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  • Oh, the horrors of Auckland train travel - It's crush hour on board city trains A delegation of Government rail officials arrived in Auckland recently from Zimbabwe. They are here to advise Veolia rail on improving customer services in Aucklan...
  • Gassing deaths haunt rescuer - The "stomach-churning" sound of a man scratching and crying for help to escape poisonous gas that killed his two mates will haunt Ben Walker for the rest of his life. The two South African-...
  • Beggars found staying at five-star hotels in UAE - Abu Dhabi, Sep 7 : Some of the beggars detained during a crackdown on begging in the emirate of Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates (UAE) were found to be staying at five-star hotels, WAM news agency re...
  • MPs investigated for bullying - MPs have been investigated three times over allegations they bullied parliamentary staff. In responses to questions from ACT leader Rodney Hide, Speaker Margaret Wilson revealed claims of workplace b...
  • Prison report slated as officers suspended - A report into allegations of corruption at Christchurch Men's Prison has been branded a whitewash after the revelation that three officers are under investigation for serious misconduct. The Pres...
  • Funds row likely to spread - Fallout in the row over political donations to NZ First could widen as billionaire expat Owen Glenn prepares to front up to Parliament's privileges committee tomorrow with crucial evidence. His a...
  • Expat marketing campaign canned - The Government has binned its programme to lure Kiwis home from Australia after it was declared a failure. An evaluation of the expat marketing programme, obtained under the Official Information Act,...
  • Warship docks after Gulf duties - DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL: Ingrid Gerritsen, 7, greets her father, Commander Blair Gerritsen, aboard the warship Te Mana, which docked after five months in the Persian Gulf as part of Enduring Freedom, a mu...
  • Chinese Mainland Issues New Policies to Ease Cross-Strait Travel - Posted on: Sunday, 7 September 2008, 06:00 CDT Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Chinese Mainland Issues New Policies To Ease Cross- S...
  • FWCS offers parents tours of schools - Advertisement Parents will get a chance to be the student as they visit their children’s schools during Fort Wayne Community Schools’ annual back-to-school nights. At each school,...
  • China Eastern Considers Merger With Shanghai Airlines - The discussion of a possible merger is being held by the two commercial carriers' respective government shareholders, Cao said in a media gathering.
  • Aboard Majesty of the Seas - Making a quick getaway from the daily grind As we watched the sun sink slowly behind downtown Miami's wall of skyscrapers, my wife and I toasted our good fortune. We were in the high-up Viking...
  • Residents Can Take Part in Kayak Trips - WINTER HAVEN | The city's Upper Peace Kayak Environmental Education Program, or UPKEEP, will offer a series of kayak outings in celebration of 2008 National Estuaries Days.
  • New ships in South Florida - Cruising with a Crowd: Baltic voyage offers fellowship and flexibility for casual friends These ships, all built in 2008 except the MSC Orchestra (2007), will make their South Florida debuts t...
  • Destinations | Los Angeles, Spain, Missouri and Florida - If you're looking for something really icky, you'll want to head to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Spider Pavilion. Opening Sept. 21, the walk-through landscaped pavilion is home t...
  • Did Mickey take my SUV for a spin - I recently stayed at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Walt Disney World, and something happened to my SUV that I parked through the hotel's valet service.Two days after I checked in, I called the v...
  • Rock bottom prices for some top hotels - AIM There's plenty of bad news on the travel front: Delta is eliminating direct flights between South Florida and Tallahassee, leaving American as the only carrier offering nonstop service. Low-cost c...
  • Murder inquiry after death of Auckland man - Auckland police have launched a murder investigation after a 60-year-old man was found dead in a Mt Roskill home this morning. The Richardson Rd property has been cordoned off since police arrived th...
  • Greek PM promises to keep Olympic Airlines flying - The Greek prime minister on Saturday vowed to defend troubled Olympic Airlines by cutting staff with a voluntary redundancy program and transfers to other state jobs.Greece's national carrier is under...
  • East Carolina trips up No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 - Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked te...
  • NRI sets up refuge for forced marriage victims in UK - LONDON: An Indian-origin woman who left her home to avoid being forced to marry a man chosen by her family in India, has founded a charity organisation to help women in similar situations.
  • dealing with the consequences - All Blacks legend Sir Brian Lochore, stung by criticism of his comments to a fathers' breakfast, sets the record straight about paternity, pubs and political correctness. The Kids were scrapping ...
  • Two found dead at Raglan camp ground - Two men were found dead in a Waikato motor camp today and a third male was taken to hospital in a distressed state, police said. The three were staying in a cabin at the Raglan site and the two who d...
  • Lawyer asks for charges against Kiwi to be struck out - The lawyer for a New Zealand man accused of plotting to kill Fiji interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has asked a judge to have the charges against him dismissed. Businessman Ballu Khan, who was...
  • Cyber bully still free to lure teens into online suicide pacts - revealed how the 15-year-old Christchurch Girls' High School student had targeted two of her classmates into a bizarre suicide pact after pretending to be one of the girl's "boyfriend.&qu...
  • Austrian, Scandinavian Airlines, SWISS join ANA ProFlyers Bonus scheme - ANA ProFlyers Bonus, a reward scheme designed for Japan-based corporate customers, will be extended to include ANA’s Star Alliance partner airlines Austrian, Scandinavian Airlines and SWISS from Oct...
  • The French version of a boot camp - It’s a banquet fit for a king - or, rather, a petit Monsieur le Président and his slinky supermodel wife. I’ve polished off the foie gras, devoured a fillet of pork and tucked int...
  • How to paddle through London - London is a racket. If New York is the city that never sleeps, London is the city that snatches a few hours here and there, but keeps the radio on downstairs. There is noise everywhere, at any ...
  • Alonnisos, the idyllic Greek island - More self-deluding guff is written about Greek islands than about anywhere else on the planet. Their enduring out-of-the-wayness, raw beauty and sparse, matriarchal communities, even now, foste...
  • Veitch hospitalised after suicide bid - can exclusively reveal the ex-TV and radio star was rushed by helicopter from a remote Northland farm to Auckland Hospital on Friday afternoon after he tried to gas himself in a car. Several police o...
  • Mighty Manu monsters Eels - It was on this ground, in round one of 2007, that Manu Vatuvei had that nightmare performance that people still talk about. He won't forget that night, but he's a different - far better, far ...
  • Rickards appeals for second chance - Shamed former top cop Clint Rickards wants a second chance. Mr Rickards and two other former police officers, Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum, were last year acquitted of raping Louise Nicholas in the ...
  • It pays to be a home owner in Southland - Southland's booming economy is paying huge dividends for homeowners in the region, who have on average $280 more each week in their back pockets than their Auckland counterparts. With housing the...
  • Geography counts when you - Where you live can determine how well you'll fare if you're diagnosed with a killer disease. New research suggests rates of disease-related death vary widely between health board regions. A ...
  • The hard facts on sexual dysfunction remedies - For boys at school PE is something to look forward to, but in adult life it's being billed a threat that will strike down three in 10 men. PE, in the adult world, is the abbreviation increasingly...
  • Gas prices slow MN tourism, but don - ST. PAUL, Minn.—Tourism officials say rising gas prices reduced the amount of travel by Minnesotans this summer, but not by as much as was once feared. The decline in the number of people from M...
  • "True hero" tried to save friend from fire - David Dahm rushed into the family home to wake his parents and five siblings, but it was too late for family friend Ray King, 51, who died in the blaze.
  • Ecuador to host Travel Mart Latin America - Quito.– Ecuador will be hosting this year’s edition of Travel Mart Latin America scheduled for September 10, one of the most important business development event of the year for the area. It is a...
  • Google CEO says Chrome getting - this week, has had a "very strong" reception with several million downloads, according to Eric Schmidt, the search giant's chief executive officer. Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ:GO...
  • Southwest Airlines reports drop in August traffic - , the dominant carrier at BWI/Marshall Airport, recorded a drop in passenger traffic during the month of August. Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) had a 5.2 percent drop in revenue passenger miles (...
  • Continental Airlines adds $15 fee for first bag - is the latest carrier deciding to charge some passengers fees for checking one bag at the airport. The $15 charge, which takes place Oct. 7, will apply to flights within the United States and between...
  • Hawaiian Airlines traffic up 12% but load factor falls - Hawaiian Airlines said it carried 81,000 more passengers in August than a year ago, but its planes were less full. Hawaiian, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA), said Friday that yea...
  • Hawaiian Airlines to fly Seattle Seahawks for the 2008 season - for their away games this season. The Seahawks will fly on a chartered wide-body, twin-aisle Boeing 767. The team’s logo will be affixed to the aircraft. For the 2008 season, Hawaiian will fly...
  • HTA puts $12M more into marketing - Responding to significant declines in visitor arrivals and spending, the Hawaii tourism industry members will spend $12 million more on advertising and marketing efforts through next May. Approval of...
  • Centre hopes to generate 15 mn jobs in tourism sector - KHAJURAHO: The Centre hopes to generate 15 million jobs by the year 2010 in the tourism sector as it targets to attract 10 million tourists in another two years. Addressing a two-day round table...
  • Video Technology Spares Vets Lengthy Car Trips for Mental Health Care - Posted on: Saturday, 6 September 2008, 03:00 CDT By Anonymous Approximately 495 Chicago-area veterans are using Veterans Health Administration outpatient clinics to receive mental health care through...
  • Frontier moves to new gate at LAX - Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, a change that the Denver-based carrier says will give it more space at LAX. Frontier is moving to Terminal 6, with its flights using Gate 67A, as of Monda...
  • Airlines to waive fees if storms disrupt flights - ) are waiving flight change fees in charges for travelers impacted by Tropical Storm Hanna and Ike. The storms could impact a number of Southeastern and Caribbean destinations including Miami, Orlan...
  • Gas prices drop again throughout Southern California - Southern California was seemingly not affected by supply questions due to Hurricane Gustav, as gasoline prices in the area for an eleventh-straight week. According to the
  • Canada starts immigration in new category - TORONTO: Canada on Friday announced that certain temporary foreign workers and foreign students can apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class for immigration. Making this...
  • Obama for streamlining the process for the high-skilled H2B visas - More pictures WASHINGTON: Driving home the point that he is for creating jobs in the US, Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama has favoured streamlining the process for the high-skilled H...
  • Downtown Tours Feature Tales Of The Past - Touring Tyler's downtown district is scenic, quaint and alive with history. Now there's a way to experience that history with a little fun and a little fright.
  • Travel Secrets Revealed by Top Vacation Rental Company in Orlando - ) September 6, 2008 -- Summer might be the most popular time for families to travel, but if you can help it, you might want to reconsider swapping your annual summer getaway for an off-season escape t...
  • The Best Hotels in Miami to Ride Out a Storm - With the 2008 hurricane season in full swing, the folks at AboutAnywhere.com list some of the best hotels in Miami to ride out the storm. Miami, FL (
  • Williams cruises through to meet Jankovic in final - Serena Williams has not dropped a set so far in the tournament . Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP Serena Williams is relishing the chance to capture her first US Open title in six years after she moved ...
  • More than 100 poisoned by oysters in luxury Macau hotels - Summary - Hong Kong - Hong Kong's director of health said Saturday his office was investigating how more than 100 people had been poisoned by tainted oysters at top hotels in the casino resort of Macau. Fifty n...
  • Kiwis benefit from airlines slashing Tasman air travel rates - Despite the price of almost everything rising, the cost of travelling to Australia is getting cheaper. Airlines are fighting a high-stakes battle for supremacy of the trans-Tasman route and that in...
  • Hotels go green as demand grows - A growing number of hotels nationwide, including Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, have added energy conservation measures. These include installing low-flow toilets and faucets...
  • Bush tours Gettysburg sites - GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Bush brushed up on his Civil War history Friday, touring the battleground of Gettysburg, the site of one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War. Normally for a...
  • Elvis Presley fan tours the world dressed as his idol! - London, Sept 5 : Elvis Presley may have been dead for 30 years, but the 'King of Rock n Roll' has shook up a man so much that he has spent nine months touring the world dressed as the legendary popsta...
  • Canadians still stranded in the Caribbean after Zoom Airlines shutdown - kevin@caribbeannetnews.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Some Canadians are still pondering on how they can return home, following last week's abrupt shutdown of Anglo-Canadian carrier, Zoom Airlines, reports i...
  • FAA to Issue Directive Affecting American Airlines & Delta - kacichristian@fox23.com Last Update: 6:37 pm
  • Activist Kennedy Tours Raytheon Plume Site - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, takes a quick tour through the Azalea neighborhood that is dealing with a plume of contaminated water under their homes.
  • Search for armed robber in Otara - A rifle-wielding man robbed a TAB in Otara this morning. Police say he entered the TAB shortly after 11am and demanded money. He left on foot with an undisclosed amount. He was described as wearing ...
  • Six years jail for repeated rape of young girl - A Huntly man who subjected his rape victim to more than four hours' of sexual abuse has been jailed for six years. Joshua Ruatekaumatahi Baker, 20, appeared in Hamilton District Court for sentenc...
  • Ex-wrester Wakanoho says he smoked pot on trips back to Russia - TOKYO — Wakanoho, the Russian who was arrested for possessing marijuana and became the first active wrestler in sumo’s long history to be fired, told police Friday that he smoked the drug...
  • Sunwing hiring Zoom pilots and flight attendants as it grows service to hot spots - MONTREAL - Sunwing is hiring pilots and flight attendants who formerly worked at Zoom Airlines as the discount travel company expands service to winter hot spots. Ten Zoom pilots began training Mon...
  • Urgent change needed on Air NZ - Air New Zealand has been told to make urgent changes to its operations and maintenance of its eight long-haul Boeing 777 aircraft in the wake of shock findings from a crash in Britain. A British Airw...
  • Castle reception for Olympic heroes - Beijing heroes Chris Hoy and Katherine Grainger were the guests of honour at the event hosted by Alex Salmond, the First Minister.The triple gold-winning cyclist and the silver-medal winning rower wer...
  • Mideast airlines profits will fall up to $200m - Dubai: High oil prices have produced more gloomy news for the airline industry as a revised financial forecast shows that the combined profit of Middle East carriers will drop by 33 per cent ($100 mil...
  • RVs flock to Yellowstone despite high fuel costs - Russ and Celeste Faust, of Denver, walk their dogs past recreational vehicles in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Despite high fuel prices, the park's RV site has been full for much of the summer. ...
  • Coolest places in Spain - "Barcelona, posa't guapa" — "Doll yourself up!" That's what Barcelona's city hall advised the denizens of this vibrant Mediterranean city to do in the run-up to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Sixteen yea...
  • MTV host shocks Eva with dodgy sex offer - actress on a US chat show this week, even promising to spice up her sex life if she gets bored of her husband Tony Parker. He jokingly told Eva: "If ever there comes a time when you want a bit o...
  • Safety compliance gaps noted for some U.S. airlines - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three major airlines were among 11 U.S. airlines that failed during an unprecedented industry review to demonstrate full compliance with government safety directives, regulators...
  • Dominican Tourism industry to award journalism prize - Santo Domingo.- A jury weighed the quality of the 186 works competing for the 5th version of the Epifanio Lantigua National Tourism Press Prize, in the areas of written press, television, online and...
  • Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending August 30, 2008 - Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes weekly occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Cana...
  • Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Announces First Hotel in India - Fairmont Hyderabad to Open in 2010 Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has been appointed to manage a hotel in Hyderabad, in the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The property joins the compan...
  • Hemtours re-brands to Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka - By Quintus Perera – Asian Tribune Colombo, 06 September, (Asiantribune.com): Hemtours, one of the largest Destination Management Companies and part of the Hemas Group, operates as Diethelm Travel S...
  • Continental Airlines to charge $15 for 1st checked bag, matching other carriers - DALLAS (AP) _ Continental Airlines Inc. said Friday it is charging some coach customers $15 for a first checked bag, matching a similar fee imposed by most other major U.S. carriers.A company spokeswo...
  • Owner, patrons try to view break-in as a compliment - By Megan Sexton, The State, Columbia, S.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 5--The owner and patrons of Enzo's in downtown Winnsboro were able to find a little humor in a break-in and art heist at ...
  • Esposito named Bayfront Convention Center - By Kevin Flowers, Erie Times-News, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 5--Jeffrey Esposito's trial period is over -- he's got the job as the Bayfront Convention Center's general manager. The Erie ...
  • Ruling says groups jumped the gun on legal challenge to Belleayre - By Brian Nearing, Albany Times Union, N.Y.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 5--ALBANY -- A state judge has thrown out a lawsuit by environmentalists challenging a controversial state-brokered deal ...
  • Tourism season in Lake George, N.Y., expected to last into October - By Alyson Martin, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 2--LAKE GEORGE -- Monday might have marked the unofficial end to summer, but business owners in Lake George say t...
  • Athens council gets update on hotel/motel tax funds - By Lauren Ricks, Athens Daily Review, TexasMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 4--The City of Athens is coming up on a new fiscal year. At a workshop meeting Wednesday, Director of Finance David Hopk...
  • FDLE brings charges in $2.1 million motel-condo scheme - By Andrew Gant, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton BeachMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 4--A Tennessee man is in the Okaloosa County Jail for a racketeering scheme that involved more than ...
  • Usain Bolt cruises to victory to cap amazing season - Usain Bolt battled the cold and a headwind, but still managed to come from behind to beat Asafa Powell in a time of 9.77sec in a season-closing 100m at the Van Damme Memorial in Belgium.Running into a...
  • Senecas to appeal agency ruling tribe - By Jerry Zremski, The Buffalo News, N.Y.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 5--The Seneca Nation of Indians Thursday announced it is appealing a federal agency's decision that the tribe's Buffalo cas...
  • After slight Gustav hit, casinos ready to reopen - By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 3--Unlike hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Hurricane Gustav caused more disruption than destruction to the Gulf Coast casino i...
  • Away from the beach in Cape Verde - A guide in a van picked me up off the morning ferry and hauled me up a mountain road for 30 bouncing minutes. At the top, we got out, walked a dusty track, stumbled into a dip, squeezed through a ro...
  • US airlines poised to shed 36,000 jobs as they trim capacity this fall - David Koenig September 5, 2008 - 2:21 p.m. DALLAS (AP) - Airlines are contributing to the increase in unemployment, as they slash thousands of jobs to save money in the midst of higher fuel costs...
  • Pinehurst Resort receives recognition - By Rebecca Logan, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 5--PINEHURST -- For the second year in a row, Pinehurst Resort has been named the top golf resort in the U.S. by T...
  • A family travel adventure to Thailand - I'm sitting in a jungle ravine somewhere in the Hang Dong valley in northern Thailand, watching my mud-splattered 12-year-old son slithering around on an elephant's neck and trying his best not to f...
  • Leela Hotel group invest over Rs 100 cr for another ten new hotels - Mumbai, Sep 5: The Leela Hotel Group plans to invest in tune more than Rs 100 crore for another ten new five star hotels across the country in the next three years.
  • Group drops appeal of beach resort in Oceanside, Calif. - By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 4--A citizens group on Wednesday dropped its challenge to a proposed four-star beach resort near the Ocean...
  • Wyvern Hotel in Punta Gorda, Fla., plans to fill about 60 jobs - By Bob Fliss, The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 4--The gradual rise of the Wyvern Hotel has provided some respite from what has been a slower-than-usual summer in Punta...
  • Despite influx of evacuees, August wasn - By Daniel Carson, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 4--PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Before storm activity picked up in the Atlantic Ocean this summer, Labor Day looked to ...
  • Sobha to debut hotels brand on Sheikh Zayed Road - Middle East and North Africa Business Report, Amman, JordanMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 4--India and Dubai real estate giant Sobha Group has announced it has acquired a plot on Dubai's main ar...

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