Bill Clinton’s Childhood Home in Arkansas to Become National Historic Site The childhood home of the 42nd U.S. president Bill Clinton will become a National Historic Site in 2011. The Hope, Arkansas located home will officially become recognized as a historic site on January...
Emirates and Virgin America Teaming Up Emirates, Dubai’s international carrier, will now allow passengers to book connecting flights through Virgin America. Passengers traveling from Virgin America gateways like Seattle, San...
Lufthansa Revamping Short and Medium-Haul Cabins Lufthansa will install about 32,000 new seats across its short and medium-haul fleet over the next year. The newly designed seats offer a slimmer back which will generate nearly two inches of...
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia Expand Codeshare Flights More codeshare flights will become available from British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia via their trans-Atlantic partnerships. The three carriers joined forces in October to work closely together on...
Chicago’s Midway Airport Receives First Full-Body Scanner Chicago's Midway Airport received an early Christmas gift with its first controversial and pricey full-body scanner. Transportation Security Administration officials say it will debut Wednesday. ...
New Disney Resort to Offer Affordable Suites Disney World announced this week it will open a new resort starting in May 2012. Disney's Art of Animation Resort will feature roughly 2,000 rooms, including 865 standard hotel rooms and 1,120...
Virgin America to Launch Flights to Los Cabos Thursday Virgin America announced flights to Los Cabos, its first routes south of the border. The airline will fly daily between San Francisco and Los Cabos. Flights between Los Angeles and Cancun...
United States Sues BP Over Gulf Coast Oil Spill The United States government announced this week it plans to sue BP over violation of safety regulations after the oil spill in the Gulf Coast region. The U.S. wants BP to fork over more money in regards to...
Virgin Atlantic Receives Inquiries About Tie-Ups Virgin Atlantic receives inquiries about tie-ups Virgin Atlantic has received “a number of lines of inquiries” about potential tie-ups. The airline said that...
British Airways Faces More Strikes in 2011 More strikes loom for BA in 2011 The never ending saga between British Airways and Unite union, which represents their cabin crew members, looks like it will not be settled...
AAA: Holiday Travel Expected to Rise 3.1 Percent As the economy slowly recovers from the recession of the past two years, holiday travel is also on the rebound as AAA predicts a 3.1 percent jump in traffic during the Christmas to New Year's...
Southwest Airlines to add Four new Destinations from Newark Airport Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday it plans to add service from Newark Liberty International Airport to four destinations in 2011. The Dallas-based airline said it will fly nonstop from Newark to...
Singapore Airport Reports Record 40 Million Passengers Singapore's Changi Airport reported today it has welcomed its 40 millionth passenger this year, breaking the previous record of 37.7 million passengers set back in 2008. Traffic decreased to...
Ukraine to Open Chernobyl to Tourists in 2011 In 2011 the Ukraine plans to open the Chernobyl area to tourists. The new tourist attraction will provide visitors with a better understanding of the world’s most detrimental nuclear disaster....