US to tighten border control by 2008
US to tighten border control by 2008 –
Americans traveling to Canada and Mexico would need passports to come home to the United States under guidelines proposed Tuesday in the latest effort to deter terrorists from entering the country. The new rules, which would be phased in by 2008, apply to Americans traveling from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, the Caribbean and Panama.
Yahoo extends travel test to hotels –
Yahoo expanded its FareChase beta travel search program Monday to include hotels search, enhancing revenue opportunities when the program launches. Hotel bookings are potentially a more profitable area of the online travel market, Internet analysts say, as the airline search market has grown increasingly crowded.
Rental car companies get aggressive on damage –
The Ford Escape that Karen Anderson recently returned to Budget Rent a Car in Bend, Ore., looked ‘squeaky clean’ to her. But perhaps she did not look hard enough.
Think it’s dangerous driving in Baghdad? Think you’re at risk from
bio-terrorists? Think shoe bombers are an in-flight danger?
Well these potential hazards of travel are nothing compared to the crime that is being perpetrated daily on our nation’s railways.
Turning around cruise ships is a rush job –
Shortly before dawn, the imposing Inspiration towers over the dark shops and restaurants of Channelside. Lights in a few cabin windows and a handful of security guards milling around the dock are the only outward signs of life at 6 a.m. Soon a tightly scripted, sometimes hectic dance will begin to play out.
Is the airline terminal club still viable? –
For nearly 20 years, Mary Duffy led a pampered life when she traveled, thanks to her memberships in exclusive airport clubs. Behind the polished wooden doors of the club, a hostess would greet Duffy by name, hand her a complimentary latté and usher her to the nearest leather sofa.
Viking job market rebounds –
Help wanted: Vikings. Must be friendly, tourist-oriented and interested in ancient Norse traditions. Crazed, bloodthirsty pillagers need not apply.
Disgruntled airline passenger threatens to sue –
A disgruntled passenger, taken off a Nationwide flight for allegedly threatening a stewardess who asked him not to read a pornographic magazine, on Tuesday said he was considering legal action against the airline.