Travel
Travel agents call for airports redevelopment
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) yesterday urged the Department of Tourism to implement the recommendations made in the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) as a way of improving tourist arrivals in the country. The PTAA is referring to the provisions in the NTDP calling for the redevelopment of major airports including the Ninoy Aquino [...]
An incredibly safe year for air travel
Editors note: Brett Snyder is the founder of air travel assistance site Cranky Concierge, and he writes the consumer air travel blog The Cranky Flier. (CNN) — This is starting to sound like a broken record, but once again, 2011 was an incredibly safe year for commercial air travel. In fact, there were only 373 [...]
Exclusive: Southwest Florida travel experts’ savvy keeps them in demand
Geraci Travel agent Jeanelle Harrison helps Larry Davis plan for his trip with his wife to London. / Terry Allen Williams/news-press.com
TravelDNA seed planted on rocky honeymoon
LAS VEGAS – Anishiya Taneja and her husband turned a rocky honeymoon into inspiration for a free online travel service that matches people with ideal vacation itineraries. TravelDNA has been a viral hit during an invitation-only test period and has already caught the eyes of Google, Facebook and Amazon. We are trying to be the [...]
Yellowstone Switches to Oversnow Travel Parkwide
With the park experiencing significant snowfall throughout its boundaries at the end of 2011 and into the New Year, Yellowstone National Park has shifted fully to oversnow travel for visitors and staff. Rubber- and steel-tracked guided snowcoaches and snowmobiles now are allowed to travel on all interior park roads, with the exception of the road [...]
Road Work to Affect Travel This Week
Motorists will encounter daytime travel restrictions on Route 202 (DeKalb Pike), Route 63 (Welsh Road) and County Line Road next week (Jan. 9-13) for Route 202 Parkway construction, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today. #13; Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) lane closures are scheduled from Swedesford Road through the intersection with Route 63 (Welsh Road) [...]
Pilot Flying J completes purchase of Bosselman Travel Centers
The Trucker News Services 1/9/2012 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Pilot Flying J and Bosselman Travel Centers Inc. report that the sale of seven Bosselman travel centers in the Midwest to Pilot Flying J has been completed. The centers are located in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota and opened for business Jan. 5 as Pilot Travel Centers. [...]
Fog, Storms Among Southeast Travel Threats Today
The commute to work or school this morning will resemble this over a large part of the Southeast. (Photos.com)
Blue Ivy Carter, put these travel spots on your bucket list
Baby girl Blue Ivy Carter was welcomed to the world Sunday by parents Beyonce and Jay-Z — and an avalanche of tweets about her unusual name. Early Twitter messages mistakenly reversed it to Ivy Blue (and Im ignoring those with the hashtag #NamesBetterThanBlueIvy). Here are some amazing places that share Blue Ivys first name and [...]