• Five climbers feared dead on Nepal mountainside

  Officials in Nepal said five missing mountain climbers were likely killed by an avalanche on Mount Kanchenjunga earlier this week. The Nepal tourism ministry said the group went missing while descending the mountain and included climbers from Nepal, Hungary and South Korea. "All our efforts to trace them have failed," Mingma Sherpa, the organizer of the expedition, told the BBC. ...

• Ryan Lochte cruises 2 victories in Canada

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia - U.S. Olympic champion Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter backstroke and 200 freestyle Friday night in the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup.Lochte finished the backstroke in 1 minute, 59.56 seconds and took the freestyle in 1:50.15."I have a faster gear," he said. "I just never went to it. The time was decent. The win was nice."American Emily ...

• Picnicking tourists rescued from floating iceberg in Iceland

  A cellphone photo of the picnicking American tourist group before they were rescued from an ice slab that broke off from land early this week in Iceland. A group of American tourists have been rescued from a drifting Icelandic iceberg that broke off from land as they were trying to picnic upon it, complete with folding chairs and table.The five imperiled picknicers are safe, plucked by a small ...

• Its a snap National Parks

  15 hours ago Next week's photo assignment: SPLASH.Very nice photos for this week's photo assignment, NATIONAL PARKS. Now get out there and submit them to the National Parks photo contest by uploading them ...

• Delays after passenger jet lands at Heathrow with engine fire

  A worker walks past a British Airways passenger jet after it was towed off the runway following an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport west of London on May 24, ...

• Barwa boss to unveil island with floating hotels

  The firm's CEO, Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie, will speak at the Real Estate Summit that runs alongside the exhibition where he will reveal details of the Oryx Island project - a pedestrian-only development with five floating hotels, an aqua park and a series of luxury villas. The island, which will be built close to the new Hamad International Airport, will also have a Maritime College ...

• If your flight is canceled who pays

  LEIPZIG, Germany - Compensation for airline passengers whose flights are canceled is a contentious arena that is changing with the smoke and ash of a European volcano. Europe has a generous ...

• Great waterfronts to visit across North America

  The New York Harbor, where the Hudson River empties into New York Bay, is one of the largest natural harbors in the world, and the city's 500 miles of coastline are undergoing a major revitalization. Battery Park, located on the southern tip of Manhattan, offers views across the harbor, and you'll find similar waterfront parks along the East and Hudson Rivers in Queens, Brooklyn and ...

• Men threatened to blow up plane Two arrested after RAF jet is scrambled to escort Pakistan Airlines passenger plane to London Stansted Airport

  Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a passenger aircraft was escorted through British airspace by fighter jets and redirected to land at Stansted airport in ...

• Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights Introduced

  Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world's largest cruise industry trade association, announced earlier this week the adoption of a "Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights." CLIA also will submit the bill to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), requesting formal global recognition and applicability under the IMO's authority over the international ...

• EarthCheck Members Featured On Discovery Network - Green and Sustainable Tourism

  Green and sustainable tourism is a badge that most tourism operators wear with pride, but there is a big difference between those who say they do and those who actually do. Over upcoming months, the Discovery Channel is showcasing the sustainability achievements of a number of EarthCheck members around the world to an audience of more than a quarter of a billion people. EarthCheck is the ...

• Kuoni Receives National Tourism Awards From Indian Ministry of Tourism

  The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, presents National Tourism Awards to various segments of the travel and tourism industry every year. Kuoni has received three of these prestigious awards, which recognise outstanding performance as inbound tour operator For the 21st time, Kuoni Destination Management India was awarded the National Tourism Award 2010/11 for 'Outstanding ...

• lindbergh smith The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism SuperBowl Add was...

  If you were watching the Super Bowl on CBS on Sunday, chances are you saw the primetime debut of a $4.5 million advertisement by the Ministry of Tourism. But since then, the 61-second commercial, intended to encourage visitors to come to The Bahamas, has received both good and bad reviews from Bahamian citizens. Viral comments flooded both Facebook and Twitter as some locals reveled in the ...

• Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport

  Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...

• Stocks climb from one-month low Airlines gain CSR drops

  Stocks advanced on the Chinese mainland, lifting the benchmark index from a one-month low, as airlines climbed on speculation that competition from the high-speed rail industry will fall after a train crash on Saturday. China Eastern Airlines Corp jumped 10 percent after ticket prices between Beijing and Shanghai climbed. Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co led a rally for rare-earth producers as ...

• Kenyas Tourism Secretary announces 10 point plan towards recovery

  'I have come up with a ten point plant highlighting the areas that we shall prioritise going forward. These include streamlining the boards of State corporations in tourism, hastening the implementation of the Tourism Act and setting up a tourism market recovery programme to recover Kenya's lost market share in tourism. The national tourism strategy is at the moment being crafted and ...

• 2014 Asian Golf Tourism Convention to be held at Mission Hills Haikou

  Asia’s golf tourism industry will be gathering on China’s tropical island of Hainan next spring as the region’s most important golf tourism convention moves to award-winning golf resort Mission Hills Haikou. The baton for the 3rd Asia Golf Tourism Convention was passed to China at a signing and hand-over ceremony on the final day of AGTC 2013, held at the Royal Cliff Hotel ...

• Hainan Airlines to add new routes to Abu Dhabi this summer

  The companies, which handle in-flight catering services, ground handling and cargo operations, are being incorporated, subject to regulatory approvals, into Etihad Airport Services, a unit of Etihad Airways. It comes as Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) is predicting a 15 per cent increase in the number of flights over the peak summer period, between May to August, compared with last ...

• Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club City

  LAS VEGAS -- To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits atop a shimmering staircase. Waves of electronic dance music grow louder with each downward step toward a pulsating, football field-sized club where lasers cut the air above ...

• Norwegian Breakaway ups the ante for whiz-bang cruise ship features

  PRICING Norwegian Cruise Line has cruises listed on its website starting at $1,249 per person, double occupancy, for an inside cabin in mid-July. ...

• Vicksburg is battle-tested Southern belle

  Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg , 4116 Washington St.; 866-667-3386; www.ameristar.com. The 149-room casino-hotel sits on the Mississippi River a few miles south of downtown. From ...

• New apps and websites are helping travelers cut hotel costs

  When Amy Eisen originally booked a weeklong vacation to celebrate her 30th anniversary, she was looking at a $3,749 hotel bill. But Eisen reserved her room at the all-inclusive Sanctuary Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic through a new travel site, Tingo.com. Each day, the booking site automatically checked to see if the hotel lowered its price for the nights Eisen was staying there. Eventually, ...

• Steamboat line adds boat for Pacific Northwest Cruises

  The American Queen Steamboat Co., which launched steamboat cruises on the Mississippi River last spring, has bought a second riverboat that will sail the rivers of the Pacific Northwest starting in April 2014. The company, named for its Mississippi River paddle wheeler, announced last week that it had purchased the former Empress of the North and will rename it the American Empress.The 360-foot ...

• Kentucky ‘Mythic Creatures’ at Louisville’s Frazier History Museum

  Louisville’s Frazier History Museum is unveiling a new exhibit that examines the world’s most enduring mythological creatures from around the world. Produced by the American Museum of Natural History, ...

• Payout to American Airlines CEO opposed

  The Justice Department is objecting to a proposed $20 million severance payment for American Airlines CEO Tom Horton, saying it's bigger than allowed by bankruptcy ...

• B.C.’s tourism industry bloodied by recession but unbowed

  Tourists pose in front of the Tantalus range mountains at a scenic spot along the Sky-To-Sky Highway north of Sqamish. Tourism accounts for about 126,700 direct jobs in British Columbia, and in 2011, the industry generated $13.4 billion in revenue, an increase of 1.4 per cent from the previous ...

• American Airlines CEO Tom Hortons Proposed Severance Pay Is Too Big Trustee

  Thomas 'Tom' Horton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ...

• I-5 bridge collapse will cause headaches for tourism B.C. trucking industry

  Court ruling is wrong The court ruling to allow teachers to post political messages in schools is so wrong. When did the B.C. Teachers Federation stop being a professional organization entrusted with ...

• China Airlines adding nonstop flights between Taiwan and Hawaii

  China Airlines said it will begin flying two weekly nonstop flights between Taipei and Honolulu, using Airbus A330 aircraft. Seen here is a China Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft. China Airlines will launch regular nonstop flights between Taiwan and Hawaii on June 2, the airline said Friday. The airline will fly nonstop between Taipei and Honolulu International Airport using Airbus A330 aircraft ...

• Thailand-Japan plan two-way tourism traffic flows.

  In an effort to address a gap in travel between Thailand and the island of Kyushu in Japan, a tourism exchange was recently organized in the city of Fukuoka between the Thai Government and the private sector of ...

• Top 10 budget hotels BBs and hostels in Portland Oregon

  This mid-century motor inn has been turned into a boutique hotel in the heart of Portland - think classic motel with ultra-modern glass and steel facelift somewhere between Twin Peaks and a cosmopolitan truck stop - and is just minutes from downtown. The 80 minimalist rooms have murals ranging from forest scenes to Spider-Man and John Lennon. It's a happening place, with the Doug Fir lounge ...

• Atton Hotels opening property in Miami

  South American hospitality company Atton Hotels will open a location in Miami two years from now.The expansion was announced Friday by Gov. Rick Scott, who recently returned from a trade trip to Santiago, Chile.Atton Hotels, founded in 2000, has three hotels in Chile and one in Peru. The Brickell Avenue property will have 270 rooms; an exact address was not available Friday. Scott’s ...

• Not just Simpson family but now all of Springfield coming to Universal Studios

  Five years afte r the dizzying Simpsons Ride debuted at Universal Studios in Orlando, the theme park is expanding the presence of the dysfunctional television family and its hometown of Springfield.Under construction and scheduled to open this summer is Fast Food Boulevard, Springfield, which will feature businesses and characters from the TV show, a new ride, and Duff Beer, brewed just for ...

• St. Louis Lambert International Airport Guide

  Cellphone lots : Located one mile west of Terminal 1 on Lambert International Boulevard. Hours: 7 a.m. -11 p.m. Amenities: flights display board and portable toilets. Terminal 2 lot inside Cargo City complex on the north side of Air Cargo Road. Hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m; 60 spaces, flight display board.Transportation to/from ...

• Millions of Americans will cross structurally deficient bridges this weekend

  By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News The Washington state bridge collapse that spilled two cars into the Skagit River could give Americans pause as they hit the roads for Memorial Day holiday travel.With good reason.This weekend, millions will cross 66,000 bridges that the federal government has deemed "structurally deficient," meaning key elements are in poor condition.The Federal ...

• Jersey shore is back open for business

  The Jersey shore is ready for its first Memorial Day since Hurricane Sandy. CNBC's Kayla Tausche, Weather Channel meteorologist Kelly Cass, and TripAdvisor.com's Brooke Ferencsik joins The Cycle team to talk about the area's recovery and how to beat the holiday travel ...

• 2 arrested after U.K.-bound jet diverted

  Two men have been arrested after a Royal Air Force fighter jet was forced to escort a civilian plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Pakistan bound for the United Kingdom to Stansted Airport on the outskirts of London, British officials said ...

• Frances luxury industry tourism hurt by Paris street crime

  The streets of Paris are getting a reputation of being unsafe for tourists and is threatening the great brand names of French fashion. A leading association that counts Chanel and Dior as members urged the authorities to take action on the climate of insecurity which it said could keep cash-flush tourists away. Several recent incidents have tarnished the image of Paris - the world's most ...

• Delta unveils new international terminal at JFK

  New York NEW YORK -- Delta unveiled its new international portal at New York's JFK Airport Friday.Fliers passing through the $1.4 billion terminal will experience an expanded security area with 16 lanes, a 24,000 square-foot Sky Club with its own rooftop deck, and outposts of some of New York City's signature restaurants."This is a special day at Delta, the culmination of a very ...

• Pakistan Airlines flight accompanied by fighter jet for emergency landing in UK

  Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 headed from Lahore to the UK with 297 passengers onboard was diverted from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to Stansted when two unruly passengers threatened an air stewardess that they would blow up the plane. The air stewardesses contacted the pilot, who contacted UK air traffic control. The UK Defense Ministry immediately sent a ...

• Photos Dr. Beach Picks the Top 10 Beaches of 2013

  1.Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y. Main Beach is located on the east end of New York's Long Island. This idyllic beach is frequented by the rich and famous. This beach was heavily eroded by superstorm Sandy and subsequent winter storms, yet it has for the most part ...

• North Korea may open to day-tripping tourists

  Tourism companies say they are preparing for North Korea to allow visitors to cross from Dandong City, China, to Sinuiju, North Korea's largest border town. The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph said if reports by Chinese news agencies are true that the Pyongyang government will permit expanded tourism, the resort community almost impossible for Western tourists to reach will be ...

• Museums launch free admission for military families

  The Blue Star Museum program offers free admission at more than 2,000 arts, science and history museums around the country to active duty military and their ...

• Beware postcards promising free trips and tickets

  An example of one of the postcards promising a free trip. Though the card carries a known online travel agency's name and logo, that company isn't involved with the ...

• 10 great places that showcase the best in bacon

  'Bacon is a noble ingredient like truffles and sea salt. In small amounts it can make anything taste better,' co-author of 'Bacon Nation' ...

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