| 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... | |
| 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... |
| 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, halving its loss... |
| 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... |
| Casinos Given Poor Grade In New Poll Results: In National Survey, More Respondents Believe Gaming Facilities Are Detriment To Local Towns By Brian Hallenbeck, The Day, New London, Conn.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--While most Americans have a favorable impression of the nation's best-known gambling meccas, a majority of... |
| Fox Cities Convention Center Idea Too Expensive For Outagamie County Officials By Ed Lowe, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--APPLETON -- The Fox Cities' lack of a regionally competitive convention center is driving millions of dollars of... |
| Judge Hears Final Arguments In Trump Casinos' Bankruptcy By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--A case that could have major implications for Atlantic City's gambling industry wound down yesterday in U.S.... |
| Pinnacle, State Reach Deal To Close President Casino By Tim Logan, St. Louis Post-DispatchMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--ST. LOUIS -- Pinnacle Entertainment blinked. After eight months of staring down powerful Missouri regulators over the... |
| Brief: Florida January Hotel Business Booms, But Not In Tampa-st. Pete By Ted Jackovics, Tampa Tribune, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--TAMPA -- Florida's hotel business rebounded in January in all but the Tampa-St. Petersburg region, where occupancy and... |
| Open House Shows Off Once-thriving Pocmont Resort By Steve McConnell, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--BUSHKILL -- The phone rang again and again in the main lobby of the Pocmont Resort on Wednesday, perhaps... |
| Offer Made For Ex-city Hall: The Mayo Hotel's Developers Say They'll Pay $1 Million For The Building, Where They Plan A Hotel. By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World, Okla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 11--The city has a buyer for the boarded-up former City Hall and Francis Campbell City Council Chamber, Mayor Dewey Bartlett... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">2nd Update: Largest Union Steps Toward Strike At American Airlines</font> , on Thursday asked to be released from federal mediation on its new labor contract, which could pave the way for workers to strike. The union represents mechanics and other ground workers. The... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">update: Largest Union Steps Toward Strike At American Airlines</font> , on Thursday asked to be released from federal mediation on its new labor contract, which could pave the way for workers to strike. The union represents mechanics and other ground workers. The... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">machinist Union Takes Step Toward Strike At American Airlines</font> The airline's other major unions, for pilots and flight attendants, have been going down a similar path. While pilots remain in the federal mediation process, flight attendants already have asked... |
| Senior Citizens To Lose Free Travel? The Government has reached stage two of its review into free off-peak transport for SuperGold card holders. The scheme looks like it will exceed its $18 million a year budget, with $2 million of that... |
| Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Dives Into Ocean Conservation --> TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - As part of the company's "green hotels" initiative, throughout April Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will raise awareness and funds to protect... |
| Japan’s 98th Airport Opens To Fanfare, 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... |
| Houston Airport On American Airlines’ Mobile Boarding Pass List American Airlines Inc. is allowing passengers to use mobile boarding passes. Passengers departing on domestic flights from 27 airports now have the option to use mobile boarding passes. Fort... |
| Lasalle Hotel Accounting Exec May Leave Company said its chief accounting officer may leave the company, and its chief financial officer will assume the additional title if that occurs. Julio Morales, who joined LaSalle in 2008, has informed the... |
| Discover The World Marketing Opens Prague Office , a Scottsdale company that provides outsourced sales, marketing and business process services for the travel industry, has opened an office in the Czech Republic. Kamilia Cernikova, who has... |
| Brighter Outlook For International Airlines NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The international airline business is improving, said an industry group Thursday, and while losses are still expected for 2010, they should be half the size previously... |
| American: Mobile Boarding Passes Available At 27 Airports American Airlines Inc. has added mobile boarding pass options at 27 U.S. airports. The boarding passes allow passengers flying the Fort Worth-based carrier to download their boarding passes... |
| American, Southwest Carry Most Passengers The two major airlines based in Dallas-Fort Worth are noted in a new survey for carrying the most passengers domestically and internationally in the month of December. Compared to other U.S.-based... |
| Correction: Budget Bill Story CincyBizBlog and heard on WLW-AM 700 this morning. The appropriations bill to which our blog item referred is not the highly awaited capital budget bill, but a capital re-appropriations bill –... |
| Alaska Airlines Expands Hawaii Service on Thursday inaugurated thrice-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Maui. On Friday, the airline will start four-times-a-week service between San Jose and Kona on the Big Island of... |
| Portsmouth: Raise A Toast To The Coast Portsmouth is fast becoming a foodie's paradise, with farmers' markets, boutique bistros and real ale watering holes. Tam Leach has the story – locally sourced, of... |
| Jet Returns To N.y. Airport After Bird Strike ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A US Airways jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., has made an emergency landing at an upstate New York airport after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after... |
| Justine Henin Cruises Into Indian Wells 2nd Round Justine Henin says her 2004 Indian Wells triumph seems a long time ago, but on Wednesday she made it look like yesterday with a dominant first-round victory in the WTA hardcourt tournament.The former... |
