Shanghai Airlines, a Chinese regional carrier, predicted on Tuesday that it would post a loss for 2007, deteriorating from a net profit of 8.2 million yuan ($1.1 million) in 2006.
The airline posted a loss of 134.5 million yuan in the first half of last year, but said at the time that earnings were improving and a full-year profit was very likely. Read More…
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U.S., U.K. regulators impose nearly $550 million in penalties for collusion.
British Airways was fined almost $550 million on Wednesday by U.S. and British regulators after the airline acknowledged colluding with rival Virgin Atlantic over fuel surcharges.
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TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel community, today announced the top 10 attractions in the Europe according to traveler popularity and TripAdvisor editors.
1. British Airways London Eye, London, United Kingdom
2. Tower of London, London, United Kingdom
3. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
4. Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
5. Colosseum, Rome, Italy
6. Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
7. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France
8. State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
9. Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
10. The Alhambra, Granada, Spain
The United States is continuing to sink on the radar of places foreigners want to visit, even as the worlds tourism pie continues to grow. Its a problem that has the potential to deeply affect the future health of the lodging business stateside as the Federal Government continues to put up blockades for those that want to spend their vacations here.
And while its understandable the Government is trying to protect Americans with certain in-place policies, the overall effect of a restrictive visitor visa policy is turning off potential vacationers to the idea of an American getaway.
At a luncheon last week sponsored by the Big Apple chapter of the Hospitality, Sales and Marketing Association International, a representative of the Travel Industry Association discussed the challenges faced by American lodging companies.
Very recently we saw a change in the rules, which made passport necessary for the people traveling to Canada and Caribbean. Well, it turns out that the backlog of passport applications is so great that the US will relax those rules and permit Americans to travel to these countries without a passport.
This change again puts a question mark on the security issues for which the earlier rule was made. Now the question is – Is the US officials are putting the security on stake to generate more revenues?
Probably yes.
If you are a true lover of Sea and whales, then you must read the latest book “A Global Guide to Watching Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises in the Wild.”.
Here is the list of good whale-watching during any season
You can see the complete information here.
Pull some time off from your daily routine and visit Mall of America. This is something you will really enjoy.
If you think this something you can associate with a Joke then why don’t you explore it.
According to The Transportation Security Administration, the new technology is in development that will screens bottles for liquid explosives at the USA’s busiest airports this summer.
The agency plans to deploy 200 machines at airports to detect a certain explosive in the containers passengers are allowed to bring through security checkpoints.
“It’s designed to detect a very specific type of liquid threat that is found in common household liquids,” company marketing director Bruce Cumming tells USA TODAY. The TSA says the machines address some of the concerns raised in August after a thwarted terrorist plot to bomb U.S.-bound jets with liquid explosives.
USA TODAY says “the hand-held machines will not ease restrictions that limit passengers to carrying small containers of liquids and gels on board aircraft, TSA spokeswoman Ellen Howe said. They will primarily check bottles holding medicines, baby formula and other items that passengers can carry on board in unlimited quantities.” Howe tells the paper: “It may not necessarily mean any specific benefit to the traveling public other than enhanced security.” The TSA already has tested the devices in Miami and Newark.
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