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Historic hotels try to compete in shaky economy

03.10.2011 3:19   6 views   0 comments
Tags: Thai
From: www.msnbc.msn.com


This Jan. 26, 2004 file photo shows the 150-year-old Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, in Dixville Notch, N.H., where the first-in-the-nation presidential primary ballot has been cast for 50 years. Historic hotels are facing more competitive pressure, continually trying to engage in new marketing campaigns to attract customers.Historic hotels around the country are facing more competitive pressure these days, continually trying to engage in new marketing campaigns to attract customers.


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$1.35M stolen from Athens airport bank branch

02.10.2011 19:33   5 views   0 comments
Tags: Police, Greece
From: www.msnbc.msn.com


Police in Greece say €1 million ($1.35 million) has been stolen from the Athens airport branch of Alpha bank after a man posed as a subcontractor's employee. Read more »

U.S. issues travel alert after Awlaki death

01.10.2011 22:56   2 views   0 comments
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The State Department issued a worldwide travel alert on Saturday warning of the possibility of anti-American attacks in response to the killing of two top al Qaeda members. Read more »

Landmark Turkish passenger flight lands in Tripoli

01.10.2011 17:43   6 views   0 comments
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A Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed in Tripoli's Mitiga airport from Istanbul on Saturday in the first international commercial flight to Libya since the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi in August. Read more »

Plane hits Ferris wheel in Australia

01.10.2011 15:01   4 views   0 comments
From: www.msnbc.msn.com


Two men and their ultra-light plane hang from a Ferris wheel while two children sit in a carriage near the top of the ride at a country festival at Old Bar, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. The four people were trapped in the tangled wreckage for hours after the plane crashed into the ride. An ultra-light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on the ride and two adults in the aircraft for hours. There were no serious injuries.




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Contest rewards random acts of travel kindness

01.10.2011 14:46   2 views   0 comments
From: overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com


A gallbladder stone, a lost passport, altitude sickness, diarrhea and dehydration — those are the sort of experiences that can really ruin a vacation. But sometimes a stranger, friend or family member comes to the rescue. And it would be nice if they could get a reward. Read more »

FAA: 5 flights left from closed Pittsburgh runway

01.10.2011 1:14   5 views   0 comments
From: www.msnbc.msn.com


The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how air traffic controllers allowed five planes to take off from a closed runway at Pittsburgh International Airport. Read more »

FAA workers furloughed in shutdown get back pay

30.09.2011 22:24   3 views   0 comments
Tags: Federal
From: www.msnbc.msn.com


Nearly 4,000 workers who were furloughed in a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration this summer were told Friday in an email that they will receive back pay.

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Hiker dies just short of Appalachian Trail's end

30.09.2011 20:25   3 views   0 comments
Tags: Trade
From: www.msnbc.msn.com


A 67-year-old hiker nicknamed "Buffalo Bobby" was within 20 miles of completing the Appalachian Trail for the third time when he suffered a fatal medical problem. Read more »

American Airlines flight diverted after pilot falls ill

30.09.2011 20:09   3 views   0 comments
Tags: American
From: overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com


An American Airlines flight en route from Chicago to Miami was diverted to Nashville, Tenn., at 12:20 p.m. CDT when the pilot fell ill, according to the airline. Read more »

In-flight Wi-Fi to grow over 600 percent by 2015

30.09.2011 13:26   4 views   0 comments
Tags: News
From: overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com


A new report from market research firm In-Stat News found that in-flight Wi-Fi revenue is expected to grow from about $225 million in 2011 to over $1.5 billion in 2015.

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Judge allows United changes opposed by pilots

29.09.2011 20:57   3 views   0 comments
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A federal judge ruled on Thursday that United Airlines can go ahead with changes in flying procedures that its pilots' union had opposed because of safety concerns. Read more »

Airlines should get gov't loans, committee says

29.09.2011 20:36   3 views   0 comments
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A federal advisory committee is recommending that the government help airlines pay for billions of dollars' worth of equipment necessary to take advantage of a new air traffic control system. Read more »

Piece by piece, Afghanistan reclaims its history

29.09.2011 17:38   3 views   0 comments
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An Afghan woman looks at an ancient sculpture on display in the Kabul Museum. Sculptures that had been destroyed by Islamists during the Taliban regime  were repaired after the collapse of the hardliners in 2001. Portions of the collection have been exhibited in seven countries.A dedicated group is gathering up Afghanistan's past, hoping that a growing museum collection will show the world Afghan culture is more sophisticated than the tide of news reports suggest.




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Airport blames Obama motorcade for ruined runway

29.09.2011 17:22   4 views   0 comments
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The Marine One helicopter with U.S. President Barack Obama onboard and backup helicopters prepare to land. A lawsuit alleges that an array of vehicles that met the Marine One helicopter when it landed at a small airport in 2010 wrecked the asphalt runway and surrounding turf.A tiny Massachusetts airport is suing the U.S. Secret Service saying an unauthorized motorcade for President Barack Obama last year caused $676,000 in damage to its one and only airstrip.


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More damage found at top of Washington Monument

29.09.2011 16:48   2 views   0 comments
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The U.S. Park Service reports that the engineers rappelling from the top of the Washington Monument have found new cracks and big flakes in the stones, according to NBC News. The U.S. Park Service reports that the engineers rappelling from the top of the Washington Monument have found new cracks and big flakes in the stones, according to NBC News.


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Yosemite rock climber slices off thumb in fall

29.09.2011 16:43   3 views   0 comments
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A rock climber whose thumb was severed when he fell and it was caught in a rope has had the digit reattached by surgeons, officials at Yosemite National Park said Wednesday. Read more »

Planes diverted as Mexico City airport power fails

29.09.2011 14:23   4 views   0 comments
Tags: Mexico, City, City
From: www.msnbc.msn.com


An unspecified number of flights have been diverted from Mexico City because a power failure darkened the capital's international airport. Read more »

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