Travel News Archive

• 'Travel Company Sets Atlanta As HQ (CBS 46 News Atlanta)
A travel company has selected Atlanta as its North American headquarters, a move that is expected to create 300 jobs.
• 'USATravelSpace.com Launches Social Networking Site - for USA Travel Promotion (Centre Daily Times)
USAtravelSpace.com (www.usatravelspace.com) today launched the first Social Networking site offering the travel industry a unique and exclusive opportunity to network with suppliers, buyers and users alike.
• 'Jaguars Fans Sort Out Playoff Travel Options (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Travel agents are fielding calls on the best deals as some Jaguars fans are exploring making the trip to Saturday's game in Boston.
• 'Indian Cricket Players Postpone Travel Pending Harbhajan Appeal (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- India's cricket authorities instructed their players to postpone travel plans pending an appeal against a three-match ban handed to bowler Harbhajan Singh for alleged racism, a team spokesman said.
• 'Study: More travel being bought online (AP via Yahoo! News)
The year 2007 was the first in which more travel was purchased online than off-line in the U.S., according to the PhoCusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey.
• 'China's online travel service industry seen gowing 40% (telecomasia.net)
(Xinhua via NewsEdge) China's online travel service will make 7.57 billion yuan ($1 billion) in revenues toward 2011 with annual compound growth of 43.63% in the period of 2003 to 2011, the latest research report of Analysys International showed.
• 'Travel to see the Northern Lights (AP via Yahoo! News)
This is the prime season for one of nature's great displays, but you might have to travel a ways to see it. The aurora borealis, aka the Northern Lights, is best seen at northern latitudes, and that means you'll have to pack your warm winter clothing ? after you survey a few Web sites to survey the possibilities.
• 'Snowfall creates travel chaos for road users (The Herald)
Commuters suffered rush-hour travel chaos yesterday after heavy snowfall hit parts of Scotland but the weather brought joy to the ski slopes.
• 'The strangest travel stories of 2007 (MSNBC)
The year 2007 was not merely a tough one for travelers ? it was a weird one as well. From Southwest enforcing unwritten and arbitrary skirt length laws to the Vatican getting into the traffic enforcement business, this year's travel news ran the gamut from the skimpy to the sacrosanct. Here are my picks for the 12 strangest travel stories of 2007.
• 'Nigeria: FSA to Regulate Travel Insurance (AllAfrica.com)
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the United States has published a consultation paper setting out its plans for regulating Connected travel Insurance (CTI), that is travel insurance sold alongside a holiday.

Back to Travel News Archive