Category: News
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Princess Cruises to Add New Ship to Fleet
Today Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc, announced that it has reached an agreement with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build a new ship, which will enter service in 2017. The as-yet unnamed 143,000-ton vessel, which will be built at an all-in cost of approximately 600 million euros, will carry 3,560 passengers,…
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Dallas Ranked Among Top 5 US Travel Destinations
The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau (Dallas CVB) is proud to announce Dallas has been recognized as a top US destination ranking third by the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Resonance Report: Top 50 US Destinations 2014, and the only Texas city included within the top ten. The report highlights Dallas as a top destination…
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Airline Industry and Governments in Joint Effort to Improve Safety
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) joined with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Airports Council International (ACI) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) in a declaration committing the parties to review processes for the over flight of conflict zones. The high-level meeting was called by ICAO in the aftermath of the tragic…
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Montauk and East Hampton Become NYC’s Expensive Destinations
Two destinations along the eastern end of Long Island’s South Shore have proven themselves to be the most expensive in New York this summer. A recent survey from NewYorkHotels.org has ranked Montauk and East Hampton the costliest locales in the state based on their lodging cost. Twenty main destinations throughout the state of New York…
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Qantas Purges Frequent Flyer Bargains and Rewards Big Spenders
Travellers don’t yet appear to understand that, when the liability keeps growing as new frequent flyers join the program and start flying, it is inevitable that frequent flyer benefits must periodically be reduced. CHANGES to Australia’s biggest frequent flyer program were not only inevitable, but the professional points hunters saw it coming. In fact, much…
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Fee-for-No-Service Fad Targets carry-on bags
FIRST, airlines started charging for checked luggage that used to be included in the ticket price. That alone is an entire new industry created in the past decade that now consumes around $30 billion worldwide in travellers’ cash. The consequence wasn’t so much unforeseen as “What the hell! We’ll do it anyway”. Being forced to…
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Euro-Oz Non-stops to Become a Reality
Fast-growing Turkish Airlines is ready to start the first express services between Australia and Europe. DESPITE Qantas’s long-cherished ambition to become the first airline to operate the world’s longest non-stop air route between Australia and Europe, it is expected to be beaten to the prize in the next two to three years by the world’s…
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BAA to sell Stansted Airport
Airports operator BAA has agreed to sell Stansted Airport, following a three year legal battle with the Competition Commission. In 2009 the Competition Commission ruled that it must sell Stansted because of the lack of competition between London airports. BAA was ordered to sell off Stansted and Gatwick, in addition to selling off either Glasgow…
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Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority Target Saudi Visitors
United Arab Emirates -Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) are set to launch their largest roadshow in Saudi Arabia in a bid to further increase the number of visitors from the Kingdom. The roadshow will include stops in Jeddah, Riyadhand Dammam which will begin on August 26. The delegation comprises more than…