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Paris: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours — Introduction
Madagascar is an island nation in limbo. A 2009 coup, in which the opposition leader toppled the country’s President with army backing, has created a stalemate with no single party able to form a transitional government
Big Macs off menu as Iceland’s economic crisis bites
Iceland is losing its only three McDonald’s restaurants as a result of the poor economic situation in the country.
Why Air Travel is About to Get Worse
Expect Delays: An Analysis of Air Travel Trends in the United States Adie Tomer and Robert Puentes, Metropolitan Policy Program Brookings Institution; 40 pages The Gist: We all know flying can be a miserable way to travel. Most of us have suffered airport gridlock, interminable flights in cramped seats or vanishing luggage — and those of us who haven’t have surely endured the horror stories second-hand
Fans warned of fake World Cup tickets
FIFA is warning soccer fans to beware of fraudulent online ticket sales for the 2010 World Cup as it works with international agencies to address the problem. “Many unauthorized operators are exploiting ..
World Cup kept away from mere mortals
I’m traveling with a chunk of gold — the World Cup Trophy — from Zurich, Switzerland to Cairo, Egypt. When CNN Johannesburg Bureau Chief Kim Norgaard suggested I fly from Zurich to Cairo to cover the arrival of the World Cup trophy in Africa in the lead-up to the games in South Africa next summer, I thought he was joking
Adding vacation time to a business trip
If you’ve got to be there for work anyway, why not live it up? That seems to be the sentiment of a growing number of workers who are extending business trips to squeeze in some vacation time, surveys from Orbitz and PhoCusWright suggest
Awe-inspiring Antarctica
Like many people, I have a “bucket list.” It’s something along the lines of the “top-10-things-to-see-or-do-before-you-die” lists published on travel Web sites.
India’s Airline Industry Goes From Boom to Bust
A few years ago, India’s airline industry was flying high. A booming economy made India one of the fastest growing and most competitive aviation markets in the world.
Travel leaders, lawmakers rally behind ‘blacklisted’ cities
Business isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Las Vegas, Nevada, or Orlando, Florida, but these two entertainment capitals are also the top business meeting and convention destinations in the United States. One of the nation’s largest employers has discouraged its employees from booking meetings and conventions in the cities where Mickey Mouse lives and Wayne Newton sings. In an e-mail between a Federal Bureau of Investigation employee and a Las Vegas hotel, the FBI employee explained why the agency would not hold an upcoming business meeting in the city