News from Kansas City Star: MIAMI – After a career in law enforcement, security and private investigations work, Oscar Paz was looking for something to fill his “semi-retired” years. “We were looking for something to do, my wife and I,” said Paz, 58. “We like to travel and we’ve been on quite a few cruises.”They [...]
News from The Consumerist: (Ben Popken) It’s come a long way from underwear and shoe bombs, as authorities now say they’re focusing on explosives that could be surgically concealed inside someone’s body. Tonight is a year from when President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, which has caused security at airports in Europe [...]
News from Washington Post: NEW YORK — If you think you’re a picky hotel guest, check out the pet peeves of Anthony Melchiorri, who critiques hotels for a living and hosts a new show called “Hotel Impossible” on the Travel Channel. Melchiorri is freaked out by dirty grout, hates Internet fees and always checks hotel [...]
News from Chicago Tribune: Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently: Africa may not be the first place you think of when someone says bicycling, but the Adventure Center is offering a 12-night Tanzania Cycle Safari that includes five days of cycling, averaging [...]
News from China Post: Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network — Low-cost carriers (LCCs) were behind nearly all of the growth in the Philippine air travel sector over the last five years, Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific said on Thursday. At the Brunei-Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit held in Davao last week, Cebu Pacific Vice President [...]
News from Chicago Daily Herald: Jobless Americans are using increased tourism as a pathway back to employment, finding jobs at hotels and motels as those facilities step up hiring to meet growing demand. “With more people on the road, we’ll need more people working in hotels,” said Jan Freitag, a senior vice president at Smith [...]
News from Houston Chronicle: Icelandic travel agency Nordic Visitor eliminates the guesswork for visitors to Iceland with its new online travel guide, packed with details about top attractions by region and practical local advice about what to pack, how to drive on Icelandic roads and other tips for a carefree vacation. Reykjavik, Iceland (PRWEB) April [...]
News from Boing Boing: By Cory Doctorow at 7:59 am Saturday, Apr 28 Generique is a redditor with a BSc in forensic science, no job, and an unlimited US air-travel pass for the summer (he has a family member who works for an airline). He’s volunteered to go anywhere and do anything, based on Reddit [...]
News from MiamiHerald.com: A new cruise ship, new ports and a see-through outdoor shower — all made some kind of news Friday. Cruise lines used the cruise3sixty conference, put on by the Cruise Lines International Association, as an opportunity to reveal details about new ships or other company news. About 1,500 cruise-specialist travel agents from [...]
News from Atlanta Journal Constitution: Print E-mail By BETH J. HARPAZ The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ever wonder why the same hotel gets four stars from one website and three stars from another? What’s the difference between a bed-and-breakfast and an inn? What exactly is a boutique hotel, and what do you get when [...]