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Canada stiffens border checks, lawyers say
Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to get into Canada, as border agents with better access to American criminal databases are turning people back for offenses ranging from assault to drunken driving to shoplifting. (USA Today)
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12 travel tips from the flight crew
If you want advice on your pipes, you go to a plumber. Trouble with your wiring? Talk to an electrician. So when it comes to tips on air travel, who better to ask than the flight crew? James Wysong rounds up 10 flight attendants and comes back with 12 tips for travel. (James Wysong)
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Airline merger issues: name, HQ location
A particularly thorny issue for Delta Air Lines Inc. in its talks with United Airlines and Northwest Airlines about a combination with one of the carriers is where the merged company would be based and what it would be called, industry observers say. (AP)
Fuel, storms send UAL to $53M loss in 4th quarter
United Airlines parent UAL Corp. reported a $53 million loss for the fourth quarter Tuesday on a sharp rise in the price of fuel and bad weather that forced a raft of holiday flight cancellations. (AP)
Turbulence hurts 10 on flight from LA
Heavy turbulence injured 10 people, including two flight attendants, on a United flight bound for Chicago flight early Monday, the airline said. (AP)
Border-state lawmakers decry new ID rules for travelers
The Homeland Security Department’s plan to implement new border crossing rules at the end of January has been met with widespread criticism on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers fearing the move will create unacceptable delays and problems for trade and tourism. Beginning Jan. 31, travelers will be required to produce documents, such as a birth certificate, passport and driver’s license, proving their citizenship when coming into the country from Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean. (Congress Daily)
Ex-Southwest Airlines CEO shares lessons in his book
For many years, companies have flocked to Southwest Airlines Co. to learn the secrets of its success, ex-chief executive officer James Parker says. Yet they never seem to absorb Southwest’s lessons. More accurately, they never accept the basic point: Take care of your employees, and everything else falls into place. So they see employees as expenses to be cut, rather than assets to be cherished. (Dallas Morning News)
Today’s Travel Blogs
Going to Europe? New non-stop trans-Atlantic flights for 2008
Here’s a little sampling of what airlines are offering the newest non-stop routes to those anxious to make their way to the continent of lower work hours, good wine and charming culture in 2008. (Gadling)
$20 off JetBlue tickets
To promote its “BillMeLater” payment option, JetBlue is offering $20 off all tickets booked through January 31. (SmarterTravel)
Adventures of Link: Super Bowl Monday
Now that we know it’ll be the Patriots against the Giants in the Super Bowl, it’s time to shore up those plans for a trip to Phoenix. The city’s hosting Super Bowl XLII, but wants you to know that there’s lots more to see than big, sweaty men smashing each other. (Jaunted)
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