Travel industry uses Facebook and Twitter to reach customers
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:57:38 GMT
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Description: Hotels and airlines are ramping up their use of online sites such as Facebook and Twitter to build loyalty to their brand.

Detroit museum takes its art outdoors
Published: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:00:43 GMT
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Description: The Detroit Institute of Arts is putting up ornately framed reproductions of its paintings on the streets of southeast Michigan.

Federal panel OKs trash site by LaGuardia
Published: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:10:25 GMT
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Description: A trash facility being built next to New York's LaGuardia Airport is drawing outrage from pilots it will attract birds that could cause haza ...

Ancient city rises amid Egypt's luxury resorts
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:00:09 GMT
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Description: Leukaspis is a rare example of a Classical era city in a country better known for its pyramids and Pharaonic temples.

Man arrested, had 95 live snakes in carry-on luggage
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:42:00 GMT
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Description: Officials found 95 live boa constrictors in a piece of luggage at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur airport, a discovery that led to the arrest of a notorious ...

Bizarre foods: One person's yuck is another person's yum
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:35:22 GMT
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Description: The new book Yuck! The Things People Eat explores with lavish photos the nature of taste around the world. Its conclusion: What some cultures ...

'Fed-up' JetBlue attendant to undergo mental health evaluation
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:58:00 GMT
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Description: Steven Slater, the "fed-up" JetBlue attendant who cursed out passengers before exiting his aircraft via an emergency exit chute, will undergo ...

Some Marco Island, Fla., hotels risk closure waiting for BP claims checks
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:49:00 GMT
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Description: Some small hotels on scenic Marco Island, Fla., say they may close down to dwindling tourism and a lack of BP claims money.

New ships rumored at Norwegian Cruise Line
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:45:00 GMT
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Description: Two new ships for Norwegian Cruise Line? With the possibility for a third? Such were the rumors swirling around the industry over Labor Day weekend. ...

A new members-only website to score hotel deals
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:24:00 GMT
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Description: Luxury hotels don't like to advertise low rates: They think it cheapens their image. A new site helps you get deals at them.

Report: Hundreds of Chinese pilots faked resumes
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:09:00 GMT
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Description: Nearly 200 pilots in China have falsified their flying resumes, according to a China Business News report quoted by The Associated Press. More ...

Southwest, Continental ease restrictions as Hermine hits
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:26:00 GMT
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Description: Continental and Southwest airlines have issued travel waivers for most customers that might be affected by Tropical Storm Hermine, which has ...

Royal Caribbean takes a break from ship-building
Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:38:00 GMT
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Description: The cruise line famous for introducing many of the world's largest cruise ships will have no new ships on order once the Allure of the Seas is ...

A sneak peek at Royal Caribbean's next ship, Allure of the Seas
Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:47:00 GMT
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Description: The 5,400-passenger vessel is a sister ship to the much-ballyhooed, ten-month-old Oasis of the Seas.

Carnival cruise ships in Tampa, Long Beach to swap roles
Published: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:00 GMT
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Description: The sister ships Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Paradise will switch places in the fall of 2011.