Today: September 07, 2024
Today: September 07, 2024

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Economy|Travel

German, British tourists spur Spain's GDP gains while own economies flag

Spain received a record 10.9 million tourists in July, 7.3% more than a year ago, while their spending jumped 12%, stoking the Spanish

German, British tourists spur Spain's GDP gains while own economies flag
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More than 10,000 US hotel workers strike during Labor Day weekend

More than 10,000 US hotel workers strike during Labor Day weekend

More than 10,000 US hotel workers strike during Labor Day weekend
Business|Health|Lifestyle|Travel

Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work

Hotel housekeepers have for years waged a fierce battle to restore automatic daily room cleaning that was scaled back at many properties during the coronavirus pandemic

Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work
Business|Travel

10,000 US hotel workers strike as contract talks break down

Some 10,000 U.S. hotel workers began a multi-day strike in several cities on Sunday after contract talks with hotel operators Marriott

10,000 US hotel workers strike as contract talks break down
Americas|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|Travel

Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group

A preliminary report says the pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing three members of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons, declared an emergency and the loss of the autopilot shortly before the incident that in total killed seven people

Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group
Asia|News|Travel|World

No survivors after Russian authorities find wreckage of Far East helicopter crash

No survivors after Russian authorities find wreckage of Far East helicopter crash

No survivors after Russian authorities find wreckage of Far East helicopter crash
Europe|Lifestyle|Travel

End of an era: The big change coming to European travel in November

End of an era: The big change coming to European travel in November

End of an era: The big change coming to European travel in November
Business|Finance|News|Travel

As strike looms, Canada unwilling to wade into Air Canada pilot dispute, source says

Canada is reluctant to force Air Canada's pilots back to work if they go on strike, a government source told Reuters this week,

As strike looms, Canada unwilling to wade into Air Canada pilot dispute, source says
Americas|News|Travel

Experts predict record Labor Day weekend travel in the US

US travelers for the upcoming Labor Day weekend will have lots of company as millions of Americans are expected to hit the highways and airports as they mark the unofficial end of summer. Tom Foreman reports.

Experts predict record Labor Day weekend travel in the US
Travel

Passengers bought berths on a 3-year cruise. Months on, the ship is still stuck in Belfast

Passengers who bought cabins for a 3 1/2-year round-the-world cruise have been waiting months for the vessel to depart

Passengers bought berths on a 3-year cruise. Months on, the ship is still stuck in Belfast
Travel

Turkmenistan’s mysterious, flaming ‘Gates of Hell’

Turkmenistan’s mysterious, flaming ‘Gates of Hell’

Turkmenistan’s mysterious, flaming ‘Gates of Hell’
Business|Travel

Labor Day air travel caps record-setting summer, in three charts

Labor Day air travel caps record-setting summer, in three charts

Labor Day air travel caps record-setting summer, in three charts
Asia|Travel

Indonesia to reform tourism on tropical island Bali, senior minister says

Indonesia will conduct an audit to reform tourism on the tropical island of Bali to improve tourism quality and preserve local culture and jobs, a senior minister said on Friday.

Indonesia to reform tourism on tropical island Bali, senior minister says
Business|Economy|Travel

China's top airlines post losses amid slow international travel

China's leading state-owned airlines posted losses in the first half of the year, weighed down by a slower-than-expected rebound in international travel, domestic oversupply, and

China's top airlines post losses amid slow international travel
News|Travel|World

A search ended in heartbreak after a flash flood sent hikers scrambling

A flash flood near the Grand Canyon sent hikers scrambling for shelter in rocky nooks and crannies and swept away a 33-year-old hiker

A search ended in heartbreak after a flash flood sent hikers scrambling
Business|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel

TVS OR TURTLES: Resort fighting order to remove televisions to protect sea turtles

TVS OR TURTLES: Resort fighting order to remove televisions to protect sea turtles

TVS OR TURTLES: Resort fighting order to remove televisions to protect sea turtles
Business|News|Technology|Travel

Global IT outage in July exacerbated California fuel storage issues, says storage broker

Last month's CrowdStrike IT outage that grounded scores of flights created new problems for California's fuel market, forcing U.S. traders to store jet fuel

Global IT outage in July exacerbated California fuel storage issues, says storage broker
Business|Travel

Picking up the pieces: Vacation rental, small business destroyed by Vrbo guests

Picking up the pieces: Vacation rental, small business destroyed by Vrbo guests

Picking up the pieces: Vacation rental, small business destroyed by Vrbo guests
Environment|Travel

Grand Canyon visitors move to hotels outside the park after unprecedented breaks in water pipeline

Tourists with plans to stay at Grand Canyon National Park over Labor Day weekend were forced to move Thursday to accommodations outside the park

Grand Canyon visitors move to hotels outside the park after unprecedented breaks in water pipeline
Business|News|Technology|Travel

US airline cancellation rate remains low despite record summer travel

U.S. airlines have canceled 1.6% of all flights this year despite record summer travel and significant disruptions in July sparked by cybersecurity firm

US airline cancellation rate remains low despite record summer travel
MidEast|News|Travel|World

Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Asia|Travel

Malaysia intensifies search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole a week ago

The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital has entered a seventh day, with the operation hampered by strong undercurrent flows and worries about soil instability after a second sinkhole emerged nearby

Malaysia intensifies search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole a week ago
Environment|News|Travel

What to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers

Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim through the Labor Day holiday

What to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers
Travel|World

Pope Francis' pontificate in numbers as he tours Asia-Pacific

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, 87, who is in the midst of a 33,000-km (20,500-mile) tour of four Southeast Asian nations. WHEN WAS POPE FRANCIS ELECTED?

Pope Francis' pontificate in numbers as he tours Asia-Pacific
Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|Travel

Spanish town gets soaked in red during tomato-lobbing Tomatina festival

The streets of a town in eastern Spain were awash in red on Wednesday as revellers flung overripe tomatoes at each other in a

Spanish town gets soaked in red during tomato-lobbing Tomatina festival

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