After stately homes, the Mittals are now eyeing heritage hotels of...

PAMPLONA, Spain - Tens of thousands of people crowded into Pamplona's main square Sunday to celebrate the launching of a rocket that each year marks the beginning of Spain's most famous bull-running...

"Growth has been continuous for Saudi Airlines since its inception; from a single aircraft in 1945 to more than 139 aircrafts today and serves more than 13 million passengers every year. To support...

QANTAS and Singapore Airlines have called for a curfew at Sydney Airport to be scrapped to allow flights throughout the night at Australia's largest air hub. The two airlines are lobbying the...

As Gas Prices Continue to Spike, People Travel Less The $4-per-gallon mark is a thing of the past, as gas prices continue to inch higher, day by day. The national Triple-A predicts that when all the...

Hamburg - German league and cup winners Bayern Munich will visit third-division Rot-Weiss Erfurt in the first round of the German Cup in the draw made on Sunday. Meanwhile fifth-division FC Homburg...

New York.– Combinations of consumer disgust and rising prices have cost the travel industry over $26 billion in the last year. This total includes losses that have been estimated at $9 billion...

To the delight of the home fans, Hamilton took the chequered flag a staggering 68.5 seconds ahead of Heidfeld, an age in Formula One terms. Adding to the sense of astonishment, the evergreen...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- Starting Monday, drivers in Broward county will be able to see their travel times on a dynamic message sign displaying information based on real-time data collected from the...

Taipei - Two international cruise lines, encouraged by Taiwan's new air links with China, plan to launch cruise services across the Taiwan Strait, it was reported Sunday. Royal Caribbean...

Al Diar Hotels, a chain of seven executive hotels owned and managed by Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) has announced a joint summer promotion with Etihad Airways to offer hotel guests a chance to...

Planning to fly this fall? Better have a backup plan since airlines are dropping flights to save on fuel costs. The cutbacks will make planes more crowded and fares could increase; it's estimated...

The seat you are sitting on may be lighter. Perhaps there's less water on board for the bathroom faucets and toilets. The drinks trolley coming your way probably weighs less too. It's all...

BANGALORE: A recent report by KPMG, a global consulting company, discounts fears that the sharp and sustained increase in the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) will run the Indian aviation...

DENVER -- Higher airfares and trimmed flight schedules could end up raising the subsidies Colorado ski resorts pay airlines to bring out-of-state skiers to town this winter. Nonstop flights to the...

LAS VEGAS – Despite the weak U.S. dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn't translated into an explosion of foreign tourists to the United States. Explanations range...

Offering your time and skills for the benefit of a developing country can be a very rewarding experience, though it pays to do your homework before deciding where to go. The most responsible...

In fact, cash-strapped eco-tourism businesses are less likely to find their way onto responsibletravel.com, because (apart from a tiny number of community-run projects) everyone has to pay a fee to...

Ryanair has instigated legal action against a travel website to prevent it from using Ryanair's booking engine to sell flights online.The airline has taken a case through the Commercial Court in...

A group of Chinese mainland tourists arrive at the international airport in Taoyuan on July 4. China and Taiwan launched regular direct flights July 4 for the first time in nearly six decades,...

SYDNEY - From rooms decked out with a soundstage to concierges who can arrange impromptu tango lessons, trend spotter and author Bill Tikos has roamed the globe to find hotels that offer a unique,...

AMSTERDAM - Passengers departing from Amsterdam airport can now cut waiting times and minimize human contact by using a machine to check in their luggage.Schiphol airport launched a trial with...

Market-Report/Global-Airline .. Global Airlines industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the airlines industry. It includes detailed data on market size and...

) July 5, 2008 -- Discover Charleston WV Hotels, a group of ideally located hotels in Charleston West Virginia, announces the launch of its economical "Gas Up and Getaway" promotion....

Notwithstanding global economic uncertainties, international tourism grew 5 per cent during the first four months of this year, compared to the same period in 2007, the United Nations World Tourism...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - Tom McManus and Mehdi Ballouchy scored goals in the first half and the Colorado Rapids cruised to a 4-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Friday night. Colin Clark added...

World champions Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix and reigning Olympic champion Shawn Crawford easily advanced in the 200m Olympic qualifying in Oregon overnight. Gay seized the edge from the start,...

Editor's note: Look for the vacation Bible school listing each Saturday in the Religion section. Go online to www.wimgo.com to find more information or to enter details about your church's vacation...

The Westfield Rocks travel baseball program continues to gain momentum among area youth hoping for the opportunity to compete against some of the top players in the state and country.According to...

"The BJP condemns the language of BJP being enemy no. 1 being employed by some leaders of the Samajwadi Party to justify their opportunism," party spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad told reporters...

BANGALORE: Rising air fares and the overall slowdown in the economy have made tech firms bite the bullet on their employee travel expenses. Air fares across the price spectrum, which have risen by...

American Airlines and Iberia SA should be blocked, competitor Virgin Atlantic Ltd. said Thursday, amid reports the trio are close to applying for U.S. antitrust immunity to form a trans-Atlantic...

DC-10 that departed before the Concorde and was left behind on the runway. When Concorde took off afterwards it hit the strip, which punctured a tyre. As the tyre disintegrated a piece of debris...

PARIS -- A judge has ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on manslaughter charges in the 2000 crash of a Concorde jetliner that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said Thursday....

DALLAS (AP) -- Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's largest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel...

WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets Friday, leaving him one win from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship. Federer, who hasn't...

As a local travel company and their mission on responsible travel, Footprint Vietnam Travel invites to you come enjoy the beauty of Vietnam while seeing them making change in their pro-poor tourism...

"I think we'll be having that pool again next summer, I really do," Lavine said. "I think gas is just going to keep going up, and with gas going up, groceries are going to go up and then you have...

Pack your plastic if you plan on buying a cocktail or a meal or watching a digital movie the next time you fly on Alaska Airlines. Starting Aug. 5, the Seattle-based airline will no longer accept...

Fingerprint, iris and facial-recognition technology will be used to speed up frequent travellers' journeys through immigration control, as part of a UK-US agreement for a fast-travel option for...

Posted on: Friday, 4 July 2008, 00:00 CDT * The Lincoln County Independence Day Celebration features three days of free events beginning today with a 6 p.m. concert by R.D. Clay, The Midnight Rider...

Posted on: Friday, 4 July 2008, 00:00 CDT I Didn't realise my KR team-mate Ben Fisher used to ride a motorbike. Anyway, he's bought himself one and apparently it's currently parked up at Michael...

NEW DELHI: India's loss-making airline sector should accept rising jet-fuel prices as a way of life and focus on savings from improved operational efficiencies, consulting firm KPMG said on...

Most of us know them all too well. Cracks, dents, you know, fender benders."The last one was about a year and a half ago," Elunga King of Knoxville said. "It was due to someone pulling out in front...

The 40 million Americans traveling by trains, planes or automobiles this Fourth of July weekend will have fewer fellow travelers to contend with, as the tight economy forces many people to stay at or...

British Airways added to the turmoil in the airline industry yesterday by confirming that a deterioration in traffic had accelerated in June. It said a 0.7% dip in traffic in May had become a fall of...

DALLAS -- American Airlines says it could cut 900 flight attendant jobs as it reduces flights to cope with record high fuel costs. The Fort Worth-based airline expects to reduce jobs for pilots and...

T in the Park organisers have appealed to people attending next weekend's event to observe five basic travel tips before setting off for the festival. The appeal follows traffic chaos at last...

A judge has granted US actor Wesley Snipes permission to travel abroad to work while his lawyers fight convictions for tax offences. Snipes was sentenced in April to three years in prison for...

NEW YORK -- Don't bother hitting the ATM before boarding your flight -- your airline may no longer be accepting cash. Starting Aug. 5, Alaska Airlines will become the latest carrier to go...