| //06-09-2009 Q. My husband and I would like to visit Burma. The few organized trips we have found combine it with places we have already been to, such as Thailand and Vietnam. Do you know of any agency with a trip to Burma alone? |
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| //06-09-2009 We've asked the airline for a $1,100 refund — the price difference between first-class and economy-class tickets — but it won't budge. Cheaptickets.com sent a $400 voucher that we don't want.
We've disputed the ticket charges with American Express, but it has denied our claim. It's obvious to us we didn't receive what we paid for.
We've never sued anyone and I would rather not have to go there. Do you have any other suggestions?— Virginia Pozo, San Francisco |
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| //05-09-2009 Kenneth Miller thought he had squirreled away more than 100,000 Delta Air Lines frequent-flier miles, which he planned to use for a 20th anniversary trip.
He thought wrong. When he checked with the airline, it claimed he had no miles. "My balance was at zero," he says. "It turns out that even though I used to have points with no expiration date, Delta had made changes to its program, and because of inactivity on my account, my points were deleted." |
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| //03-08-2009 MaximRio, a San Francisco based adventure travel company specializing in trips to Rio de Janeiro, today announced it will open in San Francisco. MaximRio is the first US- based, all-inclusive vacation company catering to adventure sports enthusiasts interested in travel packages to Rio de Janeiro.
"We are the first all-access service that will accommodate our clients with sports, luxury apartments, transportation, VIP nightlife, cell phone access, tours and safety," said Martin Stockl, founder, director and host of MaximRio. "Other companies may offer one or two of our services, but we provide the entire first-class package." |
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| //03-08-2009 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Palm Beach County has sued more than a dozen online travel companies, claiming they aren't paying their share of local taxes.
The Tax Collector's Office filed suit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on Thursday against companies including Expedia, Hotels.com and Travelocity. The office claims the companies haven't been paying their fair share of the county's "bed tax" when booking hotel rooms. |
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| //03-08-2009 Canadian businesses keep watchful eye as U.S. airline, travel agents duke it out over processing charges |
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| //03-08-2009 The Asian Trails Company has joined hands with two other travel firms to sign a contract with Sweden’s Apollo tourist company to bring European visitors to Vietnam on charter flights.
The Director of Asian Trails, Bui Viet Thuy Tien, said flights from Sweden to Vietnam would be conducted every week starting from December this year to March 2010.
Visitors will stay in Ho Chi Minh City for one or two nights and will be able to register for tours of Nha Trang, Phu Quoc and Phan Thiet.
There will be 15 such charter flights in the three-month period with a package tour at a cost of US$3,500 per visitor for the two-week stay in Vietnam.
Most of tourists will come from Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Denmark and Sweden. |
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| //03-08-2009 Records in a congressional inquiry give insight into Dr. David Polly's billing records as consultant for Medtronic. |
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| //27-07-2009 A snapshot of corporate travel for Cisco Systems Inc., which ranked among the top 25 for travel spending in 2008, can't be very encouraging for airlines and hotels hoping for a rebound in business travel.
After an overhaul of its policies and introduction of a new travel booking tool, the San Jose, Calif.-based company has cut nearly all travel for internal meetings and deeply cut its overall spending, which Travel Procurement magazine estimated at $300 million. |
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| //27-07-2009 U.S. Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey said Saturday that they would invite travel companies from the U.S. to Turkey in April.
During his visit to Kayseri Mayor Mehmet Ozhaseki, Jeffrey said they would promote the rather unknown travel locations to these travel agencies instead of wide known cities like Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir.
Jeffrey said Kayseri was a promising travel destination. |
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 | //24-07-2009 This approach allows anyone from around the world arranging a trip to U.S. National Parks, Forests or Federal Recreation Areas to find complete information on campsites, fees and area attractions quickly. A single page on the El Monte RV Rental site links to National Parks Service web pages for every state. |
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| //19-07-2009 On August 8, 2009, Avalon Waterways will unveil the Avalon Creativity in a Dutch-themed christening event. Christening attendees will arrive in Volendam, a Netherlands fishing village, and enjoy a reception on the dock as the Avalon Creativity appears on the water in the distance.
Nancy Telliho, president of Newsweek Budget Travel, Inc., will serve as the vessel’s godmother. “My career is full of many firsts, from leading the development of the burgeoning Girlfriend Getaways franchise to overseeing Budget Travel’s migration to the Web, but this ‘first’ – my first time as a godmother of a ship – is an experience of a lifetime.” As the godmother, Telliho will baptize the Avalon Creativity with Champagne in preparation for its maiden voyage |
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| //19-07-2009 In 2010, Globus is celebrating the sixth anniversary of launching its religious tour division by keeping faith in faith-based travel. With a dozen itineraries focused on the lands of the Bible, as well as Protestant and Catholic denominations, Globus continues to be the largest tour operator to offer faith-based travel, and the team dedicated to this niche only sees growth for the future. According to Globus’ Religious Travel Study (conducted by Menlo Consulting Group), 4.5 million people have traveled internationally on a religious or faith-based vacation. That number is expected to increase exponentially in the next three years. The same study revealed that by 2012, an additional 9.7 million will have traveled internationally on religious journeys. |
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| //18-07-2009 Paralyzed by the Xinjiang riot and the violent aftermath, the tourism industry, one of the pillars of this region's economy, may be resuscitated under a new proposal.
Under a plan by the tourism bureau of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, tourism-related companies will receive subsidies totaling 5 million yuan ($732,000). The plan is pending for approval from the regional government.
The plan is necessary to rescue an industry that lost an estimated 1 billion yuan in revenue after the unrest this month, said Chi Chongqing, the tourism bureau's Party chief. |
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| //18-07-2009 Calgary energy companies with operations in Indonesia are rethinking plans to send people there.
Nine people were killed and fifty others injured Friday morning, when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a Jakarta hotel.
One of the people hurt was a general manager for Calgary-based Husky |
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| //18-07-2009 Discover Trafalgar Best of Germany and Save $200 per couple*!
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| //03-07-2009 The Associated Press, USA Today, the New York Post and San Francisco Business Journal have offered coverage this week of United’s recent credit card decision and several cite comments by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and the Business Travel Coalition (BTC). As the issue gains traction, United’s financial position is also coming under critical scrutiny. |
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| //02-07-2009 While the economic downturn has caused many Americans to reduce their discretionary spending, local travel agents report that price cuts and heavy incentive offers are enticing travelers to pack their bags and get away from it all.
For consumers who have been hesitant to travel, Doris White of Travel Dynamics in La Jolla said this is great time to maximize one's travel dollars. |
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