Two reports over the last two days show the economic impact of events can snowball (sorry, those of you who are still shoveling...) According to the Interior Department, last fall's Federal government shutdown cost state governments $414...
Air service between the East Coast and China continues to grow, along with Chinese overseas tourism and U.S. travel to China
The Federal Aviation Administration is mandating a safety update already recommended by Boeing for 737s; it's designed to give pilots more warning when airspeed drops too low, especially in landings and approaches. Too much reliance on auto-throttle...
The official website of the City of Paris is full of fascinating links, both in French and (sometimes well-translated) English. Here ' s a link to a list of Paris' less-likely museums.
Air China is launching a new long-distance route from Barcelona to Beijing, with one stop in Vienna, hoping to catch the two big waves of Chinese tourists heading for Europe and Europeans visiting China.
In a move that sounds like the movie ticket vs popcorn price deal in U.S. theatres, Michael O'Leary, head of Ryanair told Irish hotelkeepers the airline is looking to buy long-haul aircraft that will let them sell trans-Atlantic seats for under $20...
If that sounds a bit complicated, here's the deal. When you earn "miles" using a credit card, it's 1 or 2 miles per dollar, but most frequent flier programs give you a "mile" for each mile flown. Delta, starting in 2015, will become the first major...
Disney World has raised it's one day base ticket to $99 for the Magic Kingdom. It's base one day ticket prices have risen by about 60 percent since 2005. Read More: ...
Berlin's Tegel Airport (TXL) which was supposed to be replaced two years ago by the new Berlin-Brandenburg complex, is hanging on and growing fast. It's still open because of technical and construction problems with the new field, and Berlin's growth...
The Cuban Interests Section ,shut down Visa Operations ,except for what it calls humanitarian cases.Their US bank, M&T decided to stop banking services for foreign missions and they could not find a replacement bank because of the US Trade Embargo The People to People tour operators are in the midst of doing workarounds like having Visas waiting in Cuba or contacting Havana directly. For more details:...
The Education Secretary of Britian, Michael Gove,has introduced new rules preventing schools from giving parents in England up to 10 days of discretionary leave Parents can be issued with fixed fines...
The reclining airline seat is here ,but frequent business traveler Richard Moran's open letter on Linkedin has drawn a lot of attention and views. He says the reclining plane seat should be banned altogether. Share your views Read...
Sunday's Bus Bomb attack that killed three tourists caused Britian's Foreign Office to advise against all but essential travel to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, except the resort areas of Sharm el Sheikh . Until now, the only part of Egyptian travel...
As the middle class grows in Asia,travelers are going to smaller cities . The demand for smaller regional passenger planes (usually under 100 passengers) is booming and were some of the best sellers at the Singapore Airshow. Read More:...
The Mill Junction in the Newtown district of Johannesurg is using shipping containers for student housing. It uses Grain Silos for 10 stories topped with another 4 stories of shipping containers. Photo in first link This marks a...