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December 31, 2004Tsunami relief isn't about usDanny Westneat / Times staff columnist It's been five days since the tsunami, yet the voices from Indonesia sound as desperate as ever. "There is no food or water," writes Luci Ferrero, a liaison in the quake-stricken, waves-ravaged country who...Read this update Talk About A Long Flight!SEATTLE - Next time you're stuck on a tarmac for an extra hour or two waiting out some bad weather, consider yourself lucky, as it could have been so much worse. A 10-hour flight from the Netherlands stretched into 28...Read this update December 30, 2004Why Thais avoided tsunami warningMeteorologists decided against it 'out of courtesy to tourist industry' Thailand's foremost meteorologists, meeting in a crisis session before the tsunami hit, decided not to issue a warning "out of courtesy to the tourism industry," according to a report in...Read this update Japan to lend PDAs to touristThe Japanese transport ministry has announced plans to start lending to personal digital assistants (PDAs) with travel information and translation services to foreign visitors. The pilot program is part of a government drive to find ways to make Japan more...Read this update Airlines see holiday bookings drop to tsunami-hit ThailandBANGKOK : Cancellation numbers are swelling on flights from Europe and Asia as tourists scramble to avoid tsunami-devastated southern Thailand. With Sunday's catastrophic Asian earthquake and the resulting devastation still fresh in their minds, several thousand international travelers are scrapping...Read this update December 28, 2004US to probe airline travel chaosThe US government is to investigate two airlines- US Airways and Delta Air Lines' Comair subsidiary - after travel chaos over the Christmas weekend. Staff calling in sick at US Airways and computer failures at Comair left 30,000 passengers stranded...Read this update December 27, 2004Da Vinci Code spawns tourist tradeThe next time the Pope addresses crowds in St Peter's Square, he may see tourists with paperbacks by the blockbuster conspiracy novelist Dan Brown, rather than Catholic pilgrims with Bibles or guidebooks. The first "official Angels and Demons tour", organised...Read this update Misery piles up at US airportsFrom Elaine Monaghan in Washington THOUSANDS of Americans spent the Christmas weekend stranded at airports after computer glitches, freezing weather and staff shortages led to the cancellation of thousands of flights. Passengers of Comair, a unit of Delta Air Lines,...Read this update December 24, 2004Weak dollar lures travelers to U.S.LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A weaker U.S. dollar is fueling pent-up demand for overseas travel to the United States, helping to pad the bottom lines of hotels and tourist attractions. Exchange rates "are having a terrific impact on our...Read this update Airport screeners find blade in man's shoeHonolulu -- A 33-year-old Virginia man was in federal custody after airport screeners found a box-cutter blade glued into the sole of his shoe. Authorities said Randall Rustick of Fairfax, Va., was en route to Kauai with his wife and...Read this update December 18, 2004Armchair TravelerBy RICHARD B. WOODWARD Travel writers have to be optimistic about the places they've visited. If they aren't we won't follow. Pity then the authors of the new Bradt guides to Kabul and Baghdad, who must walk on the sunny...Read this update December 16, 2004Airline bans family for life after bomb jokeA 16-year-old’s alleged joke about a bomb in his aunt’s hand luggage led to a life ban for him and his family from UK airline bmibaby. Ryan Sherwin was about to board a flight from Manchester to Malaga in Spain...Read this update Backpackers and Brits bemoan Xmas booze ban at BondiSYDNEY, (AFP) - Sinking a few "tinnies" on Bondi Beach has long ranked alongside Santa's sleigh and roast turkey as an enduring image of Christmas down-under as well as being one of Australia's great drawcards for backpackers. For as long...Read this update Baggage screeners lose fake bomb during testNewark, N.J. -- Baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport spotted -- and then lost -- a fake bomb planted in luggage during a training exercise Tuesday night. The bag made it onto an Amsterdam-bound flight and was recovered when...Read this update December 14, 2004Unrest in the South bites into tourism businessTo win back visitor confidence, TAT sends paper birds to restore peace in the region The ongoing unrest has driven tourists from the three southern provinces of Thailand and it seems nothing can done to stop their exodus. Tourists from...Read this update Hostel staff praised after fire dramaBy MARK BAKER A Launceston hostel owner has praised the actions of his staff after a fire forced 78 backpackers to evacuate a Brisbane St building early yesterday. Metro Backpackers Lodge owner John Baily said night manager Tony McEnnan had...Read this update December 12, 2004British women stabbed as killer tourist runs amok in Kenyan resortBy Harvey McGavin 13 December 2004 Two British women were wounded and a Swiss man who tried to help them was fatally stabbed when a drunken German tourist ran amok in a Kenyan coastal resort. Olaf Klinkusch, 41, attacked one...Read this update December 10, 2004Travel Security screeners air their gripes on the WebBy Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAY Passengers ruffled by up-close-and-personal security checks have been squawking. But what about the view from the other side of the screening wand? The tsa-screeners.com Web site — privately run and not affiliated with the...Read this update Dangling Skier To Ski Again(CBS) A 12-year-old skier had a chair lift ride he'll never forget on Saturday in Park City, Utah. Anthony Trabert was about to get off when his backpack straps got caught on the safety bar. The lift kept going, and...Read this update TSA revises traveler patdownsBy Bryon Okada Star-Telegram Staff Writer The Transportation Security Administration will alter its airport checkpoint patdown procedures beginning Monday, no longer requiring travelers to stand arms out, scarecrowlike, during body searches. Passengers will still be subject to searches for explosives...Read this update Posted by Joe E on December 10, 2004 02:23 PM
Category: December 07, 2004Thailand increases security measures at tourist hotspotsAM - Tuesday, 7 December , 2004 08:25:13 Reporter: Peter Lloyd TONY EASTLEY: Thailand, a popular destination for Australian tourists, is developing a reputation for being the most violent-prone nation in South East Asia, and with a peak tourist period...Read this update Traveling abroad, eh? New Mexico T-shirt company offers "Go Canadian" packageLeslie Hoffman Canadian Press Tuesday, December 07, 2004 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Planning a European vacation and don't want to talk American politics with an inquisitive foreigner? A New Mexico T-shirt company suggests going Canadian. For $24.95, T-shirtKing.com offers the...Read this update Strike Ballots Go to United Flight AttendantsWASHINGTON, Dec. 02 /PRNewswire/ -- WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Strike authorization ballots were mailed today to 21,000 flight attendants at United Airlines, setting the stage for a potential nationwide CHAOS(TM) strike should United or any other contracted carrier abrogate...Read this update December 06, 2004Backpackers snub casual sex warningBy Damien Murphy December 6, 2004 A survey of overseas backpackers in Sydney and Cairns has revealed Australia as the get lucky country, with more than half having sex with a new partner in the previous three days. It found...Read this update December 05, 2004French end hiding of explosives in luggageBy JAMEY KEATEN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PARIS -- French police on Sunday ended their practice of hiding plastic explosives in air passengers' luggage to train bomb-sniffing dogs after one such bag got lost, possibly ending up on a flight out...Read this update Travel Nightmares: The World's Worst AirlinesMorning Edition, December 3, 2004 · Frustrated with holiday travel? It could be worse. Robert Young Pelton discusses some of the world's worst airlines, and the dangers that come with flying them. Pelton is the author of The World's Most...Read this update Finding their rhythm on a Highway 1 tandem tripby Steve Rubenstein It is possible to ride a bicycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles wearing a single pair of bike shorts. It might even be a world record. My teenage son and I did it. Seven days and...Read this update December 03, 2004Not your usual roadside attractionsSmelly dragons. Thousands of jars of mustard. The possibilities are endless. By Les Christie, CNN/Money staff writer NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - There seems to be a travel destination for every taste. You would think that some places have absolutely nothing...Read this update December 02, 2004Car hit by part falling from departing airlinerPart of a Cathay Pacific airliner fell on top of a car travelling along Chaeng Watthana road during rush hour last night _ giving the motorist the fright of his life. The object was later found to be a sheet...Read this update December 01, 2004Locust plague 'ate my holiday'December 1, 2004 THOUSANDS of tourists flock to the Canary Islands each year seeking the winter sun. However, this week they have been massively outnumbered - by locusts. Experts estimate that 100 million locusts have swarmed over the islands, the...Read this update |
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