government released a new guideline on working hours Friday aimed at helping workers use more of their vacation time, including taking holidays lasting about two... |
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| Str: Dramatic Drops For Tampa Bay Area Hotel Industry The national hotel industries posted relatively stable year-over-year measurements for occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room for the week ended Feb. 13. In the Tampa Bay area,... |
| Colorado Attractions, Organizations Honored By Meetings Mag A variety of Colorado attractions and organizations were honored this week as Colorado Meetings + Events magazine presented its “Best Of Colorado” awards. Winners were selected through... |
| Universal Attendance Drops 12% Islands of Adventure said Friday that attendance for 2009 totaled 9.3 million, a 12 percent drop from 2008’s 10.6 million attendees. The bright spot in Friday’s report from the theme... |
| Travelers Brace For Three Day Strike British Airways workers are set to walk out on a three day strike at midnight GMT on Friday March 19. The strike is set to disrupt flights across the weekend, with a reported 1,100 flights set to be... |
| Chile To Expand Its Cruise Ports Suffering from a decline in cruise ship traffic, Chile announced plans this week to expand the terminal at its main cruise port in Valparaiso and to expand or upgrade three other ports. The two-year,... |
| Smith Travel Supports Competing World Cup Bid Smith Travel Research , announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement with England’s bid committee to provide hotel performance and supply data. The United States hopes to host the... |
| Handling Of Southwest Airlines Safety Issue By Federal Aviation Administration Under Scrutiny is now the subject of a report sent to Congress and President Obama accusing the airline regulator of improper handling of a Southwest Airlines safety issue two years ago. ... |
| World's Curiosities Feted On Web Site Atlas Obscura Web site highlights "world's wonders, curiosities and esoterica" Site founders have declared Saturday to be Obscura Day, celebrated with exploration Volunteers around world to... |
| * Capello Asks Injured Beckham To Travel To Fifa World Cup REUTERS, MADRID Saturday, Mar 20, 2010, Page 20 England have accepted injured David Beckham is out of contention for a place at the World Cup, but coach Fabio Capello has invited the crestfallen... |
| Snow Prompts Ski Santa Fe To Extend Season says it is extending its 2009-10 season by an additional week, to April 11. The string of El Niño-related storms has left a 126-inch-deep snowpack at the ski area. Spring hours start March... |
| Embassy Suites Opens Hotel In Hoover Embassy Suites Hotel in Hoover has opened its doors. The 208-suite hotel on John Hawkins Parkway is the second location for the chain, which also operates an establishment in Homewood that houses... |
| March Madness Hits Milwaukee Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee became the favorite meeting place Friday for many Milwaukee-area business executives. The site hosted the first-round games of the NCAA men's basketball... |
| Us Hotel Chains Expand Into Asia Asia is beginning to look a lot more like America – at least when it comes to hotels. Major US hotel chains are aggressively expanding into Asia, creating new options for travelers looking for... |
| Faa Faulted On Southwest Airlines A government watchdog faulted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allowing Southwest Airlines Co to fly jets that had not undergone mandatory maintenance... |
| Oas To Hold National Workshops On Emergency Legislation In The Caribbean The Organization of American States (OAS) will conduct national workshops of the Caribbean Emergency Legislation Project (CELP) on Monday, March 22, in Grenada and on Thursday, March 25, in... |
| Foreigner Held For Taking Photos Of Key City Hotels Security officers at The Sarova Stanley Hotel alerted the police when they spotted him taking shots of the hotel as well as those of nearby Hilton... |
| Travel And Tourism Spending Take Hit In Q4 Bureau of Economic Analysis . The drop followed a 6.6 percent increase in the previous quarter, as customers faced rapidly increasing prices. By comparison, real gross domestic product increased... |
| Hot-shooting Cornell Cruises Past Temple 78-65 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) Cornell lived up to its billing, showing why it's the best team to come out of the Ivy League in more than a decade. Down to their last chance to experience success on... |
| Enjoy A Cruise On The Top 10 Scenic Drives In The Rockies Looking for a driving destination for your vacation this summer? B.C. and the U.S. states to the south provide some of the most beautiful drives imaginable. The Top 10 Scenic Drives in the Northern... |
| Man Charged With Travel Robbery A man has been charged following a robbery at a travel agent's in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.Peter Hughes, 44, from Merseyside, has been accused of robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and also of... |
| Georgetown Will Get A Capella Hotel Capella Hotels and Resorts, an ultra-upscale hotel development company founded by a former Ritz-Carlton executive, will open its latest property in Georgetown. Capella, IGC Properties and Castleton... |
| Vancouver Combats Mistaken Identity Vancouver, the fourth-largest city in Washington, is busting out of the shadow of its Canadian “twin” with a new branding campaign and tourism slogan. Visit Vancouver USA, Discover the... |
| Arts Council Of Fairfax Names Ceo Five months after its CEO died from cancer, the Arts Council of Fairfax has named a new chief. Local arts consultant Linda Sullivan was named president and CEO of the arts group, effective March 15.... |
| Cayman And Cuba Talk Tourism Cayman Net News, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 18--A delegation to Cuba headed by Premier McKeeva Bush who is also the Minister of Tourism, held exploratory talks... |
| El Salvador Catches Break With Surf Tourism By Tim Rogers, The Nica TimesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 19--PLAYA EL CUCO, El Salvador -- El Salvador's effort to fix its old reputation as a land of guerrillas and gangsters and rebuild... |
| Stake In W Hotel Building On Auction Block By Michelle E. Shaw and Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 18--A Chicago real estate investment firm is preparing to auction off its stake in the... |
| Holloway Vetoes Hotel Tax Proposal: Measure Won't Make It To Legislature By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 19--BILOXI -- Mayor A.J. Holloway's thumbs down to the Council's proposal for a hotel occupancy tax could be the last... |
| Odds Turn Against Hotel-motel Tax By Travis Fain, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 19--ATLANTA -- There is still time in this legislative session to pass an increase in Macon and Bibb County's hotel-motel... |
| Trump Project Will Cut Smaller Checks: Refinancing Brings Down Mortgage Payments By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 19--Trump International Las Vegas has secured long-term financing for the condominium-hotel project that fell victim to... |
| Brief: Casa Monica Joins Marriott's Autograph Collection By Roger Bull, The Florida Times-Union, JacksonvilleMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 19--St. Augustine's Casa Monica Hotel has become the first hotel to join Marriott International's new... |
| $20 Million For Pure Michigan Tourism Ads Ok'd By House: Approval By Senate Remains In Doubt By Chris Christoff, Detroit Free PressMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 19--LANSING -- The state House approved $20 million on Thursday for the popular Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign,... |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer Inga Saffron Column: Changing Skyline: An Artful Urban Casino Or More Big-box Blah? By Inga Saffron, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 19--Pennsylvania's new casinos take the architectural term decorated shed very much to heart. Harrah's Chester, the... |
