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More Americans choosing home port cruises than ever before

Cruise News

More Americans choosing home port cruises than ever before

LONDON, England - There's been a distinct rise in US travelers interested in visiting Europe in the last year, and the cruise industry is busy moving vessels to Australia to meet an increased ...

Alaska Airlines debuts enhanced onboard entertainment system

Alaska Airlines Introduces Onboard digEplayer

Alaska Airlines debuts enhanced onboard entertainment system

SEATTLE, Wash. - Alaska Airlines' advanced new digEplayer devices took to the skies this week, expanding the inflight entertainment option of customers on longer flights.

Frontier Airlines cuts, axes fees

Frontier Airlines makes "guest-friendly" changes to its policy

Frontier Airlines cuts, axes fees

Air travelers are used to airlines raising or adding fees, so they may be shocked to hear that one carrier is actually reducing some of them.

Emirates becomes world's third-largest carrier

Emirates Dethrones United

Emirates becomes world's third-largest carrier

Dubai - Emirates has become the world's third-largest carrier by capacity for two consecutive months this year, beating United Airlines, according to a report by the Centre for Asia Pacific ...

Celebrity Millennium off to Asia in winter of 2012-13

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Millennium off to Asia in winter of 2012-13

Celebrity Cruises is giving travellers an opportunity to discover the exotic wonders of Asia when it introduces its first-ever season in the region during the winter of 2012-13 aboard Celebrity ...

Philippine Airlines prepared for strike

Philippine Airlines Strike

Philippine Airlines prepared for strike

The management of Philippine Airlines yesterday assured all its passengers that they are well prepared to deal with the repeated threat of their ground workers to go on strike, stressing that ...

Spirit Airlines invents new "late" baggage fee

Spirit gets creative with baggage fees

Spirit Airlines invents new "late" baggage fee

Last-minute planners beware: Spirit Airlines has added fees for travelers who wait to pay for carry-on or checked luggage within 24 hours of departure.

Maine Windjammer Cruises celebrates 75th anniversary

Maine Windjammer Cruises

Maine Windjammer Cruises celebrates 75th anniversary

Maine Windjammer Cruises®, North America's first and oldest fleet of wind-powered sailing vessels for passengers, announced today that it will be celebrating its 75th season of authentic Maine ...

Crystal Cruises to go all inclusive in 2012

Cruise News

Crystal Cruises to go all inclusive in 2012

LOS ANGELES - Crystal Cruises is enhancing its already expansive host of luxury services and amenities.

Will high-speed rail replace flying on short trip routes?

Poll: Most travelers would choose rail over air

Will high-speed rail replace flying on short trip routes?

Boston, MA and London England - With air travel becoming increasingly tedious, costly and frustrating, it is no surprise that travelers are looking for an alternative.

Vision Airlines

New carrier offers fares under $20

SUWANEE, Ga.

United starts mobile check-in, boarding on international flights

United Continental Holdings, Inc

United starts mobile check-in, boarding on international flights

CHICAGO, Ill. – United Continental Holdings, Inc. today announced the expansion of mobile check-in and mobile boarding passes to United customers traveling with international itineraries.

Orthodox Jews detained for prayer ritual on plane

Passengers detained on Mexico City to LAX flights

Orthodox Jews detained for prayer ritual on plane

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Japan Airlines amends international baggage rule

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines amends international baggage rule

Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today, a change in its baggage rules for international flights.

Emerging artists merge with Crystal in Alaska

Cruise News

Emerging artists merge with Crystal in Alaska

LOS ANGELES - Whether one is hooked on American Idol or an elite patron of the arts, music and dance buffs love to discover new talent.

How to avoid paying for 10 things not included in your cruise fare

Avoiding Cruise Extra Fees

How to avoid paying for 10 things not included in your cruise fare

The cost of for-fee dining venues on cruise ships continues to rise, hitting an all-time high last month when Disney Cruise Line debuted Remy, its $75-per person French restaurant on the new ...

Cruise ship "alternative" dining madness rages on

Cruise Ship Restaurant Up-Charges

Cruise ship "alternative" dining madness rages on

Is the nickel and diming of onboard dining options becoming more like quartering and dollaring?

British Airways under fire over bed bugs

British Airways Bed Bugs Scandal

British Airways under fire over bed bugs

British Airways is under online fire from a passenger who says she was attacked by bed bugs on two international flights.

Celebrity announces 2011 'Savor Your Destination' chef lineup

Savor Your Destination Cruise Program

Celebrity announces 2011 'Savor Your Destination' chef lineup

MIAMI, Fla.

Delta eliminated SkyMiles mileage expiration

Delta Air Lines

Delta eliminated SkyMiles mileage expiration

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines today announced it has eliminated the SkyMiles mileage expiration, creating a new industry-leading benefit for all members.

Carnival Cruise Lines reports record booking week

Carnival Receives Over 165,000 Reservations

Carnival Cruise Lines reports record booking week

MIAMI, Fla.- Carnival Cruise Lines set a one-week reservations record booking 165,308 guests between Feb. 7-13, 2011, eclipsing the previous one-week reservations record set nearly four years ago. ...

2011 Air Passenger Bill of Rights introduced

Air Passenger Bill of Rights of 2011

2011 Air Passenger Bill of Rights introduced

Washington - Airlines in the United States will carry a billion passengers a year by 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration predicted Tuesday -- raising the prospect of even more flight delays ...

Aviation news: Complaints filed against Kenya Airways fare moves

Passengers Thrilled

Aviation news: Complaints filed against Kenya Airways fare moves

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - Airlines flying on Kenya’s domestic routes between Nairobi to Mombasa and Kisumu have filed a formal complaint with the Competition Authority over the national airline’s, Kenya Airways ...

Universal Air Travel Plan

Etihad Airways to become UATP issuer

WASHINGTON - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has become a UATP Shareholder and will begin to issue UATP accounts in the U.A.E. and throughout its network.

Bermuda expects 11 percent increase in cruise tourism

Bermuda Cruise Tourism

Bermuda expects 11 percent increase in cruise tourism

Bermuda is expecting to see an 11 per cent increase in the number of cruise ship passengers visiting its shores this year.

Getting the upper hand with your airline

Air Travel Tips

Getting the upper hand with your airline

The à la carte fee menu for everything from aisle seats to bags to lunch has brought the airline industry back to profitability.

Turkish Airlines hijacker subdued, arrested

Turkish Airlines Hijacking Attempt Foiled

Turkish Airlines hijacker subdued, arrested

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- A man claiming to have a bomb tried to enter the cockpit of a Turkish Airlines plane about to land in Istanbul, Turkey, but was tackled by passengers and taken into ...

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines introduces all-new Rapid Rewards program

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines today is unveiling the details of the All-New Rapid Rewards program, the carrier's frequent flyer program, which will officially launch on March 1, 2011.

American Airlines welcomes customers with new employee greetings

American Airlines

American Airlines welcomes customers with new employee greetings

FORT WORTH, Texas - "We are glad you're here." That's the message American Airlines employees want customers around the globe to know.

Lufthansa investing 170M Euros in cabin revamp

Lufthansa

Lufthansa investing 170M Euros in cabin revamp

Lufthansa is installing some 32,000 new seats on more than 180 aircraft in its short- and medium-haul fleet – within the space of a year.

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