United Airlines Launches Hilo, Hawaii-Los Angeles Direct Flight Hilo Bound United Airlines began its direct flights from Los Angeles to Hilo, Hawaii Thursday. The airline will deliver service once a week. They will be operated by Continental Airlines and is the...
Weird Travel News: Man Smuggles Himself Inside Suitcase In another case of weird travel news, a man was caught and arrested after trying to smuggle himself inside a luggage case. According to the report by the BBC, he was doing so in an attempt to rob...
Four Planes Stuck on Tarmac in April for Over Three Hours Four planes were stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours in April, according to the latest report released by the government. U.S. Airlines also had some trouble overall getting passengers on time to...
Europe’s First Solar-powered Rail Tunnel Opens in Belgium Belgium is now home to Europe’s first solar-powered rail tunnel. It’s a two-mile track that’s now covered in solar panels, which will generate enough energy to run all of the...
New York’s High Line Opens New Section Parks Adds Half-mile NYC’s High Line park opened a new section Tuesday. It’s got a new half-mile that reaches from West 20th street to West 35th street. It offers a modern...
Spain Expecting More Tourist Arrivals in Summer 2011 Spain stands to see a 3.5 point increase in foreign tourist arrivals in 2011 Through 2010, Spain hemorrhaged tourism dollars as places like Egypt saw an uptick in European travel....
London Set to Be World’s Most Visited Destination in 2011 London to Get Most International Visitors In research done by MasterCard, London is expected to land the most international tourists this year. The 2012 Olympic game host should have around a little...
Spirit Airlines Promo Cashes in on Anthony Weiner Scandal Spirit is no stranger to controversial advertising The creative team at Spirit Airlines is at it once again. The low-cost carrier, which has been no stranger to controversial advertising in...
Chile LAN Cancels Flights Due to Volcanic Ash The Ash Cloud Chilean Flagship airline, LAN Airlines cancelled numerous flights and delayed others due a 10-kilometer-high ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption. LAN has cancelled...
Singapore Airlines Inks Long Term Alliance with Virgin Australia Singapore Airlines will soon begin code-sharing on international flights Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have signed a long-term code-share agreement which will soon allow the...
IATA Unveils New Airport Security Scanner The Wave of the Future It appears that people’s protests with the intrusive TSA searches haven’t fallen on deaf ears. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently...
Travel Media Confesses: ‘Staycation’ a Fabricated Phenomenon The travel media's coming clean: that whole staycation trend of the last couple of years? It was largely made up by bunk writers who needed to fill publications' travel sections at a time the economy...
Intercontinental Hotels Bringing New Franchise to Panama City, Panama Intercontinental Hotels will open a new property in Panama City Intercontinental Hotels Group is brining a new Holiday Inn Express to Panama City, Panama. The new 12-story hotel, which will...
Leisure Travel to Increase 24% This Year 24% of Travelers Plan to Live a Little More leisure trips are expected to increase this year according to a survey by Mark Travel Corp. In a study of 1,000 travelers conducted in early May, 24%...
