The Iberia Parish Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau will host a travel and tourism open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in conjunction with the 25th annual National Tourism Week.
Aside from strong winds and heavy rains, tropical storm Cosme (international code name Halong) also brought travel woes to hundreds of travelers in the affected areas.
A Nigerian was detained Saturday when he was moving suspiciously near a high security military cantonment here, police said. On questioning, the foreigner identified himself as S. Mohammed and claimed that his travel papers were left behind at the Nigerian embassy in New Delhi.
The investment arm of one of Switzerland's most powerful financial institutions is poised to acquire the Education & Adventure Travel Group, a company that organises and manages school holidays for thousands of British schoolchildren.
American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in three states joined a lawsuit on Friday seeking an end to Bush administration travel restrictions which limit the ability of Cuban exiles to visit relatives on the island.
To the Editor: The May 4 Green Traveler column (?Trying to Lighten that Carbon Footprint?) cites Friends of the Earth?s negative comments regarding Richard Branson?s biofueled flight and the drawbacks of producing biofuels for air travel. Friends of the Earth is considering only the current state of biofuel technology. Mr. Branson showed a successful ?proof of concept? that might have boosted ...
