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May 07, 2005
What's in a Name? Maybe a Surprise LocationBy CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT WHEN Carmen Jones reserved a room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Beverly Hills, she expected the property would be, as the name suggested, in Beverly Hills. "I was looking forward to walking to the shops on Rodeo...Read this update
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May 06, 2005
Hang Up Or Get Off The PlaneUsing cell phones on flights: Great idea, or the last, horrible gasp of human decency? Oh my yes, please yes, open your giant purse or crack your bitchin' briefcase and whip out that swell little silver Motorola and pop in...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 07:44 AM |
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April 29, 2005
A Talk, a Snack, a Chance at $45 or MoreBy ANDREW JACOBS They call it "the lot" or "the pen," although it is also sarcastically referred to as "the cabby country club" or less charitably as "taxi driver purgatory." From the air, it is a shimmering yellow blob on...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 07:25 AM |
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Tidbit on your pillow might not be a mintBy Avery Johnson The Wall Street Journal People in the hotel industry are waking up to the fact that they are hosting some nasty guests. In the past few years, Cimex lectularius — the bedbug — has been making a...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 06:50 AM |
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April 23, 2005
United Execs 'Perpetrated Fraud,' Union Alleges in Court FilingCurrent Management Should Not Be Rewarded with 'Exclusivity' Extension, Flight Attendants Say CHICAGO - In a brief filed today with the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, objecting to extending the exclusive period for...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 07:13 AM |
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April 18, 2005
Airline workers study life with less securityBy Lynne Marek and Lisa Leiter United Airlines flight attendant Maribeth Kuhn, 58, wanted to retire in 2009 and get off her feet after 37 years of flying. Now, a plan by United to scrap pensions may keep her walking...Read this update
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April 17, 2005
Crash and burnDeregulation led airlines to shaft their customers -- and then go out of business! But the airlines that emerge from bankruptcy probably won't be any better. By Alex Marshall April 16, 2005 | The impending demise of nearly every major...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 09:43 AM |
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April 13, 2005
Have Tony Wheeler’s guidebooks travelled too far?by TAD FRIEND On the evening after the rainiest summer day in Melbourne’s history, Tony Wheeler’s dinner guests, who were British, wanted to discuss the weather. Wheeler gradually redirected the conversation to the Falkland Islands. He had recently written a...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 07:53 AM |
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April 12, 2005
IN YUAN WE TRUSTIn the 2004 Hollywood comedy “EuroTrip,” which chronicles the adventures of a group of American teen-agers on a debased modern version of the Grand Tour, our heroes end up trapped in Bratislava with a mere $1.83 in their pockets. Things...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 11:52 AM |
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April 08, 2005
Don’t let the bed bugs biteLocal authorities in Queensland, Australia, are developing emergency plans to combat an epidemic of bed bugs in local hostels, amid fears they may eat into the tourist trade. The bugs can survive for months without food and have been hitching...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 06:38 PM |
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Is it ethical to visit 'outpost of tyranny'?Zimbabwe's wildlife industry struggles as many tourists steer clear of the Mugabe regime. By Stephanie Hanes VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE – Not long ago, travelers longing for adventure and wildlife in Africa had an obvious destination: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. This small...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 07:07 AM |
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April 04, 2005
Airline security relaxedAirline passengers will once again be dining with metal cutlery, knitting jumpers and manicuring their nails aboard flights from British airports following a relaxation of anti-terrorist rules. Airline security relaxed, continued...Read this update
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March 28, 2005
How to get kicked off a flightEveryone in this life has their little pet peeves. Even flight attendants. The average passenger is usually unaware of how they are irritating us. Not to worry. I’m here to bridge that gap. Or maybe I should say, to connect...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 08:04 PM |
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RFID in PassportsImagine, while traveling overseas, that you're wearing a big target on the back and front of your shirt saying 'American traveler'. One of the things we're taught to do is to prudently blend in with other people, no matter where...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 07:35 PM |
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March 22, 2005
Where Does the Dollar Do Best?Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Introducing Frommers.com Price Index By Maureen Clarke Airfares may be low these days -- but getting there is a smaller part of the equation now, in the face of the dollar's declining value abroad....Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 06:39 AM |
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March 19, 2005
Ask the pilotBy Patrick Smith Crying "fire" at 35,000 feet. How the pilot missed his Brussels buffet. Four engines, three engines; divert or continue on? Our thanks, for want of a better term, to British Airways, whose recent double dose of mechanical...Read this update
Posted by Joe E at 07:24 AM |
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