Virgin Galactic’s Enterprise has completed its solo test flight over California yesterday. The suborbital commercial spaceship was carried by a carrier aircraft and launched at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m) to land later at the Mojave Air and Space Port. Enterprise will soon accept more bookings for commercial passengers willing to spend about […]
Japan and Sweden warned its citizens on Monday about a potential attack by al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Europe, after the United States and Britain issued an earlier travel alert for its citizens. Swedish and Japanese authorities warned travelers to be vigilant and cautious when visiting tourist sites and using public transportation in major cities across […]
U.S. citizens were warned by the government to exercise vigilance and caution in traveling to Europe amid threats of a terror attack by a group linked to al Qaeda. “Terrorists may elect to use a variety of means and weapons and target both official and private interests,” said the travel alert issued by the State […]
Aarti Party, the show staring Aarti Sequeira, the winner of the 6th season of the Food Network’s Next Food Network Star show is now in the Top 10 of Yahoo Trends. The show is designed to show American home “gourmet chefs” how to prepare amazing American meals. However, Aarti’s puts an Indian spin on many […]
A travel executive association announced that they have gained more support for a requirement by regulatory agencies for airlines to show extra fees on their websites and in reservation systems. The trio of groups, the American Society of Travel Agents, Business Travel Coalition, and the Consumer Travel Alliance submitted a petition with 50,000 signatures on […]
Passenger traffic worldwide grew in July, with premium travel climbing 13.8 percent and economic travel by 8.8 percent compared to the same period a year ago, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported on Wednesday. “The number of passengers measured by flight segment continued to expand strongly in July. Passengers travelling in first and business […]
People routinely book flights and make hotel reservations via Facebook and Twitter nowadays. Hotels, airlines, and other sectors of the travel industry are taking advantage of social media, making sure that their customers can access their services through online sites like Twitter and Facebook. Airlines have established their own YouTube channels and using social-mapping networks […]
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) released new rules on Friday that will allow longer rest periods and enforce shorter working hours for airline pilots to prevent fatigue and compromising passenger safety. The long-anticipated new rules were made to make sure pilots are well-rested between flights, especially those who fly overnight or undertake successive […]
A worldwide travel alert was issued on Thursday by the U.S. State Department, warning Americans “of the potential for anti-U.S. demonstrations in many countries” following plans of a small Christian church in Florida to burn copies of the Koran this Saturday. Pastor Terry Jones told media later Thursday that their plans have been cancelled following […]
United States airlines like Delta plan to remove 50-seat planes from their fleets because of higher fuel and maintenance costs. Only about 200 of these small jets will remain in use by 2015, down from about 1,200 currently, said Michael Boyd, president of Boyd Group International Inc. based in Evergreen, Colorado. At least 80 jets […]
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