Mount Hood’s Whispering Woods Resort Completes Extensive Renovation
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Whispering Woods Resort, which is adjacent to Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon, has completed the final phase of an almost-$2 million renovation to its Mount Hood condominium-style vacation-rental apartments.
Read moreDOT Plans to Deny Antitrust Immunity to Delta-Virgin Blue Alliance
More September 8, 2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to deny an application for antitrust immunity made by Delta Air Lines and affiliates of the Virgin Blue Group for joint services between the United States and Australia.
Read moreEmirates Plans Second Daily Services to Houston and Los Angeles
More August 12, 2010
The airline, which says it recorded a significant increase in revenue for the Americas in 2009-10, will soon offer more than 15,000 seats on 98 round-trip flights each week between Dubai and the U.S.
Read moreIn precedent-setting enforcement actions, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined three airlines for their roles in causing the passengers on board Continental Express flight CO2816 to remain on the aircraft for an unreasonable period of time at Rochester International Airport in Minnesota on August 8.
Read moreA new survey has found that a majority of working mothers traveling for business say free personal time is the best part of being on a business trip away from their families.
Read moreThe impact of the Olympic Games to a host city is detrimental, according to data obtained by the European Tour Operators Association.
Read moreSheraton Iowa City Sees Multi-Million-Dollar Renovation
More October 28, 2009
Hotel management company Davidson Hotel Company has completed a multi-million dollar renovation of the Sheraton Iowa City hotel and says the project touched nearly every aspect of the hotel.
Read moreU.S. Leisure Travelers Focus on History and Tradition, Study Finds
DestinationsMore October 22, 2009
More than three-quarters of all people traveling on leisure journeys within the United States take part in cultural and/or heritage activities while doing so and contribute nearly $200 billion to the U.S. economy each year, a new study finds.
Read moreRomantic Weekends Are Going Out of Fashion for UK Couples
MoreTravel Tips October 14, 2009
More UK residents would rather jet off on weekend breaks with friends than go away for romantic mini-breaks with their significant others, a survey by AA Travel Insurance has found.
Read moreMore British Travelers Are Taking Non-Standard Breaks, Says Monarch
AirlinesMoreTravel Tips October 13, 2009
With time and money precious as Christmas approaches, British travelers are still looking to get away for winter vacations but are seeking to maximize their holidays and minimize their costs by booking eight- and nine-night breaks, a study by Monarch Holidays has found.
Read moreA dozen ‘hackney carriage’ taxis painted in the black-and-gold livery of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways will become familiar sights in Manchester, the city in northwest England that was the home of the industrial revolution.
Read moreInterContinental Hotels Group’s Priority Club Rewards loyalty program has launched a new reward option, Flights Anywhere, which lets members redeem points or combine points and cash to book flights worldwide without restrictions on seat availability.
Read moreTogether with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has opened an exhibition of photography exploring the Emergency Farm Labor Program.
Read moreBusiness Travel Coalition (BTC) has joined with FlyersRights.org in calling for passenger rights legislation that would require a 3-hour airline deplaning rule, following a BTC survey that found strong support by U.S. business travel industry participants for such legislation.
Read moreUntil midnight UK time on September 30, British low-fare carrier Monarch Airlines is removing booking fees for all scheduled flights booked via its website and paid for via PayPal.
Read moreBoeing mechanics have completed the installation of the new General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the first Boeing 747-8F in final assembly at Boeing’s factory in Everett, Washington.
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