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2007 - No Deaths on Scheduled U.S. Commercial Flights
2008-04-25 18:35:00 Just when it seemed we needed some good news about air travel, any good news, the numbers have come out from the National Transportation Safety Board. You might have gotten the impression from the recent crack down on safety inspections that planes must be falling from the skies, but such is not the case. No ... More About: Commercial , Flights , Deaths
Think Israel, Think Bikinis?
2008-04-25 06:26:00 The Israel i government wants to show you another side of Israel than you usually see on the public beaches and is “sexing up” its image with bikini clad women. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftripinator.com%2F2008%2F04% 2F24%2Fthink-israel-think-bikinis%2F'; addthis_title = 'Think+Israel%2C+Think+Bikinis %3F'; addthis_pub = '';
Frontier Fights To Keep Flying
2008-04-21 04:24:00 The frontier has always been known as a place that is less safe and secure than more established lands. Frontier Airlines declared itself to be in a similar place this week when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. When a company files Chapter 11 it is asking the courts to provide temporary protection from its ... More About: Fights , Flying
U.S. issues travel alert for Mexico
2008-04-16 17:02:00 The Los Angeles Times reported today: U.S. State Department officials have issued a travel alert prompted by drug violence in the north of Mexico , warning that victims have included foreign visitors and residents. American visitors are advised to be especially alert about their safety in the border region, and to avoid areas where there are high levels ... More About: Travel , Issues , Alert
Airlines Ground Flights - 100,000+ Travelers Effected
2008-04-10 18:06:00 Freep reported today: American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets — the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago. The nation’s biggest airline had already canceled 460 flights on ... More About: Flights , Ground
French Yacht Seized by Somali Pirates
2008-04-10 06:06:00 Pirates are not just featured in Johnny Depp movies these days, nor is high tech piracy limited to software. There really are still pirates some places in the world where real life pirates reside. From the Independent: A luxury three-masted cruise ship seized off the Gulf of Aden last week is in the hands of the ... More About: Pirates , French , Somali
Bellevue - Looney Bin or 4 Star Hotel
2008-04-09 00:00:00 New York City is considering a plan that would turn Bellevue hospital, the famous mental institution, into a hotel. Just think of the great marketing campaign they could run using the famous "Crazy Eddie" (is he still alive?) of New York radio commercial fame. "Come on down our prices are ... More About: Hotel , Star
Another Airline Down - Skybus Closes
2008-04-09 00:00:00 Skybus Airline s has ceased operations. With ATA and Aloha Airlines, Skybus makes the third airline in a week (4 if you could charter airline Champion Air) that has succumbed to the economic pressures, particularly the high cost of jet fuel. Whose next? Skybus Airlines will cease all operations effective Saturday, April ...
Heathrow Headaches
2008-04-04 00:00:00 London's Heathrow Airport opened its new terminal five to great fan fare. The new terminal is state of the art and will be the new home of all the British Air flights into London. The implementation of the Open Skies treaty was even delayed so this terminal could be finished. ...
Air Travel A La Carte
2008-04-04 00:00:00 It seems like each day when I open my news reader, newspaper or email I see more information about additional fees that the airlines are charging their customers. Rarely this this a change in the ticket price itself. All of these fees are also additional to the taxes and airport ... More About: Travel , Air Travel
National Geographic Traveler Seminar
2008-04-01 00:00:00 Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending a photography seminar put on by the National Geographic called Putting the WOW in Your Nature & Outdoor Photography. The seminar was talk by Eddie Soloway and Tim Davis. Soloway and Davis have very different styles in photography with Soloway focusing on more ... More About: National Geographic , Seminar
San Francisco - Walk Through Chinatown
2008-03-28 00:00:00 When a friend was in town recently and we drove up to San Francisco . When we strolled around Chinatown we stopped at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. Now factory may bring up the wrong picture in your head. This small business located off an alley in Chinatown is not ... More About: Walk
Picking the ?Right? Flight - InsideTrip.com
2008-03-23 00:00:00 This week I had a rare business trip to Atlanta, Georgia. I booked the least expensive flight as usual using an airfare aggregation site. In this case I used Kayak.com as I often do. But fare alone is not the only measure of which is the best flight. I ... More About: Flight , Picking
ATA to Leave Chicago Midway
2008-03-22 00:00:00 I was saddened to see the news that ATA Airlines is pulling out of some of its commercial flights because of the high cost of fuel. Back when my kids were in Jr high we flew on ATA to Boston through Midway and our kids first flew alone on this ... More About: Chicago , Leave
Don?t Threaten to ?Kill the Crew?
2008-03-22 00:00:00 The most recent episode of the wonderful "Fly with Me" podcast dealt with people behaving badly on flights. The host of the show Joe Dion, a commercial airline pilot, remarked that when you think about how unnatural a commercial flight is with so many people crammed so close together in ... More About: Kill , Crew
Motel 6 trying to go Upscale
2008-03-22 00:00:00 This week Motel 6, an economy hotel chain in the United States, announced a its first new prototype property in twelve years. ?We are excited to have received such positive reactions from our customers about the ?Phoenix? design, and are confident that our future guests will also appreciate the fresh, modern ... More About: Upscale
Traveling with Movie Buffs
2008-03-22 00:00:00 An article in the USA Today called "10 great places to check into movie-hotel history" got me thinking about how much my family (especially my son Mike who is now a film student) have enjoyed the times when our love for movies and our love of travel has intersected. The ... More About: Movie , Traveling
Dinner In The Sky - Hors D?oeuvres and Vertigo
2008-03-22 00:00:00 Who thought this was a good idea? Well, you can bet it was not someone with a fear of heights. Dinner in the Sky is part theme park ride and part dining experience. 22 guests, chefs and waiters are raised up by a crane on a specialized platform. The website ... More About: Vertigo
?Missed it by That Much? - Pilot Misses Airport by 15 Miles
2008-03-18 00:00:00 I find it very easy to relax on a Hawaiian vacation. There is something about that tropics that de-stresses me. Maybe this also happens with airline pilots. How else could you explain a recent incident where a plane flying to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii forgot to land. It's ... More About: Airport , Miles , Pilot
Monty Python - Travel Agency
2008-03-13 00:00:00 I don't tend to use a travel agent when I book travel, but it is not true that this is because I was traumatized at an early age by this classic Monty Python sketch called "Travel Agency ". More About: Monty Python
Top 10 Most Dangerous Airports
2008-03-12 00:00:00 ProTraveller had a recent article about the "Top 10 Most Dangerous Airports " in the world. If you are not yet afraid of flying the videos in this article will fix that. The top of the list is the old airport in Hong Kong (closed in 1998). Watching a 747 make ...
Save Money - Know When To Go
2008-03-12 00:00:00 I have mentioned Kayak.Kayak.com before as one of my favorite sites to use for booking air travel. Kayak sent out a reminder of how to save money booking holiday travel that is worth passing along. If you specify that your dates are flexible (you must create an account to use ... More About: Money , Save Money , Save
Put Down The MacBook Air And Step Away Slowly
2008-03-12 00:00:00 TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) reports a recent kerfuffle at airport security: Programmer Michael Nygard is used to travel. He's got the process down, from airport to hotel. Unfortunately, the TSA isn't as prepared. While passing through airport security recently, he was pulled aside and made to sit in the holding ... More About: Macbook , Step , Macbook Air
Welcome Home? Glad You Weren?t Murdered
2008-03-12 00:00:00 Among the things you don't expect to find when you come home from a vacation a police press conference about your suspicious disappearance is way up there on the list. But that is just what an Australian couple encountered according to a story coming over the API Wire. A Melbourne couple ... More About: Home , Glad
Istanbul on Travel in 10
2008-03-10 00:00:00 I had the opportunity to be interviewed by the Travel in 10 podcast and again talked about Istanbul . You might have gotten the impression that the city of Istanbul has left an impression on me and you would be correct. I expected a middle eastern city but found a much ...
Mini Video Vacation - Waterfalls in California
2008-03-08 00:00:00 If your life is getting a bit too hectic today I offer this relaxing minute courtesy of the DVD CALIFORNIA: Coastal Wildlife & Waterfalls DVD / WAVES: Virtual Vacation s More About: Video , California , Mini
Biking from England to Australia
2008-03-07 00:00:00 What's the best way to get from England to Australia ? Most people would say flying would be the only reasonable option, but this video is about a couple who defined "best way" as the most sustainable way and decided to bike the distance. Bike 2 Oz is a video series about ... More About: Biking
Improve Everywhere - London Freezes
2008-03-07 00:00:00 Picture this, you are minding your own business as a tourist on the streets London when suddenly and without warning the crowd around you stops moving, freezing in place. The day London froze. Inspired by Improv Everywhere and made a reality by 100's of volunteers. At exactly 3:30pm on a secret ... More About: Improve
America Puts Out The Welcome Map
2008-03-07 00:00:00 The United States is opening a new website which is the ?Official Travel and Tourism Website of the United States.? The site, which is set to go live some times this month, will provide information on U.S. destinations, attractions, and official travel information. Although before the site opens those in charge ... More About: America
Man Lives in London Airport for 3 Years
More articles from this author:2008-03-07 00:00:00 In a scene right out of the movie The Terminal a man has been living in one of the London airports. Unlike the movies, this story does not, at least not yet, have a happy ending. A homeless chef was locked up today after making Gatwick airport his home for THREE ... More About: Airport , Lives , Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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