Ferry carrying 1,300 sinks in Red Sea
Ferry carrying 1,300 sinks in Red Sea — A ferry carrying 1,300 passengers sank in the Red Sea overnight and some survivors reached the Egyptian port of Safaga, official sources said on Friday. (Reuters)
Security tightens in Detroit as gameday approaches — Thousands of federal, state and local law enforcement officers have descended on Detroit to cast a security net over Super Bowl XL in one of the largest such efforts in U.S. history. (USA Today)
Northwest wants to hire non-U.S. flight attendants for international flights — Northwest Airlines wants to replace 30% of flight attendants on its international flights with non-U.S. flight attendants, roughly 800 people, to cut costs so that it can emerge from bankruptcy, a company executive testified in a New York bankruptcy court Thursday. (AP)
British fuel rationing threatens U.S.-London flights — U.S. airlines are chafing under the added costs of a jet fuel shortage at London Heathrow airport, and travelers to Great Britain may face fewer flight options as a result. (USA Today)
Putting out the Ritz: When hotels go condo — Many a famous landmark hotel sits on land that has become too valuable for the hotel’s own good. The result has been a spate of grand old inns being converting to condo residences. The trend has, so far, been mostly confined to New York City, but now the owners of the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., have unveiled a plan to go condo. (CNNMoney.com)
Hooters opens Las Vegas casino just off Strip — Hooters, the tongue-in-cheek eatery that parlayed spicy chicken wings and busty waitresses in skimpy outfits into an international restaurant chain, is opening its first ever casino and hotel a stone’s throw from the Las Vegas Strip. (AP)
Amsterdam celebrates Rembrandt’s 400th birthday — Amsterdam tourism officials are bracing for a new surge in interest as the country celebrates the 400th birthday of Rembrandt van Rijn, its most famous historical resident. It’s a celebration that already has all the markings of an extravaganza. (USA Today)
Olympic ticket sales doing well after slow start — After a sluggish start, particularly in Italy itself, Olympic ticket sales had surpassed 700,000 by Thursday, and Torino Organizing Committee President Valentino Castellani expressed confidence they would hit a targeted 800,000. (USA Today)
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