BootsnAll's Daily Travel Fix
|
BootsnAll's Daily Travel Fix |
|
Categories
About TND (1)
Commenting Guidelines (1) Daily News (305) Recommended reading (4) Strange but true (6) Stupid news (59) Travel News Tidbits (140)
Recent Entries
* BA enlists Darling's help over cost of flight turned back by US
* Cutbacks squeeze airline workers * Southwest offers exclusive, cheaper fares * Students plan crime spree * NW Airlink pilots "having fun" before crash * Is London the new Japan? * Even the Vikings were troubled by the thought that size matters * United Airlines' net loss is $326 million for January * Uli Derickson, 60, Who Helped Airline Hostages, Dies * No way to run a RR * 'Loch Ness' eel frightens tourist * Common carry-on mistakes cost travelers * Frankfurt: It could be wurst * Catch me if you can, taunts Cambodian killer * Air France strike in Paris moves into fourth day * Ex-Mrs Bond in airline scare * Using Old DC-9s Pays Off for Northwest * Tourist struck by lightning on Bondi Beach * U.S. sharply increases security fees for tickets * 'DEAD' TSUNAMI BRIT CALLS HOME Sponsored Links
Archives
|
February 28, 2005BA enlists Darling's help over cost of flight turned back by USBy Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor (Filed: 27/02/2005) British Airways is demanding an estimated $1 million in compensation from the United States after one of its flights was turned back to London because a passenger was on a list of suspected...Read this update Cutbacks squeeze airline workersLifestyles change and wages suffer as carriers trim costs in effort to stay aloft. By Adam Geller Associated Press February 27, 2005 DES PLAINES, Ill. -- The phone line in Dave Meyers' third-floor walkup has been turned off to save...Read this update Southwest offers exclusive, cheaper faresBy Brad Foss, The Associated Press Deeming e-mail alerts too slow for the most aggressive bargain hunters, Southwest Airlines now has an even quicker way to notify customers about its cheapest fares. Beginning Monday, Southwest will offer exclusive deals through...Read this update February 27, 2005Students plan crime spreeTwo British students are heading to the US for a transatlantic crime wave; they want to break all of the strange laws on the books they possibly can. As US coast-to-coast crimewaves go, it is not in the league of...Read this update NW Airlink pilots "having fun" before crashThis is a TV report of an air disaster. You will need a fast connection to play this. NW Airlink pilots "having fun" before crash...Read this update February 26, 2005Is London the new Japan?The scariest thing about being an American in London right now — other than continued snow showers in the forecast (ah, the joys of off-season travel) is looking at the price of anything in pounds and knowing that it's roughly...Read this update Even the Vikings were troubled by the thought that size mattersResearch into medieval Icelandic gender and sexuality has found that even the heroes of Viking Age sagas were troubled by the thought that size really does matter. Dr Carl Phelpstead of Cardiff University’s School of English, Communication and Philosophy presented...Read this update United Airlines' net loss is $326 million for JanuaryChicago (AP) -- United Airlines' parent company reported a $326 million net loss for January, citing its latest heavy restructuring costs coupled with weak seasonal demand and high fuel costs for the world's second-largest airline. United Airlines' net loss is...Read this update February 24, 2005Uli Derickson, 60, Who Helped Airline Hostages, DiesBy JENNIFER BAYOT Uli Derickson, the Trans World Airlines flight attendant honored for saving passengers' lives in 1985 by both confronting and mollifying terrorist hijackers, died on Friday at her home in Tucson. She was 60. Ms. Derickson was still...Read this update No way to run a RRMineta says bankruptcy is the only solution for Amtrak Give Norman Mineta the 2005 George Orwell prize for doublespeak. The federal transportation secretary wants us to believe that the best way to keep Amtrak choo-chooing across America is to starve...Read this update 'Loch Ness' eel frightens touristA monster eel, which is believed to have taken up residence at a Warburton trout farm, east of Melbourne, has reportedly been sighted this morning. The eel, which is said to be at least three metres long with a head...Read this update Common carry-on mistakes cost travelersBy MARTIN J. MOYLAN ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jon Zetterlund of Stillwater, Minn., made a not-all-that-uncommon mistake when passing through an airport security checkpoint. But he's getting hit with a hefty fine, a fine that he initially assumed to be...Read this update February 22, 2005Frankfurt: It could be wurstInstead of just passing through, Kendall Hill thought he'd stop in Frankfurt. He made a mistake. Given Frankfurt is Europe's busiest airport hub, it seemed reasonable to drop by and investigate what it has to offer the stopover traveller. Surely...Read this update Catch me if you can, taunts Cambodian killerPhnom Penh: A former Khmer Rouge commander convicted for the 1994 murder of three Western backpackers - including Melbourne's David Wilson - has challenged Cambodian police to arrest him in his stronghold village. Catch me if you can, taunts Cambodian...Read this update February 21, 2005Air France strike in Paris moves into fourth dayPARIS -- French carrier Air France predicted more flight cancellations at Orly airport in Paris today as a strike by ground crews was to move into a fourth straight day. Dozens of flights from Orly West terminal have been canceled...Read this update Ex-Mrs Bond in airline scareA BUZZING noise from the suitcase of a woman once married to James Bond star, Sean Connery, caused a stir at Brisbane airport today. But the sound from Diane Cilento's case was only her battery-operated toothbrush. Ex-Mrs Bond in airline...Read this update Using Old DC-9s Pays Off for NorthwestBy JOSHUA FREED AP Business Writer Each day, a little piece of aviation history takes off in Columbus, Ohio. And in Buffalo, N.Y., and dozens of other cities where Northwest flies DC-9s that average 34 years old. Some of them...Read this update February 20, 2005Tourist struck by lightning on Bondi BeachA 29-year-old Irish tourist standing on Bondi Beach was struck by lightning at the height of the storm and was today in a critical condition in St Vincent's Hospital. Tourist struck by lightning on Bondi Beach, continued...Read this update U.S. sharply increases security fees for ticketsThe U.S. government has quietly increased by 60 percent a mandatory fee on airline tickets, and the Bush administration is proposing to more than double a second fee. U.S. sharply increases security fees for tickets, continued...Read this update February 19, 2005'DEAD' TSUNAMI BRIT CALLS HOMEBy Bill Daniels A BACKPACKER feared dead in the Asian tsunami ended two months of agony for his family with a call home. It was the first Paul Foster's loved ones had heard of him since before Christmas. Paul, then...Read this update February 18, 2005Post office stops use of American AirlinesBy DAVID KOENIG AP BUSINESS WRITER FORT WORTH, Texas -- The U.S. Postal Service has stopped using American Airlines and US Airways to deliver domestic mail because the carriers failed to meet performance goals, including on-time delivery. The post office...Read this update Tossed cigarette ignites SUVNo ifs, ands or butts about it, Jonathan Fish learned an expensive lesson today about the dangers of littering. The 20-year-old San Francisco resident was rolling across the upper deck of the Bay Bridge at 10:40 a.m., smoking a cigarette....Read this update Ask the pilot: What are the safest airlines? Why is that a dumb question?Feb. 18, 2005 | Appearing below are Ask the Pilot's Quarter-Century Safety Achievers -- a list of airlines that have gone fatality-free over the past 25 years (compiled using data mostly from Airsafe.com). Certain small companies are omitted, though I've...Read this update What? No planes?A lack of aircraft spells uncertainty for Lao Airlines DON ROSS Ultimately, birds are to blame for Laos' short two-year experiment with an Airbus A320. That's how Lao Airlines executives describe the disappearance of the only wide-bodied jet to ever...Read this update U.S. tourism may be casualty of war on terrorTravel execs cite concerns overseas visitors don't feel welcome (AP) -- Mickey Mouse has a bone to pick with Uncle Sam. Some U.S. travel executives -- including those who run Disneyland and Walt Disney World -- think the government needs...Read this update February 17, 2005Airlines braced for passenger rightsAirlines across Europe have accepted through gritted teeth a package of passenger compensation rules which come into effect on Thursday. New EU legislation means passengers on all flights departing from an EU airport or flying into the EU on an...Read this update February 16, 2005McForgettful tourist leaves $8,700 at McDonald'sORLANDO, Fla. - Carol Birmingham almost had a heart attack when she realized her Mac Attack had cost $8,700. The 62-year-old British tourist didn't notice until Sunday morning that she had left her cash-stuffed purse on a McDonald's counter when...Read this update Northwest experiences luggage backups in DetroitROMULUS, Michigan (AP) -- Northwest Airlines' baggage handling system suffered major backups in Detroit over the weekend, with thousands of pieces of luggage left off flights and piled to the ceiling behind the counters. "It was chaos," said Donna Satterfield...Read this update Airline tickets should have environmental warning, say ToriesBy Colin Brown Airline passengers would be told how much their flight would contribute to global warming under Conservative plans to reduce greenhouse emissions. On the eve of the implementation today of the Kyoto targets to tackle climate change, Tim...Read this update Thailand alerted of dengue outbreaksBANGKOK, Feb. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Thailand has been on high alert of outbreak of dengue with more cases reported in the country's south. About 1,500 cases of dengue have been reported since the beginning of the year, mostly in the...Read this update February 15, 2005The pagoda trailVietnam is emerging as a family holiday favourite. Jo Chandler discovers why. In a clearing beyond the mysterious piles of greenery and strange fruit that inhabit every Vietnamese marketplace, the piglets are being pulled from their baskets. The scales are...Read this update Catch of the day in the Cuyahoga?John C. Kuehner Plain Dealer Reporter Would you fish in the Cuyahoga River? The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says you can. For the first time since the infamous river fire in 1969, the state is touting two places along...Read this update 65 Rolls-Royce cars arrive in Kuching for tour of BorneoKUCHING: Sixty-five gleaming Rolls-Royce cars worth a total of £5mil (RM35.5mil) arrived at Senari Port here for a 20-day tour of Borneo. They included exclusive models ranging from the 1912 Silver Ghost to the latest 2004 Phantom saloon and were...Read this update Airline in court over rights casesComplaints were ignored: Agency Air Canada wants claims set aside An Air Canada passenger with a serious fish allergy was assured that an appropriate snack would be served during her flight. Instead, she was given a box lunch of salmon...Read this update HOTEL NOT-SO-GRANDThe Grand Hotel in Scarborough used to be one of the best in Europe. Inside Out goes undercover to investigate a hotel which could be bad for your health. For nearly 150 years, the Grand Hotel has towered over Scarborough's...Read this update February 14, 2005Travel world tries catering to Gen X splurgersGeneration X now spends more per trip than the wealthier baby boomers — and the travel industry is taking note From Travel world tries catering to Gen X splurgers...Read this update February 13, 2005Affordable Back-packing Routes to dive Africaby Sara Lise-Haith Many divers have been hesitant to travel to South Africa or other African destinations to dive due to the rising costs of hotels, and the distance between the popular diving destinations is large. Backpack Africa online offer...Read this update Magazine selects eight best tourist traps in U.S.No self-respecting native would admit having fun at the local tourist trap, but that shouldn't stop the rest of us. So says Budget Travel magazine, which lists the country's eight best tourist traps. Magazine selects eight best tourist traps in...Read this update February 12, 2005Mostar For Independent TravellersThe Balkans are once again back on the tourist trail an area once loved for its the charm and mystery so what is it that is so special. One of the most prominent symbols that proves things are returning to...Read this update February 11, 2005Cannabis-munching cows to get change of diet in Alpine stateVADUZ (AFP) - Farmers in Liechtenstein will no longer be allowed to feed cannabis to their livestock under new rules to be introduced in March in the tiny Alpine state. Cannabis-munching cows to get change of diet in Alpine state,...Read this update Hotel chain portrays Hitler's mountain retreat as idyllic resortBy Ron Kamara The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a protest yesterday to InterContinental Hotels Group over an article in the British-based hotel chain's magazine, which portrayed Adolf Hitler's former mountain retreat as an idyllic vacation resort. Hitler built his retreat...Read this update Low-cost carrier ups the frillsLow-cost airline Easyjet has been trialling a "fast-track" service for passengers who may just happen to want something more than no-frills. The carrier, which keeps its ticket prices down by cutting overheads deemed unnecessary, operates a non-reserved seating policy. But...Read this update February 09, 2005It's raining henBy Frances O'Shea CHICKENS are falling from the sky over a New South Wales suburb and nobody knows why, or where they come from. Twice in the past six weeks plucked and probably frozen chooks have plummeted to Earth on...Read this update Airport rage: passengers ground staffAir India passengers who were enraged by an unexplained seven-hour flight delay grabbed three airline officials and forced them to sit on the floor for two hours while they hurled abuse at them, the carrier has claimed. Airport rage: passengers...Read this update February 08, 2005Taming the Ox: Infamous Canadian bar to soon serve coffee, not beerWINNIPEG, Manitoba - A bar that was once considered to be among the toughest in western Canada for fights will soon serve coffee and juice instead of beer and booze. The new owner of the New Occidental Hotel says he...Read this update Tsunami volunteers warned: get work permitsPHUKET: Foreign volunteers assisting in tsunami-related charity work are required to hold work permits, regardless of whether they are being paid for their efforts or not. Sayan Chuaiyjan, head of the Phuket Provincial Employment Service Office [ESO], told the Gazette...Read this update Amtrak Financing Nearly EliminatedMATTHEW L. WALD Highway financing would rise slightly while almost all spending for Amtrak would be eliminated under the Transportation Department budget. The plan would also give the Federal Aviation Administration more money to hire air traffic controllers but cut...Read this update Pilot Arrested after Failing Breath TestBy Pat Hurst, PA A pilot was hauled off a jumbo jet by police and failed a breath test as he was about to fly with 350 passengers on board. The 51-year-old pilot was found to be over the limit...Read this update February 06, 2005Gas leak at Spain hostel kills 18Eighteen people have been found dead at a mountain hostel in eastern Spain after inhaling gas. The gas is thought to have leaked from a heating canister overnight, poisoning the guests as they slept after a birthday celebration. Gas leak...Read this update February 04, 2005Girls sued for delivering cookiesDURANGO, Colorado (AP) -- Two teenage girls who surprised their neighbors with homemade cookies late one night were ordered to pay nearly $900 in medical bills for a woman who says she was so startled that she had to go...Read this update Beasts of burden lighten the loadBy Anna Selby When the author Robert Louis Stevenson decided to walk through the wild and desolate Cevennes in southern France with only a donkey for company, arguing that it would be more sure-footed and less flighty than a horse,...Read this update Stray Backpackers Board NZ's Only Backpacker BusStray, New Zealand's fastest growing backpacker bus network , today (4th February 2005), unveiled the first of its brand new purpose built buses, tailored specifically for the New Zealand backpacker market. The new backpacker friendly buses, built in New Zealand...Read this update February 02, 2005Hedgehog costs France $5mFrom correspondents in Paris A DEAD hedgehog that created an airport mishap involving an Air France passenger plane nearly seven years ago has cost the French government more than €3 million ($5.06 million) in a court ruling. On March 22,...Read this update February 01, 2005Women Buy More Travel Online Than MenBy Rob McGann | January 31, 2005 Women convert from researching a specific online travel product more frequently than men, according to a survey by BURST MEDIA. The study polled 3,500 BURST! Media network visitors ages 18 and older who...Read this update Blair urges Burma travel boycottTony Blair has urged Britons not to visit Burma, as part of a campaign to end "appalling human rights violations" by the country's military regime. Blair urges Burma travel boycott, continued...Read this update New fight over TSA screenersBy Thomas Frank, USA TODAY The chairman of the House aviation subcommittee said Monday he is drafting a proposal to get rid of all government security screeners at the nation's airports and replace them with employees working for private companies....Read this update State of Emergency Declared After Nepal's King Dismisses GovernmentBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: February 1, 2005 Filed at 3:17 a.m. ET KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government on Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, taking control of the Himalayan kingdom for the second time...Read this update |
Resources
Travel News Daily is part of the
Recent Comments
court: Yikes! That's terribly nerve racking...I'd be ver... [read]
Montell: Great article!! It sure makes Southwest Airlines l... [read] Jean Ciurea: I was a TWA F/A for 22 yrs. and worked with Uli on... [read] Mark Theophilis: Flight Attendant Uli Derickson is the epitome of c... [read] philip: when are they going to do one to the people's repu... [read] Liz: Joe - just wanted to say thanks for doing this... ... [read] Chris: The fact that there actually IS a World Toilet Sum... [read] Chris: Lighting striking someone ... [read] Donovan: This is like lighting striking someone. Bad things... [read] Donovan: This is like lighting striking someone. Bad things... [read] Joe E.: Um, you will need to ask the publisher. (Graphic A... [read] Prof P T Knoepfler: I teach English as a second language. Do any of yo... [read] Donovan: It would be even better if you she pulled up to th... [read] Donovan: Now they just have to make the motorhomes about 10... [read] Donovan: I read this everyday and I imagine other people ar... [read] Joe E.: And at least one person is reading my posts. Than... [read] Neil: I'm wondering about the logic for the age exclusio... [read] Donovan: Where do I sign up? At least somebody is enjoying ... [read] C: cool, right around the range folks have suggested.... [read] Joe E.: Not counting airfare, figure on US$30-US$50 a day.... [read] |