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Touring England with toddlers: day five

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The Hatch family board a steam train after a detour to the village that inspired the Archers.

Airline cutbacks could lead to return of profits

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New travel fees have been introduced by most airlines during the past several months as a means of counterbalancing the rising cost of jet fuel. The fees are turning into hundreds of millions of dollars of new income for airlines that have been under severe financial pressure. Executives are saying that they need this source [...]

• Airlines think cutbacks could bring back profits - MSNBC.com
• Airlines embrace fee of flying - Denver Post
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Northwest flight makes emergency landing at air show

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Spectators at the Dayton Air Show this past weekend had a bit more excitement than they expected when a Northwest Airlines plan made an emergency landing during the festivities at the Dayton International Airport. The Northwest flight had originated in Tampa and was on its way to Detroit. One of the computers controlling an engine failed, [...]

Government responds to bank holiday petition: we'll think about it

Travel Weekly Blog (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

The 10 Downing Street website has published a response to the petition asking for a new bank holiday to "to commemorate The Fallen and our Nation". It's nine paragraphs long, but only one matters: These proposals are being given careful...

New Iraq airport at Najaf targets religious tourists

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Najaf, the holy Shiite city in southern Iraq has a new airport, and Nuri al-Maliki, the country’s prime minister, was a passenger on the inaugural flight. Known as Al-Hamza airport, the new Najaf airport was formerly a military air base. It was opened on Sunday by government officials who have great hopes for a surge of [...]

The simple pleasures of a canal boat holiday

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

What surprises me most about the sudden feting of the inland waterways, is not so much that it is now more popular than at the height of 18th century Canal Mania, but that it's taken so long for so many to cotton on.

Summer Swizzle: Best Cocktails to Cool Off

ABC News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Beat the heat with these margarita, sangria and summertime fizz recipes.

Canal holidays booming as more boats on waterways than Industrial Revolution

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Canal holidays are booming as Britain's waterways enjoy a renaissance.

Sri Lanka's Bigger, Louder Mardi Gras

ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Eleven-day Buddhist festival is Sri Lanka's answer to Mardi Gras.

Tips for coping with turbulent times

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Working for the airlines these days is sort of like living in America. Times are tough, and you just hope the people in charge know what they are doing, even though you have huge doubts.

Don't take a flier on airlines

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Airline stocks took flight last week. Why $130-a-barrel oil won't save them, and how travelers can protect themselves.

Partnership between Flybe and Avis will continue for another three years

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Continuing their 5 year partnership, Flybe has recently announced that they will award rental car company Avis an additional three year contract. Avis will serve as the exclusive rental car company to Flybe. Flybe’s director of marketing, Simon Lilley has said “We are delighted to have Avis on board for another three years. Our renewed partnership [...]

US to blame for decreased revenue in Bermuda because of exaggerated reporting

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The president of Cambridge Beaches, Michael Winfield, blames “exaggerated stories” by the United States about Tropical Storm Bertha for lost revenue for the hotel industry on the island. Winfield said “What we have got is a shortened season, so that business looks reasonable until about the third week of August and then we see a precipitous [...]

Newsweek: The future of U.S. rail travel

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Transportation spending is often tied closely to the economy. Why invest in rail in particular, as opposed to other modal infrastructure? If you want to really talk about a stimulus package for the economy, investing in rail is wonderful. There are local jobs and local materials. It's good for steel plants, we can train people. There's a heck of a lot of technology in the rail world, more so than a...

Salzburg city guide: top five hotels

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Claire Gervat chooses five top hotels in Salzburg, from a luxurious, antique-strewn hotel to one across the river from the Old Town that has hosted everyone from emperors to Sigmund Freud.