Latest Travel News: March 2010
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UK generals ordered to travel second class
Gordon Brown has ordered admirals, generals and air chief marshals to travel second class in a bid to cut costs, the MailOnline reported on Sunday. The prime.....
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Air Travel Dropped 5.3 percent in 2009
U.S. Bureau of Transportation statistics confirmed Monday what the airline industry already knew: There were fewer people flying in 2009 than in 2008.....
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Hotels are adding new fees for services
Charges for such things as restocking mini-bars, holding baggage after guests check out and even room service trays are increasingly showing up on bills as.....
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US senator says Cuba could help end travel ban
A U.S. senator urged Cuba on Thursday to free a jailed American contractor to help persuade Congress to lift a travel ban that ended American tourism to the.....
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Fewer Trains to Travel
There will be three fewer trains traveling the tracks on Metro-North's New Haven line. The Metropolitan Transit Authority is battling a $400 million budget shortfall.....
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British Airways Crew Strike Disrupts Travel Plans
British Airways Plc (BA)’s Terminal 5 at London’s Heathrow Airport has been described as a “ghost town” by the Unite labor union with around 1,100 out of the airline's.....
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United States Department of State Issues Mexico Travel Warning
Just recently, the United States Department of State issued yet more travel warnings for Mexico. These travel warnings go double for spring breakers who normally make a trip down.....
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- Titan Airways provides aircraft to assist BA passengers
Titan Airways, the London Stansted-based VIP charter specialist, has been contracted to operate two aircraft on behalf of BA for the duration of the planned strike by BA cabin crew..... Read More
- British Airways strike cost of holiday air travel surges
The walkout by 13,500 cabin crew has created a seat shortage on other airlines and the few tickets which are available are being sold at substantially more than the normal..... Read More
- Tourism growth to outstrip manufacturing
New research released by VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, at the start of British Tourism Week forecasts that tourism will be one of UK’s best performing sectors over..... Read More
- Striking BA staff will lose travel benefits
Cabin crew who take part in the proposed British Airways (BA) strike will lose their eligibility for staff travel benefits. The airline is at loggerheads with trade union Unite over..... Read More
- President Obama wants more tourists to come to America
The travel community celebrated a major victory today when President Obama signed into law the first-ever national travel promotion and communications program to attract more international..... Read More
- Obama Signs Travel Promotions Act Into Law
President Obama enacted legislation to promote international travel to the United States by establishing a national tourism board that would coordinate advertising and other efforts to encourage..... Read More
- Airlines launch 2-day summer airfare sale
Some steep discounts are available to air travelers in the next two days in what one industry analyst calls "the first big summer fare sale" of the year. AirTran sparked the sale this week, with US..... Read More
- Western Ferries continues free travel despite cut
Private operator Western Ferries has vowed to continue a free travel scheme in the west of Scotland, despite a cut in subsidy. Travellers on the Dunoon/Gourock route had been entitled to free..... Read More
- UK cruise market 'to double in size again' in 10 years
The UK’s biggest cruise operator has forecasted that the cruise market in this country will double in size – again – over the next 10 years. The Cruise Report 2010, from Carnival UK, includes..... Read More
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