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August 31, 2004Agents pushing tourists to J&KNEW DELHI: Kashmir is the safest and most popular tourist destination in India, say agents and lure foreign tourists into visiting the state. One Turkish traveler, Arzu Khan, came to India to study yoga in Rishikesh. "They told me all...Read this update Unravelling the mazeGood value or a waste of money? Liza Power dissects round-the-world fares. Ten years ago round-the-world fares (RTWs) were more trouble than they were worth. They were expensive, restricted by limited flight paths, bad connections, days wasted in transit and...Read this update August 30, 2004Cab ride to N.Y. hotel takes a surprise turnNEW YORK - When police suddenly descended on the cab as it dropped off Sean Noble, Arizona Rep. John Shadegg's chief of staff, at the hotel where the Arizona delegation to the Republican National Convention is staying, Noble wasn't quite...Read this update Spa with the feelbad factorIt shouldn't happen in a spa. You're supposed to leave pampered, primped and polished to within an inch of your life, with a day - and possibly a night - to remember under your belt. At least, that's what I'd...Read this update August 29, 2004Latino-Americans travel their rootsLOS ANGELES -- "Roots travel" is a growing trend. Irish-Americans head back to the Emerald Isle and Jews look for traces of a vanished world in Eastern Europe. Now two young Latino-Americans are putting their heritage quests on the air...Read this update Travel Agents Warn Customers About CruiseSome travel agents are warning customers that service aboard Hawaii's newest inter-island cruise ship won't be good. Passengers on the ship told KITV 4 News Wednesday about slow service, unsanitary conditions and bad food. Some of them are leaving the...Read this update August 28, 2004Hole in the ground draws Montana touristsBUTTE, Montana (AP) -- Thousands of people come to Montana for its mountain splendor, world-class fishing and Western flavor. Then there is Butte, the antithesis of the Montana postcard, an old mining town slowly getting off environmental life support. Sprawled...Read this update Tourists show little concernDespite threats from Maoist rebels to ambush visitors, many people come to shop and party KATHMANDU, Nepal - On the fourth day of the rebel blockade of Nepal's ancient capital, the Ram Shreshtra band rocked the crowd at the Red...Read this update Siberia's Baikal Lake gets a tourist railroadSiberia's spectacular Lake Baikal, the deepest freshwater lake on the planet and an ecological wonder of the world, now has its own lakeside railroad to take tourists into its wilderness. A train service first inaugurated 100 years ago and neglected...Read this update August 27, 2004Feds to do checks of airline traveler listsWASHINGTON — The government announced yesterday it will take over the task of checking names of airline passengers against terrorism watch lists, saying it can do a more comprehensive and secure job than carriers. The new system is intended to...Read this update Backpacker one-stop shop in BangkokIt’s early morning at Bangkok airport, and a planeload of jet-lagged backpackers make their way to the taxi rank. “You want Khao San Road,” a cabby asks the first group. It’s where nearly all backpackers in Bangkok head for. Situated...Read this update Travel agents take action against Northwest chargesTravel agents and the companies they use to book airline tickets took action Thursday against Northwest Airlines to show their intense opposition to new ticket-selling policies that Northwest unveiled Tuesday. Effective Sept. 1, the Eagan-based carrier will pay $5 of...Read this update Golden Girl causes terrorist scare in BostonGolden Girls star Bea Arthur sparked a security scare at Boston's Logan International Airport earlier this week when she tried to board a flight with a pocket knife in her handbag. The actress, 81, was about to board a Cape...Read this update Weekend travel chaos predictedLONDON (Reuters) - Holidaymakers are bracing themselves for industrial action which is expected to throw transport networks into chaos over the nation's long holiday weekend. British Airways will draft in senior managers, including its chief executive, to help out at...Read this update August 26, 2004Backpacker danger from unsafe sexMANY of the hundreds of thousands of backpackers who visit Australia each year are putting their health at risk by having unsafe sex. About half of all young travellers have casual sex while they are in Australia, and the Family...Read this update Away from the tourist traps, Greece's capital offers a five-star way to see a movie — and the show's not just up on the screenATHENS, Greece — There are posters of Brad Pitt and Clint Eastwood in the lobby. The walls of the stairwell are lined with stills of Claude Rains and Bogey in the fade-out from Casablanca and Clark Gable with Vivien Leigh...Read this update August 25, 2004Bill punishes Cuba travelersA Miami Republican who prodded President Bush to get tougher on Fidel Castro is one-upping the president: He's proposing to strip food stamps and health insurance from those who travel to the island. Dubbed the ''Travel and Commerce with Terrorist...Read this update August 24, 2004Stanley Cup bumped off Air Canada flightVancouver — The Stanley Cup has survived a lot in its storied history, but it couldn't survive an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Fort St. John, B.C.. Just like any ordinary suitcase laden with socks and underwear, the Stanley...Read this update August 23, 2004Cuff justice still for US offendersAuthorities in the United States have given warning that travellers who knowingly break its visa rules will continue to be handcuffed and deported, despite the promise of a softer approach towards people who commit a minor offence. Earlier this week,...Read this update Tourists show little concern"KATHMANDU, Nepal - On the fourth day of the rebel blockade of Nepal's ancient capital, the Ram Shreshtra band rocked the crowd at the Red Onion Bar here with jumpy covers of "Mustang Sally" and "Jailhouse Rock." Tourists shopped for...Read this update Green Tortoise makes the news"It's 5 a.m. and my left leg is wedged irretrievably between a couple of Brits, who are spooning in somnolent bliss as our strangely loaded bus trundles through the Sierra foothills." "Everywhere are bodies on mattresses -- a tangle of...Read this update |
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