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Impending shortages could put a crimp in your plans. Finally! The end of this awful summer of our travel discontent. With autumn's arrival on Sunday we can, at least officially and chronologically, believe that some of the delays, the sub-human treatment and the all-around misery of air travel will disappear. The end of frequent-flier programs. Without drawing any kind of moral equivalency, let's just say that December 1, 2007, is a date that will live in business-travel infamy. That's when one of the Big Six will complete a sneak attack that will destroy the frequent-flier programs as we have known them. Do you take your kid's teddy bear on your solo trips? Well, apparently some British people do. A firm that did a survey for Travelodge there says smell is the sense that triggers happy memories, ahead of sight and sound. So one in 10 Brits take a partner's aftershave/perfume on trips.. Transat, National Bank work out ABCP deal. Transat A.T. Inc. said Monday it has worked out a deal with National Bank over the travel company's $143.5 million held up in asset-backed commercial paper. Warning Strike Forces Lufthansa To Cancel Flights. Lufthansa cut 40 flights on Tuesday and did not rule out further cancellations as workers carried out warning strikes to pressure the airline in a dispute over pay. TripAdvisor Gobbles Up VirtualTourist and OneTime. ' TripAdvisor, a travel community and operating company of Expedia, has snapped up VirtualTourist.com, which focuses on user-generated travel content, and OneTime.com, which focuses on travel booking.. Ireland Hotels Slowdown After 8 Years Of Growth. The north's hotel sector has suffered its worst start to a year since 2004 with the economic slowdown hitting tourism business harder and earlier than expected. Bond Movie' building to be London's first 6-star hotel. A Grade I-listed former bank HQ which provided the setting for a James Bond showdown is to be turned into London's first "six star" hotel. NY's Seaway Trail preened as world-class birding region -. Greg Lawrence crashed through the underbrush, eyes wide, binoculars swinging from his neck. More Than 50% of Britons Would Consider 'Health Tourism'. More than half of Britons are ready to shop abroad for the best medical care if "health tourism" plans unveiled today come into force. A survey coinciding with European Commission proposals to give patients greater rights to travel abroad for treatment on the NHS says 53% would consider the option. And 70% of those willing to travel to other EU countries say the motive is to avoid long waits for treatment at home. Top 10 places to enjoy ice cream. July is designated as National Ice Cream Month - anyone for a year-round distinction? - and Tauck World Discovery polled more than 250 tour directors to determine the world's top 10 places to enjoy ice cream. Six Flags stock plunges after fatality at Georgia park. Six Flags Inc., the second-biggest U.S. theme-park operator, fell as much as 16 percent after the weekend death of a teenager who was struck and killed by a roller-coaster ride at its Six Flags Over Georgia.. Vail pulls out of bike race. VAIL, Colorado - In a move that's unprecedented for the Vail Valley Foundation, the organization has been forced to pull the plug on the inaugural Colorado Stage International Cycle Classic road bike race.. Ex-Heavenly owner American Skiing sells off last resort in Utah. The former owner of the Heavenly Ski Resort at Lake Tahoe has sold its final resort and will dissolve. Busch Amusement Parks Offer Ticket Combos For Floridians. Busch Entertainment Corp. on Monday announced price increases and a new ticket package called Pick 2 that will enable a Florida resident to visit any two of Busch Entertainment's four Florida parks for $79.95... American could cut 900 flight attendant jobs. American Airlines says it could cut 900 flight attendant jobs as it reduces flights to cope with record high fuel costs. National parks get graded on natural and cultural resources. A report card for national parks gave them an average grade of 70 out of 100 for natural resources like air and water quality,.. New England antiques show features 150 dealers. The antiques will be displayed in outdoor tents surrounded by gardens, with a few dealers showcased inside the historic 18th.. Yellowstone reports record June visitation. Park officials say Yellowstone recorded more than 612,000 recreational visits last month. Magazine holds hometown video contest. GOOD magazine is looking for videos created by regular folks about what there is to see and do in their hometowns. |
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