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November 30, 2004Family blames TSA for mishandling remainsBy CHRIS INGALLS / KING 5 News SEATTLE – A San Diego family was on a somber trip to grant a deceased relative's dying wish, but, the family says, Sea-Tac Airport security went too far when overzealous screeners dumped an...Read this update November 29, 2004US bombs out in 'Geography Olympics'By Claudia Parsons in New York November 30, 2004 AMERICA may dominate the world in sports and culture but in one arena where size doesn't matter, the "Geography Olympics," the US was 88th behind minnows such as Madagascar and the...Read this update 25 Ways to Make Your Next Flight EasierSunday, November 28, 2004; Page P01 Remember when flying was fun? Neither do we. Between delayed and canceled flights, understaffed ticket counters, long lines, intrusive security procedures, lost luggage, no meals, surly passengers, stressed-out flight attendants and the specter of...Read this update Passenger jets get anti-missile technologyBy Charles Starmer-Smith (Filed: 27/11/2004) El Al, Israel's national airline, is to become the first company to install anti-missile systems on passenger aircraft, according to reports this week. The anti-missile system, called Flight Guard, has been developed by Israeli defence...Read this update November 28, 2004Gear to goBy Donald D. Groff For The Inquirer If you love to travel - or love someone who does - here are some ideas for your holiday list. It's just about this time of year that many travelers start making out...Read this update November 27, 2004Bridge at risk from urineFrom correspondents in Jakarta November 28, 2004 A LANDMARK bridge on Indonesia's Sumatra island may collapse because too many people are fond of urinating on one of its steel pillars. The Jakarta Post said experts had found the Ampera bridge...Read this update November 26, 2004Airport director: traveler who was detained was carrying computer equipment, water bottlesBy Julie Ball, Staff Writer Nov. 26, 2004 2:20 p.m. ASHEVILLE - A traveler who an Asheville Regional Airport security screener thought might be carrying explosives had computer equipment and bottles, according to the airport director. Officials let the unidentified...Read this update November 25, 2004Unfriendly skies (David Shuster)It’s here... the worst travel day of the year. And this day is going to be particularly nasty because of weather delays, overcrowded airplanes, stringent security measures, and the increasingly miserable “customer service” from many of our airline carriers. Over...Read this update November 24, 2004Michigan man arrested after protesting outside KFC in VietnamHANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A Michigan man was arrested Tuesday after protesting outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. Jason Baker, 32 and a representative of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was taken...Read this update When you really have to go...By Jeff Wise Some folks like to take their time on the can. Not Paul Stender. When the 43-year-old former pit mechanic feels the need for speed, he straps himself into his jet-engine-equipped toilet and roars off, trailing flame. The...Read this update Granny, get your gun or face jailMiami - A grandmother, 79, has been arrested on Tuesday allegedly trying to enter an airport with a pistol hidden in what looked like a book, police said. Margaret Anderson tried to pass Fort Lauderdale airport X-ray security with a...Read this update November 23, 2004Tourist attractions focus on winning, spending moneyby CAROL MCALICE CURRIE November 23, 2004 It's pathetic, it is. A survey of state attractions solicited by the Oregon Tourism Commission shows that 2002 annual attendance was up at manmade Meccas such as Spirit Mountain Casino and Woodburn Company...Read this update Tourism Queensland promotes extreme backpacker toursWritten by Maxine Shields BRISBANE - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie said yesterday the state would benefit from millions of dollars in tourism by promoting the state as a destination for backpackers seeking extreme danger tours. Mr Beattie said the state...Read this update Women in 20s, 30s Groped on Japan TrainsAssociated Press TOKYO - Nearly 64 percent of Japanese women in their 20s and 30s participating in a survey said they've been groped on trains, subways or at transit stations in Tokyo, according to a news report Tuesday. Groping has...Read this update Dolphins prevent NZ shark attackBy Phil Mercer BBC, Sydney A group of swimmers has told how a pod of dolphins protected them from a great white shark off New Zealand's coast. The lifeguards were training at a beach near Whangarei on the North Island...Read this update November 22, 2004Stowaway mouse costs airline $100,000A mouse that stowed away on a Chinese passenger jet in Singapore ended up costing the airline $100,000, a news report said on Monday. The mouse sneaked on board the China Eastern Airlines jet while it was preparing to fly...Read this update Protest raised against Croatian gulag tourism ideaZAGREB (AFP) - A proposal to turn a former communist gulag island off the Croatian coast into a tourist camp drew protests from an independent group which is investigating crimes committed by the communist Yugoslav regime. "It is unacceptable that...Read this update Condoms, chloroquine and a car rallyGUWAHATI: Health officials Monday warned drivers in the first India-ASEAN car rally to be on guard against mosquitoes and show maximum discretion as the rally route is a high risk HIV/AIDS zone. "A stretch in northeast India, the Shan province...Read this update November 21, 2004Belgian site offers cheaper faresA little-known Belgian website offers consistently cheaper online airfares than its more famous British and American competitors, according to a report published this week. The site, travelprice.be, recorded the lowest fare for 53 of 108 valid queries in the study...Read this update Prepare for emergenciesDo you know what to do if you are stung by a jellyfish? Or how to reduce your chances of contracting malaria? Ann Noon had no idea until she went on a travel medicine course It was day two of...Read this update November 20, 2004$150 a week for a bed with rats, cockroachesIllegal backpacker hostels offering Third World-style accommodation are putting lives at risk and costing the state economy up to $60 million, the Government has been warned. Waverley mayor Peter Moscatt sounded the warning about substandard accommodation as waves of tourists...Read this update November 19, 2004Hostettler mounting campaign to change the name of Interstate 69John Hostettler, the Congressman representing the 8th district of Indiana, has been convinced by local religious groups to introduce legislation in the House that would change the name of an Interstate 69 extension to a more moral sounding number. There...Read this update Hard times: No more pillows on many American Airlines flightsFORT WORTH, Texas — Say goodbye to pillows on American Airlines MD-80 jets. The Fort Worth-based airline this week removed pillows from its 334 MD-80s in a move expected to save time and money by enabling workers to clean the...Read this update Spa town beats the inner city for births out of wedlockTunbridge Wells, the spiritual capital of middle England, loses some of the moral high ground today with the revelation that its proportion of unwed mothers outstrips the rate in inner city areas. Almost one in three babies (32.6 per cent)...Read this update Consumers Union Says: Shop Abroad for Foreign AirfaresNovember 18, 2004 -- If you're reading this, you probably know to shop around for airfare. As a smart shopper, you compare Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, SideStep, major airline sites and low-fare airlines. Maybe you even dip into Priceline or Hotwire...Read this update November 16, 2004PHAIC TAN – SUNSTROKE ON A SHOESTRINGFor too long now Phaic Tan has been closed off from the outside world, a country visited each year by just a handful of hardy travellers, aid agency workers and hostage negotiators. But now, thanks to this fully up-dated Jetlag...Read this update Peru Seizes Cocaine Haul Hidden in Giant SquidLIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Monday they seized nearly 1,540 pounds (700 kg) of cocaine hidden in frozen giant squid bound for Mexico and the United States. The drugs were covered in pepper to divert sniffer dogs...Read this update November 15, 2004Beavers Make Dam Out of Stolen MoneyGREENSBURG, La. - Beavers found a bag of bills stolen from a casino, tore it open and wove the money into the sticks and brush of their dam on a creek near Baton Rouge. "They hadn't torn the bills up....Read this update Travel Sentry Celebrates First Anniversary with New Product Launch - 500,000 Travel Sentry Travel Totes to be given away in Seven AirportsWhen Travel Sentry™ Certified locks were first introduced one year ago, on November 12, 2003, it was lauded as a step forward in marrying security with convenience as well as a key to cooperation between private enterprise and government. These...Read this update November 14, 2004Town tries to sell tourist on swampWALTERBORO, S.C. - Come one, come all to the Great Swamp Sanctuary. At least that's what town leaders hope. Walterboro has about 5,600 people and two exits on Interstate 95, which provides thousands access to New York and Miami every...Read this update Thieves steal 10-tonne bridge"All I can say is: 'Who are the bastards that have flogged our bridge?" A huge 10-tonne steel railway bridge has been stolen from Darwin's rural area. Thieves used oxyacetylene equipment to cut the 20m x 2m bridge into sections...Read this update November 13, 2004Are You Registered, Traveler?by Jeff Milchen and Jeffrey Kaplan published by TomPaine.com Are You Registered, Traveler? If you’re a frequent flier, you might soon enjoy a choice other than “window” or “aisle" upon check-in at several U.S. airports. How about fingerprinting, a retina...Read this update November 12, 2004High-speed Chase Ends In Barnet Manure PileST. JOHNSBURY VERMONT Troopers arrested Jason Rodd, 27, of St. Johnsbury, after he took them on a high-speed chase from St. Johnsbury to West Barnet, Sunday night. Trooper Eugene Duplissis clocked Rodd at 90 mph heading south on Interstate 91...Read this update Blind woman in Virgin blueA VISUALLY impaired woman was turned away from a Brisbane flight yesterday because her guide dog did not have an absorbency mat. Virgin Blue has pledged to review its staff training procedures but its "insensitivity" has sparked anger from Katrina...Read this update 'Da Vinci Code' Tourist Letdowns(CBS) The success of the best-selling thriller "The Da Vinci Code" has inspired people to travel to Europe to see the artwork and architecture that the characters see in the novel. In a report on The Early Show, CBS News...Read this update Brave girl, five, saves baby sister from dingoA British couple described how a dingo stalked their 14-week-old baby in an encounter reminiscent of one of Australia's most enduring mysteries. David and Belinda Corke, who emigrated three years ago from Henley-on-Thames, were staying at a beach resort off...Read this update November 08, 2004Elephant chews on fingerAn Australian man's holiday of a lifetime has ended in agony when an elephant bit off his finger outside a bar in Thailand. Although still in pain, Greg Black, of Sunrise Beach, said yesterday he could still manage to see...Read this update November 06, 2004Australian plague of bed bugs costs tourist industry millionsTravellers heading down under for a party-filled Christmas and New Year may be hoping to return with golden, sun-baked bodies - but they could just as easily end up with skin welts, itching patches and swollen bites. The culprits are...Read this update A journey on the road more traveledHere's a little-known Zen puzzle for numskulls: Which vacation would you choose? A trip to Guam at 50,000 yen per person, including the 3 1/2-hour round-trip flight, four nights at a beachfront hotel and free breakfasts? Or a two-hour train...Read this update Getting Off a Security Watch List Is the Hard PartHaving your name added to the Transportation Security Administration's watch list, a register of airline passengers the government wants to screen more rigorously, is easy. Just ask Harold Smith, who works for a specialty surgical-equipment distributor in Fort Worth. One...Read this update November 05, 2004Summit flushes out smelly toiletsBEIJING, China (AP) -- Beijing hopes the smelly reputation of its public restrooms will be, well, flushed down the toilet soon. City officials will use the 2004 World Toilet Summit, starting November 17, to showcase efforts to transform the capital's...Read this update November 04, 2004U.S. obesity epidemic weighing down planes, pushing up fuel costsATLANTA (AP) - Heavy suitcases aren't the only things weighing down airplanes and requiring them to burn more fuel, pushing up the cost of flights. A new government study reveals that airlines increasingly have to worry more about the weight...Read this update iPod-crazed youths invade London stationIt's 6:45 pm on a drizzly Wednesday evening at Waterloo Station. The main concourse is crowded more than usual due to train delays. Anxious faces stare at blue screens hoping for their cue to sprint to a platform in the...Read this update Man tries to convert lions to Jesus, gets bitten46-year-old leaps into den at Taipei Zoo, calls beasts to Christianity TAIPEI, Taiwan - A man leaped into a lion’s den at the Taipei Zoo on Wednesday to try to convert the king of beasts to Christianity, but was bitten...Read this update November 03, 2004Naked bid to fly Down Under(Reuters) -- A Canadian man, angry that he was refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet, officials said on...Read this update Hot bites in Chiang MaiA Thai cooking school allows travellers to savour the region's complex, spicy flavours CHIANG MAI, THAILAND -- Given the growing popularity of Thai cuisine around the world, it's not surprising that cooking schools for foreign visitors are proliferating throughout Thailand....Read this update Germany attacks British hate and schadenfreudeThe occasion of the Queen's state visit to Germany has unleashed a wave of indignant articles in the nation's press full of breast-beating on why British newspapers are so "replete with hate" towards the country. From tabloids to august broadsheets,...Read this update November 01, 2004Prague plans a crackdown on the drunken Britons turning it into Europe's stag night capitalIt has become the stag night capital of Europe, attracting thousands of young, mainly British, men looking for cheap beer and sex. But now politicians and tourism officials in Prague are calling for laws to tackle the drunken visitors because...Read this update |
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