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United CEO: Support building for mergers
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BOSTON — The head of United Airlines said Tuesday he no longer feels like a voice in the wilderness in arguing that airlines must consider consolidation to withstand competitive challenges, including rising fuel costs.
Judge Robert J. Faris said the amount approximates Hawaiian's damages since Mesa Air Group created go! and entered the Hawaii market last year using confidential information it obtained from Hawaiian's bankruptcy proceedings."...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-11-28-tilton-mergers_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Greensboro to subsidize new routes in bid for more flights
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ted Johnson, the executive director of Piedmont Triad International Airport, is fishing hard for business these days.
In a bid to increase competition and lower fares at an airport struggling to stay relevant, the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority approved Oct. 17 offering airlines a $2.15 subsidy for each passenger boarding for new service to a new destination. The subsidy could add up to more than $300 a flight........
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-11-28-gso-flights_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Parents say airlines should do more for kids traveling alone
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Susan Cole wanted to fly her 12-year-old son Danny from their Maryland home to Houston so he could catch a football game with his dad, who was there on a business trip.. ....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-11-28-minors-traveling-alone_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Aviation workers soon to get more criminal checks
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WASHINGTON — More than a million aviation workers — including pilots, mechanics and flight attendants — will begin undergoing more thorough background checks in January as the U.S. focuses on preventing insider terrorist attacks......
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-11-27-tsa-checks_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Tibet railway brings flocks of tourists to rest of China, holy sites
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LHASA, China — Three crimson-robed monks chant quietly as they file through the ancient palace, pausing every now and then to pray in the candlelit rooms filled with Buddhist statues and religious murals. ....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-11-28-tibet-railway_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Canadians expected to heat up Arizona's economy
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TUCSON (AP) — For those hoping that Arizona's suddenly sputtering economy could stay as warm as its seemingly endless summer, help is on the way from colder climes.
Like Canada.
Tourism officials expect to see a continued growing influx of Canadian visitors during the waning weeks of autumn and across the winter, possibly stronger than ever because their money is worth more this year than the U.S. dollar for the first time in the past 30 years... ...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-11-28-canadians-visit-arizona_N.htm?csp=Travel
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New Michelin guides out for Vegas, Tokyo and L.A.
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TOKYO (AP) — Michelin has come out with its very first guides to fine dining in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Tokyo, but if you're an aficionado of haute cuisine as defined by Michelin, you'll be getting on the next plane to Japan. ....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-11-28-michelin-dining-guide_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Field & Stream picks best bets for goin' fishin'
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That's the advice from Field & Stream magazine, which names 10 destinations where you can go fishing this winter and escape the cold without busting your budget.
Seven of the 10 destinations offer average January high temperatures of 60 degrees or above, with some well into the 80s, the magazine said. The three spots with lower temperatures — Bull Shoals State Park, in Arkansas; San Juan River, in New Mexico; and Lake Amistad, Texas — are worth the chill, according to the magazine, because of the quality of winter fishing....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-11-28-winter-fishing_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Cruise ship sinking sparks concerns over Antarctica tourism
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PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A cruise ship takes on water in the Antarctic and three more come quickly to the rescue: A blessing for the survivors, to be sure. But also an indication of a tourism boom that critics say threatens Antarctica's environment and puts passengers at risk.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-11-27-antarctica-tourism-boom_N.htm?csp=Travel
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